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Sunday Beats, the joint concert series of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg and Stadtpark Mannheim, is already entering its fifth round in 2023!

You definitely shouldn't miss the Sunday Beats finale on 24 September with UNI:
She has a captivating voice with many faces - that's UNI, who brings a breath of fresh air to the German music scene with her Asian-inspired pop.
UNI's genre-crossing musical style, which is reminiscent of a mixture of RnB, soul and hip-hop, has numerous surprises in store for its audience.
On relaxed R&B loops to rousing dance beats, the young artist's vocals take on changeable roles, while she gives her songwriting an unmistakable character through recurring elements.
Both with her personality and in her music, UNI embodies self-confidence and humanity through her sincere lyrics, which create artistic space for her thoughts as well as pride in her roots.

Admission to the concert is free, park admission is 3.50 euros, for students 2.50 euros, children up to 15 years 2 euros.

5:30 pm Aron Pinter
7:00 pm Jiska
08:30 pm ENGIN
10:00 pm LUZIFA

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.

This year the Nachtwandel invites you to art, music and culture in Mannheim's Jungbusch harbour district.

The Bandpool will also open its doors on October 27th and 28th and will present current Bandpool bands and a few specials. That means this weekend there will be good music on two evenings in the Popakademie!

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!

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.

On Saturday, November 25 2023, 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 ninth World Drum Festival.

More information coming soon.

Beats & Sound of the producing students! The line-up of the Producer's 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.

This year's conference poses the question of gender equity in electronic music and sheds light on the promotion of young talent. The program is curated by Arno Müller and Angie Taylor.

Arno Müller is a lecturer from the very beginning in the Producing department. Since 2014, he has headed the "Electronic Music Producer" department, which has already produced several internationally successful alumni. For more than 30 years, he has been active in the electronic music scene as a DJ, live act, producer, sound designer as well as A&R. He has successfully collaborated in various capacities with numerous artists, some of them very well known. v2017 he started to release only his own productions under the alias "Jan Dalvik" on various labels. In his recording studio he deals with modular synthesizers as well as analog and hybrid production of electronic music. As a DJ he holds a residency at the Stuttgart club "Romantica" and runs the label "Romantica Records" belonging to the club.

Angie Taylor is an international techno DJane, live act and producer. She brings her unique intense electro style and boundless energy to clubs and festivals. Her DJ and live mix consists of captivating soundscapes, beats and sequences mixed with her personal Ableton Live setup, bass guitar interludes and impressive vocal effect performances. The Popular Music M.A. graduate of the Popakademie Mannheim has won numerous awards for her electronic music projects and performances. Taylor runs her own label "Panicroom" and collaborates for international artists including Jeff Mills and George Morel.

More info to follow!

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.

Beats & Sound of the producing students! The line-up of the Producer's 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. Admission is free.