The open call for the MAX BRAND Composition Prize is out for the second time and is open to composers of all ages. The submission deadline is August 31, 2025. Looking for: an innovative work that reflects the broad spectrum of new music and breaks … read more »
Call for Artists: MBZ LAB – Music Biennale Zagreb

MBZ LAB // Sonic Collaboration in Unconventional Spaces: Music Biennale Zagreb invites individual artists and small collectives from South East Europe working in sound and music to join MBZ LAB, a ‘project incubator’ experiment. MBZ LAB reimagines how festivals commission and produce new … read more »
Austrian Music Highlights: July 2025

July, a funny month: the void and the abundance, all in one sweet summer breath. The city streets are emptier, with the busy-bees buzzing around greener pastures and wetter landscapes, away from the steaming pavement and daily grind; while, at the same … read more »
10 Years of Kick Jazz!

How quickly time flies: a whole decade of incredible, home-grown acts gracing the beautiful Porgy & Bess stage! And in honor of the anniversary this year, we’ve cooked up something special. Get ready for Kick Jazz Festival 2025 coming up faster than … read more »
Waves Vienna 2025 – 15 Years of Festival & Music Conference
From October 1 to 4, 2025, Waves Vienna will celebrate its 15th anniversary – with a curated opening show by OSKA on October 1 at the Volkstheater Vienna, the brand-new Residency Lab, and a special edition of the culture magazine The Gap, … read more »
FM4 Soundpark Recommends: Mavi Phoenix
FM4 Soundpark is a web platform, community, and radio show for and with Austrian musicians. In an ongoing collaboration, FM4’s team recommends particular artists of the moment to amplify. Today, the honor goes to: Mavi Phoenix. Drama Cowboy, the new album by Mavi Phoenix, is a … read more »
Apply to Play: BUSH Festival 2025
Welcome to The New East! Here is your chance to be a part of Budapest Showcase Hub (BUSH) 2025 (OCT 29-30-31)! The New East is a curatorial vision of a fictional space where Central and Eastern European music talent can thrive. It … read more »
Open Call: Monkey Week SON Estrella Galicia 2025
Apply to play Monkey Week SON Estrella Galicia 2025! The showcases circuit is the core of Monkey Week SON Estrella Galicia and are a unique opportunity to give visibility to new talents in front of the main professionals of the music industry … read more »
Popfest Vienna 2025
From July 24–27, the impressive spectrum of contemporary Austrian pop music will once again resound in all its stylistic diversity at and around Karlsplatz with Popfest Vienna 2025. The opening of the Seebühne (Lake Stage) will feature an exciting cross-genre and cross-generational … read more »
OSKA & Guests open Waves Vienna 2025
On the 1st of October, Waves (October 2-4, 2025) will be opening the 15th Waves Vienna with a very special Opening Night at the magnificent Volkstheater in Vienna, and of course they’ve come up with something special to mark the anniversary… The … read more »