Berlin Music Commission - The Music Network of Berlin - About

About

The Supervisory Board

The five person supervisory board controls and determines the direction of the board. It comprises:

Sören Birke (chairman, Kesselhaus)

Sören Birke is a Culture and Theatre Studies graduate, and an enthusiastic harmonica player. Since 2002 his company Consense GmbH has overseen the programming at the Kulturbrauerei venue complex.

Björn Döring (Arena / Admiralspalast)

Björn Döring is a music journalist, curator of the Popdeurope Festival and head of the music programmes of Arena and Admiralspalast. He studied politics and media studies in Berlin and Bamberg, and since 1996 has worked as a freelance print and broadcast journalist for publications including Berliner Zeitung, Tagesspiegel, taz, Zitty and Musikexpress, as well as radiomultikulti, which is part of the state-owned RBB network.

Christine Scherer (Pfefferwerk AG)

Christine Scherer is head of the department for media, culture and education / appreticeship at the Pfefferwerk Stadtkultur gGmbH.

Christoph Borkowsky Akbar (Piranha)

In 1979, Christoph Borkowsky Akbar organised his first festival, a charity event which saw punk bands from Berlin and New York playing in aid of refugees from Afghanistan. This became the nucleus for Piranha, and for over 20 years the company has been operating successfully in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Rupert Höß (clubcommission)

Rupert Höß is since December 2005 in the technical line of the Arena Berlin and takes part in the production of the VANDIT Nights.