The 3-piece band DIVES is made up of Dora de Goederen (drums), Viktoria Kirner (vocals, bass) & Tamara Leichtfried (vocals, guitar). Known for their noteworthy start at the Girls Rock Camp in 2016 and their remarkably speedy climb to the top of the Austrian and European … read more »
A new feature of the Waves Conference program this year, “POPULAR MUSIC, EQUITY, DIVERSITY: The Struggle for Creative Justice” was created and hosted by Rosa Reitsamer and Rainer Prokop from the the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MdW) and offered … read more »
The “Parenthood in Music” panel was a thoughtful follow-up to a previous edition of the Waves Conference. In 2018, the question was: Is a career in the music business compatible with a family life? There is still no clear answer to this … read more »
It’s on! The Europavox Festival returns to WUK and provides a musical horizon-expansion for the fifth time. From Bucharest to Vilnius, from soul to rock to neoclassic, the festival goes on an auditory journey over two days and bring the whole continent … read more »
With 46 productions, 89 events, 48 female composers and 65 male composers, and 25 venues in 10 districts of Vienna, the 2022 edition of WIEN MODERN hits the ground running, stretching its fingers into spaces and corners of the city, while digging … read more »
For the second time, enoa (European network of opera academies) launches an open call to welcome artists, makers, creators – to participate in the Immersive Residency programme. Deadline to apply is October 20th, 2022. WHY “IMMERSIVE RESIDENCY”? This programme is about welcoming a cohort … read more »
She’s a former jazz singer and currently one of Austria’s top up-and-coming rappers: Kiara Hollatko, aka KeKe, was discovered by Universal’s MOM I MADE IT label in 2018 and has been mixing up the local music scene ever since. In August, her … read more »
From Wednesday, October 19 to Saturday, October 22, 2022, the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal will host the next edition of the world’s largest music fair for world, roots, ethnic, traditional, local and folk music: the WORLD MUSIC EXPO (WOMEX). We are proud to announce … read more »
In the series “Music Life with Kids”, we explore the question of how professional musicians feel when they have children. In the fifteenth part of the series, musician, author, theater and film composer ANTON SPIELMANN gives us an insight into his everyday … read more »
It’s that time again, the next jazzahead! is in the starting gates: Registration for what is now the 17th edition of the largest international jazz industry get-together starts today – September 27! jazzahead! takes place as a trade fair and festival from … read more »