Music industry in Berlin Companies Ableton ALV Digital Ask Helmut Audio Palace Beatport Bellevue Instruments Bitwig Blackbox Music Boiler Room DEAG Details Dubplates und Mastering Endel Sound EuroArts Music FluxFM framed immersive projects Music Hack Day Initiator Eric Eitel and the winning The Berliner Philharmoniker orchestra live get a gig team invited to the Deutsche Telekom stand at IFA Gigmit grammofy HearDis Heckmann Audio Hörstmann Unternehmensgruppe Holoplot Berlin, the capital » Berlin is the perfect mix of tech, Idagio of the music industry creative and the disruptive “blow IRRUPT Around 1,450 companies with about 13,300 your mind” scene. It is a very at- Lizzy Berlin employees have their headquarters on the tractive location for us, also to find talents and build networks. « Lofelt River Spree and generate a turnover of about Magix 1.9 billion euros per year. Nowhere else in Roman Sick M3C Systemtechnik CEO Holoplot GmbH Melodrive Germany do more people make a living from Mimi Hearing Technologies music and form an international uniquely MNTN diverse music scene. The mixture of classical MOD Devices and popular music, small businesses and Nagual Sounds large multinationals, music/cultural insti- Native Instruments tutes and newcomers has made the city one Noisy Musicworld A city with a beat Reasonate of the most central music hubs in Europe. Creatively, Berlin is also on an international Recordjet Successful music companies such as the level. This applies to classical music with in- Shazam market leader Universal Music Deutschland, ternationally leading symphony orchestras Skoove the concert organizers Deutsche Entertain- such as the Staatskapelle Berlin and the Ber- Soundbrenner ment AG and the fourth-largest music pub- liner Philharmoniker, eight other renowned SoundCloud Spinnup lisher in the world BMG Rights Management orchestras, three internationally recognized Spotify can be found here. Software manufacturers opera houses and numerous ensembles and Upchord such as MAGIX, Native Instruments and Ab- choirs. But the other side of Berlin’s music Viacom International MediaNetworks leton supply cutting-edge solutions. Idagio scene also sets the tone. The city is a magnet zplane development has joined other global streaming services for composers, musicians and DJs from all like Shazam, SoundCloud and Spotify along areas of music. The wide range of profes- Labels | Publishers the river Spree. Startups like Endel Sound, sional recording studios makes Berlin the !K7 Holoplot, Melodrive and Mimi Hearing Tech- ideal production location and its proximity BMG Rights Management nologies provide innovative impulses, con- to the many music events allows companies Bosworth Music nect various industries and integrate new to adopt trends quickly. The ease of access Bpitch Control City Slang technologies. to the scene makes the discovery and mar- Embassy of Music keting of new artists easier. Plus it has an Keinemusik internationally celebrated club scene. The Kitty-Yo Berlin Clubcommission, an association of Meisel Musikverlage » Berlin is creative and dynamic and its large network of hungry Berlin’s club operators, already has more Melodyfarm entrepreneurs provide the ideal Modeselektor/Monkeytown Records than 140 members alone; it is estimated conditions for founders. There are that a total of up to 400 clubs in Berlin com- Motor Entertainment numerous founder events and a Nucleus genuine start-up scene in certain pete to win the public’s favor. OstGut Ton parts of the city. « Oxygen Sound Studios Piranha Frank Briegmann Rolf Budde Musikverlag CEO Universal Music Deutschland Events, Festivals and Awards Sony /ATV Music Publishing Berlin is the city with the most diverse con- Teldex Studio Berlin, cert and event offering in Germany. Musical Traumton Records events in every imaginable music genre Tresor Records shape the cultural life of the capital city. In- TRIXX Studios ternational stars appear daily in the city, but Universal Music Warner Music Group Berlin also provides countless young up-and- coming musicians with an audience and places to demonstrate their skills. Around 1,450 companies with about 13,300 employees and a turnover of about 1.9 billion euros p.a. Headquarters of Universal Music Deutschland, Deutsche Entertainment AG (DEAG), Euro Arts, Sony / ATV Music Publishing and Viacom International Media Networks Creative music scene as a driving force for the music industry with innovative start-ups such as Idagio, Endel Sound and Skoove Closely integrated music and technology scenes with companies such as Ableton, Native Instruments, MAGIX and Holoplot 250 venues and clubs, 10 renowned orchestras, 2 concert halls, 4 opera houses, 100 classical ensembles and 880 choirs, 1,000 rock/pop bands, 1,000 jazz musicians and 1,200 DJs

Gemma Ray @ Hamburg × Berlin Music & Inter- “Capital of Talent”: approximately 3,200 students with a focus on music active Night – SXSW showcase 2018 as well as over 40.000 pupils attending 155 music schools

For classical music fans, the annual Berliner Festivals | Trade Fairs | Awards » Four wonderful opera houses, Berlin Festival Philharmoniker Waldbühne concerts and the world-famous symphony orches- Classic Open Air West-Eastern Divan Orchestra are the high- tras such as the Berliner Phil- Club Transmediale lights of Berlin’s summer cultural calendar. harmoniker and our Staatskapelle Deutscher Orchestertag Berlin not to mention many other Fête de la Musique Then there’s the Classic Open Air at Gendar- renowned orchestras, ensembles Hanns-Eisler-Preis menmarkt, Musikfest Berlin and the Young and choirs from baroque to con- JazzFest Berlin temporary music – where else does Euro Classic festival, to which the best youth KulturInvest! orchestras in the world are invited. For jazz that exist? It’s hard to find a match to Berlin’s exciting and varied music scene! « Listen to Berlin Award lovers, there is “Jazz in Town” and “Jazzfest Lollapalooza Berlin”. Jürgen Flimm Loop Director of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden MaerzMusik Mobile Music in the making Berlin also offers music fans a series of reg- Most Wanted Music / Hybrid Music Lab ularly recurring major events that radiate Music Hack Day far beyond the city limits, including Fête de Musikfest Berlin la Musique and festivals such as club New Music Award trans-mediale and Lollapalooza. On behalf of the Senate Administration, Open Air Classic Sommer the Berlin Music Commission connects the Pop-Kultur Red Bull Music Academy city’s music industry and offers advice and re:publica Musicboard, Associations coaching on various topics through his Stadt nach acht and Networks Com-petence Center. The digitization of the Tech Open Air (TOA) Important music associations such as the industry will be discussed and communi- Ultraschall Berlin Bundesverband der Musikindustrie and the cated on the Most Wanted Music in work- We make Waves Young Euro Classic Verband unabhängiger Musikunternehmen shops, panels and talks. With more than

(VUT) have their headquarters in Berlin. In 1,000 participants, over 70 individual events Initiatives | Associations 2013, the Berlin Senate created the Music- and 130 speakers, as well as the listen Berlin Music Commission board, the first of its kind in the country. to Berlin Award, it is the capital’s largest Bundesverband der Musikindustrie e. V. The goal of the Musicboard is to actively networking event. The Federal Association Bundesverband Musiktechnologie Deutschland e. V. support Berlin’s pop music scene and of Music Technology Germany is also at Bundesvereinigung strengthen its cultural and economic appeal home in Berlin. der Musikveranstalter e. V. beyond the city limits. Clubcommission Berlin Deutsche Gesellschaft für elektro- Project Future, the Berlin state initiative to akustische Musik e. V. (DEGEM) support the growth areas of ICT, media and Deutscher Musikverleger- the creative industries, also pursues the verband e. V. (DMV) » As ever, Berlin is one of the most Die Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von exciting places for creative minds objective to intensify interaction within the Leistungsschutzrechten mbH (GVL) and especially for musicians and music scene and with other industries. Club- Digital Musician the young music industry to invest, commission Berlin has been both the mouth- DO!School network and experience music. « piece of the Berlin club scene since 2000 and Funkhaus Berlin/ MONOM Katja Lucker supports its members through industry-spe- GEMA Generaldirektion Berlin Head of Musicboard Berlin GmbH Gesellschaft zur Verfolgung von cific training, consulting, public relations Urheberrechtsverletzungen e. V. (GVU) and networking. The goal of Initiative Musik, Initiative Musik gGmbH an institute funded by the Federal Govern- Musicboard Berlin GmbH ment for the music industry in Germany, is Music Pool Berlin Netzwerk tAPP to promote up-and-coming musicians, inte- Projekt Zukunft grate people with a migrant background and Sound of Berlin (SOB) promote German music abroad. The Venue Berlin Verband unabhängiger Musik- unternehmen (VUT) Your contact partner in Berlin Berlin Partner for Business and Technology Project Future State Initiative Business and technology development for Project Future – an initiative of the Senate companies, investors and scientific institutions Department for the Economy, Technology and in Berlin – that’s what Berlin Partner for Business Research – specifically supports the digital and cre- and Technology GmbH offers. With customized ative economy. As the link between business, services and an excellent science and research science and politics, Project Future has been network, our many experts provide an outstan- working for more than 20 years to improve the ding range of programs to help companies conditions for the growth area of ICT, media and launch, innovate, expand and secure their the creative industries, which includes the music economic future in Berlin. industry, and strengthening the capacity for innovation and competitiveness of Berlin-based Berlin Partner communicates on the growth companies. Its goal is a creative, innovative and areas and promising industries and positions digital metropolis with international influence. Berlin as an attractive location for business and science, a creative capital city, a cultural Project Future develops strategies for the city, and sports metropolis and a city worth living in. develops new funding instruments and coordi- nates the players. Through networks, conferences, workshops and platforms, Project Future organizes www.berlin-partner.de exchanges with companies: with each other, across branches and throughout the world. www.businesslocationscenter.de/musik

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