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Austrian Music Export News
January 2023
 
 
OSKA WINS THE MUSIC MOVES EUROPE AWARD 2023!
 
Big news! OSKA has just won the MUSIC MOVES EUROPE AWARD 2023! The coveted award was presented at Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) on January 19th in Groningen!
Schmyt (Germany), July Jones (Slovenia), OSKA (Austria), Kids Return (France), and Queralt Lahoz (Spain) are the winners of the Music Moves Europe Awards 2023. The prestigious Grand Jury Prize was awarded to Sans Soucis (Italy) and the Public Choice award was won by Jerry Heil (Ukraine).
Quote from the jury report: “The international potential is there, OSKA has a lovely voice, something very sweet about it.”
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“HOPE, THAT’S A BEAUTIFUL WORD” – MAHAN MIRARAB
 
Guitarist MAHAN MIRARAB spent December 2022 in the U.S., playing several concerts on the East and West Coasts. Now we’re sitting in a crowded Café Eiles in Vienna, a table between us piled high with the plates and cups of previous guests. “Pardon me,” Mahan says to an annoyed waiter who rushes past us. Mahan smiles. “That was almost nice, by our coffeehouse standards, wasn’t it?”.
 
 
AUSTRIAN MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS #16
 
It’s a new year, and with it comes plenty of new Austrian music highlights to spotlight! Building off of 2022, a year packed with musical accomplishments and developments, the bar’s been properly raised for 2023. But with all of the talent, drive and creativity floating in the veins of the Austrian music scene, we have no doubt that this year will match, if not top, the one proceeding it.
 
 
FM4 SOUNDPARK ACT OF THE MONTH: JEREMY PASCAL

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.
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"PASSION PAYS" THE BILL BY HELGA TRAXLER

The photographic series by NY-based Austrian artist, HELGA TRAXLER picks up fragments of a variety of stories and careers in its depiction of 11 musicians in unique environments, chosen by the artists themselves.
 
 
AUSTRIAN ARTISTS AT JAZZAHEAD! 2023
 
Every year in April, jazzahead! turns the Northern German city into the most important meeting place for the international jazz scene. This year’s festival and fair will happen from April 27th to 30th, with 36 bands ready to hit the stages in Bremen. From Austria, Heinrich von Kalnein’s commissioned work (together with Jakob Helling), “ALPINE AIR” will be featured, as well as the quartet Purple is the Color and Gina Schwarz & Multiphonics 8 mark highlights on the showcase program.
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5 MILLION PESOS: AR PROJECT
 
“5 Million Pesos” – Young Jazz in and from Austria. A concert series by RadioKulturhaus Vienna and Ö1 jazz editors. For the February 2023 edition: the Anna Reisigl & aR Project Trio.
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UPCOMING CONCERTS

 
Don't miss a beat: Stay up-to-date with your favorite Austrian artists and find tour dates nearby with our international tour calendar!
 
 
 
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