The Eurovision Song Contest has been around since 1956 – but another, similar contest took place two years earlier…albeit with (one imagines) less of an emphasis on over-the-top pageantry. The International Rostrum of Composers (IRC) is an annual forum of national broadcasters … read more »
“Crazy ideas like that often come to us when we’re driving,” says Heinz-Peter Linshalm. The clarinetist is talking about “Nexus”, the piece that Duo Stump-Linshalm will be performing at Vienna’s echoraum on June 7th, in honor of their 20th anniversary. The piece … read more »
The Jazzfestival Saalfelden is an Austrian jazz institution. Now in its 44th year, it consistently balances big names with artists deserving of wider recognition and crowd-pleasing pop acts with more esoteric projects. This year’s festival will be happening from August 22 – … read more »
A wide-ranging new study on the Austrian music business has delivered astonishing results: the industry is worth €7.5 billion annually, accounting for 2.8% of Austria’s GDP. A single musician creates 16 additional jobs…but until now, all this has remained unknown. More investment … read more »
May! A month on the cusp of spring and summer, where the mornings are still cool and the year still seems full of promise (even though we’re already coming up on the halfway point). The headline this month is a slew (from … read more »
We know; it seems weird to talk about a fall event when summer is only just on the horizon…but Waves Vienna, our fair city’s biggest music biz showcase & conference, has to be planned well in advance, and preparations for this year’s … read more »
Austrian musician/composer Vincent Pongracz’s Synesthetic Octet may stand for a variety of things, musically speaking, but the commonplace is not among them. Their style is tough to pin down – a mixture of contemporary classical music, hip-hop, and jazz, both rhythmically complex … read more »
The Music Business Summer School in Hamburg, happening this year from September 12 – 19, offers a qualification program for young music professionals from all over Europe. Participants receive targeted training, practical tips and participate in internationally focused networking in the areas of … read more »
It seems like Eurosonic Noorderslag 2024 just wound up…but time flies, and ESNS has just opened the application process for all European acts – signed or unsigned, regardless of genre – to play ESNS 2025. Applications are open until September 1st, 2024. … read more »
The 21-year-old Upper Austria native has just released her debut EP, “Golden Days”, and is on the fast track to becoming a star of the domestic music industry: Uche Yara is the FM4 Soundpark act of the month. Some people are just … read more »