WISE 2025
Monday, March 10, WISE ALGORAVE, SXSW Austin
Monday May 12, GEMA x WISE Music AI Summit, Werksviertel Mitte, Munich (Tickets on sale April 9th noon)
Wednesday May 14, WISE BERLIN Preopening Night at Kater Blau (in collaboration w Classical Next / XJazz)
Thursday May 15, WISE 2025 Berlin Pfefferberg (Day) + Lynk & Co (Night)
Friday May 16, WISE 2025 Berlin Festsaal Kreuzberg (Day) + Secret Location (Night), Berlin
For the fourth time in Berlin, we invite visionaries, pioneers, artists, and industry thought leaders to join our WISE Community. After exploring ME, MYSELF & AI in 2024, this year we take it a step further and ask: IS IT REAL?
We are bringing together the brightest minds to explore and debate the future of AI and technology in the creative industries. With WISE ON MUSIC, we introduce a dedicated program aimed at fostering a healthy, sustainable music ecosystem—unlocking new opportunities through cutting-edge (AI) technology and innovative solutions.
Don’t miss your chance to shape the future of the industry!
Check our confirmed speakers here.
We dedicate a portion of the WISE program to showcasing innovative startups in the music tech sector, with a particular focus on those leveraging AI.
Apply to our music startup call here
Past Events
RECAP: Sept 5+6, 2024 NEW VISIONS For Music & Sound
On Sept 5+6, 2024 we held the inaugural NEW VISIONS Summit at Berlin´s historic Pfefferberg.
1.100 registrations for on-site attendance
· 620 people entered our live-stream and watched a total of 16.900 minutes (or 282 hours)
· 84 speakers
· 21 sessions
· 25 startups presented on the Startup Showcase Stage
· Delegates from more 20+ countries
· 22 international community-, network- and media-partners
Thanks to everybody who explored and discussed with us the future of music and sound. You can follow us on insta here and see the recap video here.
Sept 13, 2024 Opening: HUA´S HAPPY MEMORY SHOP
Soon we will sell you some exceptional memories. HUA´S HAPPY MEMORY SHOP is HUA WANG´s 王画 first Berlin Solo show, opening during BERLIN ART WEEK on September 13th at UNTITLED in Kreuzberg.
After her recent group exhibit at Mitte´s Migrant Bird Space, finishing a commissioned work by everybody’s favorite Japanese anime cat DORAEMON and being selected for this years Jingshan Sculpture Park in Shanghai (the city where she currently exhibits with LINE GALLERY) she will present HUA´S HAPPY MEMORY SHOP curated by WISE Founder Philipp Grefer
It is Hua’s first European solo show—a sort of visual best-of album leading to ambiguous surreal universes full of trees, chains, hooks, vases, turtles, running snails, cosmic lights, collapsing quantum states, and identity-confused vegetables hooked on weed and fortune cookies worthy of Lewis Carroll.
Music will be provided by THE ALLEGORIST, who will play a live set.
A visionary, enigmatic, transmedia, and boundary-pushing artist known for crafting deep, immersive, and intricate sonic tales that weave together mysteries, art, philosophy, symbolism, spirituality and science fiction.
Get ready for a wild ride through various rabbit holes!
Starts at 17:30 with the live set by THE ALLEGORIST at 7pm
Of course, it´s free and we have some cold drinks & goodies for you. In case you have kids: Bring them for a ride -- they´ll love the slide.
Oct 2-4 SO ALIVE: We present our AI Music Mapping Project IMEMS
Very excited to be part of this event and to present, once again, IMEMS, our mapping project on AI in the European Music Sector (in collaboration with Music Tech France & Music Tech Germany). If you have a company in that space, get in touch
WISE 2024 Berlin - ME | MYSELF & AI
On May 14-15, 2024, WISE will celebrate its 3rd edition in Berlin under the title ME | MYSELF & AI
For its 7th edition WISE strives to become the pre-eminent Think Tank at the intersection of AI & Creativity in Europe. We will gather the brightest thinkers & doers the field during WISE BY DAY. You are one of them? Get in touch wise@wisenotwise.com
As a Festival we will once more showcase some of the best local and international (music) talent at WISE BY NIGHT.
WISE 2023 Shanghai - REFLECTIONS
WISE returned to Shanghai on November 9th, 2023 for REFLECTIONS - A NIGHT OF ART & MUSIC feat. music by SAM QUEALY live (AUS/FR) EAU + MIAO JING AV Live (CN), PG WISE (GER) and more. REFLECTIONS Exhibition with HUA WANG (CN) NICK ZINNER (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), 223 aka. LIN ZHIPENG (CN) Check out the recap video.
WISE 2024 Timetable | WISE BY DAY | WISE BY NIGHT
May 14 Fluxbau: NADAV SIVAN (London) | BENZII (Berlin) | HARRIET DAVEY (Berlin) | SLIX (Glasgow) | GOTOPO (Berlin) | LOCAL SUICIDE (Berlin)
May 15 Badehaus: SAM QUEALY (Paris) | MONTE MAI (Lugano) | TAJAN (Paris)
DAY VENUES:
May 14: House of Music May 15: SAE
SPEAKERS:
Hazel Savage, Soundcloud | Martin Clancy, AI:OK |
Sabine Frank, YouTube | Paul Geddis, Sónar
Marco-Alexander Breit, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs
Mattthias Strobel, Music Tech Germany / New Visions (Berlin)
Julian Krohn, Scholz & Friends | Sari Torbiörnssen, Ohlogy
Xavier Peters, LeanSquare | Viktoria Renner, OZMOZE
Thomas Quenoil, MNGRS.AI | Johannes Everke, BDVK
Florian Steger, Deutsche Telekom (Hubraum)
Thierry Baujard, Media Deals | Prof Carsten Winter, HMTMH
Frederic Schindler, Too Young | Alaa Elhadba, DJOID
David Bennett, Mimic Productions |Philipp Y Martin, Mutabor
Adrian Liguerre, AI BEATZ | Mathilde Neu, Music Tech France
Jakob Wredstrøm, Amplitude Ventures
Philipp Grefer, WISE / New Visions (Berlin)
Vincent Tajan, Louis Vuitton | Sean Keenan, Utopia
Milena Fessman, Cinesong | Ioulia Isserlis, Another World VR
Jovanka von Wilsdorf, AI Song Contest | Rory Kenny, Loudly
Chris Wieduwilt, The AI Musicpreneur | Josh Savage, Artist
Lauren Sohikian,Modern Matter| Curt Keplin,Rough Trade tbc
Patrick Joest, musicwise | Melissa Weston, Ticketmaster
Marco Erler, Lausen Rechtsanwälte | Tina Winkhaus, Artist
Sönke Kirchhof, INVR | Andrea Goetzke, Musicpool Berlin
Andrea Rothaug, Operation Ton / Krach & Getöse
Asia │ Europe │ Africa │ Latin America
Welcome to the 7th edition of WISE. And the 3rd WISE Festival in Berlin!
WISE connects creative, music & tech communities worldwide and gives exceptional emerging and established artists a stage.
Continuing our mission from 2018, when Philipp Grefer founded WISE in Beijing, we still strive to connect creative communities globally, spark cross-sectoral dialogue and link innovators from the music & tech industries. As in previous years, we will bring Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and the world together through Music, Art & Technology.
As technology evolves, so are we. In the AGE OF AI, we strive to become the leading think tank at the intersection of creativity & AI.
Theme: “Me | Myself & AI” - WISE Topics include:
Africa, (Generative) AI, AI Law, Asia, Avatars, Barcelona, Brands, China, Clubs, Cyberrave, Disco, Digital Art, Distribution, Festivals, Gender, Geopolitics, Green Technology, Immersive (Audio), Investment, Labels, Latin America, Live Events, Metaverse, Movies, Musicians, Psychedelics, Radio, Royalties, Streaming, Social Media´s Future, Songwriting, Spain, Techno, Tik Tok, Tolerance, VR Web3, XR and more
Few Super Latecomer Tickets left for WISE May 14/15
”Me, Myself & AI”
WISE BY DAY & WISE BY NIGHT
ON SALE until May 13, 2024
WISE x BERLIN 2024
What to expect:
2 days of daytime summits and nighttime economy in various venues in Berlin
Learn everything about AI necessary for your job be it as an artist or a professional to stay ahead
Immerse yourself in the city´s vibrant music & tech scene - Berlin style
Rub shoulder with- and learn from the smartest & most innovative minds in the business to advance your career as an artist or professional
Networking drinks & creative conversations about future trends with inspiring innovators from all around the world
Find investment and/or talent for your next venture
Indulge in music, art & new technology
Experience (or participate) in a Eurovision 2025 & Songwriting Camp (more info soon)
“WISE conference truly was one the very best I ever visited.” - Merlijn Poolman, Nightmayor Groningen (NL)
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“Every conversation was full of insight and you really got the feeling that you were surrounded by some of the industry’s most forward-thinking thought leaders.” - Harmen Hemminga, Head of Partnerships & Strategic Projects at FUGA (NL)
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“WISE is a brilliantly curated mix of music and tech discussions with major stakeholders” - Oskar Straijn, Booker ESNS (NL)
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“WISE conference truly was one the very best I ever visited.” - Merlijn Poolman, Nightmayor Groningen (NL) | “Every conversation was full of insight and you really got the feeling that you were surrounded by some of the industry’s most forward-thinking thought leaders.” - Harmen Hemminga, Head of Partnerships & Strategic Projects at FUGA (NL) | “WISE is a brilliantly curated mix of music and tech discussions with major stakeholders” - Oskar Straijn, Booker ESNS (NL) |
