Musicboard-Berlin > Residencies
Around 150 funded musicians and music projects in Berlin are supported by the Musicboard annually through its Scholarships and Residencies, Support Tour Funding as well as the funding programmes Karrieresprungbrett Berlin, Pop im Kiez and Festival Funding. You can view all of the projects funded thus far by Musicboard Berlin here.
 
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Funding Programme: Residencies

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Sara Persico

Born and raised in Naples, Berlin-based sound artist, vocalist and DJ Sara Persico started experimenting in early age on the …

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Chrisman

Chrisman is one of the rising stars of the new electronic scene in Congo, his tracks tearing down the boundaries …

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Jonas Schilling

Jonas Schilling is an electronic music producer and composer from Berlin. As a multi-instrumentalist and sound explorer he likes to …

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Odelly

Odelly’s sound is a contemporary mixture of pop, trap, hip-hop and traditional instrumental music from North Africa. Having been born …

Profile portrait of Ria Boss. She is wearing big golden hoops and pink and blue make-up.

Ria Boss

Ria Boss, also affectionately known as Cat Mama, is a real jack-of-all-trades. She has met Kamala Harris, hosts the show …

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Sara Miller

Those tender moments of cathartic house euphoria are what Sara Miller strives for, as the Irish-born DJ and producer conducts …

Shaw in front of a brick wall, looking into the camera. He wears an Afro, glasses and a mask that covers his mouth and nose.

Shawescape Renegade

The Soldier Of Electro, Shawescape Renegade, or simply Shaw, hails from an area within the depths of Detroit, known as …

Alexandra Ivanova

Alexandra Ivanova

Born to Bulgarian parents in Austria, Alexandra Ivanova grew up curious to meet and understand the »Other« – in herself, …

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ceci + De Pepa

Cecilia and Sascha met on a date back in 2021. They quickly discovered they were both fascinated by the unknown …

Maque Pereyra and Ricardo, pictured in a bathroom mirror

Choka

Choka is a new collaboration between multidisciplinary artist Maque Pereyra and experimental musician Ricardo Eizirik. They started creating music together …

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Molly Nilsson

Molly Nilsson is a Swedish born artist, producer and songwriter residing in Berlin since 2005. She first started composing in …

GOTOPO (Photo: Juan Sebastian Jimenez & Diego Gardo)

GOTOPO

Gotopo is a singer, composer, producer, and performer from Berlin. Her music reveals an Afro-indigenous legacy while combining folkloric stringed …

Ebow (Photo: Marko Mestrovic)

Ebow

Ebow first came to attention with guerrilla performances in laundromats, supermarkets and demonstrations. Nowadays, the artist, who lives in Vienna …

EVÎN (Photo: Diyar Akar)

EVÎN

EVÎN is a singer, songwriter, producer and one of the most exciting new voices in R&B. Her music blends elements …

Martina Stock (Photo: Magdalena Lepka)

Martina Stock

Martina Stock’s musical repertoire cannot be clearly assigned to any genre. It includes key influences of neo-classical, ambient and electronic …

Augustus William (Photo: Jordan Ahnen)

Augustus Williams

Augustus Williams aka Gusto is best defined by his pure Detroit sound, while also incorporating funky house brought on by …

Post Neo (Pauline Weh, Nicole Luján)

Post Neo

Post Neo: That’s the experimental electronic pop music duo of Nicole Luján and Pauline Weh, based in Mexico City and …

Running Pine (Photo: Sam Eyvaz)

Running Pine

Payman Hedayatifar began his musical journey singing and writing songs in his native Tehran, Iran. Developing a unique atmospheric electronica …

Souci (Photo: Lior Neumeister & Mathis Ruffing)

Souci

Inspired by hardcore sounds of the past plus the cutting-edge footwork, breakbeat and jungle that her label champions, Souci cultivates …

Portrait of Aka Kelzz in a colourful pink jacket. The image is grainy and blurry, showing the artist twice.

Aka Kelzz

Berlin-based singer-songwriter Aka Kelzz has always loved making music and is now combining that with sharing their experiences around dealing …