Events

Foto von zwei Personen auf dem Panel, eine Peron spricht ins Mikrofon INITIATIVE MUSIK ON TOUR

Artist Stina Holmquist on the panel discussing the artist grant programme

Band auf der Bühne mit zwei Personen im Vordergrund die singen und Gitarre spielen. INITIATIVE MUSIK ON TOUR

Live concert by Finn and Jonas after the presentations and Q&A sessions

Publikum bei Vortrag von schräg oben fotografiert FUTURE OF FESTIVALS

Keynote speech on the festival study at the Future of Festivals conference

Vortragende steht vor einem großen Bildschirm mit Text Festivalförderfonds mit Mikrofon in der Hand FUTURE OF FESTIVALS

Keynote speech on Festivalförderfonds

Foto von Teilnehmenden der Reception auf dem Reeperbahn Festival REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL

S(ch)nacken mit der Initiative Musik und GVL - our Reception at the Reeperbahn Festival

Foto von Teilnehmenden der Reception auf dem Reeperbahn Festival REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL

S(ch)nacken mit der Initiative Musik und GVL - our Reception at the Reeperbahn Festival

15 YEARS INITIATIVE MUSIK

Claudia Roth MdB

15 YEARS INITIATIVE MUSIK

Sarah Lüngen, Paula Carolina and Nina Sonnenberg

15 YEARS INITIATIVE MUSIK

Katja Ruge at her exhibition

Our communication events are important instruments to strengthen the exchange within the music sector – especially with musicians – and to give an insight into our programmes and the diversity of the music scene in Germany. Together with our partners and supported musicians from all over the country, we realise about 20-30 communication events per year.

Our focus is on putting musicians in the spotlight and creating a stage for them to exchange ideas. These events take place all over Germany and enable us to reach musicians from different regions and provide them with information about our programmes.

Infotour artist grants

One of our most important event formats is the “Infotour”, our work and especially our artist grant. These events take place in venues that represent music and culture, such as centrally located music clubs. We work closely with the regional pop funding offices. Together with them and funded musicians, we present the funding programmes and discuss the progress and results.

15 years Initiative Musik

Special events, such as our anniversary “15 years of Initiative Musik”, are a special occasion for us to present our commitment to music culture to musicians, music makers and cultural policy-makers. At these events, we invite up to 600 guests to focus on the common challenges and successes of pop music funding. Such events offer the opportunity for us to honour Germany’s diverse musical landscape and to meet with our partners and supporters from the music industry.

Music conferences and other industry events

Participation in music conferences is extremely important for us. At events such as c/o pop in Cologne, the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg or jazzahead! in Bremen, we have been offering the popular breakfast format “S(ch)nacken mit der Initiative Musik” since 2022. This is a networking event that marks the beginning of the day with interesting conversations and encounters. In addition, we organise panels and workshops on current topics in music funding as part of the conferences. This enables us to exchange ideas with other industry players and fosters networking within the music scene.

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