The Austrian Music Fund (ÖMF) has announced another new funding initiative in addition to the Impulse program: supported by the recent infusion of money by the Austrian Ministry of Culture, the OMF+ program will offer financial support for music marketing. The OMF+ … read more »
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Austrian Music Highlights: January 2024
Remember when a year like “2024” was the stuff of science fiction? Well, we’re here now…and though we’re STILL waiting on those hoverboards, the music in this brave new year is every bit as international, varied, and forward-looking as we could have … read more »
Austrian Music Export Presents New Funding Program
Back in September we reported on a major funding hike for the Austrian Music Fund (Österreichische Musikfonds). In addition to funds earmarked for tour support, the creation of a new program was announced, and now it’s here: Austrian Music Export is pleased … read more »
Austrian Music Highlights: November 2023
The feel of the wind slapping you in the face…the smell of burnt chestnuts…feeling your “transition coat” gradually soak through because the fashion gods have dictated that, for some unfathomable reason, fall outerwear does not need to be waterproof: it’s November in … read more »
Austrian Music Fund to Receive Major Boost Starting in 2024
Great news for Austrian music: the Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sports announced that it will be making an additional €1.5 million available to the Austrian Music Fund (Österreichischer Musikfonds / ÖMF) for the support of Austrian musicians in … read more »
My Ugly Clementine Wins IMPALA’s European Album of the Year Award
It´s the 11th time the pan-European organisation for independent music labels, IMPALA, presents the award for the European Independent Album Of The Year. For the first time, the prestigious award is given to an Austrian artist: My Ugly Clementine win IMPALA’s European … read more »
Popfest Wien (26th – 29th of July 2012)
After the outstanding festival debut in 2010 and the no less spectacular sequel in the past year, the organizers of the Popfest Wien are determined to once again succeed with this year’s festival edition, which will take place from the 26th to … read more »
Irresistable Sounds: Kairos Music Productions
Irresistable Sounds of Contemporary Music – It has been already eleven times that the record label Kairos has been honored with the award of the German Record Critics.
Austrian Music Box12: Jazz & World
In recent years there has a lot been going on in the local music scene. An extraordinarily vivid group of innovative jazz musicians are increasingly shifting into the spotlight of international attention. The steady rise in attendance at concerts shows that people … read more »
Austrian Music Box: Alternative/Electronic
A lot of things have been happening in recent years in the Austrian music scene. Particularly in the field of the alternative and electronic music scene you cannot help but feel that things are constantly moving in a more and more positive … read more »