July keeps the momentum of the festival season going as Austrian artists take to stages across Europe while a wealth of new releases arrives from the country’s vibrant music scene. From indie, pop and hip-hop to jazz, electronic and experimental music, the … read more »
November’s here, bringing cooler days and a good reason to settle in with new music or check out a live show. Whether you’re into local talent at home or abroad, there’s plenty popping up out of Austria this month. Austrian Music Export … read more »
Oh, the weather outside is frightful… but… it’s getting hot in here… and… you’re as cold as ice… while… I’m walking on sunshine… The quoting of temperature-related classic-mainstream music lyrics could go on forever when attempting some descriptive summary of the weather … read more »
From September 21-24, a selection of some of the most promising young artists will perform at REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL 2022 in Hamburg for this year’s edition of Germany’s largest club festival. The program is out, and on it are almost too many Austrian artists to … 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 results are in! The jury has made its deliberations and the AME FOCUS MARKETING projects have been chosen. In April 2021, AUSTRIAN MUSIC EXPORT put out an open call for its first ever FOCUS MARKETING stipendium, to support domestic music creators … read more »
From 18 – 21 September 2019, the Reeperbahn Festival will again present more than 900 events spanning a range of genres in locations around Hamburg’s Reeperbahn. In addition to some 600 concerts by international artists held in a wide variety of venues, … read more »
FOCUS ACTS 2019: 5K HD, CHRISTOPH PEPE AUER, CARI CARI, DIVES, PETROL GIRLS, SINFONIA DE CARNAVAL and YUKNO receive top funding from the Federal Chancellery. For the fifth time now, Austrian Music Export and the Austrian Federal Chancellery award the FOCUS ACTS … read more »
ETEP moves Europe: The European Talent Exchange Programme (ETEP) is looking back at 4.001 ETEP shows in 2018. Austrian duo CARI CARI is listed among the top 10 artists booked and Waves Vienna hit number 4 of the top festivals with the … read more »
In November 2018 CARI CARI released their debut album “ANAANA” (Ink Music) and immediately entered the Austrian charts. The DIY duo STEPHANIE WIDMER (vocals, drums and didgeridoo) and ALEXANDER KÖCK (vocals and guitar) have, since their founding in 2014, been involved in … read more »