1969 - 2006 FREE MUSIC PRODUCTION
37 years in review
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1966
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1966 first collective activities
of improvising musicians |
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1968
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premier of TOTAL MUSIC MEETING
(since then annually staged during five days in November parallel
with the Jazzfest Berlin) |
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1969
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1969 premier of WORKSHOP FREIE
MUSIK in collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin (an
annual event until 1998; since 1999 cancelled lacking financial support)
Foundation of FMP FREE MUSIC PRODUCTION by Jost Gebers, Peter Brötzmann, Peter Kowald, and Alexander von Schlippenbach first record production: FMP 0010: EUROPEAN ECHOS (Manfred Schoof Orchestra) |
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1971
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von der Heydt-Preis (Art
Award donated by the City of Wuppertal) to Peter Brötzmann |
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1973
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first record production with
musicians from the GDR Art Award of the Arts Council Münster for Hans Reichel |
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1975
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first financial support of
TOTAL MUSIC MEETING by the Berliner Festspiele GmbH (responsible also
for the Jazzfest Berlin) |
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1977
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Critic´s Award for Jost Gebers
und FMP (Section Music) |
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1978
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Art Award of the City of Berlin
for Peter Brötzmann, Han Bennink, and Alexander von Schlippenbach DAAD-Grant/Artist in residence for John Tchicai as first improvising musician GDR-musicians premiered in concerts on Western stages (FMP-concerts) Documentation FOR EXAMPLE (10th Anniversary of Workshop Freie Musik) in collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin |
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1979
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Brötzmann-Bennink-Duo,
and Schlippenbach-Johansson-Duo at BERLIN NOW in New York |
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1980
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Peter Brötzmann, Harry
Miller (†), Louis Moholo, Fred Van Hove, and Hans Reichel stage BERLIN-PROGRAM
in Los Angeles UDJ-Price of record-critic for productions with the Friedemann Graef Quintet and the Manfred Schoof Quintet |
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1981
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Documentation SNAPSHOT/JAZZ
FROM THE GDR |
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1982
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BERLIN JAZZ WORKSHOP ORCHESTRA
stage BERLIN-PROGRAM in Amsterdam FMP with 15 Musikern invited to Florence/Italy for the Festival BERLIN, BERLIN |
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1984
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FMP invited to SOUND UNITY
FESTIVAL in New York Collaboration with Ebba Jahn for her film documentary RISING TONES CROSS (premiered 1985 at the International Forum of Young Cinema within the frame of the International Filmfestival Berlin) Art Award (von der Heydt-Kunstpreis) of the City of Wuppertal for Peter Kowald DAAD-grant for Peter Kowald in New York |
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1986
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first collaboration with
american pianist Cecil Taylor and European musicians at WORKSHOP FREIE
MUSIK |
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1987
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Art Award (Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik) for Hans Reichel |
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1988
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Concert series (IMPROVISED
MUSIC I) with the EUROPEAN IMPROVISORS ORCHESTRA within the frame
of ´Berlin - ‚Capital of Culture' I IMPROVISED MUSIC II with pianist Cecil Taylor in East- and West Berlin within the frame of ´Berlin - ‚Capital of Culture' |
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1989
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20th anniversary of FMP FREE
MUSIC PRODUCTION Documentation (11-CD-‚Black Box' with catalogue and discography) CECIL TAYLOR IN BERLIN ´88 |
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1994
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25 Jahre FMP FREE MUSIC PRODUCTION |
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1990
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Art Award (Preis der deutschen
Schallplattenkritik) for the complete FMP-record production and the
Audio-dokumentation CECIL TAYLOR IN BERLIN ´88 |
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1992
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25th TOTAL MUSIC MEETING |
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1993
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1993 25th WORKSHOP FREIE MUSIK (in collaboration with the Academy
of Fine Arts) |
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1994
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25th anniversary of FMP FREE MUSIC PRODUCTION |
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1998
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29th (and since then last) WORKSHOP FREIE MUSIK |
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1999
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30th anniversary of FMP FREE MUSIC PRODUCTION |
| 2000 | 2000 Since January 1st joint venture with Helma Schleif (head of FMP FREE MUSIC PRODUCTION Distribution & Communication) |
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2th - 4th november TMM compact
2000 at Podewil |
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2001
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1th - 3th november TMM
'01 at Podewil |
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2002
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Peter Kowald |
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2003
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TOTAL MUSIC MEETING
2003 |
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2004
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TOTAL MUSIC MEETING 2004 Prof. Dr. Michael Tucker, University of Brighton 5. November, 18 Uhr |
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2005
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TOTAL
MUSIC MEETING 2005 |
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2006
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INTERPLAY
! BERLIN
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2006
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TOTAL
MUSIC MEETING 2006
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2007
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TOTAL
MUSIC MEETING 2007
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2008
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TOTAL
MUSIC MEETING 2008
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2009
| MUSIC
IS COMMUNICATION Seven Music films by Mika Kaurismäki about drummer Billy Cobham Babylon, Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 30, 10178 Berlin 30 January - 4 February 2009 |
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2009
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WHAT MAKES MUSIC LAUGH?
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FMP FREE MUSIC PRODUCTION Distribution & Communication
Lachmannstr. 1, 10967 Berlin | Tel. 030 3237526 | Fax
030 3249431
fmp.distribution@t-online.de