Come by
and say hi!

Maria Sonevytsky is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Music at Bard College and author of "Wild Music: Sound and Sovereignty in Ukraine (2019)," recipient of the American Musicological Society's Lewis Lockwood Award. Prof. Sonevytsky's research focuses on post-Soviet Ukraine, including the cultural impact of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on regional music repertoire. She is the founder of the Chernobyl Songs Project: Living Culture from a Lost World, a public ethnomusicology program aimed at raising awareness of the cultural impact of a nuclear disaster.

Popakademie bands live on stage!

At the "Work in Progress Club" the students of the Department of Popular Music present their current projects.

Admission is free.

The singer and guitarist Julia "Jules" Nagele aka listentojules studied the focus Performing Artist of the artistic master program at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. In addition to her busy concert schedule, listentojules is involved as project leader of musicBWwomen* and on the committee of MusicWomen*Germany. She not only places the topic of sustainability in her everyday life, but also tries to keep this aspect constantly in mind in her professional work and is part of Music Declares Emergency Germany. She also curates various music series and is a workshop leader/lecturer for voice, guitar, creativity development, music & human rights, and music theory.

On Saturday, November 19, 2022, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg in cooperation with the Cultural Office of the City of Mannheim and the European drum and percussion association "Percussion Creativ" will host the eighth World Drum Festival as a hybrid edition.

Masterclasses and program will be announced.

On Tuesday, November 22, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., there will be an Open House Talk with Gudrun Schweppe, Head Of Music DACH at YouTube / Google Germany.

Gudrun Schweppe was born in South Africa and is the first female Head of Music YouTube in Germany since April 2021. The manager has been with the Google Group since 2012. First for the video platform YouTube as Head of Music Licensing/ Publishing for the EMEA region and most recently as Head of Music Publishing Partnerships for YouTube and Google Play. After studying at Berlin's Humboldt University, she first worked for the former BMG, Jamba, Fox Mobile and Jesta Digital.

Popakademie bands live on stage!

At the "Work in Progress Club" the students of the Department of Popular Music present their current projects.

Admission is free.

Experience the current generation of the Bandpool and take a look behind the scenes of our newcomer program Bandpool. LIVE & LAUT! Admission to the concert is free!

Until 30 November 2022 you can apply for the Popakademie's young talent promotion programme, the Bandpool. Be part of the next Bandpool generation and take part in the 18-month coaching program.

Fine Stammnitz is the founder and director of the Green Touring Network, where she works in various projects to activate the potential of the music industry to make an active contribution to the fight for climate justice. After completing her bachelor's degree in music business at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, she focused intensively on the topic of environmental protection in the music industry as part of a scientific thesis. She is also a co-founder of Music Declares Emergency in Germany, part of the Aktionsnetzwerk Nachhaltigkeit and oversees recycling management for festival productions.

Beats & Sound of the producing students! The line-up of the Producers Club consists of students from the Pop Music Design bachelor's programme and the Popular Music master's programme with a focus on Producing/Composing Artist. Admission is free.

Popakademie bands live on stage!

At the "Work in Progress Club" the students of the Department of Popular Music present their current projects.

Admission is free.

Experience the current generation of the Bandpool and take a look behind the scenes of our newcomer program Bandpool. LIVE & LAUT! Admission to the concert is free!

Beats & Sound of the producing students! The line-up of the Producers Club consists of students from the Pop Music Design bachelor's programme and the Popular Music master's programme with a focus on Producing/Composing Artist. Admission is free.

At the Work in Progress Club meets World Music Café concert, students from the Popular Music faculty present themselves live on stage. The evening's programme will be dominated by a colourful mixture of the two courses of study Pop Music Design and World Music. As always, drinks will be provided. Admission is free.