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the future of music
Popakademie Baden-Württemberg - University for Music Business, Creative Industries and Popular Music
We arepeople who design
the future of music
Popakademie Baden-Württemberg - University for Music Business, Creative Industries and Popular Music

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The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is an higher education institution and competence centre for the music and creative industries and their pop cultural scenes. By focusing its study programmes on popular music - in economic as well as artistic terms - it offers an academic education that is unique in Germany's public university landscape. Numerous successful careers of musicians and creatives have been founded here.

Parallel to its function as a teaching institution, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, as a competence centre, realises numerous projects in a regional, national and international context.


The team of the workshop
22. April 2026

Popakademie students are developing new ideas for the Heidelberg Spring

“Classical music is for boomers. But it still grabs you live.” This year, the Heidelberger Frühling used this slogan to promote its under-30 tickets. The slogan, along with the accompanying _ _ _
23. April 2026

Closing Concert of the SONGS Songwriting Competition

The final of SONGS, the songwriting competition for students organized by the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, will take place on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Juli Gilde will be the special guest at _ _ _
14. April 2026

The Popakademie is partnering with MARCHIVUM and the University of Mannheim

As part of the Popakademie Talks during the 2026 summer semester, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is collaborating with the University of Mannheim and the MARCHIVUM on the topic of “Music _ _ _


23. April 2026

Closing Concert of the SONGS Songwriting Competition

The final of SONGS, the songwriting competition for students organized by the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, will take place on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Juli Gilde will be the special guest at _ _ _
22. April 2026

Popakademie students are developing new ideas for the Heidelberg Spring

“Classical music is for boomers. But it still grabs you live.” This year, the Heidelberger Frühling used this slogan to promote its under-30 tickets. The slogan, along with the accompanying _ _ _
14. April 2026

The Popakademie is partnering with MARCHIVUM and the University of Mannheim

As part of the Popakademie Talks during the 2026 summer semester, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is collaborating with the University of Mannheim and the MARCHIVUM on the topic of “Music _ _ _
25 Apr

06 May
Popakademie @ Maimarkt
The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will be at the Maimarkt as part of the “Culture for Europe” program, offering visitors exciting insights into the world of the music and creative industries. The Maimarkt in Mannheim runs from Saturday, April 25, through Tuesday, May 5.

Program:
  • Saturday, April 25, 11:30 a.m.: Prof. David Emil-Wickström & music with Kemal Muhittin
  • Saturday, April 25, starting at 3:00 p.m.: Music with Kemal Muhittin & Caner Korkmaz
  • Monday, April 27, 10:30 a.m.: Michael Herberger – Presentation “Generative AI,” a research project by the Popakademie
  • Thursday, April 30, 10:30 a.m.: Derek von Krogh – Talk on the topic of Electronic Orchestra
Maimarkt, Halle 27, Stand 01
29
Apr
Producers Club
© Sebastian Weindel
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.
Start
20:00
Popakademie, Hafenstraße 33, Raum 001
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