Vienna-based musician XI has only released four singles so far, but has already built up a considerable following (especially on Instagram with 16,0000 followers). Strong radio airplay, 1 million plays on YouTube and about 500,000 plays on audio streaming platforms speak for … read more »
This year, for the first time, Austria joined five other countries in European efforts to promote FLINTA (women and LGBTIQA) in the music industry. MEWEM Europa (Mentoring Programme for Women Entrepreneurs in the Music Industry) aims to systematically break down structural inequalities … read more »
CAITLIN SMITH sees herself as a composer who works mainly with words, and she uses them to depict sensitive stories of disability and inequality from a feminist point of view. With two operas coming up, the Canadian living in Vienna has a … read more »
As of December 2021, the new WAVES CENTRAL EUROPE (WCE) Programme is launched! WCE is the selected project for the International Delegation Tour Call by EMX. Happening from the 3rd to the 10th of April 2022, it will connect music professionals from … read more »
The INTERNATIONAL MUSIC BUSINESS SUMMER SCHOOL, a project by Hamburg Music, offers a professional and internationally oriented qualification program for young professionals from all over Europe. Participants receive targeted training, practical tips and networking with an international focus in the fields of … read more »
With ELI PREISS, the Austrian music scene has gained an exceptionally authentic artist in recent years, who has been met with great acclaim in the German-speaking world. After initially singing English lyrics, the 23-year-old Viennese has now turned to German R&B and … read more »
It’s curtain-up for Austria’s local jazz scene! Following five successful editions, the KICK JAZZ 2021 festival will gather the most promising local jazz formations on the main stage of PORGY & BESS on December 6-7, 2021 and show what the local 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. This month the honor goes to Manic Youth, with … read more »
Since 2015, selected FOCUS ACTS have been supported with annual tour subsidies. The sizeable endowment is intended to enable local acts to accept more concert invitations from abroad, and thereby strengthen the presence of Austrian musicians on the international stage. The FOCUS … read more »
The platform SMALLFORMS from the musician and sound engineer GUSTAVO PETEK, originally from Argentina, has existed for five years now. He curates the monthly music series SMALLFORMS together with the art historian and cultural producer ALISA BECK, a Viennese resident, from Germany, … read more »