ARTISTS

Here, you can find information about the German acts featured at SXSW 2025.

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Pop

Ava Vegas

Berlin

German architect turned singer Ava Vegas creates ethereal art-pop, blending cinematic folk, indie-pop, and psychedelic disco. Known for dreamy atmospheres, acoustic and electronic elements, and sultry vocals, she’s earned acclaim from Rolling Stone, Vogue, and Harper’s Bazaar.

RELEASE
Real High
CONTACT
Sarina Giffhorn,
Email
LOOKING FOR
Management, Booking agency
SHOWS at SXSW 2025:

TUESDAY March 11, 2025
9:00 pm - 9:40 pm
German Haus (Speakeasy)

WEDNESDAY March 12, 2025
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Speakeasy Music Lounge (presented by: German Music Export by Initiative Musik)

Dance

Caro van Ee

Hamburg

Caro Van Ee is one of the most exciting newcomers in the electronic music world today, impressing with a meteoric rise in her career. The 24-year-old artist has achieved over 25 million streams across all platforms in an astonishingly short time. With 1.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone and more than 27,000 followers on her social media channels, Caro Van Ee has built a dedicated and growing fanbase that is captivated by her musical vision.

RELEASE
Couture
CONTACT
Thorsten Görner,
Email
LOOKING FOR
Brand Partnership, Booking Agency US
SHOW at SXSW 2025:

WEDNESDAY March 12, 2025
12:00 am - 2:00 am
German Haus (Speakeasy) (presented by: German Music Export by Initiative Musik)

Electronic, D&B

Catnapp

Berlin

Fluctuating between breakbeat, drum and bass, jungle, dancehall and pop, Catnapp’s biggest motivational forces is to be able to preserve the freedom of bending the boundaries between genres.

RELEASE
Starstylin
CONTACT
Marit Posch,
Email
LOOKING FOR
US booking agency
SHOW at SXSW 2025:

WEDNESDAY March 12, 2025
8:00 pm - 8:40 pm
German Haus (Speakeasy) (presented by: German Music Export by Initiative Musik)

Alternative Pop

Cloudy June

Berlin

Cloudy June is a rising independent artist blending dark, edgy pop with raw, unfiltered lyrics. Known for her captivating voice and unapologetic storytelling, she creates songs that empower and resonate deeply.

RELEASE
Crazy Woman
CONTACT
Paris Zinner,
Email
LOOKING FOR
Label, Co-Management
SHOWS at SXSW 2025:

MONDAY March 10, 2025
Speakeasy Kabaret (presented by: Digital Hub Initiative at Female Founders Lunch)

MONDAY March 10, 2025
9:00 pm - 9:40 pm
Speakeasy Kabaret (presented by: Berlin Partner)

WEDNESDAY March 12, 2025
9:30 pm - 10:15 pm
German Haus (Speakeasy) (presented by: German Music Export by Initiative Musik)

THURSDAY March 13, 2025
8:00 pm - 8:40 pm
Shangri-la (presented by: Reeperbahn Festival)

Indie, Disco

David Bay

Hamburg

Growing up in an indie band and running a disco-house label, David Bay bridges organic songwriting with modern beats. His music creates cinematic escapes, with heartfelt vocals and grooves that stick.

RELEASE
I Do Me feat. Mulay
CONTACT
Jonas Unsinn,
Email
LOOKING FOR
Booking Agent North America
SHOW at SXSW 2025:

WEDNESDAY March 12, 2025
9:00 pm - 9:40 pm
German Haus (Speakeasy) (presented by: German Music Export by Initiative Musik)

Indie Pop

Die Heiterkeit

Berlin

On March 21, Die Heiterkeit will release their fifth album 'Schwarze Magie' ('Black Magic'). At SXSW, the new songs will be presented to a live audience for the first time.

RELEASE
Schwarze Magie
CONTACT
Tonio Amin Zaoui,
Email
LOOKING FOR
Contacts, Booking
SHOWS at SXSW 2025:

WEDNESDAY March 12, 2025
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Speakeasy Music Lounge (presented by: German Music Export by Initiative Musik)

THURSDAY March 13, 2025
11:00 pm - 11:40 pm
Speakeasy Music Lounge (presented by: Stephen F's Bar)

Indie Pop

Emperor X

Brieskow-Finkenheerd

Chad Matheny releases eccentric, dense underground pop music as Emperor X exploring minimalistic lo-fi soundscapes, politico-philosophical themes, and imagistic lyrics.

RELEASE
The Lakes of Zones B and C
CONTACT
Chad Matheny,
Email
SHOWS at SXSW 2025:

TUESDAY March 11, 2025
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Speakeasy Music Lounge (presented by: European Union)

SATURDAY March 15, 2025
11:00 pm - 11:40 pm
Hotel Vegas At Volstead (presented by: Trash Casual + Bar/None + Our Wicked Lady)

Wave, Punk

Flawless Issues

Stuttgart

Flawless Issues is no longer a newcomer to the scene. He is part of the German underground and creates nostalgic post-& egg-punk, but also electronica, krautrock, pop and synthwave sound, which is mainly recorded on tape.

RELEASE
Modern Past
CONTACT
Fabian Töpel,
Email
LOOKING FOR
Label US, Agent US
SHOW at SXSW 2025:

WEDNESDAY March 12, 2025
11:50 pm - 12:35 am
German Haus (Speakeasy) (presented by: German Music Export by Initiative Musik)

Electronic

Jennifer Cardini

Berlin

The disco may be getting bigger, but Cardini continues to welcome the outsiders in with their selections and curation. Although the mainstream may never catch up to their icon status, the underground has already crowned Cardini.

RELEASE
DISCHI & Correspondant (labels)
CONTACT
Emma Margry,
Email
LOOKING FOR
Label, Media, Live, promoters in the USA
SHOW at SXSW 2025:

MONDAY March 10, 2025
12:00 am - 2:00 am
Speakeasy Kabaret (presented by: Berlin Partner)

Post Punk, Electro

Jennifer Touch

Berlin

Jennifer Touch is a Live Musician, Composer, Producer and DJ - deeply involved in a Post-Wave-Cold-Pop-Acid-Romance.

RELEASE
Wasted Time
CONTACT
Jenny Francis,
Email
LOOKING FOR
Connection with promoters and bookers based in the USA
SHOWS at SXSW 2025:

MONDAY March 10, 2025
10:00 pm - 10:40 pm
Speakeasy Kabaret (presented by: Berlin Partner)

TUESDAY March 11, 2025
9:00 pm - 9:40 pm
Speakeasy Music Lounge (presented by: German Music Export by Initiative Musik & EMEE)

WEDNESDAY March 12, 2025
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Speakeasy Music Lounge (presented by: German Music Export by Initiative Musik)

Dance Music

Kollektiv Turmstrasse


SHOW at SXSW 2025:

SUNDAY March 09, 2025
Speakeasy Music Lounge (presented by: Startup Germany Night at GERMAN HAUS)

Rock

Laura Lee & The Jettes

Berlin

Laura Lee, known from indie duo Gurr, now leads Laura Lee & the Jettes, blending Krautrock and pop influences. With Gurr, she won the IMPALA Award in 2016. In 2021, Wasteland launched, followed by a US tour and shows with the Beatsteaks at Wuhlheide.

RELEASE
Wasteland
CONTACT
Markus Beele,
Email
LOOKING FOR
Label, Live, Cooperations, Media
SHOWS at SXSW 2025:

TUESDAY March 11, 2025
12:00 am - 12:40 am
The 13th Floor

THURSDAY March 13, 2025
1:00 am - 1:50 am
German Haus (Speakeasy) (presented by: German Music Export by Initiative Musik)

Cold Wave

Levin goes Lightly

Stuttgart

Levin Goes Lightly blends post-punk, dream pop, and synthwave. His melancholic lyrics and minimalist production on albums like Neo Romantic and Nackt have earned praise, including from Iggy Pop. His latest album, Numb (2024), highlights his depth.

RELEASE
Numb
CONTACT
Levin Stadler,
Email
LOOKING FOR
More concerts in the USA, contacts in the music industry and with other international musicians
SHOW at SXSW 2025:

WEDNESDAY March 12, 2025
10:40 pm - 11:25 pm
German Haus (Speakeasy) (presented by: German Music Export by Initiative Musik)

Techno, Techhouse

Martin Eyerer

Berlin

Martin Eyerer - dj, producer, label owner (Kling Klong records) and tech entrepreneur. Releasing more than 250 records, running Riversidestudios Berlin and building Europes largest Innovation and Creative Ecosystem called NLND in Berlin Neukölln.

RELEASE
Stellar (incl Dirty Doering rmx) - Kling Klong
CONTACT
Benny Grauer,
Email
LOOKING FOR
Collaboration
SHOW at SXSW 2025:

MONDAY March 10, 2025
11:00 pm - 12:00 am
Speakeasy Kabaret (presented by: Berlin Partner)

Artpop

Matching Outfits

Berlin

Matching Outfits are a trio of adopted Berliners whose warped, wistful take on indie pop capture life’s major losses and minor inconveniences in gut-wrenching, occasionally hilarious detail.

RELEASE
No Whiskey
CONTACT
Anita Richelli,
Email
LOOKING FOR
Contacts
SHOW at SXSW 2025:

SATURDAY March 15, 2025
10:15 pm - 10:55 pm
Hotel Vegas At Volstead (presented by: Trash Casual + Bar/None + Our Wicked Lady))

Dance

Niklas Dee

Berlin

Hailing from Germany, Niklas Dee is one of the hottest artists in the global EDM scene. With his unmistakable sound, which combines elements of techno, hard techno and commercial EDM, he inspires both in streaming and on the biggest festival stages. His energetic performances and viral hits make him one of the most successful european dance acts of 2024.

RELEASE
Miss It (At All)
CONTACT
Paul Gregori,
Email
LOOKING FOR
Feature Artists, Bookers, US Managements
SHOW at SXSW 2025:

WEDNESDAY March 12, 2025
10:00 pm - 12:00 am
German Haus (Speakeasy) (presented by: German Music Export by Initiative Musik)

Singer-Songwriter

Nilipek.

Berlin

Since her first album in 2015, Nilipek. has been trying to find and challenge the limits of her language and standard arrangement/production approaches. Currently based in Germany, she recently released her fourth studio album Uydurduğumuz Oyunlarla.

RELEASE
Uydurduğumuz Oyunlarla
CONTACT
Manuel Schottmüller,
Email
LOOKING FOR
Management, Gear Endorsement, Other Artists to Tour With, PR/Publicity Agency, Sync/Music Supervisors
SHOW at SXSW 2025:

WEDNESDAY March 12, 2025
8:20 pm - 9:05 pm
German Haus (Speakeasy) (presented by: German Music Export by Initiative Musik)

Art Pop

TELL A VISION

Berlin

Blending gritty beats, guitars, lo-fi/hi-fi soundscapes, and captivating vocals, TEll A ViSiON bridges sonic worlds. Her electrifying shows combine rebellious energy with emotional depth and a forward-thinking edge.

RELEASE
Call me by Name
CONTACT
Fee Kürten,
Email
LOOKING FOR
Booking (US, Canada, UK, ...)
SHOWS at SXSW 2025:

TUESDAY March 11, 2025
8:00 pm - 8:40 pm
German Haus (Speakeasy) (presented by: European Beats at GERMAN HAUS)

SATURDAY March 15, 2025
9:00 pm - 9:40 pm
Low Down Lounge