Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien

The fmsbw electronic music studio is a network of facilities, equipment, software, and events, and plays a central role in the artistic, academic, and research activities of Incontri's staff and students.

The central components of fmsbw are two dedicated electronic music studios—one an eight-channel studio, the other a 5.1-channel multimedia studio—alongside a collection of portable microphones, loudspeakers, digital and analog instruments, and other specialized equipment used to support the performance of cutting-edge electronic music.

The studio's distinctive name is a nod towards the multidisciplinary artist and Hannover native Kurt Schwitters, and specifically to the opening line and central refrain of his famous sound poem Ursonate (or Sonate in Urlauten (1922–32)), “fümms bö wö” (itself a reference to Raoul Hausmann's poem "fmsbw"). Schwitters' artistic spirit is present throughout the activities of the studio: openness, experimentation, discipline, innovation, fluid multidisciplinarity, and above all a fascination with the expressive potential of new sounds.

The Director of fmsbw is Joachim Heintz.