The Austrian Music Fund (ÖMF) has announced another new funding initiative in addition to the Impulse program: supported by the recent infusion of money by the Austrian Ministry of Culture, the OMF+ program will offer financial support for music marketing. The OMF+ … read more »
From September 18 – 21, Europe’s largest showcase festival will once again be taking over the city of Hamburg. For artists, the Reeperbahn Festival is a springboard to Germany and a gateway to the wider world – and Austrian Music Export is … read more »
THE GREAT ESCAPE (TGE) is returning this year, taking place in 30+ venues across Brighton from May 15th to the 18th. As always, the renowned festival will feature a cutting-edge assortment of brand-new and established artists from all over the world – … read more »
The Musiktheatertage Wien, an internationally renowned contemporary music theater festival, hereby invites interested artists and collectives to take part in a residency in June and September 2024. The residencies are part of the EU-sponsored project “What’s Next?”, focusing on multidisciplinary reflection on … read more »
In German, they say “April does what it will”, which seems to be particularly true this year. We’ve hardly had time to take note of the weather, though – we’ve been out in the great wide open, fulfilling our raison d’être of … read more »
It’s a band for spring, for evenings outside and – just maybe – to fall in love to: Gardens is FM4 Soundpark’s homegrown act of the month. It’s April. There’s no way around it: spring is officially here. Time to dream dreams … read more »
Austrian Music Export is happy to announce the recipients of the second wave of Impulse grants. 21 applications were submitted during the second call period, for a total of €89,475. The jury had a total of €18,500 to disburse for this round, … read more »
A lot of Austrian musical groups or institutions are celebrating twentieth anniversaries this year, and FAT – the Fabulous Austrian Trio. Guitarist Alex Machacek, bassist Raphael Preuschl, and drummer Herbert Pirker are all in great demand as musicians, and they live in … read more »
c/o pop in Cologne is a major European showcase festival, and – as they’re quick to note – they’ve proved over and over that they’re more than “just” a music festival. This year they’ll be proving it again from April 24 – … read more »
At the Wien Modern festival in 2019, the Vienna Konzerthaus was treated to a one-hour tour de force from pianist Ingrid Schmoliner. Now, the performance is available as a meticulously designed physical release on Ventil Records. Christoph Benkeser recently spoke to Schmoliner … read more »