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RESIDENCIES

Musicboard’s residency programme gives Berlin pop musicians the opportunity to work creatively in a new setting, whether in Germany or abroad. With co-creation residencies, Musicboard also welcomes international musicians to stay in Berlin. These residencies serve to further the internationalisation of Berlin’s pop music scene and establish long-term, transnational co-production. They promote interdisciplinary exchange and artistic experimentation.

Next Application Deadline 17 March 2025 / Apply Now!

Bird's eye view of the Kokrobitey Institute in Accra. In the photo, there are two buildings that are L-shaped to each other. They are surrounded by lush green trees and palm trees. On the left side is a sandy, rust-colored driveway leading to the site.

Accra / Berlin

Next application deadline 17.3.2025, 6 p.m.
In cooperation with Black Girls Glow, the Musicboard awards a co-creation residency to solo musicians living in Berlin and Ghana who identify as women, intersex or non-binary.
Detroit (Photo: Sarah Farina)

Detroit / Berlin

Next application deadline 17.3.2025, 6 p.m.
Musicboard Berlin in cooperation with the Detroit-Berlin Connection grants one Berlin and one Detroit-based artist from the field of electronic music a Co-Creation Residency, taking place in Detroit and Berlin.
Snapshot at Nyege Nyege Festival

Kampala / Berlin

Next application deadline 17.3.2025, 6 p.m.
In cooperation with Nyege Nyege, the Musicboard awards a co-creation residency to one pop musician living in Berlin and one living in Kampala or East Africa.
Vila Sul – Interior (Photo: Aldren Lincoln)

Salvador de Bahia

Next application deadline 17.3.2025, 6 p.m.
In cooperation with the Goethe-Institut, the Musicboard awards a two-month stay in the residency program VILA SUL of the Goethe-Institut in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, to a Berlin-based pop musician interested in interdisciplinary exchange.
Photo of the Le Plan premises. The building resembles a black cube. On the left is a gated entrance to the building, on the right side the building is marked distinctively with the lettering Le Plan.

Ris-Orangis / Paris

Next application deadline 17.3.2025, 6 p.m.
In cooperation with the live venue Le Plan, Musicboard Berlin grants a two-week residency in Ris-Orangis near Paris to one Berlin-based musician or duo of any pop music genre.
View of Villa Aurora

Los Angeles

Next application deadline 17.3.2025, 6 p.m.
Musicboard Berlin in cooperation with the Villa Aurora & Thomas Mann House e. V. grants one Berlin pop musician a three-month residency at Villa Aurora in Los Angeles.
Außenansicht des Festspielhauses Hellerau. Vor dem Gebäude sitzen und stehen mehrere Personen. Der Himmel ist strahlend blau.

Hellerau

Next application deadline 17.3.2025, 6 p.m.
Musicboard Berlin in cooperation with HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts grants a four-week residency at HELLERAU in Dresden to a Berlin-based solo musician or duo.
Sternhagen Gut (Photo: Thomas Fehlmann)

Sternhagen Gut

Next application deadline 17.3.2025, 6 p.m.
The three-week residency at Sternhagen Gut in the Uckermark District of Brandenburg offers Berlin-based artists from the electronic fields the opportunity to work in a calm environment.

Currently No Application

The photo shows a view of the Yafo district of Tel Aviv. On the right side, the skyline of downtown Tel Aviv can be seen in the distance. In the center of the photo is a mosque, which is a few meters away from the sea. The sun is setting over the sea.

Tel Aviv / Berlin

currently no application
As part of Pop-Kultur Festival, Musicboard Berlin grants one Berlin-based and one Israeli soloist or duo of any pop genre a Co-Creation Residency. The residency takes place in Berlin and Tel Aviv.
Landscape view in Panicale

Panicale

currently no application
The four-week residency in Panicale, Italy offers Berlin musicians working in electronic or neo-classical music a quiet refuge in which to work, write, compose and reflect.

RESIDENCY ARCHIVE

Havana – Palacio Central de la Computaciòn (Photo: Paula Schopf)

Havana

2018 – 2023
In cooperation with the music agency Endirecto, Musicboard grants one Berlin pop musician with an interest in Cuban music culture a two-month residency in Havana, Cuba.
View of the creative hub La Friche de la Belle

Marseille

2015 – 2021
In cooperation with A.M.I. Aide aux Musiques Innovatrices, Musicboard offers a residency in Marseille, France to a Berlin-based pop musician or duo active in electronic or experimental music.
Landscape of Singapore with view of sea and ships on the horizon a blue sky

Singapore / Berlin

2019 – 2021
Musicboard Berlin in cooperation with Nusasonic awards a two-month virtual tandem residency to one Berlin-based musician to collaborate digitally with an artist from Singapore.