Rahel

Rahel by MICHÈLE YVES PAUTY

Hooks that stay in your ear, a breathy voice and echoing guitars that seem to come from another world: That’s how you could describe the music of Rahel. Dream pop meets NDW, 80s beat meets muted synths. Since 2020, Rahel has been … read more »

Ralph Mothwurf

Ralph Mothwurf, composer and musician, lives and works in Vienna. He studied Jazz composition and contemporary music with Christoph Cech, Carola Bauckholt and Gerd Hermann Ortler. In 2019 Mothwurf made his debut as a composer and conductor with his newly founded 22piece … read more »

Ralph Mothwurf Orchestra

Ralph Mothwurf by Fekry Helal

Ralph Mothwurf is one of the most sought-after composers of Austria’s young generation. In recent years, he has been a major driving force in the Austrian music scene and has been awarded numerous prizes and scholarships: Talent Promotion Award of the Province … read more »

RAMMELHOF

RAMMELHOF by STUDIOPARADISO

After their victory in the 2015 Radio FM4 Protest Song Contest with their debut single “Wladimir (Put Putin)” and an enormous YouTube hype at home and abroad (1.5 million views on Youtube!), RAMMELHOF was nominated for the Amadeus Austrian Music Award in … read more »

Rdeča Raketa

Rdeča Raketa (c) Zoe Goldstein

Rdeča Raketa (Red Rocket) comprises of Maja Osojnik and Matija Schellander, both internationally active musicians and composers based in Vienna. Rdeča Raketa is characterized by a high degree of individuality which is dedicated above all to the artful examination of the phenomenon … read more »

Reinhold Schinwald

Reinhold Schinwald (c) Daniel Wolf

Reinhold Schinwald studied electrical and audio engineering at Graz University of Technology and composition with Beat Furrer and Pierluigi Billone (graduated with distinction) as well as music theory with Christian Utz, Clemens Gadenstätter and Georg Friedrich Haas at the University of Music … read more »

Ressi/Benes

Ressi/Benes (c) Silvio Rether

RESSI/BENES – Christof Ressi and Szilard Benes pursue the idea of confrontation of extreme psychological states by the means of music and media art. The instrumental sound of the bass clarinet dynamically interacts with electronics, video and body movement and lets the … read more »

RHAYN

RHAYN by Toni Lueger

RHAYN [rain] lives in a world of books and music. Naturally introverted she draws from the written word, weaving influences like Mary Oliver and Patti Smith into her own experiences, resulting in a soft and delicate folky sound that is reminiscent of … read more »

Rian

Photo of Rian (c) @slomo_sounds

What happened there? A good two years ago, RIAN was a newcomer, albeit a hotly tipped one, who attracted attention with his first songs in German. One of them – “Schwarzes Schaf” – went viral in 2023 and was a foretaste of … read more »

Richard Dorfmeister

Richard Dorfmeister © Michael Wagner

In the world of electronic music Richard Dorfmeister has left countless traces. Since the mid 1990s,  the Vienna born artist, flute player, producer and DJ has released classic tracks and remixes with his co-partner Peter Kruder as Kruder and Dorfmeister. Records by … read more »