No other creative sector is evolving as rapidly and as relentlessly as the music industry. Rising costs, shifting audience behaviors, tech turbulence, post-pandemic recovery gaps, and the growing grip of corporate gatekeepers are reshaping the landscape. These challenges are compounded by the sector’s traditionally fragmented workflows and specificities limiting adoption of technology. For some of those challenges, solutions do already exist but might not be so well known. We want to fix that with a collaborative session at the Reeperbahn Festival Conference, hosted by MusicTech Germany, Wavelab and Music WorX. Music WorX is an incubator run by Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft.

For the first time, a Start-Up contest at Reeperbahn Festival will spotlight innovative tools and services that are made to solve some of the music industry's most pressing challenges. Submissions for Start-Ups are open now until July 30th.

Start-Ups selected from the open call by a jury of music industry professionals will present their solutions live at this year’s Reeperbahn conference, showcasing how they aim to tackle some of the music sector’s biggest challenges, competing for your attention, and maybe offering the tool tool you have always been dreaming of. The presentations of the selected Start-Ups will take place live at Reeperbahn Festival on September 18th at 1 pm in the Barcadi Lounge, East Hotel. 

The Jury: 

Anna Hartkopf, Business Development Manager, Sony Music Germany 

Marec Lerche, Head of Business Development, Warner Music Central Europe

Silvia Taschner, Head of Wavelab, Wavelab

Helene Berling, Project Manager, Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft / MusicWorX

Matthias Strobel, President, MusicTech Germany

We're looking forward to your submission!