Hard to believe, but WAVES VIENNA, the city’s premier club and showcase festival, is waiting just the other side of summer. And there’s something new this year: in the run-up to the festival, Austrian Music Export and Waves Vienna invite studios, producers, … read more »
FM4 Soundpark is a web platform, community, and radio show for and with Austrian musicians. Each month, one act is selected to be featured on air and online. In July, the honor goes to the mild-mannered R&B/pop rapper Apollo Sissi. It’s always a good … read more »
Quick – name two composers associated with stringed instruments! If “Ablinger and Berio” weren’t your first answer, don’t worry – you’re with about 99% of the population. Ditto if you associate contemporary music with serious, black-clad people sitting quietly, rather than humor … read more »
The 2024 edition of TMW, the Tallinn Music Week in Estonia – a “Festival for Tomorrow’s Music, Arts and Ideas” – will take place from May 10 – 14, 2024. Applications are now open until November 6th, 2023 to artists of all … read more »
airborne extended, an ensemble consisting of Tina Žerdin, Sonja Leipold, Elena Gabbrielli, and Caroline Mayrhofer, explores the unusual acoustic possibilities of their “double duo” instrumentation – harp, harpsichord, flute and recorder – in an ever-growing repertoire of new compositions, preferentially by female … read more »
The 18th edition of the Bucharest International Jazz Competition, taking place from July 5-13, 2024, is now taking applications for bands! The Bucharest International Jazz Competition debuted in 2007, with an impressive first-year participation rate of 30 bands from 25 countries. The … read more »
The ensemble MERVE is Barbara Maria Neu, Andrea Edlbauer, Stefanie Kropfreiter and Judith Ferstl. In addition to combining several musical genres, the quartet integrates literary texts into their works, resulting in a colorful and profound style. After their successful release party on … read more »
To anyone in Austria with even a passing interest in jazz, Jazzfestival Saalfelden is a familiar name. This year‘s edition of the annual jazz extravanganza will take place from August 17-20, 2023 and will feature around 60 concerts in the mountain village … read more »
Does your band play original music, and are you looking to extend your reach? Future Echoes, Sweden’s leading showcase festival, will be taking place for the third time from March 21 -23, 2024. Applications to perform are now open until November 30, … read more »
How does that old song go? “I like New York in June / I like a Gershwin tune” …be that as it may, we’re more than happy to stick with Vienna and tunes from folks like Willi Landl, Ankathie Koi, and Zion … read more »