From September 9th – 11th, 2021, the WAVES FESTIVAL CONFERENCE, organized by Waves Vienna and Austrian Music Export, will take place for the 11th time. National and international music and media experts, label owners, bookers and musicians will meet in person for … read more »
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“OH MY GOD, KENDRICK, EFF ME!” – BRENK SINATRA
BRENK SINATRA delivers smooth beats all over the world. For his latest album, which has the greatest dose of a summer feeling to date, he and his team have started a label. As part of the series on Austrian producers, Stefan Niederwieser … read more »
“ONCE FEELINGS ARE IN A SONG, THEY’RE LEGITIMATE” – FLORENCE ARMAN
FLORENCE ARMAN feels at home in the world of timeless pop finesse, but before stepping into the spotlight herself, she was busy writing tracks behind the scenes. In the production of her debut EP “Out of the blue”, FLORENCE not only made … read more »
FM4 Soundpark Act of the Month: SLAV
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. Wiener Rap und Polski Sklep: SLAV goes his way, with palpable determination. Shortly before the new … read more »
ÄNN – “I am the sum of all the artists I have listened to in my life”
The Tyrolean singer ÄNN sounds a little like BOY, a little like Oh Wonder and is able to capture emotions at least as well as OSKA. Thanks to her relatable lyrics and her soft voice, ÄNN nevertheless manages to develop her very … read more »
“If we went into the studio next week and re-recorded the stuff, I’m sure it would sound different.” – SAIN MUS +
A band that does not limit itself in terms of the music it plays, travels its own road and lets borders between genres blur in a wonderful way. With “Die Wand” (Sessionwork Records), the Viennese trio SAIN MUS + delivers an album … read more »
“THOSE WHO ALREADY HAVE ACCESS, WE KINDLY ASK TO STEP BACK” – SOUNDS QUEER?
SOUNDS-QUEER-feminism means thinking socially, the community. The three activists of the Vienna DIY Synth Laboratory agree on this in the interview. Bianca Ludewig visited the collective at the end of February in the so far temporary “Creative Cluster Margareten”, where it found … read more »
„I think all of it ends up boiling down to self expression as a means of dealing with existence“ – Sofie
Sofie Fatouretchi is already now considered as one of the up-and-coming acts from Austria this year. Originally she grew up between Vienna and L.A. After several years as part of the founding crew of Boiler Room, DJing, studying, painting, modeling and more, … read more »
Felix Kramer
Felix Kramer is a Viennese songwriter from Ottakring, a Viennese district known for its Heuriger taverns and its brewery. He plays on the dark strings of life and sings heart-wrenching songs of heartbreak and abandonment. His debut album Wahrnehmungssache (“matter of perception”) … read more »
KREISKY – “BLITZ”
Let him pass – the angry citizen is back. More hedonistic this time, though. After KREISKY and the German author SIBYLLE BERG had several performances of VIEL GUT (gege)ESSEN at the Vienna Rabenhof Theater last year, KREISKY have released their fifth album … read more »