Under Austria’s tourist-oriented facade lies a most vibrant and blossoming music scene. The “music country Austria” is currently experiencing a musical reformation with a music underground pulsating under the surface and ready to break through. Slowly the tips of this plant are … read more »

There where established opera houses miss out, the independent scene jumps in.With less money but all the more creativity and dedication, the independent scene enables music theatre experiences that aesthetically and formally tread new paths and take on the relevant problems of … read more »

For 4 years now MaMA Event is the first cross-sector platform in France that combines networking and showcases. Based in Paris, MaMA is a music and convention festival for international music industry professionals and serves as a gateway to the French music … read more »

From the 3rd – 6th of October 2013, Vienna will once again witness the third edition of the Waves Vienna Festival & Conference. As in the past two years, the festival stays true to its motto “East meets West” and sets the … read more »

Ever since their highly praised and critically acclaimed debut album “Another Day”, MAUR DUE & LICHTER have proven that they truly understand the art of creating divine pop songs. The question that always arises after such a strong debut, is whether the … read more »

Over the past two decades, contemporary music in Austrian concert halls has been subject to a partly abrupt, partly slow-moving change in the programming of large Austrian orchestras. As a consequence, medium-sized and smaller ensembles have become all the more significant in … read more »

Classical:NEXT 2014 – 14th–17th May 2014, Vienna With a 25% increase in the number of attendees at its second edition 2013, Classical:NEXT has firmly established itself as the top international meeting for classical and art music. More than 950 attendees from 40 … read more »

To receive a reasonably representative overview of the various productions of improvised, experimental or otherwise advanced music of the past decade, it seems useful to the author to refer to the variety of mainly small labels that put a lot of heart … read more »

Popfest Wien, Vienna July 25th – 28th 2013 Today heralds the long awaited festival start of the Popfest Wien! After a series of hot, sweat dripping summer days in the city, the weather forecast for today predicts a storm. Indeed, a storm … read more »

Part of the program of the Popfest Wien (25 -28 July) is dedicated to a two-day conference taking place from the 27th – 28th of July and covers topics dealing with current conditions and economic aspects of (local) pop music. Aesthetic dimensions, … July 25, 2013
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