Universal Music on the River Spree

 

Since the summer of 2002, Universal Music, the largest German Record Company is located right next to the Oberbaumbrücke (Oberbaum Bridge) on the River Spree.

 

With their own kindergarten, restaurant, hairdresser and of course their own studios, this huge enterprise is still an absolute musical trendsetter in the record industry.

 

Because of falling sales in the record business even Universal, who moved here from Hamburg bringing with them a lot of their Staff, have had to let go around fifty per cent of their employees.

 

MTV are their neighbours (see also MTV Berlin info popup) - unfortunately other record labels like V2 (owned by Richard Branson) or Royal Bunker (who have helped massive to force the Berlin Hip Hop scene) are sold meanwhile or had to close down since.

Universal Artistes include:

Metallica
Tokyo Hotel
Rammstein
Eminem
50 Cent
U2
Black Eyed Peas
Marylin Manson
Paul van Dyk