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Selected few events to look forward to this year
Sheet Music, Music Production and Music Business Connections (7 to
10 April 2016) by an additional highlight and offer
exhibitors, trade visitors and all music aficionados an extensive
range of events in the city’s clubs, bars and concert venues – after
the exhibition halls have closed for the day, too. The organizers have
now announced an initial list of artists who will appear within the
framework of the Musikmesse Festival, and numerous venues. The
first confirmed acts underscore the great stylistic spectrum covered
Festival. The headliners include:
• Al Jarreau & the hr-Bigband at Gibson Club on 6th April.
• Cicero Sings Sinatra - Exclusive special concert in Frankfurt.
• Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso at BigCityBeats Birthday on 8th April.
• Eisbrecher at the ‘Jahrhunderthalle’ concert hall in Frankfurt on
8th April.
• Laith Al-Deen at ‘Unionhalle’ on 7th April.
Drum Camp at MusikMesse
Musikmesse 2016 has a special highlight for all drummers and drum
aficionados in store: at the new Drum Camp, six top drummers will
present their drum sets and demonstrate their skills live in this
exclusive setting. Karl Brazil, Mike Terrana, Jost Nickel and other
masters of their discipline will appear on stage daily and, after their
performance, sign autographs and answer questions about drums and
percussion.
• International German Piano Award with Joseph Moog and Andrejs
in the ‘Alte Oper’ on the eve of the fair, 6 April.
• The Dead Daisies at ‘Zoom’ on 8th April.
Additionally, drum enthusiasts can find out about the different types
of drum kits and materials, test drums with expert advice and find the
instruments best suited to their individual style. The Drum Camp is
located in the ‘Rock meets Pop’ world of music in Hall 11.0 and is open
to visitors on all four days of the fair
Other events and activities of the Musikmesse Festival
In addition to the headliners, there will be numerous other concerts
in clubs, off-locations, universities and churches. The festival has
no single stylistic emphasis. Instead, it aims to present the complete
musical spectrum – from rock and pop, via classic and jazz, to dance
and electro.
The presentation of young artists and promoting active music making
among young people are also important objectives of the Musikmesse
Festival.
Business Academy at MusikMesse
Workshops and impulse lectures on a variety of subjects including
communication, sales, law, compliance and marketing. This year,
Musikmesse (7 to 10 April 2016) and the Society of Music Merchants
(SOMM), the association of the musical instrument and equipment
industry, are offering an extensive personal development program for
trade visitors from the musical-instrument sector for the first time.
The seminars, impulse lectures, workshops and keynotes are free of
charge and advance registration is not necessary.
Detailed information about the individual workshops and impulse
lectures, as well as the expert speakers, will be published successively
on the Musikmesse website at www.musikmesse.com/business soon.
MusikMesse Festival 2016
50 concerts planned in over 30 locations throughout Frankfurt The
first Musikmesse Festival will be held on the occasion of Musikmesse
2016 and enrich the International Trade Fair for Musical Instruments,
The events of the Musikmesse Festival will take place in over 30
concert halls, clubs, discos and event locations in Frankfurt.
Free Festival Ticket for all Musikmesse visitors
There will be a special Festival Ticket giving visitors cheaper or even
free admission to the events of the four-day Musikmesse Festival (as
long as tickets and capacity are available). The ticket – a Festival wrist
band and a voucher booklet – is free of charge for Musikmesse visitors
and can be collected from all information counters at the Exhibition
Centre. Members of the public buying the Festival Ticket for 15 at
the box office of one of the Festival venues will receive an attractive
discount on the price of a Musikmesse admission ticket. There will be
no advance sales of Festival Tickets or discounted individual tickets.
Further information about the programme of events at Musikmesse
and the Musikmesse Festival can be found at www.musikmesse-
festival.com and www.facebook.com/musikmesse.festival/
For any details on exhibitors, hall layout, events, pricing, arrival and
accommodation, please visit www.musikmesse.com.
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