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06/09/2024

While we are starting day two of NEW VISIONS For Music & Sound here some fotos from yesterday. It´s not too late to join.
Here you can see the full program (and join us on the livestream if you can´t make it here physically) : www.newisions.berlin

03/09/2024

When I started WISE - The Future Festival & Think Tank in 2018 at UCCA, Beijing’s pioneering contemporary art museum, I wouldn’t have thought that six years later, I would be organizing not one but two music/future related conferences in : WISE and New Visions For Music & Sound

Under the title , WISE held its third Berlin edition just a few months ago, and I’m very pleased that so many attendees and speakers from the ever growing and increasingly international WISE community are joining us at NEW VISIONS this & at Pfefferberg Theater!

The idea behind WISE has always been to connect communities and businesses from the , and fields (especially and ) around the world and to work on positive visions for the future of our industries, while putting the " " in the center.

In times like these, we need positive visions, to see where we COULD be, instead of just looking at the status quo. The Sunday elections in East - Germany made this more than clear.

With NEW VISIONS, we are doing exactly that.

After working in the music industry for over 20 years, including 10 in China, bringing some of the best minds in together in Berlin feels like a dream come true.

I’m very proud and happy that we pulled this event together in such a short timeframe from the first idea last December, to the announcement of being the winner of the Prize for Innovative Events of Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe (special thanks to Michael Biel, and the jury)

Of course, organizing these two events nearly back-to-back would not have been possible without the support of a fantastic team.

Therefore my sincere thanks go out to Yusuf Sahilli and his team, Bjoern Doering , Josephine Schöde, Rene, our venues, the entire production and partner-in-crime Music Tech Germany team, as well as our PR team — Beniashvili, Beniashvili, and Daniel Ciekalski.

And of course my entire WISE team, past and present, Danaja Dogaja Volk, Mirna Matošić, Flores, Shaneen Pohl, and many many more.

Special thanks also to Initiative Musik and Music Tech Europe Academy (and their project lead Anna Zò) for the support and trust. And of course to all the speakers, startups, music installations and volunteers.

Two days until the show begins. It looks like the sun will be shining and we will have a packed house. Did I mention we have some free drinks as well and amazing food?

I am beyond excited.

09/05/2024

As a music professional and as a conference goer I always liked "Sync Panels". Not only because I always learned about how the process of picking a song for a movie, series or ad actually worked, but also because I met the people who often decide over quite substantial budgets.

There is more than one story out there, where musicians who got a sync in an ad, bought a house after.

Is it still like that? How does AI change the game? And how is it to work with Pharrell Williams & Rosalía? Just a few questions we will tackle in this panel.

06/05/2024

2 weeks ago I sat down with Jakob Wredstrøm to discuss WISE, which will happen for the third time in Berlin next week. If you, like me, prefer audio only podcasts look for the Sound Connection Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. If you are into musictech, its a very good resource.

In this episode, Jakob talks to Philipp Grefer, the founder of WISE - The Future Festival & Think Tank. Philipp shares the inspiring story behind starting th...

02/05/2024

We not only have Vincent we also have Tajan. Vincent by day / Tajan also by day (and by night). Is it confusing? Don´t worry come to WISE BY DAY & WISE BY NIGHT to see Vincent/Tajan day and night. On May 14&15. It´s worth it. Really! 100% wisenotwise.com

Somebody wrote about Vincent Tajan, the man, the legend:

"When he´s not busy being the head of music supervision at LOUIS VUITTON working alongside the likes of Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh(RIP), Nicolas Ghesquiere and now Pharrell Williams, Vincent is DJing obscure Disco records under his last name TAJAN at infamous Paris clubs with even more infamous Paris names like the now defunct Paris Paris or Le Petit Palace.

Legend has it that he once ran a radio show called Achtung Radio in San Diego & Tijuana, alongside PG WISE (formerly known as Metro Tokyo) and Eli Cohen of Alliance Upholstery/Magic Words fame and he was the first french man playing Justice on US Radio."

Join him on the night Sam Quealy comes to join us at Badehaus Berlin (May 15, that is)

12/04/2024

Very much looking forward to this show w Sam Quealy & Monte Mai at Badehaus Berlin on May 15. We had Sam in Shanghai last year and it was pretty crazy. Get your tickets fast at wisenotwise.com -- she sold out her last Berlin show at Berghain Kantine.

07/03/2021

WISE will return for the 4th time this April 21-24 to 4 cities. Stay tuned and visit www.wisenotwise.com

27/08/2020

Nova Heart tmrw August 28th LIVE at Festsaal Kreuzberg w ÄTNA, Chinese Football, Faces On TV, Velvet Volume for WISE x Reeperbahn Festival

30/03/2020

Happy to announce that our ladies, The Hormones China, will play a very special concert in June at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (yep - the one next to North Korea!!) at the DMZ Peace Train Music Festival

18/01/2020

The international journey that began for The Hormones China at the Reeperbahn Festival showcase at WISE last year continues this March in Austin at SXSW And there will be European and Asian dates announced soon. Thanks for everybody who has helped along the way. Those girls are pretty amazing...

09/12/2019

It´s that time of the year again... In case you are in Beijing come to our little company party on Wednesday with Nova Heart (first show after the baby break), The Hormones China (first Beijing show after their European tour) and our new signing (aka ). #2019

07/12/2019

The Hormones played at Sound of the Xity in Chengdu. photo by: PH7, PF

12/10/2019

Catch FMM CEO and WISE founder Philipp Grefer at Amsterdam Dance Event next week at these panels.

WEDNESDAY 16th
16:00 - 16:45 One for the Price of Two? Towards Reasonable Booking Fees (De Balie)

THURSDAY 17th
16:30-18:00 Demopitch

FRIDAY 18th
16:15-17:00 Anime VR: present and future of a new medium in a global dance music industry (De Balie)

13/09/2019

The Hormones China debut Album out now! Listen here: https://thehormones.lnk.to/TheHormones - and go to see their shows e.g. Monday at Kantine am Berghain, Reeperbahn Festival or Zandari Festa (잔다리페스타), WISE

11/09/2019

The Hormones China European Tour (+ Seoul) starting today. #荷尔蒙小姐

27/08/2019

Happy to announce, The Hormones China are nominated for the ANCHOR Award. Jury includes some pretty amazing peeps: The one and only Peaches, producer gods Tony Visconti (e.g. David Bowie) and Bob Rock (Metallica), popstar Kate Nash, Arnim Teutoburg Weiss (aka Mr Beatsteaks) and australian radio legend Zan Rowe. See you at Reeperbahn Festival

16/08/2019

Today we release "Beckon" the first single of The Hormones China.