Diversity and size of turnover make NRW one of Germany’s most important music hubs. It is home to a strong label scene as well as leading players in consumer electronics, large-format live entertainment and innovative digital distribution. Internationally influential pop artists from NRW such as Kraftwerk, Can and Stockhausen as well as megasellers à la Gentleman and Die Toten Hosen serve as the breeding ground for the strong creative music scene.
Facts and figures
- more than 13,000 people employed in the music industry
- GoodToGo, one of the largest independent music distributors in Europe
- leading specialist traders for instruments, equipment and consumer electronics
- successful concert promoters and attractive venues
- the musical “Starlight Express“ for the past three decades
- c/o pop as an industry gathering
- four state music academies, Folkwang Institute for Popular Music, private training institutes
- PopNRW funding programme, “An Instrument, Dancing or Singing for Every Child“ Foundation (JeKits)
- Rock‘n‘Pop Museum in Gronau
- great music history: Stockhausen, Can, Kraftwerk, BAP, Die Toten Hosen, AnnenMayKantereit, Gentleman, Casper, Accept, Doro
More information:
Music in NRW