Simon Öggl was born in Schlanders in 1995 and has lived in Vienna since 2013. Since graduating in composition at the MUK Vienna, he has been living as an independent musician, composer, producer and multimedia artist.The common thread in his work is the blending of influences, genres and creative approaches. Musically speaking, this is reflected, for example, in the fusion of contemporary music, pop and electronic music.

In November 2024, his solo debut album Xenotopia will be released on the established label col legno. In it, acoustic and electronic composition techniques merge into a unique sound language that recognises no distinction between traditional and new ways of creating sound. In this way, musical scenarios are created that encourage us to get to the bottom of human nature and its relationship to technology.

Kid Jones is an artist, producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist coming from the heart of the alps in northern Italy. Currently based in Berlin, his music is focused around Techno and House. Kid Jones's music is influenced by his earlier career as a singer songwriter. The vast musical diversity through instruments and vocals is breathing a human soul into his electronic music.

The songs of Swiss chansonnier Dagobert have always stared into deep abysses and illuminated even the darkest corners of the soul with their haunting melodies and direct words. However, this has never sounded as dark as on his new album, appropriately titled "Schwarz". The album "Schwarz" feels like a magical live concert, without any kind of gimmickry, Dagobert's voice has never been so close and his lyrics so haunting. It is a radical album, dark and warm, disturbing and embracing at the same time.

Dagobert is regarded as one of the most exciting and versatile artists of our time and is now going on his first acoustic tour with his latest album "Schwarz".

Andreas „Underwood“ Unterholzner

Music for classic guitar and ethnic instruments. Improvisations, world music and Fingerstyle.

Aronne Dell'Oro

His work with voice and acoustic guitar is a rare attempt to combine the intense voice of the traditional singers of southern Italy with the folk-blues fingerpicking of legendary masters such as Nick Drake, Bert Jansch and Skip James.

Martina and Tristan Angenendt made their debut as a guitar duo in Austria in 2015 and have since then been welcome guests at international guitar festivals and concert series in Austria and abroad.

In their current program "Serenata para Guitarra", the Angenendt Guitar Duo combines classical virtuosity with romantic and modern Spanish sounds to create a special concert experience with mediterranean flair.

Contemporary classical music meets electronic music, sophisticated harmonies combine with elements of world music and jazz, driving grooves fuse with complex polyrhythms. The trio "maTrigal", both a chamber music ensemble and a band, was founded with the vision of creating an interplay between "danceable" and "concertante" new music. The musicians from different musical backgrounds came together at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre. Together, Gottfried Tadashi Forck (cello), Raphael Gamper (guitar) and Maximilian Wolfgang Schwarz (drums and electronics) explore their own path of composition and sound design, always with the aim of presenting the audience with music that has never been heard before.

The band Planet 9 was founded in 2022. It consists of students of the HMT who got to know each other during their studies. The musical director and composer of the project is Felipe Leon. The music can be classified in the genres of funk, neo-soul and hip-hop. Alongside Felipe on guitar are Lukas Gesien on drums, Robert Schwanke on bass, Max Renius on keyboards and Lilly Tauch on vocals.

Nico Platter is a freelance pianist, drummer and singer. In addition to his numerous original compositions on the piano, he also plays improvised music at concerts, inspired by the venue, the atmosphere and the audience.

His piece DREAMING OF DREAMS was composed by the solo pianist within a year, recorded in one piece and produced by Nartan Records in Merano. The result is an aesthetic concept album in which the individual pieces are not isolated but part of an overall work. A continuum of continuous calm, from experimental to romantic, sometimes cinematic, sometimes abstract, always sophisticated and soulful.