Swiss Music Export celebrates with the Reeperbahn Festival 23 – 26 September 2015, various venues, Hamburg
Hamburg is a special place, and the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg holds a special place in the heart of Swiss Music Export. It is with great pleasure, therefore, and even greater enthusiasm that SME will be joining in with the Reeperbahn Festival’s tenth anniversary celebrations this year.
Swiss Contact Lounge @ Sommersalon at Klubhaus St. Pauli
Friday, 25 September 2015, 10:00 – 13:00
Networking completed with Coffee and Croissants
Swiss Business Mixer @ Sommersalon at Klubhaus St. Pauli
Friday, 25 September 2015, 14:00 – 18:00
Swiss music, raclette and white wine
RSVP until Tuesday 22 September 2015, 18.00h at mixer@swiss-music-export.com
Live acts:
14:15 – 14:45 Faber
15:30 – 16:00 James Gruntz
16:45 – 17:15 Puts Marie
Ten years already – and yet, it does not seem so long ago since that very first edition of the Festival in a handful of venues with a handful of bands and a small crowd of curious international observers. To the lucky (relatively) few who were present it was immediately obvious that this was a Festival with a great future. Passionate organisers, great venues, a fine city with first-rate travel connections – the circumstances seemed ideal to create one of the most entertaining as well as important platforms for innovative music makers and their helpers. Starting off as a music festival pure and simple, the event was extended in 2009 to include a wide-ranging program of business networking events and panel discussions. 30’000 guests – music fans as well as business professionals – will descend on Hamburg’s St. Pauli district for this year’s edition. They will be enjoying more than 600 different events in around seventy venues. Truly, the Reeperbahn Festival has arrived as one of the most important music business get-togethers in the world.
Swiss Music Export has been an admirer and supporter of the Reeperbahn Festival from the beginning. Naturally, we wouldn’t want to be missing the anniversary celebrations for anything. Once again, therefore, in partnership with RFV Basel, Fondation Suisa and the Swiss Embassy in Berlin, we will be serving up a Swiss Business Mixer complete with the finest raclette, superbly drinkable white wine and – last but not least – showcase performances from three very special Swiss acts. Additionally, there will be the Swiss Contact Lounge for serious networking purposes. Both events will be taking place this year in a bigger, better and more atmospheric venue – the splendid Sommersalon at Klubhaus St. Pauli.
Swiss Business Mixer @ Sommersalon at Klubhaus St. Pauli
Spielbudenplatz 21, Hamburg
Friday, 25 September 2015, 14:00 – 18:00
Swiss music, raclette and white wine
Live acts:
Faber
Sophie Hunger is a fan, and it’s easy to hear why. Faber is a young singer/songwriter from Zurich with a subtle guitar technique and a fine way with words. He’s young, but his voice has clearly lived many previous lives.
James Gruntz
The velvety-voiced singer/songwriter from Basel will be introducing the calm and catchy songs of his fourth album “Belvedere” (release date Germany/Austria: 02 Oct 2015, via Rough Trade). Earlier in the year, James picked up two Swiss Music Awards in the categories „Best Breaking Act“ and „Artist Award“.
Puts Marie
A five-piece from Biel, Puts Marie write classy and dynamic rock songs with a hint of hip-hop and a strong dose of „chanson„. And with their rubber-limbed frontman they put on a greatly entertaining live show.
Swiss Contact Lounge @ Sommersalon at Klubhaus St. Pauli
Spielbudenplatz 21, Hamburg
Friday, 25 September 2015, 10:00 – 13:00
In the morning before the showcase/business mixer, SME and Fondation Suisa are also presenting the traditional Swiss Contact Lounge, complete with coffee and croissants. The Contact Lounge offers the perfect opportunity to get to know like-minded professionals from all over the world in a relaxed and yet highly focused networking environment.
Once again, would-be participants should apply for table reservations via mixer@swiss-music-export.com.
NOTE: As in previous years, Reeperbahn Festival tickets for Swiss professionals can be booked via Swiss Music Export at a special discount price (€135, plus VAT and systems fee). For more information and a discount code please contact: mixer@swiss-music-export.com.
Online registration deadline: 21 September 2015, 18:00 (CET).
All acts presented at the Swiss Business Mixer will also be appearing as part of the Reeperbahn Festival’s normal program.
Faber
Friday 25 September 2015, 14:15 – Swiss Business Mixer @ Sommersalon
Friday, 25 September 2015, 21:20 – Schulmuseum
Puts Marie
Friday 25 September 2015, 16:45 – Swiss Business Mixer @ Sommersalon
Saturday, 26 September 2015, 20:00 – Grüner Jäger
James Gruntz
Friday 25 September, 15:30 – Swiss Business Mixer @ Sommersalon
Saturday, 26 September 2015, 13:25 – Reeperbahn Festival Lounge (Arcotel Onyx)
Saturday, 26 September 2015, 22:40 – Angie’s Nightclub
Swiss music at the Reeperbahn Festival is presented by RFV Basel, Fondation Suisa, Swiss Embassy Berlin, and Swiss Music Export.
Reeperbahn Festival Website
Puts Marie Website
Faber Facebook
James Gruntz Website
Fondation Suisa Website
RFV Basel Website
Swiss Embassy in Berlin Website
