Frankfurt Music Fair

The Frankfurt Music Fair is an international trade fair for musical instruments, accessories, music production and marketing. As one of the world's leading trade fairs, it is only open to specialist audiences on three days and to all those interested in music on one day. It last took place from April 2 to 5, 2019 in Frankfurt am Main together with the sister fair Prolight + Sound . From 2021 they are to take place separately in parallel to the Frankfurt Book Fair.

Content and target audience

Musikmesse covers the entire product range of the musical instrument industry: from acoustic, classical instruments such as brass and woodwind instruments, percussion and keyboard instruments, through electric guitars and basses, to computer-aided music productions and the most modern DJ equipment. Innovations and products of all genres are shown - from classical to jazz, rock and pop.

The Musikmesse also offers a varied supporting program: musicians and music teachers can test instruments, take part in workshops and product demonstrations by well-known artists, or attend the many concerts on the exhibition grounds. Numerous award ceremonies and days of action, such as Germany's largest festival for young schoolchildren “SchoolJam” or the “Music4Kids” activity that has been integrated since 2000, round off the content of the program. Another highlight of the Musikmesse is the special exhibition "International Vintage Show", a worldwide unique exhibition with vintage guitars and basses as well as drums and harmonicas, which took place for the first time in 2018. The seminars, workshops and events enrich the product range of the Musikmesse and enable regional, national or international networking.

history

Playable giant tuba at the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2013 on a scale of 2: 1 and thus 2.05 m high and 50 kg in weight

The first music fair took place in 1980 in Frankfurt am Main in just one exhibition hall (Hall 8.0). Since then it has been held on four days in spring, from 1995 parallel to the international trade fair for the entertainment industry Prolight + Sound. As sister fairs, they address two closely related industries.

Since 2016, Musikmesse has been expanding its offerings for private visitors: This year, the fair will be accompanied by the Musikmesse Festival for the first time. The event concept offers a varied program with concerts, live sessions, surprise activities and parties in downtown Frankfurt. The Musikmesse Plaza will be launched in 2019. The pop-up experience market offers a wide range of entertainment. In addition, instruments, sound carriers and other lifestyle products can be tested, exchanged or bought.

In 2020 Musikmesse will celebrate an anniversary together with Prolight + Sound. Musikmesse is 40 years old, Prolight + Sound 25 years old. For the first time it should be possible to buy and sell guitars.

In 2020 the Musikmesse had to be canceled due to the spread of the corona virus.

Award ceremonies during the fair

Various prizes and awards have been presented as part of the Musikmesse supporting program since 2011. The most important are:

PRG LEA - Live Entertainment Award

The LEA Live Entertainment Award is a German event organizer award that has been presented annually by the LEA - Live Entertainment Award Committee eV since 2006. Since partnering with the Production Resource Group (PRG) - the world's largest provider of event and concert technology - it has been called the PRG Live Entertainment Award ("PRG LEA" for short).

In 14 categories, the German Live Entertainment Award recognizes outstanding achievements by concert organizers, agents, artist managers and venue operators, etc.

Frankfurt Music Prize

The Frankfurt Music Prize has been awarded since 1982 by the joint foundation of Musikmesse Frankfurt and the Federal Association of German Musical Instrument Manufacturers. This international music prize is intended to highlight “musical personalities for special achievements in interpretation and composition, in musicology and teaching” (according to self-portrayal). The award is given annually to personalities from the world of music in the fields of popular music and classical music . It is endowed with 15,000 euros. The award ceremony takes place on the evening before the Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt am Main.

German musical instrument award

The German Musical Instrument Prize is awarded annually during the Musikmesse in Frankfurt am Main. The award was founded in 1990 by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) and was presented for the first time in 1991. The German Musical Instrument Prize is awarded to particularly good products from industrial and manual production. It is intended to underline the importance of German musical instrument making for the musical instrument industry and the economy in general.

Musikmesse International Press Award

During the Musikmesse, the Musikmesse International Press Award (MIPA) will be presented in a festive ceremony. More than 90 trade magazines choose the best musical instruments and audio equipment in over 20 categories.

SchoolJam

The finale of SchoolJam, Germany's largest school band competition, takes place every year during the Musikmesse. Bands from all over Germany go through a tough selection process and can finally appear on the big Musikmesse stage.

Best Edition music edition award

The Best Edition music edition award recognizes outstanding editorial and creative achievements by music publishers. It is awarded by a committee of the German Music Publishers Association (DMV).

European School Music Prize

The branch association of the musical instrument and music equipment branch SOMM e. V. awards the European School Music Prize (ESP) at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt. The award is endowed with a total of € 21,000 and is intended to create greater awareness of the importance of music and active music-making for children and young people.

European Songwriting Award

The final of the European Songwriting Award will take place during the Musikmesse in Frankfurt. The competition offers creatives from all over the world the opportunity to present their songs to an expert jury. The winners of the singer songwriter category go straight to the studio to record the winning songs.

International German Pianist Prize

The International German Pianist Prize will be awarded as part of the opening concert of the Musikmesse. The prize honors particularly passionate and talented pianists.

Web links

Commons : Musikmesse Frankfurt - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Florian Balke: Cooperation rejected: Book fair does not play with Musikmesse . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN 0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed July 21, 2020]).
↑ Musikmesse 2021 and Book Fair 2021 will take place in parallel. July 1, 2020, accessed on July 21, 2020 (German).
↑ Frankfurt Music Prize for the Frankfurt International Music Fair. on: Kulturpreise.de
↑ Thorsten Winter: Premiere at the Musikmesse: Fancy a guitar? In: FAZ.NET . ISSN 0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed July 21, 2020]).
↑ Thorsten Winter: FAZ exclusive: Music fair and technology show postponed due to coronavirus . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN 0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed July 21, 2020]).

[1] Florian Balke: Cooperation rejected: Book fair does not play with Musikmesse . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN 0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed July 21, 2020]).

[2] Musikmesse 2021 and Book Fair 2021 will take place in parallel. July 1, 2020, accessed on July 21, 2020 (German).

[3] Frankfurt Music Prize for the Frankfurt International Music Fair. on: Kulturpreise.de

[4] Thorsten Winter: Premiere at the Musikmesse: Fancy a guitar? In: FAZ.NET . ISSN 0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed July 21, 2020]).

[5] Thorsten Winter: FAZ exclusive: Music fair and technology show postponed due to coronavirus . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN 0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed July 21, 2020]).