MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026 x Reeperbahn Festival
This year at the epicenter of Reeperbahn Festival a different kind of music conference takes place where novel solutions and new visions for music take center stage.
What happens when visionaries, innovators, researchers, artists, and industry leaders come together to rethink the future of music? MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026 x Reeperbahn Festival (opens in a new tab)are two days dedicated entirely to what comes next for music.
This is not another panel-heavy industry recap.
MUSIC FRONTIERS is a trans-disciplinary conference at the intersection of music, technology, and creativity that is built for those who are ready to shape the next evolution of the music ecosystem rather than just observe it.
Over two packed days, you'll experience thought-provoking discussions, immersive showcases, and creative insights from some of the sharpest minds working across the music sector, emerging technologies, and the broader creative industries. Every session is designed around one principle: solutions that move the music ecosystem forward.
Discover how new technologies unlock artistic and economic value creation. Hear from visionaries and change-makers sharing ideas that challenge conventional thinking. Watch innovators present novel solutions to real challenges facing artists and industry stakeholders. And connect with artists, entrepreneurs, researchers, technology providers, and music professionals from around the world. Those kinds of people who actually make things happen.
Unlike traditional music conferences that stay within familiar boundaries, MUSIC FRONTIERS bridges connections across creative industries and emerging technology sectors. This is where new collaborations are born. The kinds that don't happen when everyone in the room comes from the same background.
MUSIC FRONTIERS is built on four pillars. Get inspired through knowledge transfer and visionary ideas. Initiate projects that foster sustainable innovation from within the music ecosystem. Form interdisciplinary connections between artists, researchers, entrepreneurs, and professionals across creative sectors. And actively contribute — this is an open platform where diverse perspectives drive creative breakthroughs. We want to empower the music sector to act from within, not react to changes from the outside.
This is your event if you work in music, technology, research, the creative industries, or at the intersection of any of these, and you're interested in actively participating in the creation of the future music ecosystem.
It's an ignition point for exploring new frontiers in music and cultivating meaningful collaborations to push boundaries.
Join us for MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026 x Reeperbahn Festival at Schmidtchen and Angie's in Hamburg on September 17 & 18, 2026.
Let's shape the future of the music ecosystemm - TOGETHER!
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MusicTech Germany
MusicTech Germany(opens in a new tab) was established in 2017 as the world’s first Federal Association for Music Technology.
At the core of its mission: Promoting collaboration and bridging the communication and knowledge gap between the traditional music industry and music tech pioneers.
The association seeks to promote the joint interests of its members and to support innovators in fulfilling their mission by initiating interactive multi-disciplinary events and by communicating with and counseling of inter/national policy makers, industry executives, media representatives, as well as artists, music enthusiasts, and the general public.
As an independent organization, MusicTech Germany is the main point of contact for music technology in Germany. It connects the dots for its members who address the challenges of the music industry value chain in the digital age.
Furthermore, the association fosters the knowledge transfer between visionaries from all intersections of the creative industries. It serves as a mediator and independent catalyst to help accelerate avant-garde approaches, determined to further the innovative potential and future success of artists and pioneers by improving the creative environment and underlying economic infrastructure.
With MUSIC FRONTIERS,(opens in a new tab) we are providing a platform for everyone in the music ecosystem to collaborate and shape the future of music.