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Popakademie
We arepeople who design
the future of music
Popakademie Baden-Württemberg - University for Music Business, Creative Industries and Popular Music
We arepeople who design
the future of music
Popakademie Baden-Württemberg - University for Music Business, Creative Industries and Popular Music

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The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is an higher education institution and competence centre for the music and creative industries and their pop cultural scenes. By focusing its study programmes on popular music - in economic as well as artistic terms - it offers an academic education that is unique in Germany's public university landscape. Numerous successful careers of musicians and creatives have been founded here.

Parallel to its function as a teaching institution, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, as a competence centre, realises numerous projects in a regional, national and international context.


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06. June 2025

Gold for former Popakademie student Tom Twers

The successful artist Tom Twers achieved gold status in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with his single “Falle für dich”. The former pop music design student received the awards as part of _ _ _
10. June 2025

Three bandpool acts at the Southside Festival 2025

Big stage for Popakademie talents: Three acts from the current band pool generations 26 and 27 are on the program this year at the Southside Festival - one of the largest and most renowned _ _ _
02. June 2025

Open Call for the Giga Hertz Prize

The Giga-Hertz Prize for Electronic Music and Sound Art has been awarded by the ZKM | Karlsruhe and the SWR Experimentalstudio since 2007. With entries from over 40 countries, it is one of the _ _ _


10. June 2025

Three bandpool acts at the Southside Festival 2025

Big stage for Popakademie talents: Three acts from the current band pool generations 26 and 27 are on the program this year at the Southside Festival - one of the largest and most renowned _ _ _
06. June 2025

Gold for former Popakademie student Tom Twers

The successful artist Tom Twers achieved gold status in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with his single “Falle für dich”. The former pop music design student received the awards as part of _ _ _
02. June 2025

Open Call for the Giga Hertz Prize

The Giga-Hertz Prize for Electronic Music and Sound Art has been awarded by the ZKM | Karlsruhe and the SWR Experimentalstudio since 2007. With entries from over 40 countries, it is one of the _ _ _
17
Jun
Popakademie Talks
On June 17th 2025, director and filmmaker Johannes Blume will present his award-winning documentary “Berlin Utopiekadaver”. The film, which was nominated for Best Documentary at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival and won the prize for “Best Music in a Documentary”, deals with the utopias and dystopias of modern society. Johannes Blume, who is known for his experimental works, takes the audience on a cinematic journey through the cultural and social realities of Berlin.
Popakademie, Hafenstr.33, Raum 001
18
Jun
The Art of Duo
The Art of Duo
Students from the Bachelor's degree program in Pop Music Design and the Master's degree program in Popular Music with a major in singing/songwriting and keys present songs in duo format. The songs were worked on musically and scenically with Prof. Annette Marquard and Prof. Alexander Paeffgen, among others.

Admission free
Popakademie, Hafenstr. 33, Raum 415
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