Free Soul

What Free Soul does

Free Soul is a German rock/pop coverband established in 1991 and based in Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia. The band consists of six musicians — Achim Gerber (drums), Peter Czarnetzki (bass/backings), Simone Tiepel (vocals), Sascha Kollarz (guitar/backings and legal representative), Jörg Lindhorst (guitar/backings), and Frank Rittner (keys/backings) — who deliver live renditions of classic rock and pop songs by artists such as Queen, Toto, Bon Jovi, and Bryan Adams. There is no technology layer; the product is purely a live human performance service.

Free Soul monetizes exclusively through negotiated per-event performance fees at city festivals (Stadtfeste), open-air events, club celebrations (Vereinsfeiern), and private parties in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis region and surrounding areas of North Rhine-Westphalia. Bookings are acquired via the band's website contact form, email ([email protected]), and direct outreach to event organizers and venue managers, with marketing supported by Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube channels. Supporting materials include a press kit and a tech rider/stage plan for event production teams.

The band operates as a private, member-owned entertainment act with no disclosed external investment, no subsidiaries, and no institutional backing. Geographic reach is hyperlocal, anchored in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district between Cologne and the Ruhr region, with confirmed 2026 performances in Bedburg, Frechen, and Brühl. The business model is operationally simple: a fixed roster of musicians selling time and performance capacity to a fragmented base of regional event organizers and private bookers, with no recurring contracted revenue, no scalable distribution, and no platform or technology component.

Name

Free Soul

Legal name

Free Soul Rockband

Website

https://free-soul.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Free Soul is a German rock/pop coverband founded in 1991 in Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, serving event organizers, festival planners, and private clients across the Rhein-Erft-Kreis region with live performances of classic rock and pop covers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Music Entertainment

NAICS

Musical Groups and Artists (711130), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (71151)

akta.pro primary industry

Live Music Clubs & Venues (MPAGAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Live Music Venues & Concert Bars (THAFAEAD), Live Music Bars & Venues (CRANACAH)

Keywords

• Live music performances
• Cover band services
• Event entertainment
• Live rock music
• Concert booking services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Live Performance Fees: Free Soul generates revenue through booking fees for live performances at events including city festivals, open-air events, club concerts, and private parties. Pricing is likely quote-based and negotiated per event.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Free Soul is a Rock/Pop coverband based in Bergheim, Germany, that performs live renditions of classic rock and pop songs at events including city festivals (Stadtfeste), open-air events, club concerts, association celebrations (Vereinsfeiern), and private parties across the Rhein-Erft-Kreis region and surrounding areas of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Product overview

Free Soul is a single-service live music offering: a rock/pop coverband that performs live at events. The core product is the band's live performance service, delivering energetic cover songs at festivals, open-air events, club parties, and private celebrations. Supporting materials include a Press Kit (Pressetext) for event organizers and a Tech Rider & Stage Plan for technical production requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Rock/Pop Cover Music Performances Free Soul performs live rock and pop cover songs at events including city festivals (Stadtfeste), open-air venues, club celebrations (Vereinsfeiern), and private functions across the Rhein-Erft-Kreis region and beyond. The band specializes in authentic, powerful live renditions of classic rock and pop songs from artists such as Queen, Toto, Bon Jovi, and Bryan Adams.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• IN THE ROWSminorOthersRock and Blues coverband listed as a partner/friend on Free Soul's partner page. No formal partnership structure described; appears to be mutual cross-promotion between local coverbands.
• PC ELEKTROminorOthersElectrical installation services provider listed as a partner on Free Soul's partner page. Nature of partnership appears to be local service provider relationship or mutual cross-promotion.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Müller & Söhne: German coverband focused on rock/pop classics booked for similar Stadtfeste, corporate and club events, demonstrating how comparable regional acts scale through festival and event programming.
• IN THE ROWS: A Rock and Blues coverband explicitly listed as a partner on Free Soul's website, operating in the same German regional live-event market with a comparable format of performing cover material at festivals, clubs and private events.
• Hotelsuite: Well-known German coverband booked for corporate events, weddings and city festivals across Germany, sharing Free Soul's model of a six-piece lineup delivering classic rock, pop and party hits to live audiences.

Broad incumbents

• DEAG (Deutsche Entertainment AG): One of Germany's largest live entertainment companies producing concerts, tours and events; useful as the scaled incumbent showing where the live music ecosystem can consolidate relative to Free Soul's small direct-booking operation.
• Bands United: Established German booking agency and online platform that aggregates coverbands and live acts for corporate and private events, illustrating the intermediary channel that competes with Free Soul's direct-to-organiser sales motion.
• Agentur Krämer: German live entertainment agency representing coverbands and party acts for events nationwide, comparable in that it sits in the same value chain as Free Soul's direct booking channel.
• Eventim: Europe's leading ticketing and live entertainment platform operating in Germany; represents the broader infrastructure through which ticketed regional coverband shows (like the 20.11.2026 Alt St. Ulrich ticket sale) reach audiences.

Regional players

• Lokal Heroes: Regional German platform/programme supporting emerging local bands and cover acts in NRW and adjacent regions, comparable as an ecosystem-stage peer to Free Soul's regional live-event niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@FreeSoul_Rockband
• Facebookfacebook.com/freesoulcoverband
• Instagraminstagram.com/freesoul_rockband
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/free-soul

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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