Contemporary document

»I think it‘s clever to document your tours, regardless of whether you use it later or not.«

Beat / How are you? Has the current year hit you hard?

Nils / That‘s not an easy answer, but I think everyone is a bit surprised and irritated. I am trying to get used to the new normal. It is particularly regrettable that we as cultural workers are not “systemically relevant” in Germany. I think it‘s all very bad not only for professional reasons, but also for interpersonal aspects. It will lead to oversupply and increased competition. As an established artist, I‘m definitely not the first to throw in the towel. What is much worse is that artists who start over now have no chance at all.

Beat / Does the situation affect your further planning?

My agenda is currently empty and I‘m afraid that the concert situation won’t normalize the next three years. I can only recommend everyone not to be fooled by this. That‘s why I had to make the decision to give my team the opportunity to look for other jobs - even though I actually had very good offers for this and the next year. I no longer have any employees and everyone has to start from scratch. And I have to reckon with the fact that many of them might have changed fields when the situation has normalized. Maybe it is also time for