Arne Empen - MS Dockville & Habitat Festival - Credibility Over Cash

In Anja Schneider Backstage spreche ich mit Arne Empen, dem Booker der Hamburger Festivals MS Dockville Festival und Habitat Festival.Arne erklärt anschaulich, was der Job eines Bookers eines Festivals wirklich bedeutet - und wie schmal der Grat ist zwischen kommerziellem Erfolg, Unabhängigkeit und Glaubwürdigkeit in Szene und Community. Es geht um den enormen Aufwand hinter Festivals mit 8.000 bis 22.000 Besucher:innen, um Strukturen, die übers Jahr aufgebaut werden müssen, obwohl nur wenige Termine möglich sind, und warum frühe Ticket-Vorverkäufe und eine engagierte Community entscheidend dafür sind, unabhängige Festivals überhaupt am Leben zu halten. Und wie wichtig und essentiell es für die Hamburger Crew ist unabhängig zu bleiben.Außerdem gibt Arne ehrliche Einblicke hinter die Kulissen des Festival- und Booking-Alltags: harte Entscheidungen, große Egos und der permanente Balanceakt im Musikbusiness. SOCIAL MEDIA InstagramYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In Anja Schneider Backstage spreche ich mit Arne Empen, dem Booker der Hamburger Festivals MS Dockville Festival und Habitat Festival.Arne erklärt anschaulich, was der Job eines Bookers eines Festivals wirklich bedeutet - und wie schmal der Grat ist zwischen kommerziellem Erfolg, Unabhängigkeit und Glaubwürdigkeit in Szene und Community. Es geht um den enormen Aufwand hinter Festivals mit 8.000 bis 22.000 Besucher:innen, um Strukturen, die übers Jahr aufgebaut werden müssen, obwohl nur wenige Termine möglich sind, und warum frühe Ticket-Vorverkäufe und eine engagierte Community entscheidend dafür sind, unabhängige Festivals überhaupt am Leben zu halten. Und wie wichtig und essentiell es für die Hamburger Crew ist unabhängig zu bleiben.Außerdem gibt Arne ehrliche Einblicke hinter die Kulissen des Festival- und Booking-Alltags: harte Entscheidungen, große Egos und der permanente Balanceakt im Musikbusiness. SOCIAL MEDIA InstagramYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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