Artist Region Category: Vienna

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 (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 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 – 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 [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 »

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 »

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 »

With their ensemble river, electric bassist Nina Feldgrill and saxophonist Robert Unterköfler present a quartet that has established itself as a fixture in the Austrian jazz scene. Together with Erik Asatrian on keys and Simon Springer on drums, the four musicians perform … read more »

Roadwolf is influenced by the metal and hard rock of the late 70s and early 80s, though the complexity of their music defies easy categorization –  in any case, the band members take comparisons with headliners of this era as a compliment. … read more »

Glossy outfits, dreamy sounds and German-language songs that are stylistically reminiscent of the great Italo-pop classics of the 1970s and 80s: The band ROBA embodies unconditional artistic dedication and a zest for life, celebrating this passion with catchy, recurring melodies that, thanks … read more »