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 »
Based in New York and Vienna, respectively, MELANIE MAAR and CHRISTIAN SCHROEDER have been working together for nearly a decade. Though one of these artists generally works with sound and the other with bodily movement, neither subscribes to categorization, staying in one’s … read more »
From September 9th – 11th, 2021, the WAVES FESTIVAL CONFERENCE, organized by Waves Vienna and Austrian Music Export, will take place for the 11th time. National and international music and media experts, label owners, bookers and musicians will meet in person for … read more »
BRENK SINATRA delivers smooth beats all over the world. For his latest album, which has the greatest dose of a summer feeling to date, he and his team have started a label. As part of the series on Austrian producers, Stefan Niederwieser … read more »
FLORENCE ARMAN feels at home in the world of timeless pop finesse, but before stepping into the spotlight herself, she was busy writing tracks behind the scenes. In the production of her debut EP “Out of the blue”, FLORENCE not only made … 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. Wiener Rap und Polski Sklep: SLAV goes his way, with palpable determination. Shortly before the new … read more »
The Tyrolean singer ÄNN sounds a little like BOY, a little like Oh Wonder and is able to capture emotions at least as well as OSKA. Thanks to her relatable lyrics and her soft voice, ÄNN nevertheless manages to develop her very … read more »
A band that does not limit itself in terms of the music it plays, travels its own road and lets borders between genres blur in a wonderful way. With “Die Wand” (Sessionwork Records), the Viennese trio SAIN MUS + delivers an album … read more »
SOUNDS-QUEER-feminism means thinking socially, the community. The three activists of the Vienna DIY Synth Laboratory agree on this in the interview. Bianca Ludewig visited the collective at the end of February in the so far temporary “Creative Cluster Margareten”, where it found … read more »
Sofie Fatouretchi is already now considered as one of the up-and-coming acts from Austria this year. Originally she grew up between Vienna and L.A. After several years as part of the founding crew of Boiler Room, DJing, studying, painting, modeling and more, … read more »