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INTERNATIONAL TOUR FUNDING

MEUTE, Tour 2023, USA (© Steffi Retti)

INTERNATIONAL TOUR FUNDING

HOPE, Depeche Mode Support Tour 2023, Tallinn (© Karsten Boysenc)

INTERNATIONAL TOUR FUNDING

Jembaa Groove, Tour 2023, Italy

Gruppenfoto von den Partner:innen des German Showcase vor einem Haus. WAVES VIENNA 2023

Partner German Showcase, Sep 2023, Vienna (©Thomas Ranner)

Gruppenfoto von Teilnehmer:innen der Themenreise auf einem Gehweg. VISITOR PROGRAM 2023

Visitor Program to Juicy Beats Festival, 2023

As a division of Initiative Musik, GERMAN MUSIC EXPORT aims to strengthen the presence of German music abroad. Through various international activities, such as collaborations with international showcase festivals, active membership in international networks like EMEE and ESNS EXCHANGE, and the initiation of its own funding programs (International Tour Funding, DO! Export, and GO! Export), GERMAN MUSIC EXPORT offers musicians and music professionals based in Germany various opportunities to enhance their visibility abroad and expand their network on an international level.

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SHIP Festival will take place in Croatia from September 12 to 15. We will be discussing the future of music with other international speakers on the panel NextGen Sound: Promoting New Talent” on September 14.

Workshop: Export Ready – USA
Ever thought about entering the U.S. music market? If so, you may have asked yourself the following questions:What role do showcase events like South by Southwest (SXSW) play? What opportunities does SXSW offer for artists and music companies? What kind of visa does an act need who has an invitation to perform in the USA?

Register here for our workshop on September 17!

Meet us at Reeperbahn Festival!
On Septmeber 19 between 12 – 15 pm we will be happy to advise you on our export funding programs at the Tango Studio La Yumba. Register here for a slot.

Supported by our International Tour Funding in September:
Céline Rudolph, the 2024 German Jazz Prize winner, has been invited to perform at the SHE ARTS Festival in Cairo.
Rasha Nahas will be touring in Europe with gigs in Austria, Norway and France.

Watch our German Music @ SXSW aftermovie here.

We were at SXSW. Here you can find impressions from American media such as FLOOD Magazine and Stereogum, who were on site in Austin and reported on our showcases:

Modern Classical Music from Germany
Concert Review by Flood Magazine

Electronic Music from Germany
Concert Review by Stereogum 

German Music @ SXSW BBQ
Concert Review by Stereogum

 

Funding Programmes

International Tour Funding
GO! Export
DO! Export

Detailed information about the funding programs in German and English is available here. Currently, the application process for the funding programs is only available in German.

Contact

Telephone consultation hours Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

030 531 475 45 40

export@initiative-musik.de
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Neus López (she/her)
Head of Department

neus.lopez@initiative-musik.de
+49 (0)30 - 531 475 45 - 411

Portrait Natascha Bader

Natascha Bader (she/her)
Project Management Export

natascha.bader@initiative-musik.de
+49 (0)30 - 531 475 45 - 415

Leila Discacciati Portrait

Leila Discacciati (she/her)
Project Management Export and Tour Grants

leila.discacciati@initiative-musik.de
+49 (0)30 - 531 475 45 - 40

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Lena Engeln (she/her)
Project Management Export

lena.engeln@initiative-musik.de
+49 (0)30 - 531 475 45 - 171

Anna Sophie Rosenhayn (she/her)
Project Management Communications & Festivals

anna.rosenhayn@initiative-musik.de
+49 (0)30 - 531 475 45 – 417

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Julia Waldmann (she/her)
Project Management Export and Tour Grants

julia.waldmann@initiative-musik.de
+49 (0)30 - 531 475 45 - 40

Hanna Kardasch (she/her)
Internship Export

hanna.kardasch@initiative-musik.de
+49 (0)30 - 531 475 45 – 418

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