Good to see you!
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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16. September 2025
Popakademie at the Reeperbahn Festival
The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will once again be participating in the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, which takes place from September 17 to 20, 2025, with a packed program.
15. September 2025
Bandpool application phase begins
The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is looking for the 28th generation of its Bandpool program. Bandpool is the Popakademie's flagship support program, which operates outside of the regular curriculum. Bands, solo artists, and producers from all over Germany receive coaching and support. The aim is to prepare them for entry into the professional music business. The new application phase runs until November 23rd 2025.
12. September 2025
YouTube and Popakademie release AI toolboard
As part of a YouTube-sponsored project at SMIX.LAB, current AI tools in the music industry are being researched, described according to use cases, and summarized on an overview page. The project will run from November 2024 to October 2025 under the direction of David Stammer (Project Manager, Digital Innovation) and continues the collaboration between the Popakademie and YouTube (e.g., white paper on generative AI).
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