listen to berlin 2021/22
14th edition : broadened horizons, back to the future
RELEASE FRIDAYS!
A few months ago we received numerous tracks for this year’s listen to berlin compilation – and our jury has selected the most beautiful and innovative songs and packed them into two CDs.
From now on we will publish an EP with this year’s listen to berlin artists every Friday via our social channels! In addition to the tracks, we will also introduce you to the artists.
Illustration & Graphics by Henrike Ott.
no new averageness
The listen to berlin Compilation is a space for experimentation. It is open to all genres and styles and is not satisfied with the ordinary. It wants to be unadjusted and unconventional, innovative and progressive. Artists featured on the compilation in the past include Bonaparte, Catnapp, SIND, Alin Coen, uon, We Will Kaleid, VALENTIN, Breezy, DJ İpek İpekçioğlu, Sookee, Brand Brauer Frick, Niconé, Oliver Koletzki, Alice Phoebe Lou, Kat Frankie, Get Well Soon und Moderat.
beyond genre
Good music knows no genre boundaries. Berlin doesn’t either. Whether afrobeats, experimental electronica, funk and soul music, rap, hip-hop, jazz, reggaeton, pop indie sounds or droning rock – the sound of the city is versatile. We are looking for a cross-section of the most innovative and exciting music of the future: a soundtrack for a diverse city.
carefully curated
The Compilation will be curated by a jury of experts from various sectors of the Berlin music industry.
A Project of the Berlin Music Commission in cooperation with Zebralution and Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus.
Presented by FluxFM.
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.
- The recording must be mixed and ready for release (no demos!).
- No cover.
The mastering will be done by the Berlin Music Commission. - The submitted track is previously unreleased and a physical or digital release is not planned before 26.10.2021.
- Both label and non-label acts are welcome, but no major label acts.
- Rights holders must provide the license free of charge (GEMA fees will be covered by the BMC).
- Artists / bands already featured on the listen to berlin Compilation 2020/21 cannot be considered for the current call. Gladly again next year!
Each submission must include the following material:
- Music recording as a SoundCloud link or MP3 (320 kbps, max. 5 min./track).
- Track info: Artist, music title, creator (composer, lyricist, arranger, producer), track length, planned release date.
- Names and contact details of all rights owners.
Please submit only one track per application!
Application deadline is 03.06.2021.
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