It has a history since 1990/1991, the ‘Silvesterpfad’, fairly translated New Years Eve trail or lane. The city center of Vienna is transformed into a partly ‘oversized’ open air party platform with a varicolored music- and show program from traditional music, pop, rock, blues, funk & soul and electronic beats. The program already starts in the late afternoon on December 31st and ends between 02.00 and 04.00 hours on January 01st. It is supported by the most well known radio

“The first edition of WAVES VIENNA was a pertinent reminder that there is a music industry in central and eastern Europe which rarely gets talked about. The entire region needs a professionally organized music conference and festival, and a platform where local musicians can showcase their talent. WAVES VIENNA clearly fulfills this mandate, and I very much look forward to returning to next year´s event.” Mirko Whitfield (SXSW, Austin, Texas, US) Waves Vienna 2011 was definitely a great success, over

As we always do write about interesting and upcoming fashion & music events which take place in Vienna or near Vienna, we thought writing about the current RUN VIE – Festival for Urban Art & Music is a real must. This music event took place for the first time in October 2009 and has developed itself within the festival industry in the past 2 years. The overall goal of this festival is to bring innovative artists and musicians to Vienna

It is time to have a closer look at the music festivals that will take place in 2011 in Austria again, and, surprisingly there are more festivals as we thought. Pretty complicated to list all of them, we would end up with an article that might takes days to read. Hence we decided to list the most interesting and largest ones, and also try to answer our question if music does set the tone in Austria in summer 2011. The

1. Who are you? I am Christine; one of the founders and creative directors of C-Heads Magazine. 2. What do you like about what you do? Being creative… This is what I love since being a child. I always used to draw, to sing, to play instruments or to write…Also a good thing is to get in touch with lots of different people around the world. And also working with people, who feel the same passion for art like me.

Does one need to explain the Jazz Fest Wien? All know that Vienna is a music capital, all year around, many musicians play in Vienna throughout the year, either as single act or as part of one of the main festivals, of which the Jazz Fest Wien is one. 2010 is the 20th anniversary of the Jazz Fest Wien, and again the organization was able to bring international top stars, in order to present a music which performance is increasing

A Preview for 2010 Sun, lots of music and party. Although the weather is not yet like it should be, we should have a closer look at the festival season for 2010 in Austria. And get really excited and ready to book a ticket. Some events have already been communicated and show their lineups. The ‘FM 4 Frequency Festival’ in St. Pölten is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, a reason to celebrate to the max. The organization was able

Film music gala “HOLLYWOOD IN VIENNA” welcomes star composers John Barry, David Arnold, Bruce Broughton and Harald Kloser Vienna Concert Hall, October 14th 2009 An impressive range of film composers will contribute to the second “Hollywood in Vienna” Film Music Gala, which takes place in the Vienna Concert Hall on October 14th, with the prestigious Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. After the first “Hollywood in Vienna” film music gala concert in 2007, the city of music is once more celebrating its

Vienna, a “sizzling” city worth a visit all year round … especially in summer, when open air concerts and festivals abound. All genres of music, dance and arts are on offer making Vienna a truly ‘Cool Capital’ for summer breaks and holidays. The electro party ambiance of “Donauinselfest“, June 26 -28, attracts hip music to Vienna’s foremost open air venue. The week long “Jazz Fest Wien” kicks off June 29 featuring a world class line up in a variety of

1. Who are you? My name is Anton Rigel, I´m owner of Evolution Entertainment, based in Germany. It’s a creative event and artist agency specialized in female DJs, musicians, dancers and other unique artists in the world. 2. What do you like about your work? I like to work with young and talented women from Europe and Latin America to see how they grow international, being idols for many other young girls. I like travelling around the world, visiting new