MW:M 2024
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Most Wanted: Head of Marketing (freelance)

The MW:M marketing team communicates the inspiring programme and the business value of Most Wanted: Music to the outside world. It gains attention and attracts attendees, viewers and partners to participate in the event. Join Most Wanted: Music 2022 as Head of Marketing on a freelance basis – as soon as possible until end of November 2022.
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Aftermovie of the listen to berlin: Awards

At the end of the year, we would like to surprise you with the aftermovie of this year’s listen to berlin: Awards. A review of a great awards show that kicked off this year’s Most Wanted: Music music business conference. We would like to thank all guests, winners, nominees, live acts and partners, especially the main presenters MusicHub, for an incomparable evening.
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Most Wanted: Music 2021 – Recap

The eighth MW:M conference saw three days of exciting activity at its Kulturbrauerei hub, with online speakers and attendees also joining in from around the world A bustling on-site and online event: 75 sessions, 20 satellite events, and 170 speakers over 6 stages Everything debated at MW:M21 was designed to initiate change: emerging technology shifting power to artists, community actions that amplify BIPOC voices, and practical ways to create sustainable businesses The MW:M21 conference welcomed back attendees, whereby three public venues buzzed with excitement and activity, and a global online audience hopped between dozens of streams from real-world and online-only stages. “Change” was the spark that initiated all of the sessions: experts from all
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Corona FAQ: Everything you need to know about our safety precautions at MW:M21

Keeping everyone safe at Most Wanted: Music 2021 With these protective measures, taking into account the hygiene and infection control measures, we would like to carry out the event MW:M21 in such a way that a further spread of the coronavirus in the population by infection among guests, participants and employees during the stay on the event site is avoided.   3G and 2G Rules The listen to berlin Awards event on 26.10.21 and the MW:M conference on 27.10.21 will be held under 3G conditions. Access will only be granted to persons who have been vaccinated, have recovered (persons are considered to have recovered if
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MW:M Live 2021: Back to live with 15 artists, three venues, and one highly influential music industry audience

MW:M Live 2021 is the third iteration of Most Wanted: Music’s showcase event, where 15 bands and solo artists from Europe will present themselves to a top-class professional audience. The artists are selected from across Germany – with a special focus on the federal state of Niedersachsen – as well as Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Belgium. This year’s MW:M Live will take place on October 28th, the final night of Most Wanted: Music’s schedule, across three venues at the Kulturbrauerei – Kesselhaus, Maschinenhaus, and Frannz – with the aim of helping this hand-picked selection of up-and-coming artists to take the next step in their
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The MW:M21 programme is online!

The MW:M21 conference programme is split into three focus areas: Impact, covering the most consequential ideas; Experience, exploring the new ways music affects us; and Transform, empowering real change in the music business. Check out our line-up of thought leaders, tech innovators, and social changemakers:   💥 MW:M21 Programme 💥   These are some of the key speakers and sessions being announced:   IMPACT: Palestine techno, new money, indie artists in control, and AI analysis Three internationally renowned musicians will speak exclusively at MW:M. The conference will share the experiences of DJ Samà Abdulhadi, who has taken Palestine’s thrilling underground party scene to the world; one
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GMM Young Research Award – Open for submissions

Are you researching music & music culture?   The Young Research Award of the German Association for Music Business and Music Culture Research (GMM) in cooperation with Most Wanted: Music is looking for:   🎓 Students’ ongoing research projects 🎓 Completed Bachelor theses or 🎓 Completed Master theses   Students and graduates of all universities in Germany can take part. Projects should deal with topics of music business or music culture research and be less than 12 months old on the date of submission.   Examples of topics can be, but are not limited to, the themes of the Most Wanted: Music conference:   ✒️
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listen to berlin: Awards 2021 – Shortlist

Berlin, September 15, 2021 – The shortlist of nominees for the listen to berlin: Awards 2021 have been announced today. The sixth edition of the music awards will be presented on October 26th, 2021, when the Berlin Music Commission (BMC) will honor artists, individuals and initiatives of the Berlin music industry for outstanding social commitment, artistic achievements, and innovative ideas.  The awards will celebrate these achievements in eight categories, including music journalism, attitude, sustainability, and business at the Kesselhaus in Berlin’s historic Kulturbrauerei.    “The listen to berlin: Awards celebrate the musical creativity of our city and in 2021 stands for a vibrant artistic scene
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MW:M MUSIC X CHANGE – Lightning Talk w/ BLOND:ISH

Join us for our next MW:M MUSIC X CHANGE event!   ⚡ Lighting Talk with BLOND:ISH “From Green Activism to Crypto Currency: Sustainably Elevating our Industry” Sep. 14th, 2021 @ 18:00-19:00 on Zoom   Click here to register free, no ticket required!   Inspiring people is what BLOND:ISH does best. She’s a DJ. Producer. Promoter. Record label head. Environmental activist. Serial Collaborator. Spiritual seeker. Brand boss. And just about everything in-between. Bye Bye Plastic is a fully coordinated movement launched by BLOND:ISH in 2018, aimed at persuading party hubs across the planet to quit using single-use plastics. BLOND:ISH is a long-term crypto enthusiast who has
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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

MW:M21 | Call For Volunteers!

Most Wanted: Music 2021 is Germany’s new voice of the forward-thinking music industry. The convention will take place as a hybrid conference – both online and on-site in Berlin. We are looking for volunteers who want to gain hands-on experience in organizing this year’s MW:M. As part of the team, you will learn how to organize and execute a professional hybrid event. Follow our motto #CHANGE and help us bring the worldwide music industry finally together again after 18 month. Apply now!   MW:M21 volunteers: Teamwork always wins! Our MW:M21 volunteers should be professional, reliable and culturally sensitive. You will be part of the global
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Host Your Own MW:M Satellite

MW:M Satellites are scattered all over Berlin, and they’re the nitty-gritty of the conference where friendships and work partnerships are formed around a wide variety of decentralized workshops, office hours, and receptions. You can host your own MW:M Satellite event, and welcome the open minds and innovative thinkers in MW:M’s attendees and speakers. If you have an innovative business, cool workshop idea, or want to run a collaborative session, we’d love to hear from you! Call for Satellites – apply now: Apply now! What are MW:M Satellites? MW:M Satellites are where the cutting edge is. Scattered all over Berlin, they’re the nitty-gritty of the conference
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Call for Participation

We are looking for your ideas: Call for Participation! We invite musicians, stage performers and DJs, music tech professionals, music business pros and starters, researchers, scientists and experimenters, multimedia artists, developers and music aficionados, sound designers, audio branders and growth hackers – and of course all other wicked weirdos – who strive for CHANGE in the music universe to contribute to this year’s Most Wanted: Music conference. We want to pick your brain, ask you anything about your discoveries and be inspired by your craziness to make Most Wanted: Music the place for CHANGE in music and music business in Berlin and abroad! Call for Participation
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Most Wanted: Music 2021 – Changes in Berlin

Most Wanted: Music is back on October 26-28th as a hybrid online-offline event: finally, attendees can meet again in person and rub shoulders with real people at Berlin’s Kulturbrauerei – or join in remotely via an interactive digital conference platform. MW:M21 opens with the now-traditional festivities of the listen to berlin: Awards on Tuesday the 26th before the main conference starts on the 27th, followed by MW:M Satellites partner events scattered all over Berlin on the 28th.
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MOST WANTED: MUSIC 2021 – CHANGES IN BERLIN

MW:M21 #change: October 26-28th on-site at Kulturbrauerei Berlin and online on WWW Most Wanted: Music returns on 26-28 October – and after a challenging 18 months, the Most Wanted: Music music business conference returns with its sights set firmly on #change. The conference is a hybrid online-offline event: finally, you can attend in person again and rub shoulders with real people – or join in remotely via our interactive digital conference platform. MW:M21 opens with the now-traditional festivities of the listen to berlin: Awards on Tuesday 26th before the main conference starts on Wednesday 27th, followed by our decentralised MW:M Satellites partner events – scattered all over Berlin – on Thursday 28th.   Super Early Birds Online-Tickets on sale Our Super Early Bird
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