Within a few years MENT Ljubljana became a well-known showcase festival that music professionals like to visit year after year. Austrian Music Export spoke to the artistic director Andraž Kajzer about the crossover of culture and business, artists that stand out and … read more »
From 25 to 28 July 2019 , the 10th POPFEST WIEN will be taking place on Vienna’s Karlsplatz, gathering new pop music from Austria. The curators of the anniversary programme MIRA LU KOVACS (SCHMIEDS PULS, 5K HD) and YASMIN HAFEDH (YASMO) invite … read more »
LOU ASRIL, 19 years old, has only talked little about himself or “Divine Goldmine” so far. Stefan Niederwieser spoke with the musician, who gave him his very first interview. Recently LOU ASRIL was announced to play at POPFEST WIEN 2019. Rhythm and … read more »
NICOLAS FRICK runs the “FYI Agency” with a lot of zeal. FYI stands for “for your information” and the agency offers bookings. True to the motto “Sharing is caring”, the young company is not averse to cooperation with like-minded people. NICOLAS FRICK … read more »
In the field of pop, rock and electronic music, it’s quite usual for upcoming artists to play at showcase festivals, like Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen in the Netherlands, which is one of the biggest Showcase festivals in Europe. However, as common with … read more »
The 25 nominations for the seventh edition of “The New Austrian Sound of Music” (NASOM 2020/2021) have now been made public. NASOM is a funding program for Austrian artists supported by the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (BMEIA). SELECTED … read more »
After studying the art of composition with such contemporary music icons as Helmut Lachenmann (*1935) and Erich Urbanner (*1936), CLEMENS GADENSTÄTTER (*1966) is extremely interested in the semiotics of music. This leads to a growing desire to create true contemporary music, and … read more »
It may have been the best PRIMAVERA SOUND ever, 5K HD have contributed to that. Stefan Niederwieser takes a look back at Primavera Sound 2019 and the Austrian supergroup 5K HD performing at the unique festival. colorful facets of the whole world There … read more »
Since 1982, the Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige has presented hundreds of jazz artists throughout the whole of South Tyrol and beyond. The festival not only relies on well-known names and famous ensembles. Young musicians and unusual collaborations can be experienced on the … read more »
There are cracks in the space-time continuum, there must be, how else is MIRA LU KOVACS supposed to cope with: curating a medium-heavy festival, play in three full-fledged bands (5K HD, Schmieds Puls, My Ugly Clementine) performing at the festival PRIMAVERA SOUND … read more »