The team
Erik Nikodym
Managing Director
The cultural manager Eric Nikodym has been working for Ymusic GmbH as a senior project manager since 2018 and has taken over the management of the production office in 2021. For the application of the city of Nuremberg for the European Capital of Culture 2025, he was responsible for the lead project SONGLINES from 2018 – 2020 and worked for various festivals as production manager (e.g. Kunstfest Weimar, KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen, Internationale Händel-Festspiele Karlsruhe). In addition to his work for Ymusic GmbH, he is managing director and project manager of the international performance collective “KULA Compagnie” as well as managing director of the International Handel Academy Karlsruhe.
Wiebke Wesselmann
Production management
Wiebke Wesselmann first learned the trade of a carpenter and then studied art history and film studies in Berlin and Paris. Her focus was on the artistic realization of photographic and cinematic exhibition formats. As cultural manager for Direktorenhaus Berlin and achtung berlin e.V., she was responsible for organizing exhibitions and festivals. She joined Ymusic GmbH as production manager in October 2019.
Marc David Ferrum
Production management & musical assistance
Marc David Ferrum works as production manager as well as musical assistant for Ymusic GmbH. Thanks to his studies in contemporary composition, he is very familiar with both the artistic and organizational side of a production. Since 2019, he has also been contributing to the success of the Donaueschingen Music Days as part of the realization team. Since 2021, other festivals have followed, including the Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music, the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik, and the PANTOPIA FESTIVAL Berlin, for which he has also been the production director since the second edition in 2022.
Karsten Lipp
Sound design
Oke Scheel
Production Assistance
Oke is part of the team as an executive assistant. As part of his final courses for the Bachelor of Law degree, he was able to spend a semester of study and research in Tartu, Estonia, thanks to a fortunate grant. He liked the interdisciplinary experience so much that he decided to gain a foothold in culture as a career changer. That’s how he ended up at Ymusic, supporting the team in the office and in production realization.
Mia from Lange
Production Assistance
Mia von Lange completed her internship at Ymusic GmbH and has now taken over the communication and support of the event hall. Before starting her studies in cultural studies with a focus on linguistics and social sciences at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Mia supported a social project with children in Peru. In addition to her studies, she completed further training in graphic design at the Mediadesign Hochschule Berlin and twice participated as an artist in the exhibition series “WIDERKUNST” at the Holzmarkt.
Dave Spooner
Social media
David Löffler studied communication design with a focus on photography and graphic design at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt. While still a student, he worked as editor-in-chief of the university magazine in the editorial department and was responsible for communications and public relations. David also worked with several artists and collectives to build and expand their social media presence, both visually and in terms of content. In addition to working in social media for Ymusic GmbH and as a graphic designer at NurBaute, David is a freelance photographer and graphic designer. He has been part of major exhibitions and awards, such as the BFF Promotion Award or the Vonovia Award for Photography.
