Around 150 funded musicians and music projects in Berlin are supported by the Musicboard annually through its Scholarships and Residencies, Support Tour Funding as well as the funding programmes Karrieresprungbrett Berlin, Pop im Kiez and Festival Funding. You can view all of the projects funded thus far by Musicboard Berlin here.
 
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Christian Naujoks (Photo: Dirk Stewen)

Christian Naujoks

Christian Naujoks is a Lübeck born and raised visual artist, composer, DJ and singer. Since completing his studies in Electroacoustic …

Black Cracker (Photo: Franziska Taffelt)

Black Cracker

Stoic as fuck, with a baby face and a set of blue-collar shoulders, Ellison Renee Glenn aka Black Cracker (formerly …

Jason Grier (Photo: Tonje Thilesen)

Jason Grier

It’s difficult to tell at what point art ends and life begins, where economics and theatre part ways (if ever), …

Dear Reader (Photo: Kevin Schünemann)

Dear Reader

Cherilyn MacNeil is the South African singer and songwriter most widely known under the pseudonym Dear Reader. Her singular style …

Suns of Thyme (Photo: Kevin Klein)

Suns of Thyme

Gloomy psychedelia, shoegaze and extravagant sound experiments characterize the music of Suns of Thyme. These four guys from Berlin create …

Emika (Photo: Karen Vandenberghe)

Emika

Producer and songwriter Emika has a background in classical piano and composition and was a sound designer for Native Instruments, …

JJohanna Borchert (Photo: Roland Schmitt)

Johanna Borchert

Johanna Borchert is a singer, pianist and composer whose roots lie in jazz. In October 2014, the charismatic artist released …

BBlutige Knie (Photo: Blutige Knie)

Blutige Knie

The singer and guitarist Timo Tolkmitt and the drummer Till Trenkel have know each other since the 90s, growing up …

Von Wegen Lisbeth (Photo: Lukas Vogt)

Von Wegen Lisbeth

Five Berlin boys and a small cellar: The result resembles a rather dense piece of pastry. It smells a little …

Zentralheizung of Death (Photo: Sevil Erdem)

Zentralheizung of Death

Zentralheizung of Death (des Todes) started few years ago as a manic pussy galore instrumental astroman band and then added …

Sohrab (Photo: Kaveh Karimi Asleh)

Sohrab

Sohrab was born in Tehran in 1984. He was seven when the Iran-Iraq war ended. His name, originating from an …

An-i

An-i

An-i is the latest musical moniker for former New Yorker Doug Lee AKA Lee Douglas, who emerged out NYC’s Leftfield …

Miss Red (Photo: Kasia Zacharko)

Miss Red

Miss Red’s forthcoming mixtape is a mindblowing blend of microphone murder and electronic beat explosions. A futuristic vision for dancehall, …

KABLAM (Photo: Fredrik Andersson Andersson)

KABLAM

DJ and producer KABLAM (aka Kajsa Blom) was born by the Swedish coast, and has lived in Berlin since 2012. …

Amnesia Scanner (Photo: Amnesia Scanner)

Amnesia Scanner

Amnesia Scanner’s beats sound so familiar, something you’ve definitely heard before but can’t quite place. Energetic kicks and deep bass …

Laura Clock (Foto: Daniel Taylor)

Laura Clock

Laura Clock crafts music that is alive with contrasts and contradictions. Shimmery in tone yet shot through with powerful sub-bass …

Marco Barotti (Photo: Simone Serlenga)

Marco Barotti

Marco Barotti is a modern performing artist in the broadest sense of the word. After leaving his studies at the …

BOIBAND (Photo: Henrike Hannemann)

BOIBAND

Tucké Royale and Hans Unstern founded BOIBAND in early 2016 with Black Cracker as producer. Boy with I stands for …

Claire Tolan (Photo: Roland Owsnitzki)

Claire Tolan

Since 2013, much of Claire Tolan’s work has found its foundation in the sounds of ASMR, Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. …

Yosa Peit (Photo: Monika Keiler)

Yosa Peit

Having previously lent her voice to the London based cosmic jazz collective Nostalgia 77 and renowned German beatmaker Dexter, Yosa …