Here To Get Heard – At Reeperbahn Festival 2024

🎤 A whole evening filled with music, live performances and entertainment: Join us at Reeperbahn Festival 2024 on 21 September for the next round of our “Here To Get Heard” format.

You’re invited! In cooperation with Sennheiser, we are bringing four great live acts to the open-air stage at Reeperbahn Festival 2024. From 5.30 pm, the popular and outspoken artists Kayef, Esther Graf, Tonbandgerät and Kasi will take the stage at Spielbudenplatz, right at the heart of Reeperbahn Festival. Come on over!

The venue on Google Maps

Schedule

5.30 – 6.30 pm: Kayef

7.00 – 8.00 pm: Esther Graf

8.30 – 9.30 pm: Tonbandgerät

10.00 – 11.00 pm: Kasi

KAYEF

Choosing your own path, not being told what to do, taking things into your own hands: This is how Kai Fichtner has pursued his music career from the very beginning and continues to do so to this day. Since his debut album “Relikte letzter Nacht” (2014), Fichtner aka Kayef has become one of Germany’s most successful pop musicians thanks to his hard work and dedication. His opinionated songs on topics relevant to Gen Z reflect his thoughtful instinct for the important questions in life, from loving and leaving to finding one’s own identity and perspectives in an increasingly hedonistic society. We are already looking forward to the panel discussion with Kayef.

Kayef © Hannah Leitsch

ESTHER GRAF

Esther Graf is a musician, singer, songwriter and model. Having grown up in Austria, her path led her via Vienna to Berlin. She gave up her budding modelling career early on to devote herself entirely to her passion for music. The “Queen of Features” (Finch, Montez, Madeline Juno, Alligatoah, among others) released her debut album “Happy Worstday” this year. We talk to Esther about self-determination, her love of songwriting and the search for her own sound. We find out what this has to do with climbing the ladder, being proactive and fearing rejection, and also why being naïve can sometimes help.

Esther Graf, @mikepalmowski @awakenprod

TONBANDGERÄT

The former New Music Award winners have another home game. Having started out as a casual youth project after school, Tonbandgerät ticked off most of the stages of a classic band biography over the last fifteen years. From their first EP “Du nennst es Tetris, ich nenn es Alltag” (2009) to winning the New Music Award in 2012 and achieving nationwide success with their debut album “Heute ist für immer” (2013), the band, which has since shrunk from a quartet to a trio, has enjoyed a career that was crowned with rapid success, but nevertheless remained very unconventional. Find out how this has affected them and how they cope with the pressure at the Thomann event at Spielbudenplatz.

TONBANDGERÄT © Fynn Freund

KASI

Since 2022, Kasi has been taking the German indie scene by storm. The newcomer from Frankfurt am Main was introduced to indie, rock and punk by his parents and discovered hip-hop as a teenager. When he started uploading his songs to Soundcloud, things suddenly went through the roof. Kasi is of course no stranger to the Reeperbahn Festival, having been one of the hottest acts in 2023. A year ago, he also released his song and music video “Vielleicht in einem Jahr” (“Maybe in a Year”) with the telling lines “(…) Egal, wo ich grad hingeh, du bist irgendwie auch da” (“no matter where I go, you’re somehow also there”). We’ll find out how he’s been doing since then and what thoughts are on his mind.

Kasi, Fatjon Humaji

Our partner: Sennheiser

The Thomann event is supported by Sennheiser, one of the most renowned brands for microphones, headphones, professional audio solutions and communication systems for stages, conferences, podcasts and many other applications. The company can look back on more than 80 years of history. The journey began in 1945 in a farmhouse near Hanover with the development of the first microphone. Sennheiser products have long achieved an iconic status around the world and regularly set new technology standards in the industry.

Sennheiser HD-25 70th Anniversary

The all-time favourite is the Sennheiser HD 25, one of the most widely used headphones in the professional sector. The current top sellers are the limited edition Sennheiser HD-25 70th Anniversary monitoring headphones, which were launched as a special edition to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Thomann and feature ear pads in our signature turquoise colour. As usual, this special edition also impresses with its powerful, balanced sound, unmatched comfort and durable modular design.

“Here To Get Heard” – our music podcast

The way we produce and consume music has changed dramatically. How are the musicians behind the music dealing with the changes? What challenges do they face? How do they cope with pressure and how do they envision the future of music in society? We want to listen to great artists and music industry movers and shakers, give them space to raise their voices, learn more about their personal experiences in the music business, and talk about many other exciting topics.

Want to listen to the podcast? You can find all past episodes here.

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Save the date – we’re looking forward to seeing you at Reeperbahn Festival! If you have any questions, just ask them in the comments.

Joe has been singing since he can remember and started playing guitar when he was 10. He's been using it as a songwriting tool ever since. He is passionate about melody and harmony and admires musicians who create these in unique ways. Check out his alternative / indie projects Best of Feelings and Zef Raček.

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