Music industry

Berlin's music industry unites major labels and players as well as innovative startups. More than 12 percent of the German music industry is based in the capital. Nowhere else in Germany do more people make a living from music and form an international uniquely diverse music scene.

Facts and figures

• Headquarters of Universal Music Deutschland, Deutsche Entertainment AG (DEAG), Euro Arts, Sony Music Entertainment / ATV Music Publishing and Viacom International Media Networks and more than 500 Independent-Labels
• Creative music scene as a driving force for the music industry with innovative start-ups such as Voicd.FM, COLORSxSTUDIOS and Endel Sound
• Closely integrated music and technology scenes with companies such as Ableton, Native Instruments, MAGIX and Holoplot
• 250 venues and clubs, 10 renowned orchestras, 2 concert halls, 4 opera houses, 4 musical and revue theaters, 100 classical ensembles and 880 choirs
• 1,000 rock/pop bands, 1,000 jazz musicians and 1,200 DJs
• 73 national and international television stations, 57 radio and web music providers, as well as the various music magazines of the city guarantee fast, widespread dissemination of creative ideas (e.g. DISMARC Metastore and the Berlin Music Library ).
• “Capital of Talent”: approximately 3,200 students with a focus on music as well as over 40.000 pupils attending 155 music schools

The city is a magnet for composers, musicians and DJs from all areas of music. The wide range of professional recording studios (e.g. Hansa Studios and TRIXX Studios) makes Berlin the ideal production location and its proximity to the many music events allows companies to adopt trends quickly. Berlin is considered the capital of electronic sound and techno.