Each January, Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) showcases 350 emerging European artists to over 40,000 visitors. The festival and conference attract over 4,000 music industry professionals, including 400 international festivals. By day, the front-running conference hosts over 150 panel discussions, interviews, keynotes and more … read more »
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Impulse Program: Grantees from 2nd Call Announced
Austrian Music Export is pleased to announce the grant recipients from the fifth call for Impulse grant (Impuls-Förderprogramm) applications this year. 28 applications were submitted during the call period, for a total of €160,965. The jury had a total of €22,400 available for this round, … read more »
Austria at the Reeperbahn Festival 2024
The Reeperbahn Festival is Europe’s premiere platform for pop culture and international musical talent. It’s happening this year from September 18 – 21, and a phalanx of Austrian artists will be making their way to Hamburg to take part. For details, read … read more »
Austrian Acts at The Great Escape 2024
THE GREAT ESCAPE (TGE) is returning this year, taking place in 30+ venues across Brighton from May 15th to the 18th. As always, the renowned festival will feature a cutting-edge assortment of brand-new and established artists from all over the world – … read more »
FM4 Soundpark Act of the Month: Bon Jour
The FM4 Soundpark Act of the Month for December is a Salzburg supergroup for which music – in the course of numerous therapeutic conversations – has become “a beautiful fringe benefit”. Gentle voices herald the debut album of the musicians’ collective known … read more »
Waves 2023 – XA Award nominees announced
FM4, Austrian Music Export, and Waves Vienna are proud to announce the nominees for this year’s XA Export Award. Since 2017, in preparation for the Waves Vienna Festival, Radio FM4, Austrian Music Export, and the festival get together to nominate up-and-coming Austrian … read more »
Bon Jour
Bon Jour, hailed by Austrian media as “a kind of supergroup”, consists of the musicians Mario & Giovanna Fartacek (Mynth / Berglind), Dominic Muhrer (Makemakes / Loveboat), Leo-Constantin Scheichenost (Olympique / HFA-Studio), Julian Pieber (Good Wilson), Omar Abdalla (Siamese Elephants) and singer-songwriter … read more »
“We’ve got nothing against using A.I. as a tool” – Bon Jour
Bon Jour is an alternative rock band founded in 2022, whose identities have been hidden behind computer-generated 3D heads. Their first single, “Blue Moon”, propelled them straight to number one on the FM4 charts, and their first live appearance was opening for … read more »