Information about the professional Berlin music scene

Information about the professional music scene in Berlin– personal advice and support for transnational musicians

Aim of the project

The aim of the project „ Information about the professional music scene in Berlin – Personal Advice and Support“ is to make the network of the State Music Council available to musicians who were forced to leave their home countries for political reasons.

For newly-arriving musicians, it is difficult to get an overview of the Berlin professional music scene. Often, they lack information on minimum requirements in terms of formal degrees and artistic qualifications, entry opportunities in the field of music, education structures, applying for funding, the social security system for artists or information on starting up a business. In most cases, experiences they made in their home countries cannot be applied.

Typical challenges
  • Where do I find a job as a musician?
  • How can I start working as a freelance musician?
  • Are my degrees and my artistic qualifications recognized in Germany?
  • Educational structures in Germany
  • How can I apply for funding?
  • Contacts and networking
What we offer

In our weekly consultation hours we offer personal advice and support for transnational musicians. The advisory service is provided in German, English and Russian. We can also accompany musicians personally to counseling centers, authorities and other appointments, thus helping them to overcome administrative and language barriers. In addition, the FAQ section and the multilingual interactive map provides musicians with extensive information about the Berlin professional music scene and Berlin’s musical life.

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Programme information and Network

The project is supported with funding from the Senate Department for Culture and Europe’s programme Weltoffenes Berlin (Cosmopolitan Berlin). 

Cooperation Partners: 

Berlin Music Commission
ver.di Berlin-Brandenburg
Berlin Mondiale
Kreativ Kultur Berlin

Upcoming events
Existenzgründungsseminar für Musiker:innen / Seminar on how to start working as a freelance musician
Detailseite Datum:08.10.2024 Uhrzeit:09:30 Uhr — 16:30 Uhr Ort:Landesmusikrat Berlin e.V., Karl-Marx-Straße 145, 12043 Veranstalter:ver.di Berlin-Brandenburg

Dieses kostenfreie Seminar richtet sich an geflüchtete Musiker:innen und vermittelt die Grundlagen der selbständigen Arbeit als Musiker:in mit Informationen zu Anmeldeformalien, sozialer Absicherung, Versicherungen, sowie betriebswirtschaftlichen und steuerlichen Aspekten der Selbständigkeit.
Seminarsprache: Deutsch und Englisch (bei Bedarf Russisch)
Als Teilnehmer:in können Sie gerne im Vorfeld Fragen stellen. Richten Sie diese bitte an Alice Butler: .

This free of charge seminar for refugee musicians will guide you through the key issues to consider when starting a business as a freelance musician and provides you with essential information on: registration as a freelancer, social security, insurances, finance and tax issues.
The seminar will be held in German and English.
You are welcome to ask us any questions in advance. Please contact Alice Butler: .


Referent: Carsten Großeholz, Medien*Kunst*Kultur*Consult

Anmeldung / Registration:

Seminar-Anmeldung / Workshop registration

Ansprechpartnerin / Contact:

Landesmusikrat Berlin e.V
Alice Butler
Tel: +49 (0)157 542 875 69
E-Mail:

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The Music Job Market in Berlin - Useful Adresses for Transnational Musicians


This multilingual interactive map presents an overview of the musical landscape in Berlin. Here, you can discover music venues, music schools and counseling centers.
This map is a work in progress; it is continuously growing and will be supplemented with more content.

Choose a category and a district to display the desired information on the map.






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