To mark mica – music austria’s 30th anniversary, we asked 30 artists over 30 years of age how their music, perspectives, and the music industry at large have evolved (or not) over the years and through changing times. In a culture and industry often … read more »
Austrian Music Export 2024: The Year in Review
2024: You were a year! Festivals, anniversaries, conferences, kick-offs, countless releases and memorable concerts at home and abroad. How can one sufficiently summarize a whole year of work and play in this beautiful sphere called music? Let’s be real, the task is … read more »
5 Million Pesos: Seitinger & Maierhofer
“5 Million Pesos” is a monthly concert and radio broadcast series of young jazz in and from Austria – presented by Radiokulturhaus Vienna and the Ö1 jazz department. Seitinger & Maierhofer Johanna Seitinger (vocals)Lukas Maierhofer (vocals, guitar)Tobias Steinrück (double bass) Witty lyrics sung in Styrian … read more »
Fm4 Soundpark recommends: Soap&Skin
“I see a pop hit as a common good”: Soap&Skin on her cover album “TORSO” (Pias records). In an FM4 interview, songwriter, musician, producer and actress Anja Plaschg talks about the challenges of appropriation, David Bowie and Lana del Rey and her … read more »
Sound City – Apply to play
APPLY TO PLAY is now open for SOUND CITY – Liverpool City Centre Music Festival, May 3-4, 2025. Deadline to apply is January 27th, 2025. Ed Sheeran. Grimes. Christine & the Queens. What do all of these acts have in common? These … read more »
Kick Jazz 2024
Time flies! December is coming sooner than you think, and that means that Kick Jazz is just around the corner. Vienna’s premiere showcase festival for domestically produced jazz will take place this year on December 3rd and 4th at Porgy & Bess, … read more »
Open Call: International Club Culture Matchmaking
The International Club Culture Matchmaking (ICCM) is a project funded by BMKÖS and is designed to foster international networking within the club scene(s) and support artists based in Austria. Deadline to apply is December 15th, 2024. New Austrian Collaborations You are a club owner … read more »
Austrian Jazz Award Winners 2024
For its inaugural year, the Austrian Jazz Award has chosen three winners for 2024, each of which will perform at a gala at Vienna’s Porgy & Bess on December 5th and will receive a cash prize and two follow-up concerts each. Jazz … read more »
30 Over 30: Part 3
To mark mica – music austria’s 30th anniversary, we asked 30 artists over 30 years of age how their music, perspectives, and the music industry at large have evolved (or not) over the years and through changing times. In a culture and industry often … read more »
CALL FOR ARTISTS: MUSEXPO 2025
From March 16 to 19, 2025, MUSEXPO will take place for the 25th time in Burbank, USA (Los Angeles county). MUSEXPO is not a showcase festival or conference, in the traditional sense. It offers high-level networking, showcases for delegates only, and numerous … read more »