For a decade Seayou Records, revolving around label boss Ilias Dahimène and his many protégés, has been enriching the sound world with outstanding musical gems from Austria. Good vibes bring the people together and that is why so many artists flock to the Seayou headquarters. Ilias Dahimène … read more »
Eurosonic Noorderslag is the largest and most significant showcase festival in the European live music industry. The next edition of the Dutch festival will take place on January 13 – 16, 2016, in Groningen, Netherlands, featuring perfomances by Europe’s freshest up-and-coming music artists. The festival … read more »
Internationale Kulturbörse Freiburg 2016 January 25 – 28, 2016 Freiburg/Germany In 2016 the Austrian world music scene will be showcasing its outstanding musical qualities on the international stage at the Internationale Kulturbörse Freiburg. The Internationale Kulturbörse Freiburg is an international trade fair for … read more »
Mia Zabelka is without a doubt one of the most versatile, diverse and innovative musicians of this country. The violinist and improvising sound artist and inventor of “automatic playing” – who was awarded this year by the Austrian Federal Ministry with the “Outstanding Artist … read more »
The year is slowly coming to an end and gives us time to take a look back at 2015. It was a year filled with many fruitful cooperations and fantastic events. We want to thank our partners and musicians for shaping 2015 together with us and making … read more »
The cultivation of Austrian music is distinctly tied to its respective origins. Be it from here or from elsewhere. Some call it folk music, others world music. The music country Austria has a vast amount of old traditions. From Carinthian choirs to … read more »
Federspiel are the newly crowned winners of the Austrian World Music Awards 2015. The exceptional wind musicians were able to convince the jury with their unique, creative and witty version of folk music. The finale of the Austrian World Music Awards took … read more »
Submissions for the Austrian Music Video Awards 2016 are open until January 6, 2016. The times when music videos were primarily seen as a promotional tool for a song are long gone. Instead, we are now looking for technical innovation, a sense of … read more »
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//) ended this year on Sunday, November 29, after celebrating nine days of oustanding concert performances and once again confirming its reputation as Britain’s leading festival in contemporary music. Reason enough to deliver a short summary and offer an insight … read more »
THEY DO IT UP ON THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS DOWN BY THE LAKES, BUT ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RURAL VINEYARDS OR GRAND HISTORIC BUILDINGS. AUSTRIANS LIKE TO CELEBRATE THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THEIR COUNTRY BY MEANS OF PUTTING ON FESTIVALS. … read more »