Our sister festival transmediale will be celebrating their 40th anniversary from 28 - 31 January 2027. Under the title groundstates, the festival unfolds as a decentralised system, foregrounding a multiplicity of internets and resisting the expectation of a single technological future. groundstates will revolve around the human scale of technology to bring forward new forms of collective stewardship. The festival is curated by Barbara Cueto. The 40th edition will be accompanied by the exhibition Fragile Currents curated by Antonina Stebur, which takes working with ruins as a method to treat infrastructural breakdown not as a moment of collapse but as a condition from which other forms of organisation can emerge.
Our sister festival transmediale will be celebrating their 40th anniversary from 28 - 31 January 2027. Under the title groundstates, the festival unfolds as a decentralised system, foregrounding a multiplicity of internets and resisting the expectation of a single technological future. groundstates will revolve around the human scale of technology to bring forward new forms of collective stewardship. The festival is curated by Barbara Cueto. The 40th edition will be accompanied by the exhibition Fragile Currents curated by Antonina Stebur, which takes working with ruins as a method to treat infrastructural breakdown not as a moment of collapse but as a condition from which other forms of organisation can emerge.
Weekend 1: | 22 – 24 January |
| Opening concert | Opening club night |
| Discourse | Film screenings |
| Research Networking Day | Spatial audio artistic lab |
| In Listening presentations | |
Week: | 25 – 28 January |
| Concerts | Workshops |
| Discourse | Resynthesising the Traditional lab |
| Club night 3 | CTM x transmediale programming |
Weekend 2: | 29 – 31 January |
| Concerts | Club nights 4 & 5 |
| Workshops | Discourse |
| CTM x transmediale programming | RA x CTM conference |
| Resynthesising the Traditional finale | Closing concert |
Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 | 12:00 – 16:00
Radialsystem, Saal
Sold Out
(not in passes)
This hands-on workshop invites DJs and live artists to explore spatial sound as an active performance tool using Ableton Live and the Ambrio Sound SPM Spatial Mixer.
Developed in collaboration with Ableton and Ambrio, the session introduces a new approach to shaping sound in space, moving beyond stereo towards fluid real-time control within a multi-speaker environment provided by AIAIAI Audio's UNIT-4 monitors.
Participants will work directly with the Ambrio Spatial Mixer, the world’s first DJ mixer designed for intuitive 3D spatial control, and explore how it integrates seamlessly with Live for performances. Focusing on practical workflows, movement and creative use cases, the workshop opens space for experimentation with depth, motion and spatial effects as compositional elements.
If you’re an Ableton user, be prepared to bring your Ableton Live project to the session via your laptop. CDJs will also be provided.
Participation is limited to 15 people. To apply, please fill in the short application form via this link by end of day 12 January 2026 (CET). You’ll be notified of your application status by 15 January 2026. Once selected, you’ll receive a link to purchase a ticket.
You’ll have the chance to hear the Ambrio Spatial Mixer in action Jan 24th when CTM hits Haus der Visionäre for »Spatial Radiants« featuring a stacked lineup of spatial-oriented performances with Blawan, KAVARI, Net Gala, Jensen Interceptor, ophélie and more.
Event Access
Note: this event is not included in festival passes. Please consult our Accessibility section for information on volume / lighting, mobility, age restrictions and other access information.
Supported by Ableton, Ambrio Sound, and AIAIAI Audio.