Hamburg Music celebrates 20 years – Hamburg News speaks to Hamburg Music CEO Alexander Schulz about the importance of the sector
Hamburg Music is preparing to celebrate its 20th anniversary on November 13, 2024. Launched in 2019 as the “Hamburg Music Industry Interest Group”, the network is now one of the largest networks of its kind in Europe and represents more than 140 independent companies from around the world. The music industry including artist managers, labels, distributors, publishers, concert promoters, and music clubs. Hamburg News spoke to Alexander Schulz, CEO of Hamburg Music and founder of the Reeperbahn Festival.
Hamburg is currently the third largest musical capital after New York and London. The Elbphilharmonie, which opened in 2017, recorded over 841,000 visitors in the 2022/23 season, making the Reeperbahn Festival now Europe’s largest international club festival. A study commissioned by Hamburg Music in October last year confirmed the industry’s economic influence. In 2019, we added €1 billion to GDP across the Hamburg region, generated revenues of around €591 million and created more than 16,000 direct and indirect jobs.
