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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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30. July 2026
Perspective 2036 - The Music Industry of the Future
In a two-year research project entitled ‘Perspective 2036 – The Future of the Music Industry’, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT, is investigating how generative artificial intelligence could transform music production, distribution, rights clearance, licensing and exploitation by the year 2036. The aim is to develop possible visions of the future of the music industry and music culture, and to derive concrete recommendations and areas requiring action for policymakers. The goal is to establish, at an early stage, the conditions for the legally sound, fair and culturally responsible use of AI in the music industry. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space as part of the Insight II programme.
27. July 2026
“Mic Check” is getting a third season!
As part of the Porjektwerkstatt in the Bachelor’s program in Music Business at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, students Maximilian Schlauch, Dinio Maag, Sophia Walter, and Dominik Breitinger are producing the third season of the “Mic Check” series. Once again, all episodes will be released not only on Instagram and TikTok, but also on YouTube.
22. July 2026
Popakademie collaborates with Nbg Pop for the first time
From October 8 to 10, 2026, Nuremberg will once again become the hub of Southern Germany’s largest club and showcase festival, complemented by the POP CONFERENCE and the GUNDA Pop Culture Award. This year, for the first time, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is partnering with Nbg Pop: the Bandpool acts Ein Rosenkavalier, FREUDE, and emi x will perform. During the conference portion, Prof. Dr. Alexander Endreß and David Stammer will present research projects on AI and music.
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