The Association of Independent Music Companies (VUT) is hosting the VUT Indie Days again as part of Reeperbahn Festival. This means sessions, workshops, networking events and as highlight the VIA - VUT Indie Awards. The VUT Indie House serves again as a central meeting point for the independent music industry at Reeperbahn Festival.

Molly Neuman (US), widely respected figure in music industry circles and Global Head of Business Development at Songtrust, the world’s largest global royalty collection service and publishing administrator, will open the VUT Indie Days with her keynote. In this she will detail the structural forces at work that are challenging the growth for independent artists and companies, such as high-risk investments in artist development or the power of big tech to influence market conditions.

Authors, poetry slammers and stage writers, but also journalists and podcasters are thinking about the status quo of power, media and music - with unexpected results at this year's WORD programme.

For example, the award-winning poetry slammer David Friedrich (DE, photo) will present his second solo programme "Aber schön war es doch" (And it was nice after all). 

The journalists Vassili Golod and Jan Kawelke will be recording live new episodes for their podcast Machiavelli and will prove their knowledge of words and world politics. The podcast is also nominated for this year's International Music Journalism Award.

Discover more of the programme here.

In May Reeperbahn Festival presented showcases, sessions, a reception and a matchmaking at Reeperbahn Festival @ WISE in Beijing.

We also took the opportunity to talk to Gareth Davies (Head Of International, Kontor Records, DE) for our E · MAGAZINE. He gave interesting insights into the global music market, the future of streaming and answered questions such as what China could learn from the European market. Watch the full interview with Gareth Davies in our E · MAGAZINE.

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