Matthias Koch

Matthias Koch started his career in the music business in 1997. After having worked for the Belgian independent PIAS and punkrock powerhouse Epitaph Records in Amsterdam, he headed the Hamburg office of the eclectic French maison disques Naïve for 10 years.

Since 2016 Matthias Koch has been responsible for the concept and execution of the B2B area “modern classical music” and showcase section at Europes biggest newcomer festival and music biz conference Reeperbahnfestival in Hamburg. His conference content contributions focus on building bridges between the classical and pop music scene, as well as on music in the MENA countries. Read his interview (in German) for niusic.de here.

In 2017, he founded his own company Referat K and offers consulting and product management services for clients such as Deutsche Grammophon in Berlin. Find some of his projects here.

During a three-month stay in Tehran in 2016 and countless subsequent trips to Iran, he got to know the culture and language of the country and, as an expert on the scene, has been initiating concerts in Tehran and Shiraz for artists such as Olafur Arnalds, Martin Kohlstedt and Federico Albanese.

With 30M Records Matthias Koch continues his journey to bring together different worlds.