Eurosonic Noorderslag reveals the first artists for its upcoming edition, taking place from January 13–16, 2021. The showcase festival will be fully digital for the first time and the sets will be streamed for free via the ESNS website, esns.nl, to continue … read more »
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 »
Michel Attia is considered to be “one of the connoisseurs of the music and event scenes” (Rainer Krispel in The Gap 057). He is Head of Booking & Events at radio FM4 and was one of the first editors of The Gap. … read more »
MARIA BURGER alias OSKA has been releasing her haunting singer-songwriter pop songs on the Canadian label nettwerk since the middle of the year. In September the ambitious artist (and Viennese by choice) won the XA – Music Export Music Award, which, among … read more »
Normally the c/o pop Festival & Convention would have been over long ago at this point in time. The c/o pop xoxo edition, which is suitable for Corona, will take place from 21-24 October 2020. After the cancellation of the regular festival … read more »
The 10th edition of the Waves Vienna Festival came to a close with a highlight: the XA – Music Export Award was given to the Viennese Singer OSKA. Out of the eight nominated newcomer acts, she was able to convince a jury … read more »
XA – Music Export Award as springboard for Austrian newcomer bands: Nominees 2020 include eight acts from various genres. For the fourth consecutive year the music export prize “XA – Music Export Award” will be awarded at the Waves Vienna Music Festival. The award … read more »
With the cancellation of some of the most important showcase festivals this spring, it has become tricky to discover new artists and quickly figure out if they are looking for new business opportunities. Therefore, we have decided to bring the showcase feel … read more »
Growing up in a small village in Lower Austria, OSKA moved to Vienna at 18 to study her first love. Music. She started busking in streets and squares of the capital while also studying pop and jazz singing. She signed to Nettwerk … read more »
The FM4 Soundpark is a web-platform, community, and radio show for Austrian musicians. Every month, one act is selected to be highlighted both online and on air. The FM4 Soundpark Act Of The Month. Oska writes candid pop songs about love and … read more »