Being a musician, writer and cultural manager, David Maier knows both: the work for and with artists as well as the various companies of the cultural industry. Since 2012, he has been the artistic director for Worms: Jazz and Joy, moreover, he is curating several festivals, events and venues south-west of Germany. Also, he has developed and designed diverse artistic projects for the Goethe-Institut, and he has released books about the state support of cultural industries. Since 2018 he is cultural commissioner of his Hometown Worms.