Christian Muthspiel has already involved Renaissance music in various projects on numerous occasions. In a quartet, together with trumpeter Matthieu Michel, vibraphone player Franck Tortiller and bassist Steve Swallow, the trombonist now takes on the work of the Renaissance composer John Dowland, … read more »
The 4th Vienna Music Business Research Days – taking place at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna from June 20-21, 2013 – are discussing the “Future of Music Licensing” from several perspectives. In the course of the digital paradigm shift … read more »
Call for Submissions – Eurosonic Noorderslag Festival 2014 / European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP) Musicians and their labels/managements/agents are invited to apply for a live performance at the Eurosonic Noorderslag Festival 2014, which will take place from the 15th – 18th of … read more »
If you’re looking for the most influential and important jazz-musician within the Austrian music world, then at the top of the list you would find the name, Georg Breinschmid. A glance over the résumé of projects with which the compose and contrabassist … read more »
Danceable is the keystone of the Viennese band !DelaDap, which encompasses a diverse cosmos of sounds from folks music to disco, as well as traditional elements harking from eastern Europe and the near East. The mastermind of the project is the DJ … read more »
If you’re looking for the most influential and important jazz-musician within the Austrian music world, then at the top of the list you would find the name, Georg Breinschmid. A glance over the résumé of projects with which the compose and contrabassist … read more »
Stories about artists who stay almost unnoticed in their home country and yet enjoy extraordinary fame on the international market are rare. The sad news of the early, cancer-related death of Peter Rauhofer ends the story of a life with such a … read more »
Yesterday, May 1st, the 13th ceremony of the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards was held at the Viennese Volkstheater. It was a lavish celebration with an enthusiastic audience, thrilled winners and a show that will probably be the talk of town for quite … read more »
In the years since 2000 Austrian electronic musicians were not as omnipresent as in the previous decade. However there were still a lot of exciting approaches and developments. A brief overview by Sebastian Fasthuber. You could probably write a whole book about … read more »
Although sound installations in Austria are rather sparse, the scene rather small, electronic music plays an important role in the 21st Century.