BIMM Hamburg

08/03/2023

Don’t miss today’s Women’s Day concert organised by the amazing students at the and featuring some of the best FLINTA artists at BIMM Hamburg!

23/11/2022

We were delighted to see BIMM Institute Hamburg graduate Anna Hirschgänger aka Deer Anna play two shows at this year’s edition of Reeperbahn Festival. We got to chat with her about the festival and what she has been up to since graduating from BIMM Institute.

We were delighted to see BIMM Institute Hamburg graduate Anna Hirschgänger aka Deer Anna play two shows at this year’s edition of Reeperbahn Festival and got to chat with her about the festival and what she has been up to since graduating from BIMM Institute.

16/09/2022

This Tuesday we had an amazing time meeting our new students at the BIMM Institute Hamburg Induction and we would like to introduce you to some of them!

Meet Anna, Vocals & Songwriting student from Bremen, find out why she chose Hamburg and what she's most looking forward to about studying! 🎤🎼

08/09/2022

We can't wait to welcome you at BIMM Institute Hamburg. We've got a program of activities and plenty of opportunities for you to meet your fellow students, get acquainted with tutors, admin, and your potential new bandmates, so that you get off to the best possible start to your time at BIMM Institute Hamburg!

► Wednesday, 14th September ◄
Open Mic Night / 18:00
@ Baby Goat House

► Thursday, 15th September ◄
U3 BIMM Bahn / 17:30
@ BIMM Hamburg

► Thursday, 15th September ◄
Devil Duck Records Concert / 20:00
@ Jolly Jumper

► Friday, 16th September ◄
Movie Evening / 17:00
@ BIMM Hamburg / Lecture Room 1

► Friday, 16th September ◄
Pub Crawl / 19:00
@ BIMM Hamburg

► Monday, 19th September ◄
Meet the team / 11:00
@ BIMM Hamburg

► Tuesday, 20th September ◄
Record Store Crawl / 13:00
@ U Feldstrasse

► Tuesday, 20th September ◄
Q***r Club Meet Up / 18:00
@ BIMM Hamburg

► Wednesday, 21st September ◄
Jazz Club Hangout / 20:00
@ Cotton Club

► Thursday, 22nd September ◄
Jam Session / 14:00
@ BIMM Hamburg / Live Rooms 1 & 2

► Thursday, 22nd September ◄
Hamburg Haus @ Reeperbahn Festival / 14:00
@ Grüner Jäger

► Thursday, 22nd September ◄
Feldstern Party / 18:00
@ Feldstern

For more information and to sign up, check out the 'What's On' newsletter or the Facebook event!

29/08/2022

As a student at BIMM Institute Hamburg you’re not only going to spend your time in lecture rooms and studios – you are also going to have the opportunity to engage with the music industry outside the classroom through a variety of internships and work placements. Many of our students have worked at Hamburg’s most popular labels, agencies and recording studios during their studies and, in doing so, have got their foot in the door.

We caught up with Music Business student Max Jargsdorf to talk about his job at Oktober Promotion that focuses on different PR areas like print, online, radio, social media and TV.

'As this is my first job in the music industry, I get first practical experience and contacts. Also, I’m constantly discovering music as we have a lot of newcomers and underground artists on our radar. I also see this as a steppingstone for more to come. The contacts and the big network surrounding this company is one of the most important things for me in my studies. As you know: networking is everything in the music industry!'

Read the full interview with Max here:

Find out how we connect our students with the music industry through job opportunities, internships and work placements!

21/07/2022

BIMM Institute awarded university status! 🎓

We are delighted to announce that BIMM has been granted full university status by the Department for Education, following nearly 40 years of incredible work within the higher education sector. We're soooooo excited and so proud. 😭

To find out more about our university status, how we achieved it, and what it means for our students going forward, it's all explained in the link below.👇

BIMM Institute has been formally recognised as the UK’s newest university for the creative industries.

06/07/2022

We are delighted to announce that vocalist Anna Hirschgänger, who recently graduated from our BA (Hons) Vocals course at BIMM Institute Hamburg, won the KRACH + GETÖSE Hamburg Music Award. Under the artist name Deer Anna she writes and plays indie folk music that has been compared to Phoebe Bridgers, Daughter, Aurora und Novo Amo.

Anna and each of the other four winners who were awarded the KRACH + GETÖSE Award received prize money of €1200. They will also be mentored for 12 months and receive guidance from industry professionals, clubs, festivals, studios, agencies and the arts funding body, Haspa Musik Stiftung, and much more! We talked to Anna about her win:

'I’m very much looking forward to getting some help regarding booking and getting to play some festival gigs and maybe even a support tour for some bigger artist. A dream would be to play at The Great Escape Festival which KRACH+GETÖSE has a partnership with. I’m also really excited about just having some extra people around me with special expertise to talk to for advice and guidance.'

We are delighted to announce that vocalist Anna Hirschgänger, who recently graduated from our BA Vocals course at BIMM Institute Hamburg, won the KRACH + GETÖSE Hamburg Music Award. We talked to Anna about her win.

24/06/2022

Check out these amazing shots from our End of Year Gig at !

Some of our third year students said goodbye to BIMM Institute Hamburg with amazing final performances before their graduation and we cannot wait to see them perform on stages all around the world in the future!

Some amazing moments captured at our End of Year Gig!

24/06/2022

22/06/2022

We are happy to share these amazing moments from our End of Year Gig at Häkken with you!

Check out these pictures from our showcase and keep your eyes peeled - we have more photos from the gig to share soon!

18/05/2022

For this year’s End of Year Gig at BIMM Institute Hamburg, we teamed up with graphic designer Alexander Hanke, who founded Hamburg design studio and label Studio Zum Heimathafen and specialises in designing posters for concerts and festivals, to ask him to create a special poster for us.

'My heart was always in the music scene, so I was seeking for jobs in the scene and in a way that led to so-called ‘gig posters’. These usually give me the chance to work quite freely and at the same time I can create something for people whose music I listen to and admire.'

Students visited Alexander’s design studio for an exclusive masterclass where he talked about the importance of design in music, the process of creating our poster and at the end, our students also got to screenprint our poster. We talked to Alexander about his work and the key to a great design.

https://bit.ly/3wCNjQW

For this year’s End of Year Gig at BIMM Institute Hamburg, we teamed up with graphic designer Alexander Hanke to ask him to create a special poster for us.

05/05/2022

Music Business student Feodora Stücklschwaiger not only played a wonderful DJ set at last year’s End-of-Year Gig - she has also founded her own music collective and is producing her own music. We caught up with her to talk about her journey so far, her plans for the future, her collective W.A.L.E and of course studying at BIMM Institute Hamburg!

"Studying at BIMM redirected my creative journey once again. Maybe I will perform my music on stage with a band one day, or I will operate behind the scenes and be responsible for all the happiness. (...) The people I’ve met influenced me in so many ways, which I appreciate with all my heart! I found people like Andreas Mann, who helped me to realise projects I never thought I would. If you are eager to build a network and keep (once again) an open mind you have all those opportunities in reach!"

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3FiSZ6I

BIMM Institute Hamburg Music Business student Feodora Stücklschwaiger not only played a wonderful DJ set at last year's End-of-Year Gig -- she has also founded her own music collective and is producing her own music. We caught up with her to talk about ...

12/04/2022

We're back at ByteFM!

This time our students Anna (Deer Anna), Marc and Jean Baptiste visited ByteFM's radio show 'Anstoß' to talk about their "first steps into the music industry".
In the show they talk about their work experience, studying at BIMM, their music and collaboration of students.

This will air tomorrow, Wednesday the 13th of April at 6pm - 7pm on UKW 91,7 and 104,0 (Hamburg) or on the web at https://www.byte.fm/sendungen/anstoss/ or http://www.byte.fm/stream/bytefm.m3u

You don't want to miss this, so tune in!

08/04/2022

We caught up with Ava von der Mehden, Music Business student at BIMM Institute Hamburg and founder of FINTAREI Festival, to talk about the festival and its representation in the music industry.
FINTAREI was founded by Ava to support and highlight the work of local female and non-binary artists.

"The feminist movement and supporting Finta* personas in the industry has been very important to me for as long as I can remember. I grew up living with my sister and mum, who works as a self-employed photographer and always got paid less than men in the industry, which is the case in most areas of business around the world. So, I kind of see it as my mission as a woman starting out in the music industry to take a different approach and bring awareness to this problem(...)"

*Finta: Stands for Frauen* (women in German), Inter*, nicht-binäre (non-binary in German), Trans* and agender

https://bit.ly/3KqtCS9

We caught up with Ava von der Mehden, Music Business student at BIMM Institute Hamburg and founder of FINTAREI Festival

06/04/2022

This Friday, April 8 at 4pm, our Masterclass is really something extra special: we’ll be screen printing by hand BIMM Hamburg’s End of Year Gig poster!

Alex Hanke from Zum Heimathafen is hosting an external Masterclass where he will discuss the importance of design in music as well as the creative process of designing our unique End of Year Gig poster.

If you plan to release music as an artist or will be a part of release campaigns in the future, concert posters or album art is never something to be overlooked. Not only will Alex lead this discussion at his print studio near Holstenstraße, but students will also have the opportunity to pull the last colour of the screen-printed poster with their own hands.

Topics to be discussed in this Masterclass may include:

• Alex's road to music
• Working for small or big names
• What it takes to survive
• The importance of art and design within music
• The creation from start to finish of this years “BIMM End of Year Gig“ poster
• We’ll print the last color of the poster together!

Alex Hanke is a Hamburg based illustrator/graphic designer/screen printer and runs “Studio Zum Heimathafen“, under which he screen prints gig posters and art prints. With his work he’s deeply connected within the music industry, from album artwork to merchandise or his early steps as a concert organizer. He worked with Live Nation, FKP Scorpio, City Slang and artists like Foo Fighters, Calexico, Elbow, Feist or Sigur Rós but also very small independent acts.

Sign up now on BIMM Connect to attend this off-site Masterclass followed by a Q&A and screen printing afterwards!

Where?
In-person and offsite at Zum Heimathafen print studio (location to be emailed to you upon signing up).

24/03/2022

Are you applying from the EU, and interested in studying at our BIMM Institute Berlin or BIMM Institute Hamburg colleges? Then we recommend applying by the 25th of April!

Even if you’re moving from a European country and might not need a study visa, or a study visa is simple to access, there are still steps you should take into account and apply by the recommended date of 25th of April 2022. See our Visa & Immigration page for further useful guidance.

Our German colleges are based in the heart of Berlin’s and Hamburg’s creative hubs. So, as finding accommodation might take a while, please allow yourself the recommended time to pass the application process, plan your move to Germany, and begin your career in the creative industry.

More information on how to apply, you find here:
https://www.bimm-institute.de/how-to-apply/

Home How to Apply How to Apply Applying to study at a BIMM Institute in Germany If you already know which course you want to apply for, follow our simple step-by-step guide below. We've also included our list of application deadlines. If you are not yet...

23/03/2022

BIMM Institute Hamburg is putting on a singer/songwriter night happening this Friday, March 25th at 7pm hosted by student president Joi Herter!

With the emphasis very much on 'the song' and the storytelling within, the event will be an intimate evening of solo and duo performances showcasing the following talented songwriters and musicians studying at BIMM Institute Hamburg:

Marcel
Mia Peters
Feliks Divelli
Sandra
Liv Andersson
Sophie Sailor
For the Love of Dog
Chess
Yesu
CAROLINE
Joy&Svelet

Free entry and open to the public!

22/03/2022

Join Vocals student Insa for a tour around BIMM Institute Hamburg and take a look at our new facilities!

We’re proud to welcome you to our brand-new teaching space near the Karostar Musikhaus in St. Pauli, Hamburg. Our new college is a real paradise for music aficionados, and right in the epicentre of Hamburg’s music industry.

You want to visit our college and see for yourself? Book a College Tour on our website!

11/03/2022

At BIMM Hamburg we want to celebrate Women's History Month with amazing music from our very talented students: Listen to CAROLINE's new song "Lipstick"!

https://open.spotify.com/track/4nqZbuicvMri3hgA2TxGzw?si=48013745a3f446dd

CAROLINE · Song · 2022

09/03/2022

Songwriting student Colleen Livingstone has been featured on Musicspots talking about her song "Wild", a song about violence against women. Read the article below:

Pünktlich zum Weltfrauentag, liefert Colleen Livingstone mit ihrem Lyric-Video zu Wild einen wichtigen Beitrag

09/03/2022

New Masterclass alert! 🚨

Join our Songwriting Masterclass with David Stolzenberg lead by BIMM Hamburg’s own Ema Stapleton this Friday!

David Stoltzenberg is a songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer from Hamburg. Already at the age of 13, he founded the band , in which he still plays bass and sings in today. As a producer and songwriter, he has worked with both credible artists, such as SOLOMUN, and commercial acts, such as SCOOTER. He has produced the German Top 5 album „Musik An, Welt Aus“ by EULE and the last EP of LCAW. He also writes advertising music for companies like Ritter Sport, Audi or Lufthansa. And in addition to his work as a music producer, he has his own disco/house label, where small-edition vinyls are released and showcases are held.

Topics to be discussed in this Masterclass will include:

🎵 Positive mindset to make it in music as a songwriter or producer
🎵 Steps in transitioning from an amateur musician to a professional
🎵 Priorities, making decisions, flexibility when it comes to a career as a songwriter
🎵 Must have toolkit of songwriters and producers
🎵 Importance of your creative identity and building a brand

Sign up on BIMM Connect!

03/03/2022

We are looking forward to tomorrow's Masterclass about mental health in the music industry with Anne Löhr from .verband

Anne Löhr is a psychologist, therapist and co-founder of MiM "Mental Health in Music", an association that works to raise awareness, educate and improve mental health in the German-speaking music industry. In addition to her activities as a lecturer and speaker, she advises and accompanies artists, bands, individuals and teams in the music and creative industries throughout Germany. In her work, she combines her many years of expertise from working in psychiatric and psychotherapeutic settings with her insights into the industry as a musician and creative professional.

Topics to be discussed in this Masterclass will include:
• What's the status quo of mental health in the music business?
• What's the psychology behind negative stress musicians are facing such as future anxiety, fear of failure and pressure to succeed?
• How did the crisis effect out psyche and what are coping strategies?
• How can we take care of our health as being a musician?
Come join us in person at on campus for this presentation followed by a Q&A afterwards.

**Please note that FFP2 masks are to be worn at all times during this event and you will be asked for proof of a full vaccination, recovery or negative testing valid within 24 hours for this event**

02/03/2022

🎵 These are the top Masterclasses of 2021 🎵

Our Masterclasses are a chance for students to hear from those driving the industry, providing real-life insights and the opportunity to develop a personal connection with influential individuals.

We’ve listed our top Masterclasses at BIMM Institute Hamburg and Berlin from 2021. https://bit.ly/35oXwXJ

Being a student at BIMM Institute allows you to attend exclusive Masterclasses with industry giants.

25/02/2022

Unfortunately, today's Masterclass with is not taking place but will be rescheduled for Thursday, March 24 at 4pm.

See you then!

24/02/2022

To see the beat. To hear the moment.
For photographer, DJ and music producer , portraiture, music and pop culture are inextricably linked. Studying her intense photographs, it feels like you`re discovering the inner core of the person portrayed.

She learned her trade from scratch in a graphic school, photo lab and internationally as a photo assistant, music promoter and art director. Dedicating herself then entirely to photography & music she created portraits of hundreds of artists such as ÂME or Nina Kraviz, from the Beastie Boys to Aphex Twin and many more in a clear and bold visual language for magazines, labels, artists.
Katja constantly works on female photo projects (Amelie Lens, Helena Hauff or Afrodeutsche included already in her Electric Lights - Women in Electronic Music or for her Ladyflash - a retrospective of 100 Female Artists she showed pictures of Peaches, Robyn, Lykke Li, Björk, M.I.A., Beth Dito, Charli XCX or Janelle Monaé ) to empower Women in Music as much as she is doing it as a mentor, speaker and in workshops.

This Masterclass is about Photos Photos Photos and topics to be discussed may include:
• Visual Identity Of Artists
• Working With A Photographer
• Make Up/Hair/Styling
• Editing Photos
• Practical Tips For Photos

Don't forget to upload your current promo photos to the sign up link for your chance at advice from Katja!

Sign up on BIMM Connect!

17/02/2022

Music funding is important for many artists in Germany, especially since Corona, but what does that mean for you? What funding opportunities are there for your musical projects? If you’re a resident in Germany creating and releasing music, then you may already be eligible!

We are delighted to welcome Kerstin Mayer to BIMM Institute Hamburg who will talk about the ABC's of funding in Germany.

Kerstin Mayer is a funding consultant, helping artists and music creators with the application and processing of funding projects. In addition, she works for an association in the theatre sector as a project manager in a Neustart Kultur funding program.

Topics to be discussed may include:

• funding opportunities for recorded music and live music
• what belongs in a grant application
• how to set up a finance plan
• common mistakes in applications
• alternative options of financial support

**Please note that FFP2 masks are to be worn at all times during this event and you will be asked for proof of a full vaccination, recovery or negative testing valid within 24 hours for this event**

14/02/2022

BIMM goes ByteFM!

On Friday our students Sophie aka Sophie Sailor and Jörn from the band The Love of Dog visited ByteFM to give an interview for the show 'Anstoß' and talk about their music.
Three songs from our new BIMM Hamburg Album 2021 have been picked for the show:

Colleen Livingstone – Wild
Sophie Sailor – Walking Together
For the Love of Dog – Somewhere

The show will air this Wednesday, the 16th of February at 6 until 7 pm and you can also always listen to it again online: https://www.byte.fm/sendungen/anstoss/

Catch BIMM Hamburg on air!

10/02/2022

We are delighted to welcome to BIMM Institute Hamburg for an exclusive Masterclass on Monday, the 14th of February at 1pm!

Sam Amidon is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. A contemporary folk musician specializing in guitar, fiddle, and banjo, he is known for both his original songs and his often-ambitious updates of traditional folk tunes. Touring extensively throughout the US & Canada, Europe, Australia and Japan, he's also performed at festivals across the world including the Bon Iver-curated Eaux Claires festival performing his own music and appearing onstage as guest vocalist with Bon Iver.

Topics to be discussed may include:
• navigating as a solo artist in 2022
• writing in open tunings on guitar
• folk music meets improvisation
• finding open tuning sounds in standard tuning
• fingerpicking techniques
• Reharmonizing melodies

Sign up on BIMM Connect!

09/02/2022

BIMM Institute Hamburg is featured on Beat.de!
Read the article below.

Spotlight: Studieren am BIMM Institute. Als Europas größter Anbieter für musikalische und musikwirtschaftliche Ausbildung besitzt das BIMM Institute acht Standorte in Großbritannien, Irland und Deutschland mit über 7.500 Studierenden. Auch um die deutschen Standorte Berlin und Hamburg hat sich eine sehr dynamische und kreative Community gebildet, was einen inspirierenden Austausch ermöglicht. Kompletten Ratgeber hier lesen: https://www.beat.de/ratgeber/spotlight-studieren-am-bimm-institute-10076613.html

02/02/2022

Next up in our Masterclass program we are very excited to welcome Marc Johlen, Director A&R at BMG, for an in-depth Zoom Masterclass on publishing and A&R on Friday, the 11th of February at 3pm!

In this session, Marc will take us through the different responsibilities of an A&R manager - starting from the beginning of talent discovery and signing, through the creation of the music, to marketing and promotion.

Sign up for the Masterclass here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=h3BeEEd8jEGXmpueC7A9vH_osjQ7ckVFsBGvTPHm_KtUNUUxT1JHUFJJRTFJVkNZRU5PWlhVQlpXVC4u&wdLOR=cEA4DD70F-41C2-45A6-A35D-88B647C98FD3