He had to go to Berlin. At home in Vienna Fünfhaus there was no future for hip hop. In 2017 only Ed Sheeran was streamed more often in Germany. Thefuc how? Bonez is primo, Raf was lucky, envy is a bitch and … read more »
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CID RIM – THE MATERIAL
CID RIM, aka CLEMENS BACHER, is a well known jazz drummer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Vienna. One who has earned a reputation for his unique sounds and hybrid approach to music. His name has also popped up in combination with artists like … read more »
MICA FOCUS – 30 YEARS OF WIEN MODERN. PODIUM DISCUSSIONS
As part of the mica – music austria focus at WIEN MODERN 2017 we will be hosting a podium discussion in honour of the 30th edition of the festival and to discuss (more than) 30 years of new music, event management, and … read more »
ASH MY LOVE – “MONEY”
A perfect break with over-produced contemporary pop. That is what the Viennese band ASH MY LOVE has given us with their second album “Money” (noise appeal). An album that makes musical nonconformity to an exciting listening experience. If there is one thing … read more »
WAVES VIENNA CONFERENCE 2017 – “MUSIC MANAGEMENT”
PAUL ELSASSER (Lime Records Management, Great Britain), KATIA GIAMPOLO (Estragon, Italy), KLAUS HOFFMANN (Management Tagträumer, Austria), HANKA PODHORSKÁ (Indies Production) and TOM TANZER (Management Manu Delago, Austria) discussed just what exactly the role of music management is, what an artist has to bring with … read more »
RADIO. STRING. QUARTET – “IN BETWEEN SILENCE”
A musical experience with its own unique feel. That’s exactly what RADIO.STRING.QUARTET’s new album has to offer. ”in between silence” (Jazzland Recordings Norway) is imaginative, stylistically obtuse, and just sounds beautiful. The radio.string.quartet has already cultivated a sound on its previous releases that … read more »
MENTAL IMAGES – WIEN MODERN 30
The 30th edition of the Wien Modern Festival in November 2017 will focus on the power of imagination under the title “Bilder im Kopf” (Mental Images). 106 events with 73 premieres and first performances will take place over the course of 32 … read more »
“WE AREN’T A BOYGROUP TRYING TO APPEAL TO TWELVE YEAR OLDS”- INTERVIEW WITH SOFA SURFERS
The SOFA SURFERS are 20 years old now. On October 6, 2017, they released a rather atypical anniversary album “20”. The album is more of a reference to their collected works than a Greatest Hits collection. Ada Karlbauer and Julia Philomena spoke … read more »
WAVES VIENNA CONFERENCE 2017 – “INFLUENCER MARKETING PRESENTED BY GAMECHANGER FESTIVAL”
Influencers can be bloggers, journalists, vloggers as well as all other types of digital users. NILOUFAR BEHRADI-OHNACKER from blogrebellen.de, JAN CLAUSEN from the PR agency Factory 92, ANNEMARIE REISINGER-TREIBER (Warner Music Austria) and SANDRA THIER from Diego5 spoke about this subject and … 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 »