Berlin

Event listings: Echtzeitmusik live music calendar.

Spaces

• Acud Kunsthaus, culture centre, Mitte, *1991/2014
• AgvA-CIAT, Kreuzberg, *2012
• Anagram Books, project space, Kreuzberg, since 2016
• Apartment Project Berlin, non-profit art space, Neukölln, *2012
• Aperto, public laboratory, library and archive, Mitte, *2017
• Arsenal, cinema, Tiergarten
• Art Laboratory Berlin, gallery, Gesundbrunnen, *2006
• Ausland, art, music and theory, Prenzlauer Berg
• Babylon, cinema, Kreuzberg
• Bärenzwinger, cultural site, Mitte, *2017
• Ballhaus Naunyn, Kreuzberg, *2006
• b_books, bookstore, Kreuzberg
• bi'bak, project space, Wedding, *2014
• Books People Places, architecture & urbanism bookstore, Schöneberg
• Buchladen zur schwankenden Weltkugel, bookstore, Prenzlauer Berg
• c-base, lab, Mitte, *1995
• Changing Room / Wedding, project space for sound art and performance, Wedding, *2019
• DAM, digital art gallery, Mitte, *2003
• designtransfer, UdK Berlin gallery, Charlottenburg, *1984
• diffrakt, centre for theoretical periphery, Schöneberg, *2017
• District * School without Center, queer feminist art space and cultural center, Schöneberg, *2009
• Errant Sound, sound art venue, formerly Errant Bodies, Mitte, *2010
• Eschschloraque, bar, Mitte
• Freehome
• GlogauAIR, project space, Kreuzberg, *2006
• .HBC, club, Mitte
• Hibiki, cultural space for contemporary art and music, Gesundbrunnen, *2018
• Hopscotch Reading Room, bookstore, reading room and event space, Tiergarten, *2018
• Individual Network, hackerspace, Moabit, *1995
• K77, experimental music venue, Mitte
• Künstlerhaus Bethanien, cultural centre, Kreuzberg, *1973
• Labor Neunzehn, artist-run space, Alt-Treptow, *2014
• Labor Sonor / KuLe, experimental music venue, Mitte, *1990
• Lacuna Lab, collaborative creative space, Kreuzberg, *2015
• Lichtblick Kino, cinema, Prenzlauer Berg, *1995
• Liebig12, art laboratory, Friedrichshain, *2011
• Loop Raum, space for contemporary art, *1997
• Madame Claude, club, Kreuzberg, *2008
• Mastul, Wedding, *2004
• Meinblau, project space, Prenzlauer Berg, *1997
• The Museum of American Art, Friedrichshain, *2004
• NGBK, bookstore & gallery, Kreuzberg, *1969
• O Tannenbaum, film & music venue, Neukölln
• panke.gallery, Wedding, *2017
• Peninsula, Moabit, *2014
• Pro qm, bookstore, Mitte
• Saint George's, 2nd hand bookstore, Prenzlauer Berg, *2003
• SAVVY Contemporary, Wedding, *2009
• Schering Stiftung, gallery, Mitte
• Scriptings, project space, Mitte, *2009
• SomoS, art space, Kreuzkölln, *2012
• Sowieso, bar, Neukölln
• Sparwasser HQ, contemporary art gallery, Friedrichshain
• Supermarkt, project space, Kreuzberg, *2011
• Texture, Kreuzberg, *2018
• top, project space, Neukölln, *2002
• Trust, space for design and utopian conspiracy, Tiergarten, *2018
• uqbar, project space, Gesundbrunnen, *2007
• Valentin Stüberl, bar, Neukölln
• Vierte Welt, gallery, Kreuzberg, *2010
• Walden-Kunstaustellungen, gallery, Neukölln
• Willow's Nest, private home art space, Friedrichshain, *c2016
• Wendel, clubcafe, Kreuzberg
• ZK/U, center for art and urbanistics, Moabit
• Zönotéka, project space, Neukölln, *2014

Art museums and centres

• Berlinische Galerie, Kreuzberg, *1975
• Martin-Gropius-Bau, Kreuzberg, *1981
• Hamburger Bahnhof, contemporary art museum, Mitte, *1996
• Kindl, centre for contemporary art, formerly Alte Kindl Brauerei, Neukölln
• Kunst-Werke, art centre, Mitte, *1990s

Past spaces

-able (gallery, -2014), Altes Finanzamt (Neukölln, -2015), Antje Øklesund (audiovisual laboratory, -2017), A Public Library (Kreuzberg, 2015), Automaten (club, 2001-2004), Bootlab (2000-2008), Enblanco Projektraum (project space, Kreuzberg, 2009-2013), Fischbüro (cultural club, 1986-1989), Galerie René Block (1964-1979), General Public (sound art gallery, 2005-2015), Intersoup (music venue, Prenzlauer Berg), Kunstfabrik (culture space, 2002-2008), LEAP (Mitte, 2011-2015), M12, Maria am Ostbahnhof (club), Media Arts Lab Künstlerhaus Bethanien, NK (2009-2015), Or Gallery Berlin (2010-2015), Pflüger68 (exhibition space, 2007-2015), pickledfeet (Mitte, -2008), Pirate Cinema Berlin, Podewil centre (1992-2004), Quiet Cue (2009-2016), Raum (Wedding, 2006-2007) Raum18 (Neukölln, 2009-2010), Singuhr Hoergalerie (sound art gallery, 1996-2014), Spektrum (art & science community space with makerlab, 2014-2019) [1], Stattbad (culture centre, Wedding, 2001-2015), Stralau 68, Tesla (media art lab, 2005-2007), tmp (artistic project spaces, 2007-2011), Underground Zero (club, *2007), White Rabbit (gallery & music venue, -2012), Zentrale-Randlage (2005-2007)

Initiatives

0x2620, Bausteln, Digitale Gesellschaft (*2010), DISK (*2005), Disruption Network Lab, DOCK, Ernst Schering Foundation (*2002), FormatLabor, Freifunk.net, GenComp Collective, ICI (*2006), Iconclub (*2001), Initiative Haus der Statistik (*2015), Initiative Neue Musik (*1991), Institute for Algorhythmics (*2008), Kammerensemble Neue Musik (*1980s), kunst und technik (*1996), La-condition-japonaise (*2007), LaborBerlin (*2010), Lebensformen research group (*2011), metroZones (*2007), minimal club (since 1996), Not Applicable Artists (*2002), The Public School Berlin (*2010), Public Software Group (*2009), r0g-media (*2012), Radical Theory Berlin reading group (*2009), Replica physical theatre platform, Singuhr (*1996), So Far Channel, School of Ma (*2014), Telekommunisten, top e.V. (*2002), Weise7 (*2011), xxxxx (2006)

Past initiatives

Convex tv (1996-), Botschaft e.V. (1990-96), Mikro e.V. (1998-2001), Codelab (2001-02), Handshake (1993-)

Media

Archipel community radio, Artkillart label (*2007), Backyard Radio (*2007), Cashmere Radio (2018), De:Bug music magazine (*1997), Chaosradio, Ecobytes server (*2006), Reboot.fm radio (*2004), textz.com (*2001), Rohrpost list (*2000).

Past media

Orang / Radio Internationale Stadt (1996-2002), Internationale Stadt Berlin (1995-98).

Festivals

Kontakte biennial for electroacoustic music and sound art (*2015), State festival for open science, art and society (*2014), International Teletext Art Festival (*2012), Verwertung (2010), TaktFrei (2010), Visual Berlin (2010), Process Festival (2010), Transmediale (*1988), club transmediale (*1999), atoms&bits (2009), Dis-play (*2007), Directors Lounge (*2005), Das Kleine Field Recordings (*2006), Worldtronics (2007), Klangkustfest (*2004), Emergeandsee (*2000), Inventionen (*1982)

Past festivals

Pure Data Convention (2011), Garage (1997-2005), sonambiente (1996, 2006)

Events

• Chaos Communication Congress, *1984
• Performing Encounters salon, *2014
• Radical Networks, conference, 2018
• Re:publica conference, *2007
• SuperCollider User Meetings, 2011
• Vibrant Matter, text/object and sound event series, *2017
• Vorspiel, *2010

Past events

• Avtonomi Akadimia, 2020
• Open Scores, exhibition, 2019
• Statista, urban renewal project, 2019
• Infiltration: Challenging Supremacism, 2018
• Underground and Improvisation: Alternative Music and Art after 1968 exhibitions, concerts & discourse, 2018
• Netzkunst im Berlin der 90er Jahre, exhibition, 2017
• Uncommons, conference, 2015
• Einbruch der Dunkelhei, conference, 2014
• Looking Through the Occult, conference, 2013
• Lichtklangphonogramm, exhibition, 2013
• The Global Square - Berlin Biennale, 2012
• Think:Film, congress, 2012
• Kreatives Schaffen in der digitalen Welt, meeting, 2012
• Weise7 in/compatible Laboratorium, exhibition, 2012
• NetPoliticsBeerX, net politics and digital rights meetup, 2011-2016
• Federated Social Web, workshop, 2011
• A user's guide, 2011
• Open Knowledge Conference, 2011
• Re-Touching McLuhan, 2011
• 0x00WE15E7, exhibition, 2011
• Cognitive Cities, conference, 2011
• Free Culture Research Conference, 2010
• Screendancing, exhibition, 2010
• SuperCollider Symposium, 2010
• Sounds. Radio – Art – New Music, exhibition, 2010
• Hacks4Democracy, *2010
• Pd-berlin meetings, 2009-2016
• János von Neumann Salon, 2009
• Transitland Destination Berlin, 2009
• International Turntable Orchestra, 2009
• All2gethernow, *2009
• Breakthrough, 2009
• Audio Poverty, conference, 2009
• Second International Pirate Conference, 2008
• Tuned City, 2008
• Koloniale 319, 2008
• Polytechnic, 2007-2008
• Re:place, 2007
• From Spark to Pixel. Art and New Media, exhibition, 2007
• 9 Evenings Reconsidered: Art, Theatre, and Engineering, 1966, exhibition, 2007
• Symposium for Readers, 2007
• Imagine Radio 2.0, 2007
• The Oil of the 21st Century, 2007
• Fluxus East, exhibition, 2007
• Summit, 2007
• Salon Bruit, live music series
• Upgrade! Berlin, *2006
• DRM und Alternativen, 2004
• Dorkbot Berlin, *2004
• Joint-Venture, 2004-2006
• Arts of Knowledge, 2003-2004
• Migrating Images, 2003
• Software Art, conference, 2003
• Oekonux Conference, 2002
• FormatLabor series, *2002
• NetSplit, symposium, 2001
• Wizards of OS, conference, 1999-2006
• Net.Radio Days, 1998
• inmedia, 1997-1999
• Interflugs, *1989
• Tuwat Congress, 1981
• Tunix Congress, 1978

Academy programs

Hermann von Helmholtz-Zentrum für Kulturtechnik HU, Institut für Zeitbasierte Medien UDK, Institut für transmediale Gestaltung UDK, Film- und Medienkunst ADK (*1984), Audiovisual Communication GWK UDK, Medientheorien IMM HU.

Art workers

• A.A. Bronson (1946)
• Akitoshi Honda (1977)
• Alan Toner (1973)
• Alberto de Campo (1964)
• Aleksandra Domanović (1981)
• Andre Bartetzki (1962)
• André Carvalho Hostalácio
• Andreas Broeckmann (1964)
• Anna Schäffler
• Antye Greie
• Aram Bartholl
• Axel Roch (1971)
• Baruch Gottlieb
• Bernhard Gál (1971)
• Brandon LaBelle
• Brendan Howell (1976)
• Brian Reffin Smith (1946)
• Caleb Waldorf
• Carsten Seiffarth (1963)
• Carsten Stabenow
• Chris Salter (1967)
• Constant Dullaart (1979)
• Cornelia Sollfrank (1960)
• Daisuke Ishida (1980)
• Daniela Swarowsky
• Danja Vasiliev (1978)
• Daphne Dragona (1975)
• Derek Holzer
• Detlev Schneider (1948)
• Diana McCarty
• Diani Barreto
• Dmytri Kleiner
• Doireann O'Malley
• Doreen Mende
• Fabienne Serrière
• Fiona Geuss
• Flora Könemann
• František Zachoval (1979)
• Fredrik Olofsson
• Georg Weckwerth (1965)
• George Bagdasarov (1978)
• Gilles Aubry
• Gisela Herzog
• Golo Föllmer (1964)
• Hanna Kuts
• Hannes Hoelzl
• Heather Frasch
• Helena Gough
• Holger Schulze
• Inke Arns (1968)
• Isabel de Sena
• Jacob Kirkegaard (1975)
• Jan-Peter E.R. Sonntag (1965)
• Jan Thoben
• Jay Rope
• JD Zazie
• Jeff Mann
• Jens-Uwe Dyffort (1967)
• Jo Grys
• Joachim Blank (1963)
• Joanne Richardson (1968)
• Jochen Arbeit
• Jonas Hummel
• Jonas Lund
• Joulia Strauss (1974)
• Julian Oliver
• Julien Maire (1969)
• Julius von Bismarck
• Kristoffer Gansing
• Kyd Campbell
• Linda Hilfling
• Mara Goldwyn (1976)
• Margarita Tsomou
• Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri
• Mario de Vega
• Martin Conrads (1969)
• Martin Howse
• Martin Kuentz (1975)
• Masayoshi Fujita (aka El Fog)
• Maxfield Gassmann (1980)
• Meike Jansen
• Michael Chinen (1982)
• Michelle Teran (1966)
• Micz Flor
• Mika Vainio
• Morten J Olsen
• Natalia Borissova
• Nicolas Siepen
• Niklas Roy
• Niklas Treutner
• Noam Braslavsky
• Norbert Bolz (1953)
• Oliver Baurhenn
• Oliver Grau (1965)
• Oliver Laric
• Oliver Walker
• Paolo Podrescu
• Paul Feigelfeld
• Peter Machajdík (1961)
• Pit Schultz (1965)
• Ralf Baecker
• Rinus van Alebeek
• Robert M Ochshorn
• Robert Sakrowski
• Rosa Barba (1972)
• Sam Auinger (1956)
• Sebastian Lütgert
• Sebastian Schmieg
• Servando Barreiro
• Shintaro Miyazaki (1980)
• Slavko Kacunko (1964)
• Stephan Urbach
• Susan Philipsz
• Susanne Lang
• Sylvia Schedelbauer
• Thomas Ankersmit (1979)
• Thomas Gerwin (1955)
• Tim Pritlove
• Udo Noll (1966)
• Valie Djordjevic
• Viktor Dovhalyuk
• Volker Grassmuck (1961)
• Warren Neidich
• Wolfgang Ernst (1959)
• Wolfgang Hagen (1950)
• Wolfgang Schäffner
• Wolfgang Spahn (1970)
• Wouter Jaspers
• Yair Elazar Glotman (1987)
• Yukio King (1980)

Publications

• Théo Lessour, Berlin sampler, Paris: Ollendorff & Desseins, 2009, 354+[11] pp. (French)
  • Berlin Sampler: From Cabaret to Techno: 1904-2012, A Century Of Berlin Music, trans. Sean Kearney, Berlin: Ollendorff, 2012, 365 pp.
• Burkhard Beins, Christian Kesten, Gisela Nauck, Andrea Neumann (eds.), Echtzeitmusik Berlin: Selbstbestimmung einer Szene / Self-Defining a Scene, Hofheim am Taunus: Wolke, 2011, 416 pp. [2] (German)/(English)
• Felix Denk, Sven von Thülen, Der Klang der Familie, Suhrkamp, 2012, 423 pp. Online companion. (German)
  • The Sound of Family: Berlin, Techno and the Reunification, Books on Demand, 2014. [3]
• Stefanie Seidl, Wolfgang Farkas, Heiko Zwirner (eds.), Nachtleben in Berlin: 1974 bis Heute, Metrolit, 2013. (German)
• Kati Krause, Ole Schulz, "Our Own Private Germany", Matter, 8 Nov 2014. On squatting in 1990s Berlin.
• Sven Marquardt, Die Nacht ist Leben: Autobiographie, Ullstein, 2014, 224 pp. [4] (German)
• Peter Cusack, Berlin Sonic Places: A Brief Guide, ed. DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program, Hofheim am Taunus: Wolke, 2017, 96 pp. Audio recordings. [5]

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