Most Wanted: Music Berlin is built through participation. Every year, artists, researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and music professionals from around the world bring new ideas, critical perspectives, and practical approaches into the programme. Scroll down for all the calls and deadlines.
For MW:M26: Rewire!, voices, formats, and projects exploring how the music industry is redesigning itself across culture, business, technology, and community are sought.
Whether you want to propose a session, join the programme as a speaker, contribute research, or apply as an artist: they invite you to become part of the conversation.
Call for Artists
Bring your sound to the Most Wanted: Music Club Festival
The Most Wanted: Music Club Festival showcases emerging artists and fresh musical perspectives from Berlin, Germany, and across Europe.
On November 4th and 5th, 2026, selected artists will perform across Cassiopeia, Badehaus, and House of Music at Berlin’s RAW Gelände — connecting with music professionals, international delegates, local audiences, and fellow artists.
We are looking for acts with a strong artistic vision, compelling live performances, and distinctive approaches across genres and scenes.
We especially welcome applications from artists bringing fresh perspectives, cross-cultural influences, and innovative artistic approaches.
Deadline: 30 June 2026
Call for Sessions
Bring your format to MW:M26
Have an idea for a keynote, panel, workshop, discussion, listening session, demo, networking format, or experimental conversation?
We invite proposals for sessions that create meaningful exchange and contribute to the Rewire! theme and to our verticals BUSINESS, NEXTTECH, SOCIAL IMPACT and SCENE.
We are particularly interested in formats that:
- encourage participation and dialogue
- connect different sectors and perspectives
- move beyond theory into practice
- create tangible insights and outcomes
Deadline: 3 July 2026
Call for Speakers
Share your perspective
Do you have practical insights, real-world experiences, bold ideas or critical perspectives that could contribute to the MW:M26 programme?
We are looking for artists, researchers, entrepreneurs, music professionals, technologists, cultural thinkers, community builders, and innovators whose expertise connects to the conversations shaping the future of music.
We welcome both established experts and emerging voices with fresh perspectives and practical experience. We especially what to open the stage for cross-disciplinary thinking, diverse and underrepresented voices and future-focused conversations with actionable takeaways.
Deadline: 3 July 2026
Call for research projects
Present your research to a professional audience
Most Wanted: Music Research brings together researchers, analysts, cultural thinkers, and practitioners working on the future of music and creative ecosystems.
We welcome submissions connected to:
- music ecosystems and policy
- audience behaviour and cultural trends
- creative technologies and AI
- sustainability and social impact
- music business innovation
- scenes, communities, and nightlife culture
Selected projects may become part of the MW:M26 programme and research presentations.
Deadline: 13 July 2026*
*Abstracts: July 13, 2026 | Music Tech Demos, audiovisual performances & workshops: July 13, 2026 | Full papers: August 3, 2026