Native Instruments just dropped a reality check for the global producer and DJ community. Despite storm clouds gathering on the business front, the company says the beat hasn’t stopped. In a candid statement following recent reports that the Berlin-based titan of music tech had entered preliminary insolvency proceedings. NI’s CEO Nick Williams stressed one [...]
The film is based on a podcast following two Americans as they journey to the notoriously exclusive club A new comedy film centred around an ill-fated attempt to get into Berghain is in the works, Deadline reports. The film – which is currently untitled – is said to be based on an episode of the podcast Search Engine, titled [...]
Described as a music-centric bar night for “hot dykes* to meet, mingle, and make out”, (lip) service has found its calling in Berlin, hosting hundreds-strong events with an emphasis on community and inclusivity Functions is our interview series profiling parties from across the world. This month we meet: (lip) service. Berlin is famous for [...]
Chances are, you’re making music on a DAW or with plugins born in Germany. How did the country come to dominate the software used in electronic music production? Cubase is German. So is Live. Even Logic Pro and Studio One began in Germany before being bought out by American companies. And it’s not just [...]
The new Kreuzberg institution will allow visitors to try out various machines Synthesizer Museum Berlin has opened in the German capital, exploring history of electronic instruments and their influence music culture. Located in Kreuzberg, this temporary exhibition has a collection of more than 50 vintage, bespoke and unusual synthesisers made between the 1970s and 2000s. [...]
'EXZESS Berlin – Hauptstadt der Clubs' can be viewed in full from September 7 A new three-part documentary series has been revealed, 'EXZESS Berlin – Haupstadt der Clubs', exploring contemporary Berlin nightlife culture and the previous five decades of its club community, The complete series - commissioned jointly by rbb and ARD Kultur - [...]