Archives: Artists

The œnm . œsterreichisches ensemble fuer neue musik (Austrian Ensemble for Contemporary Music) is one of Europe’s most renowned ensembles for contemporary music. Founded in 1975, it has grown from a small initiative into a flexible soloist ensemble and has premiered over … read more »

The band is no longer active under this name. Here are the links to their current projects: Zanshin Ogris Debris are an internationally acclaimed producer duo straight out of Vienna and – hell yeah! – the lads know how to rock a … read more »

Vienna is fertile ground for highly-trained jazz virtuosi, some of whom decide now and then to move well beyond their own genre, exploring the outer reaches of pop music. oh alien: a surprised ‘oh!’ upon meeting the unknown in oneself and a dialogue … read more »

Olga Neuwirth was born in Graz, Austria, in 1968. She studied at the Academy of Music in Vienna and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. During her stay in the States she also attended an art college, where she studied painting and … read more »

Internationally recognized as a soloist as well as a chamber musician, Austrian violinist Olivia De Prato established herself as a passionate performer of contemporary and improvised music, breaking boundaries of the traditional violin repertoire and regularly performs in Europe, South America, China … read more »

The band is no longer active. The trio Olympique has a very distinctive musical vision and transmits this via impressive, powerful and above all wonderfully timeless songs. Fabian Woschnagg, Leo Scheichenost and Nino Ebner, the three heads behind this Salzburg formation, truly understand how to draw … read more »

On Bells encompasses a variety of styles and sounds shifting from ethereal lo-fi soul and synthpop to indie-techno-esque compositions and modern beatmaking. His electronic sounds, versatile vocals and guitar playing build the base for his songs, the feelings oscillate between romantic, dark … read more »

The man is the definition of a musical entertainer. Positive energy combined with a sympathetic nature who needs no time to get the audience on his side. But it isn’t just his authentic performance that has scored points for the Lower Austrian … read more »

ORGES & THE OCKUS-ROCKUS BAND – Orges Toçe’s voice is like a shovelful of gravel pickled in whiskey; his lyrics careen between cryptic sociopolitical pronouncements, back‐to-­the-­land utopianism, hymns to the bicycle and drunken philosophy. Orges & The Ockus­‐Rockus Band plays fingerpickin’ country … read more »

The fact that the oud, a typical Syrian instrument, can be excellently used in jazz is something that one would not think of at first glance when considering this folkloric instrument. The Syrian oud virtuoso Orwa Saleh proves the opposite: the dark … read more »