Music Tech Hackathon: Build a Creative App in 2 Days (w. Richie Hawtin)
Saturday 16 May 2026
Starts 9:00 AM
Until Sunday 17 May 2026
Finishes 6:00 AM
Organized by Music Hackspace
Venue: Unicorn Factory Lisboa - Beato Innovation District ⑤
Address: Av. Infante Dom Henrique 141
1960-406 Lisboa
About this event
Get ready for an epic 2-day music tech challenge at our music technology hackathon in beautiful Lisbon!
PLEASE NOTE: EventBrite sign up will not count as registration, please register on-site here: REGISTRATION & EVENT INFORMATION
Featuring guest judge, legendary DJ Richie Hawtin.
Venue Now Confirmed: Unicorn Factory Lisboa!
Open to anyone: coders, product managers, musicians, designers, sound engineers, musicologists, and more. Join the Discord channel to speak with us and find a team.
Join us in Portugal’s vibrant capital and collaborate with fellow attendees in groups of 3-4 to build a creative hack from scratch. You can select a challenge from one of our sponsors or build a hack of your own. Each team gets to decide what they want to build.
You will get access to cutting edge technologies allowing you to build tools faster. Experts will be on hand to help you with the technical parts.
Experience the unique creative energy of Lisbon while building innovative music technology solutions. The city’s rich cultural heritage and thriving tech scene make it the perfect backdrop for this collaborative event.
We’re thrilled to announce that Richie Hawtin, Michele Darling, Romain Pouillon, and Carlos Caires will be joining our jury panel to evaluable the innovative hacks created during the hackathon.
Challenges & Prizes
MuseHub — Build a creative music product that could launch on MuseHub
Audiotool — Build a creative music product that could launch on Audiotool
Algoriddim — Improve the DJ workflow — challenge curated with Richie Hawtin
Grand PrizeDetails about prizes and recognition opportunities will be announced soon. Winners will receive recognition, prizes, and opportunities to showcase their work.
Learn more about the challenges and prizes on our site.
This page last updated Monday 4 May 2026 at 14:30.
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