MW:MR Call - 4/5.Nov 2026 Berlin
Matthias Jung
Dear NIMErs,
happy to share this year's Call for Contributions below hoping to see many of you in November.
Best, Matthias
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Most Wanted: Music Research will take place on November 4 and 5, 2026 at Hotel nhow Berlin (day) and RAW Berlin (night). We invite presentations, discussions, papers, instrument demos, installations and performances from the areas of music business, music culture, music tech, and music education.
Submit here: https://airtable.com/appHkk592aL9dZU2y/pag4qoxETIBeK3qgD/form
TIMELINE
- Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, 13th of July, 10:00pm AoE.
- Deadline for Music Tech Demos, Audiovisual Performances and Workshops: Monday, 13th of July, 10:00pm AoE.
- Full Paper Submission Deadline: Monday, 3rd of August, 10:00pm AoE. Paper submissions should be made via https://mwm.pubpub.org/mwmr-2026.
- Contributors Notification by Monday, August 31st.
THEMATIC STRANDS
Topics may focus, but are not limited to this year’s conference theme REWIRE! which explores the idea of redesigning the music ecosystem. This can be interpreted in many ways such as patching new connections between people, machines, and rewiring (not rebuilding) established structures. Contributions are called for, again not limited to the following thematic strands.
1) Music Business
- Monetization and Marketing of Artistic Work: Digital Business Models from Songwriting to Digital Marketing, Funding Strategies, Promotion Tools
- Value-based Practices: Creative Entrepreneurship and Collaboration, Artist Management, Music Rights, Digital Platform Use
- Ecosystemic Sustainability: Accessible Frameworks, Diverse Distribution Systems, Sustainable Practices
2) Music Cultures and Events
- Music Cultures and Genres: Music Performance and Listening, Co-creation and Social Musicking, Cultural Differences
- Event-related Research: Concert and Festival Studies, Event Market Research, Globalisation
- Music Cognition and Psychology: Music Perception and Emotion, Music Movement, Therapy and Wellbeing
3) Music Tech
- Musical Instruments and Interfaces: Embodied Design, Human-Computer Interfaces for Music, Networked Instruments and Performances
- Immersive Media: Music Metaverse, VR Music, Internet of Things, 3D Audio, Diffusion
- Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Music: Computational Creativity, Robotic Musicianship, Distributed and Collaborative Music
4) Music Education and Social Impact
- Institutional Music Education: K12 Education, University Education, Lifelong Learning
- Professional Development: Skill Building in the Creative Industries, Entrepreneurship
- EdTech: Music Technology in Education and Educational Technologies in Music Learning
- Social Impact of Music: Social and Political Transformation, Inclusive Practices, Music and Health, Cultural Dialogue, Community Music
Most Wanted: Music Research and Hybrid Music Lab
matt...@mwm-berlin.de
www.mwm-berlin.de
www.berlin-music-commission.de