The Audio Log: When your corporate event becomes a song

Imagine this: your annual conference has come to an end. The strategy has been presented, the discussions held, the decisions communicated. And then – instead of the usual round of applause and the move to the drinks reception – a trio takes to the stage and sings a recap of your day.

Not as a parody, but as a summary, in the form of a song. With melody, energy and the key messages you’ve been trying to convey all day.

This is the audio log from Team Baba – and it is one of the most effective formats offered by Premium Speakers for corporate events.

What is an audio log?

The audio log is a live format that actively accompanies your corporate event from start to finish. The three musicians of Team Baba – Adrian Kübler, Luca Burkhalter and Moritz Vontobel, known as the successful Swiss band Baba Shrimps – are not spectators. They are participants.

They listen. They take notes. They observe the atmosphere in the room, pick up on key statements from keynotes and discussions, and reflect them back in incisive, musical lyrics.

At the end of the day comes the real highlight: an exclusive live performance in which the event’s key messages are distilled into a song. Precise. Emotional. Surprisingly spot-on.

The result is not a transcript that someone reads. It is one that everyone experiences.

Why audio transcripts work – and why they stick in the memory so well

Our brains process emotional experiences differently from factual information. What moves us stays with us. What surprises us stays with us even longer.

The audio transcript hits exactly the right note. Participants experience how their own words, arguments and mood are transformed into something artistic. This creates an effect that no debriefing can achieve: identification with the content – because you haven’t just heard it, you’ve felt it.

At the same time, the format defies expectations. Anyone attending an annual conference or leadership retreat does not expect to be surprised with a live song at the end. This surprise opens people up. It creates a connection – between the participants and between the messages of the day.

How the audio recording works in practice:

• Before the event: Team Baba receives an agenda and background information about the company and the day’s key themes. This enables them to listen with a specific focus and understand the context.

• During the event: The musicians actively follow the programme – acting as attentive observers. They pick up on quotes, metaphors and moods. Between individual programme items, they can provide short musical interludes that comment on, lighten or deepen the day’s proceedings.

• At the end of the day: The exclusive live performance. Team Baba takes to the stage and presents a musically condensed snapshot of the day – with specific references to what was discussed. For the participants, this is often the most memorable moment of the entire event.

• After the event: the audio record lives on. The song can be adapted for the intranet, used to kick off a follow-up meeting, or played at the next all-hands meeting. A lasting artefact that preserves the day’s messages in a vivid form.

On request, a live concert by Baba Shrimps rounds off the evening – providing a seamless transition from a day of substance to a convivial finale.

What occasions is the audio transcript suitable for?

The format is versatile – it’s ideal wherever messages need to be not just communicated, but truly embedded:

• Annual conferences and town hall meetings – when next year’s strategy needs to be embedded in the minds and hearts of employees, rather than just remaining on slides.

• Executive and leadership retreats – when a management team makes decisions together and this unity needs to be made emotionally visible.

• Change management events – when transformation is being communicated and the format itself should demonstrate that change can also be inspiring.

• Strategy processes and kick-offs – when a new chapter begins and the first day is to be remembered for years to come.

• Customer days and partner events – when guests are to take away an experience they will still be talking about weeks later.

Who is behind Team Baba?

Team Baba is the corporate brand of the successful Swiss band Baba Shrimps: Adrian Kübler, Luca Burkhalter and Moritz Vontobel. They have been performing together on stage for over 15 years – with multiple chart hits, the official Olympic song for Switzerland and almost 1,000 concerts worldwide.

What sets Team Baba apart from other entertainers: They are not just musicians, but also communicators. With academic qualifications in communication (ZHAW) and music education (ZHdK), they understand how messages work – and how music amplifies that effect.

References include Raiffeisen, Zurich Insurance and Google. The project, realised in collaboration with the Burkhalter Group, was awarded the internal Innovation Award in 2025.

A format that takes courage – and rewards it

The Audio Protocol is not a format for companies that want to play it safe. It is a format for executives and event organisers who understand that if you really want to reach people, you have to surprise them.

The participants’ reaction is almost always the same: incredulous amazement at the start, genuine emotion at the end. And the conversation over dinner isn’t about the strategy presentation – but about the song.

Would you like to book Team Baba’s Audioprotokoll for your next event?

Premium Speakers will support you from the initial idea right through to implementation.

Enquire now with no obligation: 1 (704) 804 1054 or team.baba@premium-speakers.com