Fortunately they still exist. Artists, who position themselves as true free spirits, who don’t feel the need to look to the left and the right, who pull through without the ifs and buts, who don’t care about the expectations and opinions of … read more »

The roaring 20s are having a comeback and the swinging 60s are suddenly retro? Responsible for this musical trip into the past is among others the Upper Austrian Marcus Füreder, who is currently successfully conquering the international club and electronic music scene … read more »

A vanishingly small percentage of the profits in the music industry end up with the artists themselves. The questions whether and how there can be fair circumstances in these economic structures were discussed at the panel on distributive justice. The example is … read more »

For 40 years now, the guitarist, composer, arranger, bandleader and vocalist Harri Stojka has fully dedicated himself to music. Today this  multifaceted artist is without a doubt one of the most internationally renowned and successful jazz musicians in Austria. There is hardly … read more »

An unrealistic issue in the glory days of the majors, but now a widespread practice: considerable successes in music are possible and achievable with the Do-It-Yourself principle. Based on this DIY-ethos, presenter Franz Hergovich, Franz Adrian Wenzl (a.k.a. Austrofred) and Texta members … read more »

A lot of ambition and only a few Euros? Neil Cartwright, a British pioneer of digital music business, devoted his workshop “Ten Ways To Promote Your Music On A Budget Of Less Than € 1,000” to marketing strategies that promise maximum results … read more »

The pianist Fritz Pauer is a man of quiet words. The fact that he is one of the few Austrian musicians of immense international recognition is not something he would blare out to the general public. Nor the fact that he has … read more »

For the moment, Matthias Frey, also known as Sweet Sweet Moon, is kind of an insider tip. But this songwriter, who has the talent to write immensely powerful songs, will surely be able to prevail sooner or later. The young Lower Austrian … read more »

When speaking of Harry Sokal, you are referring one of the most outstanding and complex personalities of Austrian jazz music. There are only a few musicians from the past few decades who have had such an influential impact on the local music … read more »

To mark its 100th season in 2012/2013, the Wiener Konzerthaus is launching an international composing competition, inviting composers aged up to 35 (as of 1 December 2012) to submit compositions in one or more of the following 10 categories. 1. Piano trio … read more »