Founding his first company at 24While still studying energy management, Patrick Müller (*29 December 1997 in Troisdorf), who grew up in Norway, founded his first company in 2021 at the age of just 24: The Church Club Records GmbH - a combination of music label, booking agency, artist management and local events.
Turning a passion into a vocationIn 2022, he expanded his portfolio by founding the Pump Germany brand, which became Pump Germany GmbH in 2023 and specialised in electronic music and off-location events. In the same year, he founded Ecostag GmbH together with four partners from the live and entertainment industry, specialising in ticketing.
Transforming the event industry with stagedatesAn open beta version of stagedates has been on the market since 2023 and has already sold over 100,000 tickets. With stagedates, Patrick Müller and his team are pursuing the vision of making ticketing and events fair, transparent and accessible to all. stagedates has quickly made a name for itself by offering a fair alternative to large providers. With a clear and comprehensible fee structure, the company is setting new standards in the industry. Müller has already presented his ideas on various national and international stages, including EFC and Eurosonic
It will be interesting to see what else stagedates will achieve in the industry: the visions are big, the team is ambitious and the market is ready.