Each new year starts with the first official gathering of the music industry at Eurosonic Noorderslag, Europe’s most significant showcase festival. The next edition of the Dutch festival will take place on January 17-20, 2018, in Groningen, NL, and feature performances by Europe’s … read more »
ALMA has been in existence since autumn 2011 and has meanwhile become one of the most successful world music bands in Austria. This summer the band released their new album “Oeo” (col legno). In an interview with Jürgen Plank, JULIA LACHERSTORFER and … read more »
PAUL ELSASSER (Lime Records Management, Great Britain), KATIA GIAMPOLO (Estragon, Italy), KLAUS HOFFMANN (Management Tagträumer, Austria), HANKA PODHORSKÁ (Indies Production) and TOM TANZER (Management Manu Delago, Austria) discussed just what exactly the role of music management is, what an artist has to bring with … read more »
A musical experience with its own unique feel. That’s exactly what RADIO.STRING.QUARTET’s new album has to offer. ”in between silence” (Jazzland Recordings Norway) is imaginative, stylistically obtuse, and just sounds beautiful. The radio.string.quartet has already cultivated a sound on its previous releases that … read more »
During this year’s club and showcase festival WAVES VIENNA, special attention was paid to the music business in the Czech Republic. Numerous experts were invited to participate under the title “Focus Country Czech Republic”. Three of them took part in the first … read more »
Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries. The event features sessions, showcases, screenings, exhibitions, and a variety of networking opportunities. SXSW 2018 will … read more »
The 30th edition of the Wien Modern Festival in November 2017 will focus on the power of imagination under the title “Bilder im Kopf” (Mental Images). 106 events with 73 premieres and first performances will take place over the course of 32 … read more »
The SOFA SURFERS are 20 years old now. On October 6, 2017, they released a rather atypical anniversary album “20”. The album is more of a reference to their collected works than a Greatest Hits collection. Ada Karlbauer and Julia Philomena spoke … read more »
Influencers can be bloggers, journalists, vloggers as well as all other types of digital users. NILOUFAR BEHRADI-OHNACKER from blogrebellen.de, JAN CLAUSEN from the PR agency Factory 92, ANNEMARIE REISINGER-TREIBER (Warner Music Austria) and SANDRA THIER from Diego5 spoke about this subject and … read more »
The seventh edition of Waves Vienna Music Festival & Conference is over and it proved to be a sweeping success! 12.800 visitors including 800 from the global music industry enjoyed 100 concerts from upcoming artists from across Europe and beyond. Wandl – … read more »