The RVIP Lounge is a mobile karaoke bar housed in a renovated Winnebago that provides free transportation and all night rockage at conferences and festivals including South by Southwest, TED, and AFI Fest. It is run by a group of friends based in Los Angeles, led by actress and musician Kestrin Pantera, product manager and startup founder Jonathan Grubb, and Walt Disney Imagineering CTO Scott Watson. For location updates, follow @rviplounge on Twitter.

The 2011 SXSW lounge is presented by Foursquare, Get Satisfaction, Andreessen Horowitz, and Wired Magazine. We have a newly renovated and customized RV, and a new exterior decor that will make it approximately one million times more visually stunning than previous years.

We’re also introducing a competiiton: The RVIP SXSW 4-Way Karaoke Showdown

The Contenders:
East Coast Startups, represented by Foursquare
West Coast Startups, represented by Get Satisfaction
The Investors, represented by Andreessen Horowitz
The Press, represented by Wired

When guests enter the RV, they’ll to choose a team (East, West, Investors, or Press). Karaoke performances and general ability to “bring it” will earn points for their team on the Karaoke Showdown Leaderboard. Points will be awarded by the audience based on performance, song selection, dedication, and creativity. For our Monday night closing ceremony, contenders are invited to give a finale performance.

Schedule of Dedicated RVIP Lounge Stops (usually around 10pm, nightly):
Friday 3/11: Ning Interactive Opening Night After-party (Mohawk, 912 Red River St.)
Saturday 3/12: GSFN Party (Betsy’s Bar, 301 W. 6th St)
& Foursquare Party (Cedar Street Courtyard, 308 W. 4th St)
Sunday 3/13: Barbarian Group Party (Mohawk, 912 red river st)
Monday 3/14: Foursquare Concert & Karaoke Showdown (TBA)
Tuesday 3/15: Interactive Closing Night Party (Stubb’s, 801 Red River)
& RVIP Pop-up Show, featuring live band Tandemoro