INDIEVERCITY: ERIKA EMERSON + TIM BALDUS

In the organizer's words:

INDIEVERCITY: ERIKA EMERSON + TIM BALDUS
17.07.25 | 18:00 | Lattenplatz

ERIKA EMERSON:
Erika's music has so much heart that her voice and a piano are enough to make entire concert halls cry. The queer artist with UK roots uses her vocal power and radically vulnerable lyrics to empower both herself and her audience.
As soon as Erika enters the stage in a hoodie and sneakers as if it were her own room, she creates such a faceless intimacy that it is impossible to escape her - regardless of whether she is singing in front of 15 or 1,500 people.
She proved the latter in Berlin's Admiralspalast in 2024, when she was invited to perform on TV Noir with just two published songs. Her music has also been met with great enthusiasm on social media and live as support for artists such as Michèl von Wussow. After monthly single releases, Erika will follow up with the release of her debut album 'Baby Steps' on May 23, 2025, which was created together with producer Helge Preuß (Lewis Capaldi, Silbermond) - a manifesto for the hope that every step, no matter how small, counts.

TIM BALDUS:
Newcomer TIM BALDUS has everything it takes to become one of the most interesting German pop acts of 2024 - a voice that hits you in the stomach. Authenticity, vulnerability and zeitgeist. Charismatic, poetic lyrics with depth. A clever mind at work here, translating emotions into impressive songs.
The view down from the Free Fall Tower and amber-colored lanterns seen from above - these are images that inspire TIM BALDUS' lyrics, such as his current single "Schleudersitz": "Feels like standing in line for hours / Then Free Fall Tower just to be at the top / I want to see the horizon at night / And that's never possible if I stay on the ground'"