News
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April Industry news
Registration phase for the Music Business Summer School 2024 is now open
A new edition of the Music Business Summer School, organized by Hamburg Music, will begin from 12 to 17 September. The German-format MBSS is aimed at professionals and young industry talent from German-speaking countries. Registration is currently open online until June 30, 2024.
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April Industry news
Meet Hamburg 2025
Vom 15.-16. Mai 2025 findet die MEET Hamburg statt. Der Kongress richtet sich an Auszubildende, Quereinsteiger*innen sowie Interessierte aus der Veranstaltungsbranche. Die MEET wird jährlich von einer Berufsschulklasse angehender Veranstaltungskaufleute organisiert und findet 2025 in der Markthalle Hamburg statt.
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March Industry news
Deep Dive – Der Podcast für die Musikwirtschaft von morgen
Die Musikwirtschaft verändert sich ständig – durch Trends, Technologien und gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen, die weit über die Branche hinausreichen. Für Reeperbahn Festival Deep Dive – der Podcast werfen die Hosts Lina Burghausen und Alex Barbian einen intensiven Blick auf nationale und internationale Themen. Dabei sprechen sie mit Expert*innen über Herausforderungen und Chancen der Musik- und Kreativwirtschaft.
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February Industry news
Quereinstiegsprogramm
Das Quereinstiegsprogramm von Hamburg Music startet im März 2025 in die nächste Runde! Ziel des Programms ist es, Talenten, die in die Hamburger Musikwirtschaft wechseln möchten, fundierte Branchenkenntnisse zu vermitteln und sie beim Aufbau eines Netzwerks zu unterstützen. Die Bewerbung für das Programm ist ab sofort möglich.
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May Industry news
New Live DMA Study
The European network Live DMA, which represents music venues and clubs in 16 countries, has published a new study. It examines booking in the music industry and emphasizes the need for fair practices and greater transparency. The aim of the study is to create an incentive for a European Fair Practice Code and to shed light on the challenges and the role of bookers in the live music sector.
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April Industry news
Talk: Meet the Music Industry @ SAE
On Wednesday, April 10th at 6:00 pm there will be a talk in Hamburg: Meet the Music Industry @ SAE - Career advice with Hamburg Music & German Wahnsinn. Marie from Hamburg Music and Eduardo from German Wahnsinn will be on site at the SAE Campus to talk about career opportunities & paths. Come to the event, ask questions, get tips from the experts and network after the event. If you are interested, please register so that the campus can plan ahead.
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January Training
Sustainability training for the events industry
The sustainability training program 'Club of Change' by The Changency is taking place in February & March 2024. Whether you're an event organizer, booking agent, band manager, cultural creator, or service professional, the Club of Chance provides you with practical insights into sustainability management in the events industry. The training will be held in german.
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January Training
New seminars at the Hamburg Media School
The Hamburg Media School offers high-quality training seminars for employees in the fields of media, marketing, project management and much more. The next courses for spring 2024 can be found here.
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December Training
Music organizations launch Europe-wide training platform for mentoring programs
As part of the MEWEM Europe project, an online platform is now available to enable organizations to run mentoring programs for the next generation of female, trans and non-binary artists in the music industry. The platform, which includes numerous materials such as texts, checklists, training videos and testimonials, is now available for free.
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October Training
Family in Music
At Family in Music, you can access music business insights from industry experts around the world. The platform offers articles, compact how-to videos and topics relating to the business aspects of the music industry as well as the opportunity to advance your own career as an artist.
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September Studies
Starting out in the business - How do you actually become a rock star?
Everyone would like to be a rock star - the professional dream of many is just becoming reality for two people. In a talk at TINCON, Esther and Luke talked about how it feels when you suddenly really start earning money with your hobby, or how it actually works with "being discovered". The german speaking talk took place on 23 September at TINCON Hamburg 2022 as part of the Reeperbahn Festival.
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September Jobs & Internships
What is it like to be young and famous?
At TINCON, Germany's most hyped German rap newcomer, who is signed by Universal at 17, goes gold at 18 and collects millions of clicks on all social media channels, talks about how she juggles fame and everyday life, what we can expect from her first album and how she copes with being a role model. TINCON Hamburg 2021 took place on 24 September as part of the Reeperbahn Festival.
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August Studies
Reeperbahn Festival Job Insights
You can see what jobs there are in the music industry and what the people behind the scenes have to say in the Reeperbahn Festival Job Insights videos. All videos are in german.
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August Industry news
Reeperbahn Festival Deep Dive
The "Reeperbahn Festival Deep Dive" format presents various professions in the music industry in several video clips. In 2023, further episodes were produced during the four-day festival and are shown on the YouTube channel.
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August Jobs & Internships
TINCON @RBF 2023
How do you become a festival organiser? From brainstorming to conception to realisation: In this video, you'll get an insight into how to get started and spice up the culture in your area as an amateur. The german speaking talk took place on 23 September at TINCON Hamburg 2022 as part of the Reeperbahn Festival.
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June Festivals
Klangkarrieren - Your way into the music industry
The "Klangkarrieren" podcast ("Sound Careers") interviews experts who tell first-hand how they made it into the music industry. They talk about their personal experiences and successes, but also about the challenges and difficulties they had to overcome. All episodes are in german.