Hot town, summer in the city! The music never stops…but at some point, your loyal correspondent will need a break from slaving over a hot computer in the concrete jungle of Vienna-Neubau. With that in mind: behold, your Austrian Music Highlights for … read more »
Hard to believe, but WAVES VIENNA, the city’s premier club and showcase festival, is waiting just the other side of summer. And there’s something new this year: in the run-up to the festival, Austrian Music Export and Waves Vienna invite studios, producers, … read more »
On the morning of March 22nd, 22 music professionals boarded a Zurich-bound train at Vienna Hauptbahnhof. It an early start for some of them, no doubt, but it was worth it: they were on a mission. And so began Building Bridges: Mission … read more »
The WAVES FESTIVAL is the city’s first club- and showcase festival and takes place now for the 13th time from the 7th to the 9th of September, 2023. Numerous international emerging alternative, electronic, rock, and club acts will be performing around Vienna’s … read more »
Climate change is no longer deniable. The summer of 2022 was one of the warmest and driest on record. It is high time to take this development seriously and to tackle the internationally agreed upon measures to achieve the climate goals with … read more »
The annual WAVES VIENNA FESTIVAL AND CONFERENCE is a staple of the international and domestic popular music scene, filling the city with music and discourse in the heart of Vienna every September. So, how did the festival play out this year, and … read more »
Why are networks necessary for FLINTA? Itta Francesca Ivellio-Vellin passes the opening question to her guests Regina Fisch (MEWEM Europa / mica – music austria), Marie Fol (KEYCHANGE project manager), Myassa Kraitt (KÖNIGIN DER MACHT, D/ARTS) and Lynn Meisner (POP NRW, MUSIC … 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 »
For the sixth time, the XA MUSIC EXPORT AWARD was presented as part of WAVES VIENNA 2022. The aim of the award is to support Austrian musicians at an early stage of their career. We are honoured to announce that FARCE won … read more »