Bosnian-born (Tuzla) Damir Avdić is one of ex-Yugoslavia’s loudest and most infamous singer-songwriters (professing a punk-like aesthetics) who has attained practically iconic status.

The Dan D band is based in Novo Mesto and was founded in 1996. The group has divergent musical identities: they can be one of the most recognizable Slovenian rock bands, performing hits such as Voda (Water), Čas (Time), Ko hodiš nad oblaki (When Walking Above the Couds) and similar, and they can be an acoustic band performing in a quiet, intimate evening using unconventional instruments such as grater, bottles, lute (‘tamburica’) and bells.

The group Dance Mamblita, which was created in 2005 in Izola, blends post punk and drum'n' bass.

A representative of a new wave of singer-songwriters whose debut album Where the Light Resides left a deep mark on the national music scene. The artist performs in English.

Since 2009 Darko Babič has made his name as a singer-songwriter under the pseudonym Dare Acoustic . He performs his songs in Slovenian and English.

Darla Smoking is a band that translates field-sourced traditional music into dub bass beats. Their sound is a solid dub-based music entity that fuses contemporaneity and folk heritage with tradition. In addition, Darla Smoking represents the voice of the myriads from around the globe – alternatively dark and cool dancey blend of dub, electronica, ethno and world music.

Slovenian Tenor, David Jagodic made his home in Vienna and is emerging as one of the most versatile and exciting young tenors. He finished his Bachelor studies by prof. Claudia Visca in 2015 and his Masters in Song and Oratorium by prof. KS Robert Holl in 2018, both with distinctions from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. He gave his operatic debut in 2012 at the Sommerfestival OperOderSpree and has since embodied numerous main roles in European opera houses. Amongst them: Don Jose (Carmen, Bizet), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte, Mozart), Lensky (Yevgény Onégin, Tschaikovsky), Fenton (Falstaff, Verdi), Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni, Mozart), Ferrando (Cosi fan Tutte, Mozart), Simon (Der Bettelstudent, Milocker), Knusperhexe (Hänsel u. Gretel, Humperdinck), Wüsterich (Tulifant, von Einem) and many more. He sang concerts in Musikverein Wien, Berliner Philharmonie, Konzerthaus Wien, Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, Bolshoi Theater Minsk, with concert performances of Bach (Johannes Passion, Weihnachtsoratorium, Magnificat), Händel (Samson, Messias), Mozart(Requiem), Verdi (Requiem), Mendelssohn (Elias, Lobgesang), Beethoven (9th Symphonie)… His mentors are: Piotr Beczala, Michael Schade, Irina Gavrilovici.

Demolition Group is a living legend that preserves its relevance to this day. Since the 80s, the band has been an indispensable name of the Slovenian alternative music scene. They have released 15 albums, wrote music for theatre and film and even performed in a movie. In 2020, Demolition Group is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Their music is an impressive, powerful and energetic synthesis of electronic and acoustic rhythms, rock and funk guitars, neurotic sax stabs and Goran Šalamon’s archaic vocals. Along with Goran, founding member Matjaž Pegam on mixing duties represents the embodiment of Demoliton Group.

The alternative rock band Dežurni krivci (Scapegoats) come from Prlekija (St. Jurij ob Ščavnici). The group has been active since 1996, creating music rooted in distinct garage and underground rock sound.

The grind death band Dickless Tracy, established in Brežice in 1997, has performed at all major Slovenian festival venues as well as all domestic alternative music venues.