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Red Bull Music Academy Kicks Off Its 20th Anniversary Edition In Berlin

September 19, 2018

Over the last two decades, the Red Bull Music Academy has touched down in cities across the globe, including:

Tokyo
New York
Melbourne
Cape Town
Paris
São Paulo
Montréal

Participants at the Red Bull Music Academy in Berlin that will take place from September 8 to October 12 2018 Image source: Dan Wilton / Red Bull Content Pool

The Red Bull Music Academy is taking place in Berlin this year, returning to the city where the Academy began for our 20th anniversary edition. Taking place from September 8th to October 12th, this year’s Academy will be headquartered at the Funkhaus, a historic recording studio complex in East Berlin and one of the largest in the world.
Every Academy is a world of its own, offering new insights and perspectives on sound. This year, 61 up-and-coming musicians from 37 different countries will come together in the German capital to hear lectures from artists who have shaped music history, exchange knowledge in all-night studio sessions, and collaborate with their peers from around the globe. At the same time, Red Bull Music programs a month-long festival of public concerts and club nights across the city.

The Studio Team members at the Red Bull Music Academy in Berlin. Image source: Eriver Hijano / Red Bull Content Pool

Highlights from this year’s wide-ranging Red Bull Music Festival Berlin include:

Bespoke shows from electronic iconoclasts Oneohtrix Point Never and Jlin on 4DSOUND’s giant spatial system
A mega-showcase by African dance music stars from across the continent
Public lectures with G.O.O.D. Music boss and rap icon Pusha T and Wondaland Records head and R&B android Janelle Monáe
A new experimental show from avant-pop artist Sevdaliza
A collaborative performance from Detroit techno master Jeff Mills and Afrobeat legend Tony Allen
As well as a special European edition of the celebrated Red Bull Music events Culture Clash, United States of Bass and Drone Activity In Progress

Find the complete program at berlin.redbullmusicacademy.com.

RBMA 2018 participants In Berlin Image source: Dan Wilton / Red Bull Content Pool

The Academy’s editorial platforms will also be firing on all cylinders over five weeks. Every day:

Thoughtfully researched articles and in-depth interviews
Original short films
Special digital projects
Event livestreams and more will deliver insider access to what’s going on inside the Academy
Create context around nightly events and uncover essential stories from Berlin’s past, present and future.

Participants at the Red Bull Music Academy in Berlin in studio Image source: Dan Wilton / Red Bull Content Pool

Broadcasting live from a custom-built studio in the heart of the iconic Funkhaus complex, Red Bull Radio will bring some of its most popular shows to Berlin, celebrating RBMA’s 20th anniversary with a month-long program of in-depth interviews, special guests, and unique stories that shaped the city’s music culture past and present, while also capturing the best moments from Red Bull Music Festival Berlin.