News
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June Training
Schüler*innen aufgepasst!
Hamburg Music will be at vocatium Hamburg Süd 2026, the trade fair for education and higher education, on June 17 and 18. Stop by our booth to learn all about starting a career in the music industry. In our VR area, you can explore various career paths in the music industry, presented by real industry experts. Admission is free.
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June Industry news
Practical insights at Abput Pop festival
At this year’s About Pop festival in Stuttgart, you’ll gain practical insights into the music industry: Using VR headsets, you can immerse yourself in various career paths within the music industry through 360-degree videos. English subtitles are available. The Music Business Careers Corner will take place on Friday, June 12, starting at 1:00 p.m. at the Wizemann-Areal, followed by a Mix & Mingle Reception with various industry professionals. On Saturday, June 13, the program will take place starting at 3:00 p.m. at the Jugendhaus Mitte / Club Zentral. A conference ticket for About Pop is required for the Friday program. The Saturday program takes place as part of About Y, the free youth program where admission is free.
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May Industry news
You can now apply for MBSS 2026
Applications are now open for the 2026 Music Business Summer School! From September 10–15, 2026, you can once again participate in one of the three specialized German-speaking seminar programs. Apply by June 30, 2026, for the Music Publishing Summer School, the Live Entertainment Summer School, or the Recorded Music Summer School. The MBSS is aimed at professionals and stakeholders in the German-speaking music industry.
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December Industry news
New VR video series is revolutionizing career orientation in the music industry
How does it feel to stand behind the mixing desk of a large concert hall or plan the release of a new album? A new series of six virtual reality videos from Hamburg Music brings the music industry's workplaces to life for the first time. The 360-degree productions transport viewers directly into everyday working life - also available with English subtitles.
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September Festivals
Music Summit Mainz from October 10-11, 2025
The free pop rlp MUSIC SUMMIT will take place in Mainz from October 10-11. You can look forward to panels, workshops, networking, and music. Click here for speakers, artists, and tickets.
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April Industry news
Meet Hamburg 2025
MEET Hamburg will take place from May 15-16, 2025. The congress is aimed at trainees, career changers, and anyone interested in the event industry. MEET is organized annually by a vocational school class of aspiring event managers and will take place in 2025 at the Markthalle Hamburg.
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March Industry news
Deep Dive – The podcast for tomorrow's music industry
The music industry is constantly changing—driven by trends, technologies, and social developments that extend far beyond the industry itself. In Reeperbahn Festival Deep Dive—the podcast, hosts Lina Burghausen and Alex Barbian take an in-depth look at national and international topics. They talk to experts about the challenges and opportunities facing the music and creative industries.
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February Industry news
Lateral Entry Programme
The Hamburg Music Lateral Entry Programme will start its next round in March 2025! The aim of the programme is to provide talented individuals who want to switch to the Hamburg music industry with in-depth industry knowledge and support them in building a network. Applications for the programme are now being accepted.
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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.