Matthias Strobel

Matthias Strobel is the President of MusicTech Germany, the Federal Association for Music Technology in Germany and co-founder and Vice-President of Music Tech Europe, the European umbrella association of national music technology associations in Europe. He is Germany’s main point of contact for music technology innovation
Matthias Strobel serves as a consultant, mentor, and independent manager to help accelerate avant-garde approaches from startups. Determined to further the innovative potential – and thus future success – of artists and entrepreneurs, he uses his experience and leverages his network to help create the music ecosystem of tomorrow.
He gives lectures about music technology innovation at Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University and hosts workshops about digitalization, innovation, and inclusion in the music ecosystem.
Matthias Strobel curates international music conferences and facilitates events on innovation for the music ecosystem to foster the knowledge transfer between visionaries from all intersections of the creative industries. His event series, the Berlin Music Tech Meetups, has grown into a community of more than 2.500 music and music tech enthusiasts from Berlin. Since 2024, Matthias Strobel organizes MUSIC FRONTIERS, a different kind of music conference that focuses on innovation and novel solutions for the music ecosystem.
Strobel has spoken at conferences around the world, sharing his experiences and expertise on cross-sectoral innovation within vertical industries through emerging technologies and the potential of collaboration for the recreation of the music ecosystem. He served as a judge and mentor on some of Europe’s most prestigious startup competitions and accelerators for music technology.