The Rebirth
New owners and a generation of producers rediscover the halls. Studios reopen, the equipment is restored, and the Funkhaus begins its second life as a place to make records again.
Part of Funkhaus Berlin
5 moments in this segment.
- — A new chapter begins. New ownership and a fresh generation of producers begin reviving the Funkhaus as a working music site, recognising that its halls and surviving equipment are an irreplaceable recording resource.
- — Restoring the studios. The historic control rooms, tape machines and the great Saal 1 are restored and brought back into service, re-establishing the Funkhaus as a place where records are actually made.
- — Saal 1 records again. Orchestral and film-score sessions return to Saal 1, drawn by its acoustics — the room that recorded the GDR's symphonies once more fills with sound.
- — Electronic music moves in. Producers and electronic musicians take rooms in the Funkhaus, drawn by the cheap space, the river and the legend of the halls — seeding the campus that the building will become.
- — The halls open for concerts. The restored halls begin hosting concerts and events, and the Funkhaus starts to draw audiences back onto Nalepastraße for the first time in a generation.
