We offer
Instrument rental
Transport service
Repairs & storage
Tour support
About us
M:BRS BacklineRent.de is a German company specializing in providing backline services and rental / hire equipment for events, concerts, and performances. They offer a wide range of musical instruments, amplifiers, drums, keyboards, and other audio equipment on rent to support musicians and performers during their shows. Their services aim to ensure that artists have access to top-quality gear to enhance their performances without the hassle of owning or transporting the equipment themselves.
M:BRS is your backline partner from Munich. We rent out everything from drums, guitars, amps, to keyboards and vintage legends like the Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, and Hammond B3. Whether it’s rock, pop, jazz, or classical—we deliver, set up, and support you on tour. Trusted at festivals and open-airs across southern Germany and Austria, we’re proud to be one of the leading backline rental companies around.
History
… the Munich scene from the 1980s to today in brief:
Long, long before the founding of M:BRS there were two players in Munich that insiders know:
#1 GERHARD VATES
#2 Awerianos FEX Rizos / Musik ECK TV Services
They deserve our special respect and recognition as pioneers.
In addition, there are smaller rental companies in Munich who run BACKLINE privately after work or as a complement to classic event technology. Thank you for your commitment to Munich’s cultural scene.
#3 ... nothing much happens for 20 years and then a few crazy folks boldly found M:BRS backlineRENT.de in 2014
The first of the two:
Frank Minister Roehrig
As a man of the first hour and co-founder of the Schlachthof Studios, he took care of the first clients, established EventWorx in rental, took on jobs, and was tirelessly on the road. He later moved to Spain.
Thanks, Franky — without you, M:BRS wouldn’t exist in this form.
muchas gracias !!!
Then the man behind the scenes:
Nic Drexel
As the initiator of the Schlachthof Studios, he financed the project from the very beginning and in 2018 built a dedicated hall for the rental business.
Mocked at first, his vision has become reality step by step: establishing another backline rental company in Munich. Without him, M:BRS would no longer exist.
His motto:
…. werd´scho werd´n / virtute et opera
In Bavarian / loosely from Latin
MILESTONES
1982 Little backline rental service located in Grandpa’s garage
2012 M:BRS becomes an in-house backline department of Soundlab / Munich
2020 M:BRS backlineRENT moves into its own building
2021 COVID-19 nearly kills M:BRS
2023 M:BRS is fully recovered and massively expands its equipment stock
Credits
We would like to mention our esteemed colleague and guitar freak Andreas Bonk with his company MUNICH AMP RENTALS .
Andy has a great collection of vintage amps and lots of stompboxes.
He has saved our necks more than once and keeps sending customers our way! Thank you!!!
We would also like to thank Jürgen and Frank from the drum department of Musikhaus Hieber-Lindberg in Munich, who have sold us many excellent drums and top cymbals.
Then Andreas Regler from Hilgertshausen with his company Schlag-Zu. Well sorted, top-notch warehouse, perfectly organized, highly reliable, flexible, and always helpful. He sends clients our way when it comes to rock–jazz–pop drums. Conversely, we pass on his contact when orchestral percussion along with the expertise of a trained percussionist is required.
Thanks to our esteemed colleagues from CAPTURED in Essen / Ossy Ostendorf and Anne Jahnke from Backline & More / Christian Winterstein from ROCKSHOP (Crystal Sound) / Uli and Anke from TBS-Backline Berlin
And last but not least: Our neighbors from Austria at Ganslhaut in Kundl, Tyrol / Günter Burrati of CLEARSOUND in Innsbruck.
Suppliers / Endorsement partners:
Many thanks also to YAMAHA Europe Martin Kleinbreuer, ROLAND Germany, KAWAI Germany, SONOR, MEINL (Meinl percussion & cymbal / Ortega Guitars / TAMA / Hardcase / Ibanez / Sonic Energy), MUSIK MEYER distribution (Aguilar / Rickenbacker / Zildjian / Korg / Takamine / Majestic / Mapex / Hercules / Blackstar / Sakae / ARP / Jupiter), M&T Marburg (MUSIK & TECHNIK), GEWA MUSIC distribution (Gretsch / Gibraltar / LP Latin Percussion), THOMAS EICH Amps, Musikhaus THOMANN
Our delivery area includes the cities
Salzburg, Rosenheim, Kufstein, Innsbruck, München, Traunstein, Freilassing, Bad Reichenhall, Straubing, Simbach, Wels, Linz, Deggendorf, Landshut, Erding, Passau, Regensburg, Amberg, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, Fürth, Bamberg, Hof, Würzburg, Freising, Dachau, Fürstenfeldbruck, Unterschleißheim, Unterföhring, Augsburg, Ulm, Stuttgart, Landsberg, Senden, Kempten, Lindau, Bregenz, Dornbirn
Our services
from opera to rock
| Service | Delivery | Setup/Tech | Short-term | Long-term | 24/7 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment rental – musical instruments | Wide selection, backline on request | |||||
| Dry hire | Pickup at warehouse | |||||
| Transport | Europe-wide, insured | |||||
| Storage | Climate-controlled, inventoried | |||||
| Repair service | Workshop & on-site service | |||||
| Tour support | Road/backline crew, routing, advancing |
