We have long put our broad range of skills at service to support likeminded cultural projects. Now we've decided to recap these activities under a common roof: Combining 15 years of experience developed from organizing Berlin's annual CTM Festival well as through the projects and operations of the festival's host organization DISK Berlin, DISK Agency aims to further encourage the production and diffusion of experimental sound art, innovative music, and visual arts, as well as to sustain DISK's longstanding relationship with likeminded festivals, venues, concert agencies, cultural bodies, and likeminded local and international nonprofit initiatives.

CTM is looking for an intern to support its Communications/Promotion department for the CTM 2015 festival for a mandate to be specified somewhere between October 2014 and March 2015. Applications can be sent until 31 August. Due to the fact that the internship requires a strong command of German, the following announcement is provided in German-only.

Established in 2013, Berlin Current is an ongoing project that identifies and supports emerging Berlin-based musicians by producing live concerts, supporting creative commissions and international showcases, as well as providing visibility through select media partners. The initiative enters its second year with a Kick-off event on Friday 5 September at Urban Spree, as part of Berlin Music Week's First We Take Berlin festival. A long list of Berlin Current events continue afterwards both in Berlin and abroad, supporting both return 2013 artists and a diverse group of newcomers. Berlin Current is a collaborative initiative led by CTM in collaboration with Berghain, Boiler Room Berlin, BLN.FM and No Fear of Pop, and is sponsored by the Musicboard Berlin.

As Berlin's burgeoning electronic music scene becomes ever-more a point of international focus, with numerous books and articles being written on its clubs, music, and parties every year, the politics of these structures often get neglected. Within the CTM 2015 festival theme “Un Tune,” the dissonances as well as consonances of these stories are being explored: both inclusion and exclusion play out in systems of sonic affect such as the dancefloor. Building on his extensive work on race, music, technology, and critical theory, CTM discourse programme co-curator Annie Goh interviewed Professor Alexander G. Weheliye on the racial politics of Berlin techno, and how its story being narrated.

Awarded by Deutschlandradio Kultur – Hörspiel/Klangkunst and CTM Festival, in collaboration with Goethe-Institut, ORF musikprotokoll im steirischen herbst, Ö1 Kunstradio, and the ECAS/ICAS – International Cities for Advanced Sound, the CTM 2015 Radio Lab Open Call for works sought unusual ideas for pairing the specific artistic possibilities of radio with the potentials of live performance or installation, that also explore the CTM 2015 Festival theme: Un Tune – Exploring Sonic Affect.

How do sounds and frequencies affect us? We are excited to unveil the first wave of confirmed acts for our 16th edition, which contain a wealth of premieres and new projects that aim to engage with the direct bodily effects of frequencies, sound, and music, as well as these phenomena’s synergistic effects with other sensory stimuli. Early-bird pass sales continue until 14 November, and press and professional accreditation is now open.

Due to technical reasons, the originally announced performance of Robert Henke’s spectacular laser show, “Lumière”, has been postponed to a later date. Instead, the restless experimenter proposes a unique sneak-peek at another work-in-progress. The Monolake Live 2015 Preview celebrates classic Monolake sounds in its most up-to-date form alongside new visuals by Tarik Barri. Tickets previously purchased for the originally scheduled “Lumière” performance remain valid for this replacement event. Reimbursement is also possible - please read further for more information.

With the first wave of artists to be announced soon, we're happy to unveil the next variation of the CTM 2015 - Un Tune visual identity. Early-bird passes for CTM 2015, as well as Kombi passes for both CTM 2015 and partner festival transmediale 2015 are also now on sale, until 14 November, 2014. Quantities are limited so get yours soon! We've very excited to share our first programme announcement with you soon, stay tuned!