NASOM – The New Austrian Sound of Music was initiated in 2002 by the Austrian Foreign Ministry (BMEIA) to support young Austria-based musicians. Every two years, five acts in each of the genres classical, jazz, global, contemporary, and pop/electronic are selected to … read more »
He grew up with karaoke and brass band music, then made his way from “The Voice Kids Germany” to Popfest Wien: Lukas Oscar’s soul-tinged pop is full of promise and goes down as smoothly as a throat lozenge. Gelo-Revoice is the singer’s … read more »
Austrian Music Export is pleased to announce the recipients from the fourth Impulse grant call in 2024. 24 applications were submitted during the call period, applying for a total of €109,916 in support. The jury chose to support five acts for a … read more »
For most people, including a lot of musicians, August is what they call the Sommerloch in German, a black hole into which people happily disappear for a couple weeks. But not everyone! We’ve done some digging and turned up a few stellar … read more »
Every year, the Waves Vienna festival attracts 15,000 music fans from around the world to Vienna to discover up-and-coming bands in the clubs around the Gürtel, the beltway at the western border of the city’s center. The festival, happening for the 14th … read more »
The Reeperbahn Festival is Europe’s premiere platform for pop culture and international musical talent. It’s happening this year from September 18 – 21, and a phalanx of Austrian artists will be making their way to Hamburg to take part. For details, read … read more »
Radio FM4, Austrian Music Export, and Waves Vienna are pleased to announce the nominees for this year’s XA Export Award. Since 2017, Radio FM4, Austrian Music Export, and the Waves Vienna festival put their heads together before to nominate up-and-coming Austrian acts … read more »
Do you live in Austria and make music theatre? If so, your best chance to get your work seen and mix it up with other people in your branch is coming around again: the Austrian Music Theatre Day, happening on September 27 … read more »
Graz is an international center for contemporary and experimental music, and every two years, the picturesque city on the Mur plays host to an array of international coaches and participants: the impuls Academy. The next edition will take place from February 17 … read more »
We’re doing it again! In the run-up to the 2024 edition of the Waves Vienna conference & festival, Austrian Music Export and Waves invite studios, producers, and songwriters to apply for the 2nd Waves Heartbeats Songwriting Camp, happening from September 2-4! Applications … read more »