In recent weeks, several exciting acts have joined Fanklub – among them the rising Swiss artist To Athena.

She shares her motivation in her own words: "I’ve realized how hard it is to truly connect with you on social media. And honestly, sometimes it just feels strange to keep posting about my music when there’s so much happening in the world that feels bigger and more important. So I started looking for a space where I can share things more directly – and that’s how I found Fanklub."

- To Athena fan club -

Alongside To Athena, other established artists have also launched their own clubs – including Lemony Rug, best known as the singer of the band Bilbao, and Sophie Chassée, live bassist for AnnenMayKantereit.

Sophie wants to bring her community closer to her creative journey:"Here you’ll get exclusive insights into my creative everyday life, thoughts about songs, gear & groove, weekly fan mail, mini-tutorials of my songs, exclusive raffles for online lessons & merch just for Fanklub members, and content like monthly Q&As just for you – from tabs to personal playlists!"

Lemony Rug emphasizes another motivation behind starting his club: "If you’re also looking for exchange without pressure and in your own time, this is exactly the right place for you. And if the pace and information overload on social media sometimes feels like too much, this is exactly the right place as well."

- Lemony Rug fan club - Sophie Chassée fan club - 

The Austrian Music Awards – known as AMADEUS – will be presented for the 25th time this March. Six nominations go to artists who are part of our Fanklub community.

Congratulations to Spilif, Sodl, Billie Steirish & folkshilfe (photo)!

This has never happened before with Fanklub: in her teaser video, Spilif presents her new fan club with a rap - watch it here!

Spilif: "With a subscription, you support me in continuing to work on the project, making new songs and going on tour. I would love to continue and further develop Spilif. To make this possible, you can support me directly here and help me to continue making my music.

START-SPECIAL: The first 15 who support me here will secure a copy of the first 15 numbers/copies when they buy the limited, numbered marbled green-yellow vinyl of "irgend etwas das du liebst🥰

Here you can expect, among other things ...
... exclusive material and recordings of concerts, studio days, rehearsals, etc.
... early access to concert tickets / record sales / and much more.
... one or two raffles
... a direct exchange (=> I look forward to your ideas!)
... a few other things we can think of"

Visit the Spilif fan club

German songwriter Miss Allie just launched her club!

She says: "My FANKLUB is a protected space in which we can stay in contact with each other and grow together as a fan family.
As a member of the club, you get an exclusive insight into my creative work, are included and have the chance to access Fanklub specials, such as secret concerts, backstage tours, seat reservations at concerts, etc.You have the opportunity to support my creative work with a monthly financial contribution. This regular support allows me to concentrate even more on my creative work and produce content. You are then a kind of Miss Allie patron. :)"

https://www.fanklub.com/miss_allie

Just like last year, Fanklub invites you to Graansilo on the Friday of the Eurosonic Festival in 2024. The perfect start to what may be the last evening in Groningen for many delegates.

In a nice atmosphere and with fine drinks, we look forward to discussing the challenges for artists in 2024 and how Fanklub as a direct-to-fan solution can help to build sustainable fan relationships and generate income.

The Berlin musician LIN launches her own fan club.
On her motivation and hopes, LIN writes: "Being on tour is my everyday life, I'm on the road playing live music on stages in Germany and neighboring countries. I need all the support I can get on this life path I have chosen for myself with music."

Join the LIN Fanklub here!

 

Fanklub visited Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg once again. To kick things off, we invited to a reception at the Grüner Jäger on Wednesday. It was great to see so many familiar and interested faces! The showcase that followed featured four compelling live acts: Mina Richman (photo), Noth, C'est Karma and Ellison. Fanklub artists also played at the festival, including Paula Paula and AYMZ.

Next to the the official program, Fanklub once again invited music managers to an exclusive Speak Ösi dinner to discuss Fanklub's ideas: direct-to-fan communication and new revenue streams for artists. Thanks for the good talks & also to the Reeperbahn Festival, see you next year!

AYMZ is the new music project of the artist previously known as Amy Wald. Since the new start in February 2022 a lot has happened: An appearance at the WDR Rockpalast, release of the debut album "PYROLYSE", first own headlining tour with eleven stops in Germany and Austria, support tour with YAENNIVER with nine concerts and first festival and CSD appearances. With an appearance on the mainstage of the LIDO Sounds Festival, another milestone is on the agenda in 2023.

Before AYMZ outed themselves non-binary, the predecessor project Amy Wald already distinguished itself in the music scene in Austria and Germany with German pop songs that offered a reflection and identification surface for young LGBTQIA+ members, and along with it a very loyal community.

Join the brand new AYMZ fan club!

Swiss band Black Sea Dahu have recapped their first 200 days on Fanklub in a video.

Singer Janine Cathrein explains:
„We have established a small community of passionate hardcore fans [...], it's pure and genuine love and support. We're meeting in this small circle of cool people contrary to social media which often feels like it swallows you up.“
 

She adds: „I think it provides a direct way for fans to give back to us. It already makes a huge difference in our lives - it pays our bills literally. We can pay our bandroom bill, we can pay our warehouse bill. It makes our lives easier and has a real impact.“
 

Regarding the challenges, she says:
„I think the biggest challenge remains to confidently tell people about Fanklub and encourage them to join, because it feels like begging most of the time. Which is weird, because it's the most logical thing as an artist to want to strengthen this connection to your fans, to your crowd. It's the most important aspect of our future as artists.“
 

Janine Cathrein concludes by summarizing it as follows:
„I experience Fanklub as a means to bridge the gap in this fan-artist relationship and it makes a deeper connection. For me as an artist as well - I get to take part in the live of my fans and in this connection that they have with my music.“

Watch the 200 days on Fanklub video on Instagram.
Join the Black Sea Dahu Fanklub.

Jupiter Jones launched their exclusive fan club in March - join now!
 

After they raffled a merchandise package among the first 100 supporters, the fans can currently express setlist wishes for the upcoming tour.

All dates for May:
10.05. Wiesbaden - Schlachthof
11.05. Bochum - Zeche
12.05. Saarbrücken - Garage
13.05. Münster - Sputnikhalle
17.05. Hannover - Musikzentrum
18.05. München - Ampere
19.05. Dresden - Beatpol
20.05. Leipzig - Täubchenthal
21.05. Berlin - Lido

Fanklub is on the road at some festivals in the next weeks. Feel free to come by:
 
Fanklub Stage @ Reeperbahn Festival
Thursday, September 22nd
Stage: Spielbude XL
Entrance also without festival ticket!
18:00 – 19:00 / Reception - meet us!
19:00 – 19:40 / Ian Fisher
20:10 – 20:50 / Paula Carolina
21:10 – 21:50 / Annie Chops
22:20 – 23:00 / YATWA
Register for the Reception! Facebook Event

Fanklub Stage @ Norden Festival

Friday, September 9th
Stage: Gartenbühne
The songwriter Lauringer will perform at the Fanklub Stage of this year's Norden Festival in Schleswig!
Visit Lauringer's Fanklub: www.fanklub.com/lauringer

Fanklub Stage @ Waves Vienna

Saturday, September 10th
Stage: Wohnzimmer at Loft
Lineup: Celia May / Olgas Boris / Michael Moravek / YATWA

Live music, sustainability, literature, workshops and northern European culture – the Norden Festival offers all that and more. And you now have the chance to be part of the line-up, because Fanklub has reserved you a slot in the official program for Friday, September 09.

In just under two months, this year’s c/o pop starts in Cologne, and Highcoast will be there. The surf rock band managed to secure the Fanklub slot and will share the festival line-up with greats like Bilderbuch, Buntspecht or C’est Karma.

You guys want to play live again? Stand on a stage and make people dance with your music? Maybe even share a festival line-up with bands like Bilderbuch?

If so, we have great news for you!

The idea for Fanklub was born almost 1 ½ years ago, at the time of the first lockdown. The manager of the Latvian band Carnival Youth, Guna Zučika, told us about her plan to start an exclusive fan club for the band.
 

"There are so many loyal fans, the concerts were well sold. But now everything is canceled and without this income it will be hard for us."

Guna Zučika

We liked the direct-to-fan approach and started to think bigger about the concept: because Carnival Youth are not the only ones who have numerous fans and yet struggle to practice their art. There were many media reports that drew attention to the precarious situation of musicians in the pandemic and we also know through our years of work in the industry: It is already an effort to recoup the costs of a studio production, record production, PR and marketing, and then we have not even talked about earning a euro. The lack of concert income only pushes the problem to the top and thus many musicians to the edge of their existence.

But perhaps this lowest point holds the chance for change: many music fans have been sensitized in recent months to the fact that bands can't live on air and love. It is not a given to produce a new album and come on tour every two years. Most fans also know that streaming revenue has so far failed to compensate for the loss of recorded music sales.

That's why we believe that now is the right time for Fanklub. It is needed because musicians get back more than just a like. The social networks require a lot of financial investment from the bands to really reach all the followers. At Fanklub, the bands receive the well-deserved appreciation, also for the time consuming work they do besides the music. Every post that bands share on their profiles reaches every fan. And through Fanklub the bands earn money. 90% of the proceeds from fan contributions go directly to the bands. Every month. No matter if there's a pandemic that messes up the tour or not.

When the three of us finally get to see bands on stage again these days and cheer for them – even if at a distance - we wish that Fanklub would give them hope.
We wish that young musicians feel encouraged by Fanklub to live out their creativity without worry of not being able to make a living from it. Also, established bands should be given an ideal fanbase management tool.
If the three of us may issue an invitation, then it goes to all of you: All bands, DJs, musicians, starting with absolute newcomers up to the really big acts. You are all welcome at Fanklub! Genre, age and origin do not matter. Fanklub stands for openness, diversity and tolerance. Accordingly, sexist, racist, national socialist or homophobic content will not be tolerated.

We look forward to walking this path with you!
Sebastian, Arne and Andreas

About us:
The three founders of Fanklub - Andreas Jantsch, Arne Thamer and Sebastian Król - have been firmly anchored in the independent music scene for many years. Andreas founded the Viennese indie label LasVegas Records in 2005, which also rents out tour buses and rehearsal rooms. Arne and Sebastian currently run the music company Backseat in Hamburg, a PR agency and indie label. Backseat is also responsible for the music booking of the NORDEN Festival in Schleswig and for the activities of the Czech music export agency SoundCzech in Germany. Besides Andreas, Arne and Sebastian are more or less professionally active as musicians themselves.

Do you know what December 24th is? This year we at Fanklub celebrate not only Christmas, but also the first 100 days of Fanklub!

Last week the Reeperbahn Festival took place for the 16th time in Hamburg from 22 to 25 September. With 300 concerts on about 35 stages, the festival was once again able to inspire with big and small artists. Even strict Covid-19 restrictions with very limited numbers of visitors, fixedly marked standing places and the invitation to enjoy the music “without dancing and excessively moving” could not dampen the joy of the festival. Of course, we from Fanklub couldn’t miss it.

Do you know what’s starting today? The 16th edition of the Reeperbahn Festival. With the severe lack in festivals last year we wouldn’t miss it for the world, so not only will we be present, Fanklub is hosting two showcases at this years Reeperbahn Festival.

After last year’s simpler streaming festival, this year the Waves Vienna took place again at WUK from September 9^th to 11^th, focusing on the Danube region, both during the daytime conference and in the evening program. With around 100 acts, the Vienna Waves once again offered a successful potpourri of different genres, with something for every taste. And so, in 2021 you could let yourself drift from location to location once more and get to know new, different, and extraordinary musicians at Waves Vienna.