Moodle

Navigate the world of music distribution with industry insight from iMusician.

• Date & time: Wednesday 19 November, 18:30
• Location: Social Stage @ Catalyst
• RSVP here!

/// Overview

Join us for an evening dedicated to the essentials of music distribution with iMusician. Designed for music students, emerging artists, and professionals, this session will explore how music moves through today’s digital landscape.

/// Topics include

• The role of Digital Sound Processors (DSPs) and streaming/download platforms
• The current state of the music market
• Essential legal considerations
• Practical promotional strategies

/// Guest speaker

Carlos Cordero, Catalyst alumnus and team member at iMusician, a Zurich- and Berlin-based digital music distributor supporting independent artists worldwide. Presentation will be followed by an open Q&A session.

/// Why attend

Gain a clear understanding of the business side of music and take away practical insights from someone who has successfully bridged study and industry.

/// More about iMusician

Based in Berlin and Zurich, iMusician is a digital music distributor empowering independent artists and labels worldwide. Founded in 2008 with a mission to reshape the music industry, iMusician provides the tools artists need to grow their careers and make an impact. The company distributes music to over 200 platforms—including Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music—and offers services ranging from promotion and mastering to artist support and expert mentorship.

RSVP here!

Most Wanted: Music, Berlin’s festival on the future of music biz, is taking place again! November 12-14, located at Kulturbrauerei

/// Two ways to get involved

Call for Volunteers
"Interested in looking behind the scenes of MW:M24? We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers who wish to gain practical experience at a festival and connect with key figures in the music industry. As a member of our team, you will have the chance to learn the ins and outs of organizing and executing a professional event. For more information, visit our website. You´ll find our volunteer form -> https://mwm-berlin.de/call-for-volunteers/ " - message from MW: Music

Join the Catalyst field trip 
Samaquias will be taking a group of students to attend the music business conference, if you'd like to attend and receive a super discounted ticket to the event fill than write samaquias@catalyst-berlin.com by November 9. Minimum of 10 students needed for discount to be available! Cash deposit required for rsvp.

If you want to join separately you can access the student discounted ticket without the additional 20% off mentioned above then access those tickets on the Most Wanted website.

/// About
Last year, MW:M’s motto was *Humanize!* – a call to action to place people at the center of everything the music industry does. In 2024, those people have disruptive technologies and novel tactics to create and grow as never before… and prosper in a way they deserve. This year, we say: *Monetize!* MW:M24 will explore how an industry posting record profits can become kinder, fairer, cleaner, more efficient, and more inventive – while ensuring that everyone makes money.

see you there!

Photography Competition Extended!

thank you everyone who submitted photos for the competition so far, here’s a sneak peak 🐝 we’ve extended the deadline for two weeks, until Friday 31 October. Incase you missed it:

Competition is open to all community members. Storytelling will make the top selection, then students will vote the best picture. The photo can be anything Catalyst related. 1-3 submissions per person.

• Name your images like this: „[First name] [Last name] [Class]”, upload to your own GDrive
• Name the folder „Oct 25 Photo Comp [first name] [last name]”
• Email the folder to storytelling@catalyst-berlin.com, including any links to your online profiles. Subject of the email should be „Oct 25 Photo Comp”

*⏳ Deadline extended to 17:00 on Fri 31 Oct

Work with the Catalyst Storytelling team! We’re offering two 6-month mini-job contracts for content creators and storytellers. Tell your friends!

Applications close on November 10

/// Overview
There’s no better way to show the world what’s possible at Catalyst than through the eyes of our students. That’s why we launched our official Catalyst TikTok earlier this year. We’re looking for two current Catalyst students to become our TikTok Student Ambassadors on a mini-job basis until mid May 2026. As an Ambassador, you’ll represent Catalyst through student-led social media content, as well as planning and creating short-form videos. Through creating original and engaging content, you’ll capture student life at Catalyst, our diverse student community, our courses, student projects, events and everything that makes Catalyst a unique and exciting place to study.

🔥 Access full application HERE

[ Current Affairs ]

We're excited to announce the next edition of our annual cross-disciplinary exhibition, in collaboration with students from the New Media Design Master’s Programme at UE-A&D and TimeLab! 

We’re looking for sound artists, composers and sonic explorers who want to create immersive worlds where sound moves through space, interacts with data, and reshapes how we listen to our environment.

• Event date: Friday 23 January @ Catalyst
• Submission deadline: Monday 10 November
• Apply here!

/// Theme

Media, Ecology and the Oceanic Sensorium

How does sound reveal our connection to the natural world? Can we listen to the ocean as a thinking body, as memory, vibration and rhythm?

This exhibition dives into hybrid ecologies; between human and nonhuman, digital and organic, real and imagined. Selected sound artists will collaborate with media designers to build immersive installations and VR experiences that merge spatial sound, real-time systems and environmental storytelling.

/// Collaboration & process

This exhibition brings together two creative worlds; sound and new media design.

• Hybrid Media Installations:
• Several large-scale physical installations will take form within Catalyst’s space. These projects will require site-specific sound, including spatial sound setups, soundscape design, sound design, composition, generative audio systems, and interactive sound elements that connect environments built in TouchDesigner and Ableton Live.

• VR Environments:
• Other projects will exist inside VR headsets, ranging from 360° film-based experiences to real-time interactive worlds. These will call for spatialised sound, ambisonic mixes and audiovisual systems responsive to movement, space or data.

A selection of Catalyst applicants will be paired with UE student teams to form collaborative design duos and groups.

Selected participants will be announced on November 15, kicking off the collaboration phase leading up to the final exhibition on January 23, 2026.

/// Apply

• Complete THIS FORM
• Include a short proposal (max 300 words): tell us what draws you to the theme and why
• A brief portfolio or links to your work.
• Deadline: November 10, 2025

Together, we’ll transform Catalyst into a space of sound, media and sensory experimentation, where sound, image and interaction dissolve into one responsive landscape.

If you have any questions, contact hannah@catalyst-berlin.com.