Team
Everything connects in the business HQ. This is where the BMC directors sit. Supported by the board of trustees and supervisory board, this is where projects are conceptualised, events planned and day-to-day business optimised.
Olaf „Gemse“ Kretschmar
CEO & Chairman
Olaf Kretschmar has joined the music business after studying philosophy and marketing in the early 90s and “co-invented the club culture in Berlin” (Berliner Zeitung April 2007). In 2007 he co-founded the Berlin Music Commission eG (BMC). Since 2008 he has been the Cluster Manager and since 2011 the CEO of the Berlin Music Commission. Later on, in 2009, Olaf Kretschmar was the initiator of the Berlin Music Week and a year later Chairman of the organizing committee of the Berlin Music Week. From 2010 to 2012, he also organized the campaign “Music Berlin 2020”, whose primary objective was the preparation and establishment of the Musicboard Berlin. In 2014 he established together with many colleagues of the BMC the so called competence center – music industry, is co-founder of the listen to berlin: Awards 2015 and the music business conference Most Wanted: Music 2014, for which he is still General Director today. In addition to his work on BMC’s board of directors, he is also involved in the “Jazzbeirat” Berlin, in the presidium of the “Landesmusikrat” and is deputy chairman of “BV Pop”.
Jana Scheffert
Head of Finance & Operations
Jana Scheffert is Head of Finance & Operations and advisor of the Management Board at Berlin Music Commission. She is also responsible for member communications and supports BMC‘s projects in the fields of communication, administration and event. Jana is living in Berlin since the late 90s and took part in several music, politics and media related projects. The BMC as central connector between various players in the Berlin music and creative industry, enabled her to get to know the various facets of networking and to help shape the development of the local music business. This in connection with her fascination for the diversity of Berlin and its music scene makes her a great partner for the BMC.
Daniela Dittrich
Executive Assistant to CEO
Info coming soon.
Daniela Alejandra Wenzel
Junior Project Manager | Office Assistant
Daniela was born in Quito (Ecuador) and grew up in the beautiful city of Regensburg. Since 2017 she supports the office in various positions. After obtaining her B.A. in Media Management, she stayed with the BMC full-time. Currently she works in the areas of events, communication and administration and is responsible for the musicwomen*network musicBwomen, the internationalization program Music Ambassador and the Instagram account of the BMC. By the way: Since the end of July 2020 she is Georgie’s new dog mom, so future guests in the office can look forward to a new fluffy team member.
Tim Joppien
Project Assistant
Tim Joppien is supporting the BMC office with organisational & operational tasks and is responsible for the planning and executing of the events section. He has been working as booking agent & manager before, was assisting the show Unsigned at Radio Fritz and is supporting multiple festivals in an honorary capacity.
Berit Levita
Project Assistant
Berit Levita has been responsible for communications at the Berlin Music Commission since 2018 and supports the office in the areas of events and administration. She is currently finishing the Master’s degree in musicology at the Humboldt University of Berlin.
Noah Kohn
Intern
Noah Kohn has been with BMC since 2020 and supports the management and the preparations for the Most Wanted: Music conference. Music has accompanied the Berliner since childhood: at the age of 11 he founded his first band and played in almost every location in the capital – nowadays he goes on tour with Tuftyhead. In addition to studying journalism, Noah also heads the rock band class at a Pankow secondary school and tries to pass on his passion for music to the students.
Alicia Pfeiffer
Intern
After graduating the university with a bachelor in european ethnology and cultural studies, Alicia completed an internship as a tour production assistant in a booking agency. Immersing deeper into the music industry, she then worked as a club manager, where she discovered her passion for the mix of creativity and organisation. She is now continuing with a masters in communication management.
Georgie
Office Dog
The 2-year-old Terrier-Mix completes the team since July 2020. Georgie is very happy about every new encounter, especially if the person carries something to eat. Don’t let her big eyes wrap you up, she knows how sweet she can look.