La By'le (Photo: Ana Torres)

La By’le

La By’le’s sound is like a feverish, percussion-driven social statement. Humorous and provocative, the five-member collective infuses the dancefloor with …

QEEI (Photo: inemariano)

QEEI

Tatiana Heuman works on music and sound creation between Argentina and Europe. She plays drums, likes loops, repetitions and surprises. …

Poetra Asantewa (Photo: Duque Tetteh-Quarshie)

Poetra Asantewa

Poetra Asantewa is a sensational balance of poetry, music, intellect and wit. Poetra is a multifaceted Ghanaian performer who combines …

Güner Künier (Photo: Frauke Joana)

Güner Künier

Güner Künier’s music is shaped by the sound of her voice and a minimalism that combines industrial beats, lo-fi guitars …

Steve Mekoudja (Photo: Yos Clark)

Steve Mekoudja

Steve Mekoudja travels the world with words. The Cameroonian writer is active as a computer technician and cook, runs a …

Ah! Kosmos (Photo: Arda Funda)

Ah! Kosmos

Istanbul-born Başak Günak, also known as Ah! Kosmos, operates in an artistic field spanning production, live performance, sound installation works …

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Enana

Since their arrival in Berlin as a refugee in 2015, escaping war and violence as a queer and trans person …

Modha (Photo: Nils Hansen / B.D. Graft)

Modha

The first encounter of the members of Modha was rather unexpected, crossing paths as hired musicians playing in a live …

gespenster

gespenster is the project of Phil Haussmann, a Berlin-based songwriter who has previously released two albums and toured extensively with …

Deaf Kat Night (Photo: Andreas Albrecht)

Deaf Kat Night

Klark Wolke aka Deaf Kat Night (DKN) was born in a small village near Schwerin. The deaf musician was able …

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Tim Koh

Tim Koh is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer and visual artist, most notably known as a long-time member of the band …

Pink Lint (Photo: Neven Allgeier)

Pink Lint

Pink Lint lives in the space between two colliding images. A city like Berlin provides its residents rather with too …

Minimal Schlager (Photo: Johanna Michel)

Minimal Schlager

As Minimal Schlager, Olga Karatzioti B and siblings Alicia Macanás and Francisco Parisi create synth-pop that deals with and dissects …

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Ein Hit ist ein Hit

Ein Hit ist ein Hit is the city’s probably most secret music show dedicated to pop music in its historical …

Zeitgeist

The Great Escape 2017: Zeitgeist

Musicboard Berlin has been promoting the development and internationalization of Berlin-based pop musicians since its foundation. For the first time …

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Sound of Berlin

Sound of Berlin combines forces of different Berlin based electronic/dance labels and artists for a common international commercialization on streaming …

Jury

Jury: Scholarschips and residencies

Funding is awarded through Musicboard Berlin GmbH upon recommendation of an independent jury of Berlin-based pop experts and in consultation …