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A listening room with Frances Morgan and Marie uhompson A continuous mix of music, sound and text selected by participants and friends of the Sonic Cyberfeminisms project and curated by writer Frances Morgan. Running throughout DICE, the Listening Room is a space for quiet reflection, attentive hearing and chance encounters with multiple voices, sounds and perspectives. Sonic Cyberfeminisms is an ongoing project by an open collective of artists, musicians and writers, which draws upon intersectional feminist praxis and the legacies of cyberfeminism. The project aims to foreground agendas of social justice in the domains of sound, gender and technology and, in doing so, develop critical cultural work. The project was initiated by Annie Goh and Marie Thompson.” Attend on Facebook

A panel discussion with Will Lynch, Nadine Schildhauer, Shaheen Wacker Moderated by: Inga Barthels In the last decades, media and journalism have changed drastically with the increased use of internet and social networks. Social media usage has led to radical changes in how information is gathered and disseminated. Despite the democratising aspects of how the information is shared and accessed, social media paved the way for widespread disinformation and online extremism. Today, many journalists have a much wider reach than ever before, they have more independence and possibility to directly interact with their audience. However, the accuracy of their sources and the loss of control over the information is one of the biggest threats in the newly conquered online arena. How do journalists verify and have control over the information they share? How do they form opinions when they are pressured to chase likes and comments? How does increasingly polarised online environment affect journalism? The panel discussion ‘Whose Side Are You On?’ seeks to find answers to these questions and develop strategies for both journalists and the public to avoid polarisation and find ways to create an open environment that can harbour a plurality of opinions. Attend on Facebook

A workshop with Christina Lee This workshop aims to outline the barriers faced by women/femmes and GNC individuals when advocating effectively for themselves, and give examples of strategies for overcoming them, whether during a one-on-one employment negotiation or when trying to promote one’s work or achievements to the public without feeling “braggy.” Attend on Facebook

A workshop with Amy Dickens In this workshop we will look at what it means to be “inclusive” in digital musical instrument design, what affordances different technologies have provided for music making and how we can use these to break down barriers for people with disabilities. We will review technologies that have been designed for accessible music making and discuss the use cases for these technologies, potential improvements and ways in which we can all start to make music a little more accessible. There will be opportunities to experience some of the accessible music technologies first hand and join in with the conversation about how we can make music more accessible for EVERYONE. Attend on Facebook

A workshop led by Portrait XO There is no straightforward path to working in music. Each individual has a different career trajectory and varied access to opportunities. This workshop is designed to help people from a variety of contexts get started, set goals, build momentum, and keep moving. Attend on Facebook

A workshop led by Sarah Joy Lynch with Alexa Gansera, Keira Sinclair and Sarah Farina Does working with brands automatically mean selling out, or are there responsible ways to work with brands to fund your music? Whether brands are contacting you or you’re reaching out, the possibilities of brand sponsorship can be confusing, especially if you’re just getting started. That’s why we’ve invited a selection of experts from different parts of the industry — performers, promoters, business development managers, booking agents — to share advice and best practice from their experience in working with brands Attend on Facebook

A talk and discussion workshop with Dr. Marie Thompson Listening is often presented as a crucial political act: it is a vital component of activism, remembrance and community-building. As such, listening has been at the heart of many ethico-aesthetic practices, including acoustic ecology’s ear-cleaning exercises and Pauline Oliveros’ Deep Listening. Yet these important figurations tend not to address listening’s intersections with social reproduction. This talk/workshop assumes two things to be true at once. Listening is a key component of feminist activism and social justice. Listening is also unevenly anticipated, unevenly distributed, often undervalued, readily exploited and frequently commodified. In light of this, I connect listening to recent debates about emotional labour, considering the implications for understandings of sonic affect and demands for us to listen more. In recognising the ways in which listening helps to reproduce, rather than challenge, the inequalities that constitute social life, this talk/workshop aims to re-evaluate the politics of listening in a way that makes space for listening’s ambivalence. Attend on Facebook

A panel with Xeno Genesis, Alyha Love, Star Amerasu and Akua Grant Community Diversified: TRANSPHOBIA, RACISM AND SEXISM INTERSECTIONS IN MUSIC

Let’s get together and start the DICE Conference + Festival! Before we start the live programme at arkaoda, we’re pleased to welcome the beloved Brazilian performance artist and anthropologist Pêdra Costa for an artist talk. Pêdra will present her artistic work and will elaborate on her use of post-porn as a strategy of pleasure, aesthetics, and politics. Attend on Facebook

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A workshop with Jane Arnison In this full day workshop you will delve deeper into your songwriting and production process. Through opportunities including skills instruction, collaborative exchange, individual work and feedback, you will have the opportunity to experiment with new ideas in a community environment and improve your creative output. This workshop is not for beginners but for those already writing songs & making productions, but having trouble finishing, or getting stuck on one or more aspects of the process, or even just feeling like there is still a disconnect between the ideas in your head and what you manifest. The day will be intense but fun where you will not only develop your individual skill but also develop connections with the other artists that will hopefully last beyond the workshop. Songwriters as well as electronic producers are encouraged to apply. Interest in collaboration is encouraged but not mandatory. We look forward to hearing your music!” Attend on Facebook

A talk by Nina Hynes, Roxy Jordan, Xeno Genesis It’s essential to address uncomfortable questions concerning parenthood and musical careers. The working life of a parent in the music industry is often different from parents in other fields and communication is key to avoid isolation and burnout. It is essential to develop new strategies to be creative both at work and at home and to ask for help when it’s needed. Overcoming challenges with creative solutions can be extremely rewarding and motivational for both parents and children and many music industry professionals are superheroes in this regard. Through this event, we will share our experiences and coping strategies, discuss what works and most importantly – give support to each other. We must articulate our expectations of parenthood and how this commitment affects our careers and identities. How do we keep up the good work, stay sane, juggle our responsibilities, our relationships and our time, all while managing our careers and families? Attend on Facebook

A panel featuring key Berlin funders, including Ina Keßler from Initiative Musik, Melike Öztürk from Musicboard Berlin and Gregor Hotz from Musikfonds e.V. Moderated by Sanni Est. Attend on Facebook.

Panel discussion with Annette Gentz, Cassis Staudt and Max Knoth. Moderated by Elle Mcfarlane. Music and film has a long, intricate history. Musicians and filmmakers regularly collaborate together on music videos, feature films, commercials, art installations and other audiovisual projects. At DICE we are bringing together prominent professionals who combine these inseparable fields in their work. Annette Gentz, Cassis Staudt and Max Knoth will talk about their experiences and how they got involved with film and music. The panel discussion will unwrap stories of collaborations between composers and filmmakers, as well the path to building a career in this hybrid field. Attend on Facebook

Panel Discussion with EKİN SANAÇ and BERNA GÖL (Kim Ki O), Işıl Kılkış (Delüks), Melis Nots (Queerwaves). Moderated by Merve Namlı Electronic dance music and DJing has its roots in 60s and 70s, when people who were marginalized due to their class, race, gender or sexuality found inspiration for their own strategies of resistance from the club scenes in the United States, Jamaica and Europe. These semi-private spaces became extremely important areas of protest in the times when public visibility for these groups was confronted with violence. A similar pattern can be observed among queer communities in Turkey these days. During the Gezi protests when queer activists claimed the streets of Istanbul and right after Istanbul Pride reached a record number of participants in solidarity with other movements in Turkey, many new LGBT associations and groups flourished around the country and political parties started to included LGBT rights in their agendas. These gains, which are the outcomes of decades of queer activism in Turkey, once again challenged by the state with the declaration of State of Emergency that extremely limited public visibility of marginalized groups and street activism since July 2016. These days, when existence of queer identities are systematically erased from the public sphere, queer communities in Turkey find solidarity in clubs; gathering as a family, dancing together and creating their own music, supporting each other financially and emotionally. Music acts as form of resistance that connects people through rhythm and lyrics. In this panel together with our guests from Turkey who are active in the queer music scene, we will discuss the unique potential of music for social transformation and how it has been leveraged as a form of queer resistance in the times of oppression in Turkey.

A talk by Dr. Emilia Roig of the Centre for Intersectional Justice Should we get rid of identity politics and move beyond the very categories that are the basis for social hierarchies and inequalities? Or shall we continue to think, talk and frame oppression, inequality, (in)visiblity and domination along these lines? Identities are complex, flexible, multiple, and most importantly are a societal, historical and political mirror of who we really are. They say more about the way we are perceived than about our intrinsic selves. They can be mobilised for very different purposes and can fulfil various, sometimes opposite functions. Can we move on and see them as a remnant from the past or do we still need them to achieve our political goals? Attend on Facebook

A roundtable discussion on alternative artistic strategies for mental health with Fannie Sosa, Niv Acosta, Cleo Kempe Towers and Jam Rostrom. A growing number of artists and professionals in the music industry are vocalising the hurdles they experience in maintaining physical and mental wellbeing, as they are often faced with long working hours, unstable and demanding working conditions and economic precarity. Though there are more institutional support systems than ever that address the pressures of working in creative industries, artists naturally develop their own strategies to cope with the pressures of life and work. Attend on Facebook

A workshop with a.r.r.m. jordan

En Woke is the title of Hoe__mies annual salon. In their 2017 panel they dealt with the challenges at the intersection of activism and business. This time Hoe__mies are inviting creatives from the local scene to talk about their respective journeys to establish themselves. It’s going to be an exchange on the perks and difficulties of being a self professed freelance artist, on experiences of Black Women and Women of Color creatives in male dominated environments, and on strategies to professionalize in different artistic fields. The panel will showcase a range of different perspectives: a performer, film maker and event host; a visual artist; and a radio host and industry insider who can talk about the structural level of access. Speakers: – Mayowa Lynette (Stand-up Comedian, Youtuber, Film maker, Model) – Simone Cihlar (Illustrator, member of Jakarta Records) – Naima Limdighri (Radio host at Red Bull Music Academy) Host: – Gizem Adiyaman (co-founder of Hoe__mies, DJ, Political Educator for the Youth) The aim of the talk is to generate visibility of the immense creative and entrepreneurial potential of our communities of color via three remarkable women, empower marginalized folx like female, LGBTQIA, BPOC and differently abled creatives to use their potential, exchange with each other or start their own project. Attend on Facebook

Come join the VUT Music Industry Women for drinks and snacks at DICE 2018. No ticket necessary for the reception. Music Industry Women is a network founded by VUT in 2015. We organize get-togethers and panels at the VUT Indie Days and a mentoring program, which started in 2015 for the first time and took place once again in 2017 in cooperation with Berlin Music Commission and funded by Musicboard Berlin GmbH. Attend on Facebook

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A workshop with Luz Diaz and Melissa Maristuen of Room 4 Resistance, focusing on learning the basics of DJ-ing with turntables and CDJs as principal mediums.

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A workshop lead by Goddx and Masha Get ready to unleash your potential and develop a new part of yourself with Goddx and Masha’s inclusive drag workshop. You will learn how drag queens/kings build their personas through makeup, costume, and movement. With a supportive group of seasoned drag stars and newbies, you will develop and build your own beautiful drag identity. No experience necessary. Everyone is welcome. Attend on Facebook

Reclaim the Beats Festival presents Reclaiming your queer fat BPoC body. This workshop will be all about empowerment, desirability and reclaiming bodies of fat queer black people and people of color. We want to show you that you are not alone with your struggle being queer fat bpoc and more important that being fat queer bpoc is awesome. We want to show some strategies to reclaim your beauty and body standards. We want to connect each other and have a great time with you This workshop is aimed exclusively at black people and people of color. Please take this into account if you want to participate. Attend on Facebook Das Unsichtbar-machen von fetten queeren BIPoC* Körpern *BIPoC = Schwarze Menschen, Indigene Menschen, Menschen of Color Mit Lahya Aukongo, SchwarzRund und BodyMary werden wir über die verschiedenen Diskriminierungsformen von fetten queeren BIPoC Körpern sprechen und wie diese Körper unsichtbar gemacht werden. SchwarzRund: „Schwarze Körper werden exotisiert, fette Körper oft entsexualisiert, also einfach als unbegehrbar behandelt. Schwarze fette Menschen erleben beides, jedoch wird stets makiert: wir sind nicht begehrt als vollwertige Menschen sondern entweder übersexualisiert oder völlig entsexualisiert.“. Was wünschen wir uns von einer wirklich inklusiven und intersektionellen Community? Lasst uns zusammenkommen, einander zuhören, lernen und uns unterstzützen. Wir freuen uns auf Euch! Guests: SchwarzRund kam als Schwarze Deutsche Dominikaner*in mit drei Jahren nach Bremen, lebt seit fast zehn Jahren in Berlin. Seit 2013 publiziert sie auf ihrem Blog schwarzrund.de und in diversen Magazinen. Mehrdimensionale Lebensrealitäten inner- und außerhalb von Communitys verhandelt sie in Performance-Texten, Vorträgen und Veranstaltungsreihen. Sie hat einen Bachelor-Abschluss in Kulturwissenschaften und Gender Studies, in letzteren absoviert sie derzeit einen Master. Ihr Forschungsschwerpunkt sind Interventionsfelder Schwarzer Queere Musikvideos. 2016 erschien ihr afropolitaner Berlin-Roman BISKAYA im zaglossus Verlag. Lahya Aukongo: „I am a femme, phat, disabled, Black, nonconformist writer & singer & performer & photographer & critical idealist & intersectional human being.“ BodyMary aka Maria González Leal aka queer fat femme of color ist eine politische Aktivist*In, die mit unterschiedlichen künstlerischen Performances die gegenwärtigen Machtverhältnisse und deren Ursprünge infrage stellt. Die Inhalte, mit denen BodyMary sich auseinandersetzt, umfassen Fettaktivismus, Body Positivity , Kapitalismus-/Konsumkritik, Sexismus, Kolonialisierung/Dekolonialisierung, anti-rassistischen und queeren Aktivismus. Aktivist*In | Moderator*In | Blogger*In | Workshopleiter*In | Networker*In | Stylist*In | Sänger*In

Panel Discussion with Martini Cherry, Olympia Bukkakis, Adrian Blount (Goddx Noirphiles), Maria Salwasser (Mascha), and moderated by PANSY. Drag has been performed for centuries in Berlin, flourishing especially in the ’20s and ’30s between the world wars, hand in hand with the city’s provocative cabarets. Built on its long history of queer culture, Berlin today is home to one of the most vibrant drag scenes in the world. Many performers find a stage to express themselves and a supporting community regardless of their identities. Drag performances in this city are unapologetic, bold and political. Moderated by the legendary Pansy, Drag Saves Lives will speak with superstars of the Berlin drag scene – Martini Cherry, Olympia Bukkakis, Adrian Blount (Goddx Noirphiles) and Maria Salwasser (Mascha) – about how to make drag more accessible to young performers and inclusive to all communities. Moving beyond the discussions of what drag is and who is allowed to do it, we will talk about the art form as a method of empowerment for everyone who is willing to break boundaries and embrace inclusion.

An interactive presentation by Christine Kakaire. Conversations about representation, access, disparity and equality continue to develop across music making communities. Through the lens of music writing and criticism, this interactive presentation will examine the influence of language on the perception of music scenes, sounds and individuals, and the role it plays in shaping these conversations. From the etymology of words, through tactics of oppression, to strategies resistance and inclusion and, this presentation aims to empower via vocabulary

We are closing DICE with an unforgettable line-up that shouldn’t be missed and to get the party started we are bringing you an inspiring artist talk with two amazing artists. At our beautiful venue Böhmischer Kirchensaal, we gather for one last time and welcome the Brooklyn-based rapper Ms Boogie and Berlin-based Texan producer Lotic. Both artists will talk about their personal journeys and paths to success through generous community building and artistic ingenuity. We will delve into the worlds of two queer artists and their experiences working in a cishet dominated music industry.