Over half a decade Seayou Records around label boss Ilias Dahimène and his many proteges has been enriching the country with fantastic music. In times of economic and financial crisis, it is not an easy task to make “big business” in music. … read more »
Lo-Fi Noise Pop: Killed by 9Volt Batteries
In general, self-production can be the starting point for a fulfilling career in music. The days where agents would book you on the spot just because you could put on a pretty face and play a few decent air guitar solos are … read more »
Merging Various Sound Patterns: Lorenz Raab
Lorenz Raab is without a doubt one of the creative and innovative musicians of the local jazz scene. This is a musician who thrives in his own creative freedom and for whom the words “fear of contact” are a foreign term. There … read more »
5th European Competition for Live-Electronic Music
The ECPNM – European Conference of Promoters of New Music hosts the fifth European competition for the composition and interpretation of live-electronic music projects. The organising partners of this competition are members of the ECPNM such as: EULEC in Lüneburg / Hamburg, … read more »
Amadeus Austrian Music Awards 2012: The Nominees are…
The nominees for the 12th Amadeus Austrian Music Awards have been announced. This kicks off the start of the race for the coveted trophy. The ceremony of the Austrian Music Awards will take place on Tuesday, the 1st of May 2012 at … read more »
Amadeus Austrian Music Awards 2012: The Nominees are…
The nominees for the 12th Amadeus Austrian Music Awards have been announced. This kicks off the start of the race for the coveted trophy. The ceremony of the Austrian Music Awards will take place on Tuesday, the 1st of May 2012 at … read more »
Portrait: Wiener Tschuschenkapelle
For the past two decades the Wiener Tschuschenkapelle has played an integral part of Austria’s music history. This unique formation has taken up the cause of peacefully coexisting with different cultures and serving as a musical ambassador of the local music scene … read more »
Call for band proposals – Paris/Warsaw, May 2012
As an initiative to build and strengthen economic relations between the Austrian and international music industry, Austrian Music Export is planning two networking and showcase events in May 2012. These events are organized to showcase Austrian artists in other European countries, to … read more »
Indipendulo 2012 – Bologna (Italy)
From May 4-5 the first international showcase festival in Italy, Indipendulo 2012, will take place in Bologna. Bologna – Unesco Creative City of Music – is launching this new format for the first time in Italy. The event aims to be an … read more »
Portrait: Kairos
No less than eleven times the record label Kairos received the award of the German Record Critics. Besides several other honorable mentions, the Diapasson d’or can also be found almost half a dozen times in the list of the awards on the … read more »