What is it like to tour DIY-style in Germany? We made this little handheld documentary during 20 concerts in Germany, Denmark and Switzer...

Guide til gør-det-selv booking i Tyskland Skrevet af Line Bøgh. Tid og planlægning Normalt starter jeg med at booke 10-12 måneder før en ...

What is it like to tour DIY-style in Germany? We made this little handheld documentary during 16 concerts and 26 days in Germany, October...

When I released my first album 3 years ago I experienced a short periode with momentum, and after that: silence. A little airplay and a f
I think the biggest problem in Denmark is that everything is controlled from the top of the industry. Very few people get to decide what should be played on Danish Radio and also who is playing the big festivals and the important showcases. This structure continues all the way down to the smallest venues, and as a newcomer without a hype go

In Germany there are 2 principles integrated in the culture, that makes touring easier for the artist: 1) Hut-spende 2) Private accommoda
HUT-SPENDE: is the tradition of donation-based payment for the musicians. In Denmark we mostly know this tradition from street-musicians, and the amount of money we normally pay is on the low side. In Germany this tradition is way more integrated at small venues, and people pay much more as they know that the musicians need the support. It

According to the dictionary a hype is an extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion, but it also often seems to be transcient. A hyp
This structure also allows artists to experiment, develop and grow and it creates a music scene with a lot more diversity than the music scene I see in Denmark. So why is it that the Germans apparently have more interest in different music genres and unknown artists? I’ve been asking a lot of the people I’ve met on tour, and the common resp

There are pros and cons when it comes to the size of the German cities, and if you're booking in Germany for the first time, there are a 
Germany is a great country for touring because it has so many "middle-sized" cities (100.0000-400.000 citizens) and all of these cities have great venues. Examples could be Chemnitz, Bielefeld, Magdeburg, Wuppertal, Lübeck, Flensburg and the list goes on and on. In my experience there is more audience in the middle-sized cities and it is al

My first tour in Germany was 10 days long, and I managed to book 6 concerts for this little trip. It took me a great amount of work to do...

Micheal has a big house in Dresden and since 2000 he´s been doing house concerts almost every month. The concerts take place in the livin...