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We are very happy to welcome you in our house. The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is a barrier-free building. The building has barrier-free access, the bus stop in front of the building is also barrier-free and therefore easy to reach by public transport. The Popakademie has a handicapped parking space, a handicapped accessible WC with a pull cord and emergency call switch, the doors are suitable for wheelchair users according to DIN18040 and can be operated by pushbuttons and are equipped with finger protection. A lift with Braille lettering and a stretcher are available in case of failure. In the house there are generous movement areas with turning possibilities and there are no thresholds. A pictorial description with common pictograms ensures easy orientation in the house. Ramps and fall protection are available for the stages. Additional ergonomic barriers for staff, students and visitors are available by appointment.For all questions regarding accessibility in the house, please contact Alexandra Reiter Alexandra.Reiter@popakademie.de.
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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05. March 2026
Popakademie alumnus becomes Vice President at Warner/Chappell
Warner Chappell Music has appointed Tobias Brinkmann as Vice President of Licensing.
03. March 2026
Popakademie collaboration: Musical Judith celebrates premiere
In mid-February, the musical “Judith and the Miracle of Creation” celebrated its premiere in front of around 15,000 spectators at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund. Around 3,000 singers formed the choir. The music was composed by three former students of the Popakademie, arranged by the music agency KLINKT. Thilo Zirr, also a former student of the Popakademie, was responsible for the musical direction and arrangements of the songs.
Michael Herberger, Business Director and Managing Director, brought the musical elements together and was responsible for the music production.
Michael Herberger, Business Director and Managing Director, brought the musical elements together and was responsible for the music production.
25. February 2026
Electronic Orchestra at the Sports Ball
Since last year, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg has been home to “PEO,” the Popakademie Electronic Orchestra—a large electronic ensemble that interprets orchestral works using only analog synthesizers. The project was initiated by Derek von Krogh (artistic director and managing director of the Popular Music Department) and is supported by Mathias “Maze” Leber. All interested students at the Popakademie can participate in the project.
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