German Music Export

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Große Gruppe von Personen die vor einer Pressewand stehen, auf der GERMAN HAUS zu lesen ist. Die Personen lächeln und posieren für die Kamera. GERMAN HAUS

GERMAN HAUS partners, Austin Texas (© Alexander Schliephake)

Foto aus Sicht der Bühne, auf der sich eine Gruppe von Menschen hin zu einem großen Publikum verbeugt. INTERNATIONAL TOUR FUNDING

MEUTE, Tour 2023, USA (© Steffi Retti)

Foto in Graustufen aus von der Bühne aus fotografiert. Man sieht eine Band dessen Mitglieder ihre Hände einem großen Publikum im Freien entgegenstrecken. INTERNATIONAL TOUR FUNDING

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

Liveauftritt, aus der Sicht des Publikums. Auf der Bühne sind drei Personen zu sehen, im Vordergrund sieht man jubelnde Hände des Publikums. INTERNATIONAL TOUR FUNDING

Jembaa Groove, Tour 2023, Italy

Foto von einem Aufsteller mit der Aufschrift 2024

Pitching Session & Reception, Oct 2024, Bilbao (© Olga Ruiz)

Eine Gruppe von neun Personen, dazwischen ein Aufsteller mit der Aufschrift WAVES VIENNA 2023

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

Gruppenfoto von 17 Personen, die der Kamera zugewandt beisammenstehen. 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 European Talent 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.

News

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We will be at WOMEX in Finland in October:
Here you can find our program booklet for WOMEX.

APPLY TO PLAY AT SXSW 2026:
Are you a musician from Germany and would like to showcase your talent at next year’s SXSW Music Festival?
Then take the chance and apply now to SXSW for a slot at one of the biggest showcase festivals in the world.

Click here for the SXSW application.

FREE APPLICATION WITH COUPON:
We have the opportunity to support professional artists from Germany with their showcase application for SXSW 2026. We have a limited number of coupons for a free application.

You can find more info here.

GERMAN HAUS was back at SXSW this year. Want to find out more? Then take a quick look at our aftermovie here!

Read more about our German Haus at SXSW 2025 in the DIFFUS magazine here.

This summer, we are happy to support wonderful acts through our International Tour Funding:
Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys are heading out on tour this summer, with a performance scheduled at the Arti Vive Festival in Italy among other stops. Catch them live as they bring their powerful sound to stages across Europe in July.

Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek will be embarking on a U.S. album tour throughout July and August, bringing sounds to audiences across the States in celebration of their latest release.

Meanwhile, strongboi—the project of Alice Phoebe Lou and Ziv Yamin—will hit the road to support Men I Trust on their 2025 North American tour.

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 - 40

Portrait Natascha Bader

Natascha Bader (she/her)
Project Management Export

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

Hanna Kardasch (she/her)
Projektmanagement Export

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

Portrait einer Person mit langen blonden Haaren in einem Zopf gebunden und einem schwarzen Oberteil, die lächelnd in die Kamera blickt

Anna Sophie Rosenhayn (she/her)
Project Management Communications

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

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Julia Waldmann (she/her)
Project Management Export

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

Tijana Milunović
Project Management Export

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

Sofiia Sytnyk
Internship Export

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

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