The Popakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Mannheim is the first and (with the conditions January 2005) only Popakademie in Germany.

There are two courses of studies "„Popmusikdesign "“and "„Musikbusiness "“. That is, on the one hand instrument valleyists, producers, are trained singers and Songwriter on the other hand in addition, music managers in the recess directions artist developers, marketing experts, Businessmanager and Communitymanager. Further an extensive industry-specific training further program is offered Spring/autumn).

The first academic year course started in October 2003 - first in transition areas in the Mannheimer town center. The new building of the Popakademie (also over 2,000 square meter effective area) was opened on 29 October 2004.

Despite the enormous demand (annually approximately 600 applicants (of it about 3/4 for the artistic range), once only approx. 55 studying become the study in the two courses of studies certified in the year (thus every two terms). The study takes three years, the first year is the basic study, the two last years is the main study, so-called project study. In this period practical work on the project forms the emphasis, bspw apart from theory. with projects such as structure of a Netlabels, a Bookingagentur or in market study teams. Current ones are two practical courses in the economy obilgatorisch. Who successfully locks the study after three years, "„Bachelor of the Popakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg can call itself "“.

The Popakademie is financed by the country Baden-Wuerttemberg, the city Mannheim, the southwest broadcast, the music company universal Music, a Mannheimer entrepreneurial group and the national institute for communication Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Guest lecturers are example Fitz Braum (boss of FourMusic), franc Briegmann (universal CEO), Franz Plaza (Topproducer), Xavier Naidoo, we are heroes and Smudo.

There are similar institutions in other countries also. However the national promotion is not at all present to hardly in the range of the modern music, although in the music industry enormous conversions are made and it are so amazing that there is so far no uniform training as it.

Mannheim was selected as location, because an active music scene exists there, which is brought e.g. with these artists in connection: Xavier Naidoo, sons of Mannheim, Laith aluminium-Deen, Wallis Bird, Groove Guerilla, Mardi Gras.BB, Joy Fleming.

Apart from the study the Popakademie has numerous further projects and offers, as bspw. the Bandcoaching project volume pool (from the Acts like the Happy, village discotheque or gun hero come of) as well as an exchange program with other universities of name Mu: Zone. Who would like to become acquainted with the mechanism witthout obligation and free of charge, best that should appear itself openly door (in the autumn) or with the OpenHouse Events (approx. once in the month) with artists and personalities from the industry there at the info. day for the study (in each case in the spring), the day.

In direct proximity of the Popakademie the music park Mannheim, a large founder center for the music industry, also over 40 enterprises from the music industry (Tonstudios, is label, Bookingagenturen) and a nice restaurant with thinking race.

Related links

• Popakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
• Volume pool (under popforum.de you find information to the project and current volume)
• Music park Mannheim (founder center for the music industry)

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