The Focus Acts program is a cornerstone of Austrian Music Export’s support activities, offering artists financial support for touring in other countries and helping to further the reach of Austrian music on the international stage. Drum roll, please: Austrian Music Export is … read more »
FOCUS ACTS
Focus Acts 2022
Since 2015, selected FOCUS ACTS have been supported with annual tour subsidies. The sizeable endowment is intended to enable local acts to accept more concert invitations from abroad, and thereby strengthen the presence of Austrian musicians on the international stage. The FOCUS … read more »
2021 in Retrospect
The eleventh year of AUSTRIAN MUSIC EXPORT’S existence was, unsurprisingly, filled with special challenges. What began as a shock to the domestic and global systems in 2020, continued into 2021 as something like a pesty splinter in the foot, which still hasn’t … read more »
Focus Acts 2021
Since 2015, selected FOCUS ACTS have been supported with annual tour subsidies. The sizeable endowment is intended to enable local acts to accept more concert invitations from abroad, and thereby strengthen the presence of Austrian musicians on the international stage. The FOCUS … read more »
FOCUS ACTS 2020 II
Since 2015, selected FOCUS ACTS have been supported with annual tour subsidies. The sizeable endowment is intended to enable local acts to accept more concert invitations from abroad, and thereby strengthen the presence of Austrian musicians on the international stage. The FOCUS … read more »
Focus Acts 2020: Seven Austrian Acts Selected
FOCUS ACTS is the name of the generously endowed support program that the FEDERAL CHANCELLERY (BKA) and AUSTRIAN MUSIC EXPORT (AME) have been awarding every year since 2015. The support comes as a tour subsidy which is intended to enable selected domestic … read more »
Focus Acts 2019 – an international springboard for local bands
FOCUS ACTS 2019: 5K HD, CHRISTOPH PEPE AUER, CARI CARI, DIVES, PETROL GIRLS, SINFONIA DE CARNAVAL and YUKNO receive top funding from the Federal Chancellery. For the fifth time now, Austrian Music Export and the Austrian Federal Chancellery award the FOCUS ACTS … read more »
Focus Acts 2018
International springboard: ANKATHIE KOI, AVEC, CARI CARI, HI5, MANU DELAGO and SHAKE STEW receive funding as this years FOCUS ACTS. For the fourth time now, Austrian Music Export and the Austrian Federal Chancellery award the FOCUS ACTS grants. Six domestic acts who … read more »
FOCUS ACTS 2017: EIGHT AUSTRIAN ACTS SELECTED
For the third time now, Austrian artists have been selected to receive international support from the “Focus Acts” program. This year ELEKTRO GUZZI, MANU DELAGO, MOTHER´S CAKE, FAREWELL DEAR GHOST, GASMAC GILMORE, MARIO ROM´S INTERZONE, NIHILS and CHRISTOPH PEPE AUER were chosen … read more »
FOCUS ACTS: SIX AUSTRIAN ACTS SELECTED FOR AUSTRIAN MUSIC EXPORT TRAVEL SUPPORT GRANT
AUSTRIAN MUSIC EXPORT (AME) supports outstanding Austrian musicians for the second time with the promotion of excellence “Focus Acts”. SEX JAMS, ROBB, MIA ZABELKA, LEYYA, MANU DELAGO and WHITE MILES will each receive EUR 5,000 for the realization of this year’s Export … read more »