Rigma Musikverlag

What Rigma Musikverlag does

Rigma Musikverlag is a privately held, Germany-based music publishing house that creates, licenses, and sells German-language Christian music for churches, schools, families, and children. The catalog is anchored by founder Wilfried Röhrig and spans CDs, songbooks (Liederbücher), sheet music (Notenhefte, Begleithefte), choral arrangements (Chorsätze), sing-along plays (Singspiele), and full musical productions such as GOTTESSPIEL, Auf dem Hochseil, and GEFÄHRLICH Franz Reinisch. A distinct editorial line, Spurensuche, extends the business into spiritual-method materials including books, flyers, posters, and meditation CDs.

The company runs a vertically integrated direct-to-consumer model through its own WooCommerce shop at rigma-shop.de, with no third-party retail or marketplace distribution. Products are sold as one-time purchases with tiered volume discounts on songbooks (e.g., 20+, 50+, 100+ units) and a separate performance-rights (Aufführungsrechte) licensing line that lets parishes and schools legally stage its musicals. Marketing is conducted via the shop, a YouTube channel, and an InfoMail newsletter. There is no software platform, proprietary algorithm, or technology product; the business is a traditional content/IP operation.

The customer base is segmented across Catholic and Protestant parish communities, primary and secondary schools (for religious education and school worship), families with young children, kindergartens, and individual faith practitioners. Strategic partners include the Arbeitskreis Kontrapunkt NGL in der Diözese Mainz and the Bischöfliches Jugendamt Mainz for the diocesan 'beherzt' songbook, and spurensuche.de for distribution of the Spurensuche product line. The operating geography is exclusively Germany.

Name

Rigma Musikverlag

Legal name

rigma Musikverlag

Website

https://rigma-shop.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rigma Musikverlag is a Germany-based, privately held Christian music publishing house selling CDs, songbooks, sheet music, musicals, and spiritual materials via its own e-commerce shop to churches, schools, families, and children in German-speaking markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Music Publishing

NAICS

Music Publishers (512230)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Print Music Publishing (Sheet Music, Scores, Educational Repertoire) (MPAIABAG)

Keywords

• Christian music publishing
• Religious songbooks
• Children's Christian songs
• Church choral arrangements
• Christian musical productions

Headquarters

HQ city

Viernheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Physical Music Media Sales: Sale of CDs, songbooks (Liederbücher), sheet music (Notenhefte, Begleithefte), workbooks (Arbeitsblätter, Werkbücher), and other printed/published materials through the company's own e-commerce shop. Products are sold as one-time purchases with tiered volume discounts available for bulk orders of songbooks.
2. Performance and Performance Rights: The company sells performance rights (Aufführungsrechte) for its musicals and songs, allowing churches, schools, and other organizations to legally stage performances of its copyrighted works.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rigma Musikverlag is a German music publishing house that creates, publishes, and sells Christian music products, including CDs, songbooks (Liederbücher), sheet music, choral arrangements, children's song collections, sing-along plays, and full musical productions (Musicals). Each flagship musical or song series ships as a multimedia package combining audio recordings, printed scores, accompaniment booklets, and supporting educational materials. The catalog is sold directly to consumers (families, individuals) and institutional buyers (parishes, schools, kindergartens) via the company's own rigma-shop.de e-commerce shop, with optional performance rights (Aufführungsrechte) licensing for staged productions.

Product overview

Rigma Musikverlag is a German music publishing house specializing in Christian religious music for communities, schools, families, and children. The product portfolio centers on CDs and sheet music for modern Christian pop and rock songs, children's music, and full-scale musical productions. The core offerings include song collections organized by series (Himmlische Songs für kleine Leute, Songs und Singspiele für kleine Leute), major musical productions (GOTTESSPIEL, Auf dem Hochseil, GEFÄHRLICH Franz Reinisch), and diocesan songbooks (beherzt, miteinander wachsen, Wie das Leben: bunt). Supporting materials include choral arrangements (Chorsätze), sing-along play kits with CDs and accompaniment booklets, the Spurensuche spiritual practice series, educational teaching units, books, and postcards. Products serve target audiences across parish communities, family/children, kindergarten, primary/secondary school, school worship services, and personal faith (Mein Glaube). Distribution is entirely via the rigma-shop.de e-commerce platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Himmlische Songs für kleine Leute: Modern Christian children's pop songs product line
• Spurensuche

Products and services

• Himmlische Songs für kleine Leute (children's Christian CD series) A series of CDs featuring modern Christian children's pop songs with catchy lyrics and melodies. Each release ships as a multimedia package combining audio CD, song booklet (Liedheft), workbook (Werkbuch), and worksheets (Arbeitsblätter) for use by families, schools, and parish groups working with children aged roughly 6 and up.
• miteinander wachsen · Familienliederbuch (family songbook) Family songbook containing 295 songs with melodies, chords, and lyrics organized into chapters covering life, the church year, worship, and activities. Available for purchase with tiered volume discounts for group orders.
• beherzt · Gotteskindermenschenlieder (diocesan songbook) Diocesan songbook co-published with the Arbeitskreis Kontrapunkt NGL in the Diocese of Mainz and the Bischöfliches Jugendamt Mainz. The complete edition collects new German-language spiritual songs (NGL) in Wire-O binding, sold with volume discounts starting at 20+ units for parish and school bulk orders.
• Wie das Leben: bunt · Liederbuch New songbook by Wilfried Röhrig released in 2025, featuring songs reflecting diverse life experiences for parish communities, groups, schools, and families.
• GOTTESSPIEL. Ein MUSICALisches Abenteuer (musical production) Full musical production following Thomas and Eva as they discover God's presence in everyday life and world events. Includes 24 songs, audio CD, printed score, and supporting materials; sold with optional Aufführungsrechte (performance rights) licensing for staged school or parish productions.
• GEFÄHRLICH Franz Reinisch – Musical Musical about Pater Franz Reinisch, a Pallottine priest executed for his conscientious objection to Nazi military service. Includes CD, text edition, score, DVD, and educational materials suitable for staging and classroom use; ships with performance rights option.
• Auf dem Hochseil – Ein Musical (musical production) Musical about the life of young Pater Josef Kentenich and the founding of the Schönstatt movement 100 years ago. Sold with CD, text edition, score, and DVD.
• Chorsätze (choral arrangements) Modern Christian pop song arrangements for vocal ensembles and choirs, with tiered pricing starting at €2.90 and a minimum order of 10 copies per title. Examples include Leih mir deine Flügel (Easter theme) and Du, Gott, kommst uns entgegen (incarnation/Christmas/Eucharist theme) by arranger Reinmund Hess.
• Songs und Singspiele für kleine Leute (children's songs and sing-along plays) Series of CDs and song collections for children featuring modern pop-style children's songs. Each release includes audio CD with playback versions plus accompanying booklets with stage directions and sheet music, designed for use in family, school, kindergarten, and community settings.
• Weihnachtliche Singspiele und Lieder (Christmas sing-along plays and songs) Christmas-themed sing-along plays and songs featuring modern children's pop arrangements. Each title ships as a CD with playbacks and an accompanying booklet with stage directions and sheet music for performance in community and school settings.
• Spurensuche (spiritual practice materials) Spiritual practice series combining music, books, flyers, and posters to support the Spurensuche (track-finding) method of discovering God's presence in everyday life. Includes the Gott ist ein Gott des Lebens CD plus accompanying scores, flyers for different audiences (school, women, couples, parish council), and the Türen poster.
• Bücher (books and educational materials) Books and educational materials including meditation booklets, poetry collections, and teaching resources. Examples include Aufklarung – Gedichtliche Schritte by Wilfried Röhrig and Über den Tod hinaus – Lebenswege mit Franz Reinisch by Martin J. Emge.
• Songs (modern Christian pop/rock songs) Modern Christian rock and pop song albums (e.g., Seelenbrot, Manchmal bleiben Uhren stehn, Blick zu den Sternen, Trag mich – LiebesLieder, Hallo kleines Menschenkind) providing impulses for community, group, and school use, sold as CD plus optional Liedheft or score.
• Aufführungsrechte (performance rights licensing for musicals) Formal performance rights license granting churches, schools, and other organizations the legal right to stage Rigma's copyrighted musicals (such as GOTTESSPIEL, GEFÄHRLICH Franz Reinisch, Auf dem Hochseil, and sing-along plays) in exchange for a royalty/licensing fee. Note: shipments involving performance rights are excluded from the free-shipping threshold.
• Propheten sind gefährlich: Franz Reinisch – Unterrichtseinheit (teaching unit) Classroom teaching unit for grade 8 and above, providing materials about Franz Reinisch and the prophetic stance, covering conscience, trust in God, prophecy, and following Jesus, intended for school religious education.
• Postkarten / Grußkarten (postcards and greeting cards) Postcards and greeting cards for various occasions, sold individually at €1.00 per card.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Arbeitskreis Kontrapunkt NGL in der Diözese MainzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-publisher of the 'beherzt · Gotteskindermenschenlieder' songbook series. The AK Kontrapunkt, a working group for New Spiritual Songs (Neues Geistliches Lied, NGL) within the Diocese of Mainz, collaborated with the Bischöfliches Jugendamt Mainz to curate and publish the collection of 237+ modern German-language spiritual songs.
• Bischöfliches Jugendamt Mainz (Bishop's Youth Office Mainz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-publisher of the 'beherzt · Gotteskindermenschenlieder' songbook series. The Bischöfliches Jugendamt Mainz, the Catholic youth office of the Diocese of Mainz, partnered with the Arbeitskreis Kontrapunkt to develop and distribute the songbook for use in parishes, schools, and youth organizations throughout the diocese.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Patmos Verlag: German publishing group with Christian and educational imprints serving schools, parishes, and families. Comparable for educational-repertoire publishing into the same German Catholic institutional buyers.
• Herder Verlag: Major German Catholic publisher producing theology, spirituality, and educational materials for parishes and schools. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same end-customer channels.
• Brunnen Verlag: German Christian publisher offering books, music, and gifts through retail and D2C channels. Comparable for its Christian multimedia distribution model and parish/school customer overlap.
• SCM Hänssler: Part of SCM Verlagsgruppe, one of Germany's largest Christian media groups publishing music, books, and gifts across Protestant and Catholic channels. Compares as a broad incumbent with overlapping worship-music and printed-repertoire offerings.
• Kösel-Verlag: Established German Catholic book publisher with religious education and spiritual titles. Comparable on the published-text and Catholic-channel side, though less specialized in music.

Direct peers

• cap-music (Capella Musicalis): Catholic music publisher producing modern liturgical songs, sheet music, and worship resources for German parishes and choirs. Directly comparable niche competitor in German Catholic music publishing.
• Gerth Medien: German Christian music and media publisher producing CDs, songbooks, and worship resources for German-speaking churches, schools, and families. Closest functional peer to Rigma's Christian music publishing and direct-to-retail model.

Emerging players

• Schönstatt-Verlag: Catholic publisher of the Schönstatt movement that already co-publishes materials with Rigma and operates in the same ecclesial community. Comparable as a thematically adjacent publisher sharing author/topic overlap (e.g., the Pater Franz Reinisch book).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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