A decade is coming to an end. On this occasion we wanted to ask Austrian musicians, music managers, promoters and festival organizers about their personal highlights of the last ten years and also about how the overall conditions of their work have … read more »
In the ninth year of Austrian Music Export’s existence, once again we were happy to celebrate numerous international successes of Austrian artists. The long-standing efforts which created a greater visibility of domestic music creation and a greater professionalism in the industry regarding … read more »
Eurosonic Noorderslag 2020 will be the first official gathering of the music industry in the upcoming year. Taking place from January 15-18 in Groningen, the Dutch festival features Europe’s most promising up-and-coming artists and gathers the most important stakeholders of the music … read more »
The FM4 Soundpark is a web-platform, community, and radio show for Austrian musicians. Every month, one act is selected to be highlighted both online and on air. The FM4 Soundpark Act Of The Month. Paul Ruben: With Silence and Gratitude to Electro-pop … read more »
Following an unprecedented number of international applications from thousands of promising artists over the course of 2019, the Innovation Network of European Showcases (INES) has now announced the full list of nominated artists for its trailblazing INES#Talent Programme. Each INES#festival has selected … read more »
This year’s KICK JAZZ FESTIVAL at Vienna’s PORGY & BESS was once again a very colourful musical event. With SKETCHBOOK QUARTET, SOPHIE ABRAHAM, TUBONIKA, SAIN MUS, RDEČA RAKETA and PURPLE IS THE COLOR, six acts arrived on the jazzclub’s stage for two … read more »
Erste Bank received the main award of this year’s Austrian art sponsoring award MAECENAS in the category „large scale enterprise“ for its sponsorship of Wien Modern – Klangforum Wien and the Erste Bank Composition Award. Erste Bank has been supporting Wien Modern … read more »
Down the river Danube and only a few hundred kilometres from Vienna, BUSH – Budapest Showcase Hub – recently took place in the Hungarian capital. The Eastern-European festival with an international approach celebrated its opening night at the legendary club A38 with … read more »
BERNHARD KAUFMANN started as a trumpeter in the Austrian band GUADALAJARA. He has long since moved behind the scenes of the music business and works as a manager, booker and label operator for KARMARAMA. In a conversation with Jürgen Plank, KAUFMANN, who … read more »
Curtains up for Austria´s local jazz scene: After three successful editions in previous years the KICK JAZZ 2019 festival will gather the most promising local jazz formations on the main stage of PORGY & BESS on December 9 & 10 and show what … read more »
