The local music industry employs approximately 13,800 people (2008)
Popkomm, Europes largest pop music and entertainment trade fair, will be held in Berlin from 2004 onwards
Berlin is a boom town for music companies like Sony Music and Universal as well as independent labels and service providers
There are venues in all sizes: Bars and clubs, theatres and concert halls, open-air stages and arenas
Berliners are avid consumers of events such as concerts and festivals, parades and award ceremonies
Close ties to the allied sectors, including the film, television and print media, multimedia, art, culture, fashion and design sectors
A lively scene with attractive specialist meetings and all the music industry's major associations in the city
I've got the music in me
The music industry continues its love affair with the German capital, and Berlin continues to attract the music industry. The city is unparalleled among media locations in terms of the number of companies and employees.
(Source: Kurzinformation, SenWTF [Senate Department for Economics, Technology and Women’s Affairs], 09/2009; Berlin Partner GmbH, 2007)
