Archives: Artists

Individuality, versatility, an open mind and the will to experiment in addition to technical skills, of course, are the qualities one ideally hopes to find in a jazz musician. One can find all of these qualities united in the music of Wolfgang … read more »

Pianist and composer Wolfgang Seligo is very much at home in many divergent musical styles. His original music is influenced by jazz, rock, and modern classical music and driven by a funky and powerful sound from the piano. In various formations, but … read more »

Woody Black 4 are following a rather unusual musical path. The instrumentation, with four clarinets, is already out of the ordinary. They are a quartet that — driven by experimental curiosity — likes to take a refreshingly undogmatic approach to instrumental lineups. … read more »

XING is an Austrian Singer-Songwriter with Chinese roots. Growing up in a Chinese household, as an adolescent she found it difficult to find representation. Her music explores themes such as ‘culture clash’, racism, body shaming and self-acceptance. She approaches these topics with … read more »

The trio YAKATA are the brothers Valentin and Vincenz Eder, and producer Fabian Wintersteller. Valentin and Fabian were on a semester abroad in Madrid when they started writing their first songs. Both had difficulties adjusting to the boiling heat of the city … read more »

Yasmin Hafedh has secured her place among the most interesting and complex female MCs in the German-speaking region. One of the leading voices in poetry slams, she discovered her passion for this art form very early on; her interest in hip hop … read more »

YUGO (formerly known as Jugo Ürdens) is considered one of the most promising newcomers of the German-speaking hip hop scene. Born in Skopje, his father is from Macedonia, his mother from Serbia. The now 22-year-old rapper came to Vienna at the age … read more »

One thing is unmistakable: Yukno has something completely different in mind than following the beaten path. Yukno – spoken like “you know” – is a band that approaches “discreetly electronic indie pop” from a slightly different perspective. The brothers Georg and Nikolaus Nöhrer are not … read more »

Vienna-based saxophonist and composer Yvonne Moriel is a leading voice in Austria’s contemporary jazz scene. Her music blends jazz, improvisation, electronic textures, and groove-oriented forms with compositional clarity and exploratory energy. In 2022, she founded her project yvonne moriel :: sweetlife, merging … read more »

Zanshin is a multi-faceted artist. His interest in sound sculpting and synthesis – with attention to detail – and his generally wide-angled approach to electronic music is well reflected in productions like his recent albums „In Any Case By Any Chance“ and … read more »