Co-CrEaTe ThE (r)EvOlUTION OF MUSIC
A DiFFeRenT KinD Of MuSIC ConFeReNCe WhErE NoVEl SoLuTiOnS AnD NeW ViSiOnS FoR MuSIC TakE CeNtEr StaGe.
What happens when you stop asking "where is the industry going" and start building the answer?
Come and find out!
This year, MUSIC FRONTIERS is going to happen in Hamburg on September 17 & 18 at the epicenter of Reeperbahn Festival - Europe's largest club festival.
Our program goes where most music conferences won't: beyond the current value chain, into the territories where music collides with AI, spatial computing, rights infrastructure, new business models, and the wider creative industries.
Every panel, showcase, and workshop is built around what's next, and not what's already consensus.
Cross-disciplinary by design, attendees will experience a thoughtfully curated program with confrontational discussions, immersive showcases, and valuable insights to redefine the music ecosystem.
MUSIC FRONTIERS serves as a hub for those who are committed to transforming the music landscape for the better. It’s the ultimate experience for top minds in the music biz to learn, connect, and collaborate.
Together, we are going to shape the future of the music ecosystem. The connections made in this room don't happen at any other music business event in your calendar.
If you're building tools, creating policy, producing music, funding innovation, or rethinking how any part of the music industry works, this is where you want to be.
MUSIC FRONTIERS is the event for those who don't want to wait for the industry to change; they're the ones changing it.
Fresh Spins on Music and its ecosystem
PROGRAM TO EXPECT
New economic models, shifting fan relationships, and AI are rewriting the rules faster than most can track.
MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026 is built for those who want to write the next ones.
Each session this year cuts into a specific fault line where the old logic breaks and something new is being built.
Concrete strategies. New solutions. Honest conversations.
Practitioners doing the work, not narrating it from the sidelines.
We will dive into the following topics
untapped opportunities for music in games and Interactive Media
new models for music organizations and platforms
music
Llcensing for aI as a revenue category
funding music Tech in 2026
the
science of sound as therapy
new physical formats for music
new financial models for artists beyond the advance:
music cities as a driver for music ecosytems
micro licensing for sync
at scale
the future of live music
music discovery reinvented
publishing in the age
of abundance
creation-embedded Identity Infrastructure
Fixing the metadata disaster
leveling the playing field in the music sector
the new structure of music labels
Discovering and signing artists in the age of algorithms
PURCHASE
YOUR TICKET
EARLY BIRDS AVAILABLE NOW
Be part of MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026 and actively participate in the shaping of the next evolution of the music ecosystem.
Two days at the epicenter of Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg.
A curated program spanning music, technology, AI, rights, and new revenue streams across the creative industries.
Direct access to the people actually building what comes next.
This is not your usual music conference. It's a gathering of bright minds from various disciplines who are shaping the future of music.
You'll leave with contacts, ideas, and clarity you won't get from any other event on the calendar.
EARLY BIRD TICKETS ARE LIMITED – SECURE YOURS NOW.
From 49 Euro
Only 100 Early Bird Tickets available.
call for speakers
Innovators, Take the Stage
Besides connecting with wonderful and clever people across the entire music ecosystem, the program is the heart of MUSIC FRONTIERS.
Every session is carefully curated, but we know that some of the most interesting ideas are often the ones that haven't been encountered yet.
We're looking for speakers who are genuinely shaping what music and its ecosystem could become.
If you're a researcher, artist, builder, innovator, technologist, or practitioner working at the intersection of music and its future, we want to hear from you.
If you think your topic belongs on the MUSIC FRONTIERS stage, we'd love to find out.
DEADLINE: JUNE 24, 2026
Watch The
MuSIC FrOnTiERs 2025
AfTeR MoViE
Volunteers Wanted!
Passionate about music, innovation and event organisation?
Apply now to join the Music Frontiers crew as a volunteer and help make the magic happen - one experience at a time.
As a volunteer, you'll get a free 2-day pass.
Gefördert durch:
