listen to berlin 2020/21
13th Edition – 18 Tracks – diverse, not divided
The „listen to berlin“ Compilation 2020/21 ist out.
The Berlin Music Commission had called for applications for the 13th edition of the cross-genre listen to berlin compilation. Our selected jury of music experts* then selected 18 tracks from the 193 submissions for this year’s listen to berlin 2020/21 compilation.
Listen to the playlist here: https://listentoberlin.lnk.to/listentoberlinBMC
The 18 artists* selected for the compilation are automatically also nominated for the listen to berlin: Awards. The listen to berlin: Awards are intended as a predicate for remarkable achievements in the Berlin music industry. Since 2017, the Berlin Music Commission has been awarding the prizes independently of commercial considerations and focuses on the complexity of the industry. They highlight special people, artists* and projects and present them to a broad public during the awards ceremony.
Further, the winners have the chance to get a live performance at MW:M Live, the showcase format of Most Wanted: Music in November 2020.
On November 3, 2020, the announcement of the winners will take place at the listen to berlin: Awards, which also marks the beginning of Most Wanted: Music. The listen to berlin: Awards also serve as a platform for exchange, networking and cooperation between experienced industry representatives and committed young talents.
no new normal
Mainstream? No, thanks. How does the brave new world we want sound in the face of such stormy changes? The listen to berlin compilation is a space for experimentation, is open to all genres and styles and is never satisfied with what is never normal. It wants to be non-conformist and unconventional, innovative and progressive. Artists*who have been featured on the compilation in the past include Dota Kehr, Bonaparte, junk-E- cat, Shirley Holmes, ZUSTRA, Jan Blomqvist, Ani Klang, Pilocka Krach, Symbiz and Moderat.
beyond genre
Good music knows no genre. Neither does Berlin. No matter if experimental electronica, African-American funk and soul music, rap, pop indie sounds or booming rock – the sound of the capital is versatile. We are looking for a cross-section of the most innovative and exciting music; a soundtrack for a diverse city in a moment of upheaval.
carefully curated
The compilation is curated by an expert jury, which is made up of experts from different areas of the music business each year.
A Project of the Berlin Music Commission in cooperation with Zebralution and Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus.
presented by Flux FM & ASK Helmut
Supported and funded by Senatsverwaltung für Energie und Betriebe Berlin.
Submission criteria:
- Submissions can be made by bands, musicians, labels, producers or publishers. The artists themselves must live in Berlin.
- Recordings must be mixed and ready for release (no demos!)
- Mastering is done by the Berlin Music Commission.
- The submitted title is previously unpublished and a physical and digital publication is not planned before 03.11.2020
- Both signed and unsigned acts are welcome, but no major label acts.
- The right holders must provide the license free of charge (GEMA fees are covered by the BMC).The rights holders receive 100 % of the net revenues received by BMC pro rata titulis (compilation).
- Artists / bands that were already represented on the “listen to berlin” compilation 19/20 cannot be considered for the current call out. (Come back next year!)
listen to berlin – unexpected sounds – Special Edition
with 16 bonus- tracks – curated by the board of Berlin Music Commission
There was a lot of unexpectedness in 2020. So why not go with the flow and bring a little unexpectedness into listen to berlin? Due to the difficult situation of many artists during the Covid-crisis and the enormous amount of exciting submissions, we decided to exclusively release a „bonus“-compilation this year to provide visibility and support for even more artists affected by the crisis.
Listen here to the listen to berlin – unexpected sounds – Special Edition.
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