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Ellen Dosch-Roeingh

From dental assistant to club dancer to communication designer and event & artist manager – Ellen has explored many fields and her path eventually led her to Berlin. Music was omnipresent in her family, and she also tried her hand at various instruments, from the recorder in elementary school to piano, guitar, and singing. However, …

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Desiree Warren

Desiree is a versatile music industry professional with expertise in experiential production, brand partnerships, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Since the start of her career at Beatport in 2019, she has taken on various roles and embarked on an international adventure, relocating from the US to the vibrant city of Berlin. In her current …

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Sven from Somnambul BLN

Sven Gohrband was born on August 15, 1972 in the western part of Berlin. In the early 1990s he came into contact with the pioneers of electronic music in the Linientreu disco, where the first techno parties later took place. In the mid-1990s he met his future laser partner Tron, through whom he operated the …

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Marc Grittke

Head of Music Reporting. Responsible for the music reports (e. g. Television, Video On Demand, Radio, Concerts, Clubs and Cinemas). and for the matching algorithm that automatically matches the music information contained in the reports against the music works and AVs. Music Reports are the basis of royalty distribution to the artists and publishers.

Alicea

Alicea ist eine vielseitige Techno/House DJ, die in München lebt und sich dort als Resident des Harry Klein Clubs innerhalb kürzester Zeit einen Namen gemacht hat. Sie ist dort Bookerin und seit 2022 gefördert durch den Verband für Popkultur in Bayern e.V. (VPBy) bei BY.on Elektro.

Lukas Hüttis

Lukas Hüttis has successfully managed IT projects for music distributors & led development teams for over 10 years. Since 2018, the musician also runs his own recording studio Strong-Minded Productions. Now he shares his knowledge and experience in the field of NFTs & Web3 as a coach for individuals, musicians and companies and assists them …

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James Pitt

James has been working with the best artists in the world for 25 years. Six years was spent in-house at Virgin / EMI Records, promoting and A&R’ing the likes of The Chemical Brothers, David Guetta, Massive Attack and Daft Punk before launching Your Army in 2007. With offices in London, LA and Sydney, Your Army …

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Tom Currie

Your Army is a leading global independent music promotions agency with offices in London, Los Angeles and Sydney. Tom most recently served as the head of DJ promotions at Your Army, where he worked with a roster of electronic music artists including Bicep, LF System, CamelPhat, Bonobo, Alan Fitzpatrick, Disclosure, Maya Jane Coles and The …

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Aga Heller

Aga Heller is an accomplished radio host and music industry professional with over 20 years of experience. He has hosted various shows on sunshine live, a leading German radio station with a daily listenership of over 1.5 million people. Throughout his career, Aga has held senior positions at top companies in the music business, including …

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Leander Wierth

// Real Life Cyberpunk Leander Wierth, raised in a unique environment with parents running a alternative nightclub, developed a deep love for music and the club scene.As a DJ and music producer, Leander also explored the world of 3D and virtual reality, eventually studying media design and focusing on virtual reality experience design. With a …

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Dennis Denyo Lisk

Dennis aka Denyo is a gold/platinum award winning musician, DJ and entrepreneur. He started his career in 1991 as a founder of german hip hop band “Beginner” (fka “Absolute Beginner”). Dennis helped to shape hip hop music with german lyrics to evolve from a niche subcultural corner and become a relevant and established part of …

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3xBIND

3xB⋮ND is the intersection of sound, tech and arts, created by digital artist Chris de Sol.A visionary force that combines raving melodies with physical and digital experiences.

Yuri Dokter

Yuri Dokter has worked in music since 1988 ranging from an artist signed by international labels and publishers, Running a Recording Studio, multiple Record Labels and Music Publishing Funds. In 2005, Yuri was the founder of DJ Monitor, which specializes in monitoring live music performances through our own algorithms, database and hardware, effectively pioneering club- …

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Sven Schäfer

Founder and CEO of the last German speaking monthly print magazine for electronic music and lifestyle

YouNotUs

Tobi and Gregor aka YouNotUs are two Berlin based DJ/producers who achieved their first platinum success in 2015 with „Supergirl“. It was the kick-off to a remarkable career that has made them on of the most relevant German dance acts in recent years, booth commercially and artistically. Tracks such „Narcotic“, „Supergirl“, „Samba“ and „I Swear“ …

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Tim Gasseling

Tim Gasseling has been an event organiser and ticketing professional in the industry for more than 15 years. As head of operations he is responsible for supporting and developing See Tickets partners. Back in 2010 Tim championed white label ticketing in the German speaking market through the expansion of the Dutch technology provider Paylogic. Today …

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Isabelle Beese

Isabelle is a passionate music lover who has been working in the electronic music industry for over 12 years. She has dedicated her career to promoting and producing various electronic music events while running her own booking agency for the last eight years. Her love for music extends beyond just event production and artist booking. …

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Rido

Rido is a unique music composer and sound engineer from Prague.He was drawn into electronic music after being exposed to the heavy beats of The Prodigy. In 2004 he moved to Sydney to study sound engineering at SAE. After he returned back to Prague, he started to concentrate on making music and mixing full-time. His …

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Rosaline Yuen

Rosaline Yuen works as a Membership Manager at the Association of Electronic Music (AFEM), a not-for-profit global trade association that aims to connect and represent individuals and companies within the electronic music industry. Rosaline’s love for electronic music has taken her around the world, from Australia to the UK and now Berlin, where she has …

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Emiko Gejic

Emiko Gejic is a Berlin born artist, activist and founder. She works as a dancer, cultural organizer, urban researcher and consultant in tourism, events and panels, supporting club culture, subcultures, the Berlin art scene, local communities, businesses and cultural projects. She is part of the extended board at Berlin Clubcommission and founder of Berlinsidestories. Her …

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Balagan

Valerick Lantin-Beaulieu is a Franco Spanish Hardcore Techno Dj and producer, based in Paris. Member of the duo Balagan, active member of the French association who helps the electronic music culture in France, Technopol and co-founder of the new parisian collective, Loud. He’s alongside Tommy Vaudecrane, the other half of balagan, the Hard Techno, Hard …

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Robert Owens

With more than twenty years as a gifted singer, songwriter, producer and DJ under his belt, Robert Owens is very much the most celebrated voice in house music. ‘Tears’, ‘I’ll Be Your Friend’ and ‘Ordinary People’ are just some of the tunes that have borne Robert Owens’ black velvet voice and that have gone on …

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Simon Birkumshaw

Simon Birkumshaw, has worked across many areas of the industry; as a promoter, DJ and producer, as well as a label & project manager, A&R, and in brand development with some of the biggest labels and artists in dance & electronic music. His strong connections with DSPs and to the scene itself have helped develop …

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rayn

rayn is an Austrian DJ & music producer. Within the first stage of his new artist project, he gained over 1.3 million monthly listeners and over 50M streams on Spotify alone, making him one of the newest, fast rising acts in the chill-house scene since. Attracting the attention of i.a. world leading DJ’s, such as …

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Simon Hestermann

CTO and Co-Founder of Masterchannel. Former Mastering Engineer for artists like SAINT WKND, James Carter, Tyler Ward, LUIS

Arielle Fischer

I’ve been working in the music industry for 14+ years. I’ve worked in music distribution, overseeing the international Dance and Electronic music department for INgrooves, handling relationships with artists, labels and music platforms like Beatport, Apple, and more. After 8 years in this position, I moved to Spotify as the artist and label partnerships manager …

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AA4K

AA4K is a hardcore music duo and member of Gabber Industries Berlin. After releasing a few hard techno singles they entered the hardcore scene earlier this year with their debut project BARKY, a 40 track album featuring 18 remixes by artists from various musical backgrounds and genres. The past two years they further developed their …

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Leonie Gerner

Leonie lebt fast ihr ganzes Leben in Berlin, nach ihrem Linguistik Studium arbeitete sie viele Jahre als Fashion Editor für verschiedene Magazinen in ganz Deutschland. Als freie Redakteurin und Kreativ-Direktorin für verschiedene Kunden aus Kunst, Musik und Fashion, bereiste sie die halbe Welt. Neben ihrer Tätigkeit als kreativer Kopf hinter der Kamera, spielte sich ein …

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Julian Krohn

Julian Krohn created the Feierkultur Podcast together with fellow host Leonie Gerner in 2020, and since has produced over a 100 episode about clubulture and the electronic music scene.He is the founder of Scholz & Friends Sounds – the music department within German advertising agency Scholz &Friends – and consults brands on music supervision, artist …

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Prof. Dr. Christian Baierle

Prof. Dr. Christian Baierle is the MD of ROBA Music Publishing ROBA is one of the leading independent music publishers with a concentration on dance and electronic music. We are best known for our personal service and client-centric approach. We offer label publishing services for the likes of Cocoon (Sven Väth), Kontor, WePlay, Kitball etc. …

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ÅMRTÜM

24 y.o. artist from Bordeaux in France who started music production with 10. He expresses different kinds of emotions through rough and melodic patterns. To his eyes it’s all a matter of atmosphere, structure and freedom. Each of his tracks are like a tiny trip, telling stories through smooth transitions and sound design.

waltur

Ariana aka Waltur is a gabber kick loving DJ based in Antwerp and manages her own female rave collective ‘Burenhinder’. She champions Burenhinder’s signature hard gabber sound, bringing everything from poppy neo-rave to 90s hardcore classics to even the nastiest terror kicks. picture: by Thomas Ost

Pascale Voltaire

It all started in 2002 when Pascale was only 10 years old. The other kids would still try and fail at singing along with Las Ketchup’s “Ketchup Song”, while Pascale already developed a taste for electronic music. DJ Tomcraft’s banging “Loneliness” EP was the record that set fire to Pascale’s passion for electronic music – …

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Manuel Westermann

Manuel Westermann has been working for GEMA since 2022. He is part of the Member Relationship team, where he acts as a GEMA speaker at events and is responsible for the communication with new members. After he studied Popular Music and Media at the University of Paderborn, he successfully completed the Popkurs Hamburg, the Celle …

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Jens Kindermann

Abteilungsleiter Produkte, GEMA Berlin. Seit 1996 in der GEMA. Verantwortlich für die Dokumentation von Filmen, Serien, Soundfiles, Monitoring und Herstellungsrechten. Studierter Diplom Bibliothekar.

KARINA

Apart from her role as Industry Relations Chief at Dance TV, Karina Chaczbabian, artist name: Karina, is a DJ, producer, and an avid vinyl collector. She is the curator of the Dance TV Soundcloud DJ Mix series and an active video publisher of Dance TV content. Influenced by her international upbringing in Egypt, Poland, and …

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Guillaume Despin

Entrepreneur, Product Manager & Executive Producer in the Music Tech industry.

Freedom B at the Berlin dance music event 2023

FreedomB

Some talk about nights in Chicago, others claim that they’ve seen him in Berlin. Many speak about Madrid. Many say that he’s been his club at the DJ table but we really don’t know and it doesn’t’ matter. Everything’s in the music, in the rhythm and overall, in the freedom of the beat. In the …

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Ceylan

Lead Creator Relations at Germany’s largest donation platform betterplace.org. I accompany Influencers, Artists, Gamers and people with a community to easily set up a fundraiser for topics and organisations that are important to them. Taking risk out of donations and bringing more transparency in.

Songstats BDME 2023

Oskar Eichler

Songstats is a cross-platform music data analytics app for artists, record labels and industry professionals, that provides actionable insights across the most important streaming services and download stores.

MGNFY BDME 2023

Marco Völkel

Marco Völkel ist Gründer, Mitinhaber und Geschäftsführer der deutschen Entertainment Agentur MGNFY, der Verlagsedition MGNFY Publishing beim ROBA Musikverlag, Gründer und Mitinhaber von Zeitgeist Entertainment, der Veranstaltungsagentur hinter u.a. dem Sunset Beach Festival mit jährlich 12.000+ Besuchern und gebuchten Headlinern wie Martin Solveig, Jax Jones, Alle Farben, Ofenbach, Kungs, Los Frequencies oder Felix Jaehn, so …

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JAKOB

Founder of RAISE AGENCY – Co-founder MAISON CLOSE RECORDS

Katrin Fuhrmann BDME

Katrin Fuhrmann

Artist Management & Consulting | Public Relations & Journalism | Project Management After so many years in different companies and with so many jobs, I decided to start my own business in July 2022. With my own agency, which I started in January 2022, I will do the same as before, but now self-employed. With …

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Luca Schreiner

As one of Europe’s leading independent music distributors, dig dis! helps artists and labels distribute their music in the digital world on a daily basis. We work with +3500 labels worldwide including labels such as Terminal M, Peppermint Jam, Superfriends Records, Electric Ballroom, Footwork and many more.

Philipp Köhn BDME

Philipp Köhn

Philipp Köhn, CXO and Co-Founder of twelve x twelvePhilipp Köhn stands for “Shaping the Future of Music” like no one else: As CXO and Co-Founder of twelve x twelve, he and his team transform creative ideas into digital collectibles, creating more visibility for music and art creators. The goal is to bring the value of …

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DJ Fuckoff BDME

DJ Fuckoff

The New Zealand-born DJ, Producer and MC has come a long way since arriving in Berlin early 2019. From smashing warehouse raves, turning streams into fully-fledged dance-off’s or casually mashing-up renowned dance floors, Fuckoff’s relentless positive energy and refreshingly nonchalant style have earned her a serious hype and a loyal following. While being thoroughly informed …

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Robin Jagielski BDME

Robin Jagielski

94-Kid Robin Jagielski is a versatile Dance Music Entrepreneur, owning and co-owning several agencies (TheJagency, TheOrigins, thegoodheart, Bebo Motion) with quie some history as a Dance Music Manager and Booker.

Aexhy BDME

Aexhy

aexhy has been a long time in the scene as a dj which motivated him to push further and start his career as a producer. In his Productions and in his sets you can clearly notice what aexhy is made of. Playfully guiding you through all styles which inspire him, aexhy pushes his boundaries and …

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Matt Smallwood BDME

Matt Smallwood

Matt Smallwood boasts over 20 years’ worth of experience in the dance music industry. From physical distribution to digital marketing and licensing, to now managing one of the biggest independent dance labels on the planet, Toolroom. He also heads up the A&R team at the UK based imprint and has signed countless hits during his …

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Pete Griffiths BDME

Pete Griffiths

With over 15 years service at Toolroom, and 20 years music industry experience, Pete has played an instrumental role in making Toolroom what it is today. Having scouted numerous Beatport top tens and discovered many acclaimed electronic music artists, he has an expert voice in artist mindset, creative A&R, music campaigns, artist social media and …

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D.Ramirez BDME

D.Ramirez

For his entire career, D.Ramirez is a name that has been synonymous with cutting-edge and beautifully produced house music. A true genre pioneer within Tech House, he has written underground anthems and crossover tracks, including the legendary tracks ‘Downpipe’ with Mark Knight, ‘Yeah Yeah’ with Bodyrox and more recently ‘Retreat’ on Crosstown Rebels. As an …

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Stuart Knight

Stuart Knight established Toolroom in 2003, alongside his DJ/Producer brother Mark Knight. He has shaped Toolroom into one of the leading independent dance companies in the world – launching the careers of some of today’s key electronic music artists in the process. More recently Stuart has steered Toolroom’s expansion into multiple business areas, including an …

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Miles Shackleton

Miles Shackleton has a 20-year career spanning the fields of marketing, brand and education. As Marketing Director at Toolroom, Miles has steered the brand strategy for Toolroom over the past 10 years, growing the label’s online community to over 1m followers. He has been instrumental in some of the label’s flagship campaigns, including the BRIT-Certified …

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Intaktogene BDME

Intaktogene

Intakto…. What? “Entaktogen”, touching what’s within – music with melodies that touch the heart and a bassline finding it’s way right into your bones. Berlin based DJ and producer Intaktogene plays and produces Progressive House. Having a musical background she records some of her instruments herself and also provides the vocals on some of her …

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Grahame Farmer

Data Transmission Founder, Grahame Farmer has been championed by the likes of IMS, BMC, Music Week. His coaching style network of social media channels, helps up and coming DJs, understand Instagram, Spotify & Soundcloud Growth. As well as how to get music signed and build your brand as DJ or Music Producer, all pulling from …

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Ludovic Rambaud BDME

Ludovic Rambaud

Electronic music journalist since 2001, involved with medias like DJ Mag & Clubbing TV, Ludovic Rambaud is one of the most skilled media freak in France. Content creator, manager and artistic director for different size projects, he joined Family Piknik in 2013 and became the second mind behind this festival, next to Tom Pooks. Heading …

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Micki Meuser BDME

Micki Meuser

Micki Meuser is a film composer and music producer in Berlin, Germany.Meuser wrote the music for numerous movies, including international feature films with Daniel Craig (Obsession), Kirstin Dunst, Lynn Redgrave (Deeply), for US – Canadian TV series (MythQuest), and many TV movies and TV series in Germany.Before starting his career as a film composer Meuser …

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Martin Königsmann BDME

Martin Königsmann

Martin Königsmann ist bereits seit mehr als 20-Jahren in der Entertainement- und Veranstaltungsbranche aktiv.Als Mitbegründer der Agentur MGNFY, ist er mit seinem Partner Marco Völkel u.a. für die Durchführung des Sunset Beach Festivals und des Farbenwald Festivals verantwortlich, hat eine Ticket-Marketing Abteilung „in house“ mit über 75 Kunden, betreibt eine eigene Booking Agentur (mit über …

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Nico Perez BDME

Nico Perez

Nico Perez is the Co-founder and CEO of Mixcloud – an Internet music platform that enables millions of creators from around the globe to legally stream music, generate income, and get closer to their fans. He was selected as a Young Advisor to the EU Commission Vice President on the Digital Agenda for Europe, has …

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Jason Wohlstadter BDME

Jason Wohlstadter

Jason is a passionate lover of electronic music who has grown Proton from a non-profit radio station into a platform that powers over 2K independent electronic music labels. As a DJ and label owner himself, the vision has always been simple: build a sustainable business that supports the music he loves.

Herman Verkade BDME 2023

Herman Verkade

Berlin’s one and only dance-specialist music publisher, focussing exclusively on the global needs of Berlin’s techno and house community

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