AI MusicCon at SoundTrack_Cologne 22

Music in the Age of AI · Thursday, July 10, 2025

Artificial Intelligence continues to fundamentally transform how music is created, performed, and experienced. This year, the conversation is being taken to a new level.

On July 10, 2025, SoundTrack_Cologne, in cooperation with the Landesmusikrat NRW, presents AI MusicCon 2025, a full day of keynotes, hands-on workshops, panel discussions, and talks dedicated entirely to the intersection of AI and music. The event invites all interested professionals to explore the challenges and opportunities that AI presents for music creators and the wider industry.

Featuring 16 events taking place at the COMEDIA Theater in Cologne, AI MusicCon explores the rapidly evolving intersection of music and artificial intelligence. The programme is designed to break down access barriers, introduce practical AI tools for composers, musicians, sound designers, music schools, and non-professional musicians, clarify legal frameworks, and explore what’s next in AI.

Key topics range from the implementation of EU AI legislation and unresolved copyright issues -addressed in part by North Rhine-Westphalia's legal policy initiative- to the wider European discourse on digital sovereignty and competitiveness in light of the deregulation tendencies under the Trump administration.

In an interview with GEMA CEO Dr. Tobias Holzmüller, the event will shed light on current policy and initiatives at GEMA. It will explore how different German political parties position themselves on AI regulation and reflect on the myths and narratives of this technology, linking them to deeper questions of creativity, cultural and ethical dimensions.

Participation in AI MusicCon is included with your SoundTrack_Cologne accreditation or available separately with a 19,00 EUR ticket.

Download the Programme here

AI MusicCon
COMEDIA Theater

DIE EINS
(Moderator of the day: Martin Villiger)

10:00 - 11:30
Opening
Prof. Dr. Robert von Zahn (Generalsekretär LMR NRW) · Dr. Michael Reitemeyer (Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft NRW) · Michael P. Aust (SoundTrack_Cologne)


Keynotes
Marc du Moulin (ECSA) ·Jürgen Geuter (philosopher and computer scientist)

Talk with Dr. Tobias Holzmüller (CEO GEMA) 
Mod.: Dr. Anselm Kreuzer

12:00 - 13:00
Roundtable
Jürgen Geuter (Philosoph und Informatiker) · Dr. Tobias Holzmüller (CEO GEMA) · Dr. Anselm Kreuzer (Präsident Composers Club) · Matthias Hornschuh (Landesmusikrat NRW, GEMA Board, Initiative Urheberrecht)
Mod.: Katharina Uppenbrink ( CEO Initiative Urheberrecht). 


14:30 - 15:00
AI Future
AI generated songs with compensation according to the contributed shares with Steffen Holly (Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT)


15:00 - 15:30
AI Future
Artist Navigator: KI-basierte Antworten zu Eigenpromotion, Release Planung, Licencing etc. mit Andrea Rothaug und Miriam Mentz (RockCity Hamburg)


16:00 - 16:30
AI Future
Future Developments of AI Tools
with Yevgeni Birkhoff


16:30 - 17:15
Fazit
with Prof. Dr. Michael Edwards (Folkwang Hochschule), Alissa Krusch (Kulturforum Witten, Managerin Digitale Transformation), Alexander Wankhammer (Sonible).


DIE ZWEI

12:00 - 13:00
How I use AI in my daily practice
Hans-On Workshop
with Yevgeni Birkhoff


14:30 - 15:00
AI Tools
AI in the mix: Fast decisions. Film-Ready Sound
with Alexander Wankhammer (CEO Sonible)
Mod.: Hanna Sophie Lüke


15:00 - 15:30
AI Tools
M&E creation with AI
with Philipp Scholz, René Kampka (Scholz + Kampka)
Mod.: Hanna Sophie Lüke


16:00 - 16:30
AI Tools
Voiceover and Lip-Sync Dubbing with AI
M&E creation with AI
with Philipp Scholz, René Kampka (Scholz + Kampka)
Mod.: Hanna Sophie Lüke


DIE DREI

14:30 - 15:00
KI in Breitenkultur
KI als Unterstützung von Musikvereinen und Chören
mit Verena Fink
Mod.: Carsten Schumacher


15:00 - 15:30
KI in Musikpädagogik + Breitenkultur
Music Transcription: Convert songs with multiple instruments into sheet music, MIDI and guitar TABs.
with Alexander Lüngen (CTO Klangio)


15:45 - 16:30
Musikschule und KI
Technologische Optionen und menschliche ‚Verarbeitungsmodi‘
mit Thomas Hanz (Landesverband der Musikschulen in NRW), und Matthias Lang (Akademie für Tonkunst Darmstadt)