Band pool
The Bandpool is a project of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg , in which newcomer bands from all over Germany are coached and supported for 18 months. The aim is to prepare them for entry into the professional music business . The project is free of charge for the artists.
The focus is on building a functioning business partner network and individually tailored coaching and support measures. Together with experts from the industry, the Popakademie team works with the musicians on important topics, from songwriting to interview training, from legal advice to business plans .
history
The band pool has existed since 1998 and was brought into being by the Rock Foundation Baden-Württemberg. In 2003 the Rock Foundation was transferred to the Baden-Württemberg Pop Academy, and the project was continued by the Academy. The application deadline for the next generation is on November 30th.
- 22nd generation (2020)
Paul Gerlinger, Jona Straub, WHOISLEWANSKI, Daniel Vogrin, Mele, KALON, Brenda Blitz,
- 21st generation (2019)
Kemelion, Betterøv, Laura Lato, Luca Miller, TOMBOLA, SelloutBoys, Cinemagraph,
- 20th generation (2018)
Tuesday Night Project, Marspol, Yunus, Yey, Provinz, Paul Weber, Clock Clock
- 19th generation (2017)
- Rikas, Jakob Bruckner, Kriskraus, Hey Judeschka !, primer
- 18th generation (2016)
- Lara Maria Graefen, Walking on Rivers, Ason, Liza & Kay, Planetarium, Charlotte
- 17th generation (2015)
- Katinka, ANTIHELD, La Petite Rouge, FOXOS , Grob, Stereogold
- 16th generation (2014)
- Raffete, Der Wieland, Klangheimlich, Heartbeat, Loifior, Haller, Port London
- 15th generation (2013)
- Oakfield, Sorab Jon Asar, AB Syndrome, Fullax, Filius Nox, Peter Pux
- 14th generation (2012)
- Beta 2.0, Cheers Darlin ', Hurricane Dean, NEOH, Nice Guy Eddie, Zweiplus (now Konvoy)
- 13th generation (2011)
- Deep Sea Diver (now Still Parade), Doppeleffekt !, Inuk, Kolor, Max Giesinger , Pentatones, tape recorder
- 12th generation (2010)
- Emma, Groundstaff, Jona: S (now OK Kid ), Max Prosa , Replico, SIZARR , The Astronaut's Eye
- 11th generation (2009)
- Adieu OK !, Bionic Ghost Kids , Die Zappler, Mega! Mega !, Rathsfeld, The Fog Joggers , Whitenights
- 10th generation (2008)
- At the Farewell Party, Eddie, Frida Gold , Moorange, Luis Laserpower , The Curls, The Swindle, vp-1, wir (now A5 direction Wir )
- 9th generation (2007)
- Auletta , Double Decker (ex. 7.7), last call for disco (ex. 6.7), delicatessen, jet set, even a band, Schulze Meier Lehmann (ex. 6.8), Sprachtot
- 8th generation (2006)
- Ben * Jammin, David Huhn Band, Hesslers, MBWTEYP (ex. 10/06), Peilomat , Pillow Fight Club, Quarter, Torpedo Schönfeld
- 7th generation (2005)
- Leo Can Dive, Dorfdisko , Guerilla Bar, Neonkrieger, Sound: scaper (ex 05.10.)
- 6th generation (2004)
- Aeroclub, Boozed (ex. 07/04), Flying Bob (ex. 12/04), Halogenpoeten, Karma.Connect, Marie-Luise and Band, Revolverheld
- 5th generation (2003)
- Anajo , beachmeister, Blind, Blue, eather & sharks, Junias, Justin Nova, nil, Popgear, Johanna Zeul & Band, SO !, Solarstar, Soliloquy
- 4th generation (2002)
- Anabell, basement 6, Silvia Diaz, The Splash, The Starfuckers, W4C
- 3rd generation (2001)
- Alphabet soup, Altzheima, Court Jester's Crew, Laconic Star, Mental Ground Zero, p-dox, Die Sternensurfer , your garden (today the core of Get Well Soon )
- 2nd generation (2000)
- officially !, Devin Dawn, Final Kings, Pussybox, Suit Yourself
- 1st generation (1998)
- Adaro , Die Happy , Hipnoses, Michelle Tabu, NTS - not the same, shegoesbang, SPOON, YOU
As a supplement to the nationwide model, the Popakademie has supported a network of regional band funding projects since 2005. Projects in Stuttgart ( Play Life ), Ulm ( Popbastion ), Karlsruhe ( Bandpusher ) and Rhineland-Palatinate (Rockbuster) are funded.
Projects and measures
- Support of the bands in realizing their own projects
- Building a network with partners from the industry, e.g. producers, managers, photographers
- Cooperation with professional coaches
- Special workshops with input for the artistic work
- Regular concerts and showcases ( the band pool live & loud ) with bands from the pool
- Support through PR activities, e.g. DVD / compilations for the project
- Start-up advice from the band pool team
Coaching team
- Project management: Nils Max & Cora Janik (Popakademie Baden-Württemberg)
- Producing, arrangement & songwriting: Wolfgang Stach (producer of the Guano Apes ), Werner Krumme (planet roc), Florian Sitzmann (Sherwood Forest Recorders, keyboardist Söhne Mannheims ), Edith Jeske (Musenlust), Clemens Matznick (Revolverheld), Franz Plasa (Echt )
- Artist & Development: Florian Dauner (Drummer of the Fantastischen Vier ), Ralf Gustke (Söhne Mannheims), Thorsten Mewes (Die Happy), Petra Scheeser (Vocal Coach), Axel Schwarz (schwarzmusicplanet)
- Business and legal advice: Joachim Braun (A&R Manager, SonyBMG , including Die Happy), Florian Brauch (Sparta Entertainment and others Donots ), Walter Holzbaur (Wintrup Musikverlage), Konrad Sommermeyer (Universal Music Publishing), Daniel Standke (EMI music), Michael Smilgies (Hidden Force Entertainment), John Ruhrmann Melodie der Welt (music publisher)
- Media, graphics and communication: Wolfgang Gushurst (editor-in-chief at DASDING ), Gianna Possehl (basic ° marketing), Tom Nassal (crosscreative), Matthias Holtmann ( SWR 1 ), Jörg Lange (music director of SWR 1 - Der Abend)
Balance sheet
So far, 43 bands from the band pool have signed contracts with well-known record companies and publishers. 50 chart entries and eleven echo nominations (for Die Happy and NTS-not the same ) were booked.
In May 2006 the band Revolverheld got the first gold record for their debut album . In 2008 the official song for the European Football Championship followed. There are also numerous successes in important regional and national music competitions such as the Radio Regenbogen Award for Ben * Jammin (2007), Radio Regenbogen Award and German Rock and Pop Award for peilomat (2006), as well as participation in the Bundesvision Song Contest and Elton's EM Song (2008), Eins Live Krone and a second place in the Bundesvision Song Contest for Revolverheld (2006). My Baby wants to eat your Pussy won the Europe-wide Contest Innovation Rocks (2006), Aeroclub wins John Lennon Talent Awards (2005), Leo can dive in the final at MTV A Cut (2005), Neonkieger wins nationwide live competition Play Live (2005 ), Leo can dive signed a record deal with Virgin Music (2006).
The band pool celebrates their latest successes with Auletta, who got a record deal with EMI Music and whose debut album was able to reach a chart position. Frida Gold was signed by Warner Music Germany and Adieu OK !, Frida Gold, Whitenights and Moorange were signed by Universal Music Publishing.
Here is the summary again:
- 94 acts
- 43 signings (label / publisher)
- 6 gold awards
- 1 platinum award
- 13 charting acts
- 50 chart entries
- 11 ECHO nominations
- 2nd place at the Bundesvision Song Contest 2006
- 9 Radio Regenbogen Newcomer Awards, 1 national band, 1 duet
- 2 New Music Awards
- 1 Eins Live Krone winner
- 20 complete resolutions
Signings (labels / publishing)
- You - Blue Flame records
- The Happy - BMG Ariola Munich
- NTS-not the same - Mercury Records
- Suit Yourself - FAME / BMG
- W4C - X-it Records
- Alphabet soup - popmissive / noble
- Devin Dawn - Deshima
- Pussybox - Consolidate Records
- W4C - EMI Publishing
- W4C - SPV Records
- Junias - Roadrunner Records / Universal / 2004
- Village disco - Motormusic / 2005
- Gunslinger - SonyBMG / 2005
- Leo can dive - Virgin Rec. / 2006
- Guerilla Bar - b612 Publishing
- Ben * jammin - Universal Publishing / Edition Stackman
- Hesslers - Melodie der Welt Publishing
- Peilomat - clicks! / Universal Music / 2007
- Peilomat - Tinseltown Verlag / Universal Publishing / 2007
- Ben * jammin - EMI Music Germany / 2008
- Frida Gold - Universal Publishing / 2008
- Another band - EMI Publishing / 2008
- Eddie - engine digital
- Eddie - Warnerchappell Publishing
- Moorange Universal Publishing / 2008
- Auletta - EMI Music Germany / 2008
- Auletta - mainland music publisher / 2009
- The Swindle - Mainland Publishing / 2008
- Adieu OK - Universal Publishing / 2009
- Whitenights - Universal Publishing / 2009
- Bionic Ghost Kids - Gim Records / 2009
- Mega! Mega! - Warner Chappell / 2010
- Frida Gold - Warner Music / 2010
- Whitenights - Universal Label / 2011
- Max Prosa - Sony Music - Columbia Label / 2011
- Max Prosa - Universal Music Publishing / 2011
- Tape recorder - Universal Music / 2011
- Tape recorder - Mainland Publishing / 2011
- Jona: S (now OK Kid) - BMG Rights Management / 2011
- Jona: S (now OK Kid) - Columbia Four Music / Sony Music / 2012
- NEOH - Universal Music
- NEOH - BMG
- Hurricane Dean - Wintrup / 2013
Gold status of record sales:
- Revolverheld (album “Revolverheld”, 2006)
- Gunslinger (album “In Farbe”, 2011)
- Gunslinger (Single “Hold on to me”, 2011)
- Frida Gold (single "What should we dream of", 2011)
- Frida Gold (album “Juwel” 2012)
- Frida Gold (single “Love is my rebellion” 2013)
Platinum status of record sales:
- Revolverheld (album "Revolverheld", 2013)
Placement of sales charts:
- You - The Bugler: German Single Charts (1999)
- The Happy - Supersonic Speed: German Album Charts (2001)
- NTS - me and you: German Singles Charts (2001)
- The Happy - Beautiful Morning: German Album Charts (2002)
- The Happy - Goodbye: German Singles Charts (2002)
- The Happy - Everyday's Weekend: German Singles Charts (2003)
- The Happy - Weight of the circumstances: Dt. Album Charts (03)
- The Happy - DVD: German DVDcharts (2003)
- The Happy - 10-live andAlive, Dt. Album Charts (04)
- The Happy - Bitter to Better, Dt. Album Charts (05)
- The Happy - Big Big Trouble, Dt. Single charts (05)
- The Happy - I Am, Dt. Single charts (05)
- The Happy - Wanna be you Girl, Dt. Single charts (06)
- The Happy - No Nuts No Glory Dt. Album Charts (06)
- The Happy - VI Dt. Album Charts (08)
- The Happy - Most Wanted, Dt. Album Charts (09)
- The Happy - Red Box, Dt. Album Charts (10)
- Danny Fresh / Signs of the Times - You are not alone: German single charts (2003)
- Revolverheld - s / t: German album charts (2005)
- Revolverheld - Generation Rock: Dt. Single charts (2005)
- Revolverheld - The world stands still: Dt. Single charts (2005)
- Revolverheld - stay friends: Dt. Single charts (2006)
- Revolverheld - chilln with you: Dt. Single charts (2006)
- Gunslinger - I will change the world, Dt. Single charts (2007)
- Revolverheld - You explode: Dt. Single charts (2007)
- Revolverheld - Inseparable: Dt. Single charts (2007)
- Revolverheld - Chaos Theory: Dt. Album Charts (2007)
- Revolverheld - Heroes: Dt. Single charts (2008)
- Revolverheld - in color: German. Album Charts (2010)
- Revolverheld - Spinner: Dt. Single charts (2010)
- Revolverheld - No love songs, Dt. Single (2010)
- Revolverheld / Martha - Hold on to me, German single (2010)
- Revolverheld - Nobody can take that away from us, Dt. Single (2013)
- Peilomat - Big City Children: Dt. Single charts (2007)
- Auletta - German. Album Charts (2009)
- Auletta - German album charts (2011)
- Auletta - summer thieves, Ger. Single charts (10)
- Auletta - Make love work, Ger. Single charts (11)
- Frida Gold - German. Album Charts (2011)
- Frida Gold - Show me how you dance, Dt. Single charts (2010)
- Frida Gold - What should we dream of, Dt. Single charts (2011)
- Frida Gold - Our love is made of gold, Dt. Single charts (2011)
- Frida Gold - love is my religion, Dt. Album (2013)
- Frida Gold - love is my rebellion, Dt. Single (2013)
- Max prose - the imagination will win, Dt. Album Charts (2012)
- Max prose - Rangoon, Ger. Album Charts (2013)
- Tape recorder - Today is forever, Dt. Album Charts (2013)
- Max Giesinger - Fix You, German single charts (2012)
- Max Giesinger - Roof of the World, Dt. Single charts (2012)
- The Intersphere - Hold on, Liberty! German Album Charts (2012)
ECHO nominations
- NTS-not the same (BRAVO Young Talent Award 2002)
- Die Happy (Alternative national 2003)
- Die Happy (Alternative national 2004)
- Gunslinger (Radio ECHO 2011)
- Gunslinger (Best Video 2011)
- Gunslinger (Radio ECHO 2012)
- Frida Gold (Best Video 2011)
- Frida Gold (Group Rock / Pop National 2012)
- Frida Gold (Newcomer National 2012)
- Frida Gold (Radio ECHO 2012)
- Frida Gold (Best Video 2012)
EinsLive Krone
- Revolverheld 2006 - Best Newcomer
RadioRegenbogen (Newcomer) Award
- Suit yourself
- Devin Dawn
- Justin Nova
- The Happy, Gunslinger (Duet)
- Peilomat
- Ben * jammin
- Mini Mustache
- Whitnights
- Color
- Frida Gold (Band National)
- The action team
New Music Award:
- 2009 Jona: S (now OK Kid)
- 2012 tape recorder
MTV nominations:
- Frida Gold - MTV EMA - Best German Act 2011
- Frida Gold - MTV EMA - Best German Act 2013
Others
- NTS-not the same: theme song and actor in RTL II-DokuSoap
- Suit Yourself: PRO7 summer hit 2002
- W4C: Cooperation with Aktion Mensch (joint remix competition on the topic of respect)
- Village disco: ARD crime thriller Bloch 2006
- Peilomat: Pro7 Emigrant Soap
- As part of the cooperation with the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy (video clip workshop):
- Video rotations on VIVA / VIVA ZWEI: Pussybox, Devin Dawn, Laconic Star
- Manual work on VIVA and MTV: W4C, The Starfuckers, your: garden, The Splash, Peilomat.
- The Astronaut's Eye: Theme Song, KIKA, "Be a Hero on Tuesdays"
- NEOH: Theme song, KIKA, "Courage Camp"
Bundesvision Song Contest
- 2006 - Gunslinger
- 2008 - Peilomat
- 2010 - Auletta
- 2011 - Frida Gold
- 2012 - Johanna Zeul
swell
- ↑ Popakademie Baden-Württemberg sends the band pool into the twelfth round - Successful coaching tool with seven new acts, popakademie.de press release from April 22, 2010 (accessed on November 20, 2012) ( Memento from September 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive )