A graduate of the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, mezzo-soprano Irena Yebuah Tiran regularly performs in concert venues at home and abroad. She has premiered numerous new Slovenian compositions and operas and also devotes her time to teaching.

"Indie pop rock guitars are still alive and well, but they live in Goriška region. It's not that there is a shortage of guitar bands here, especially considering global trends, where after 2010 they landed far from their former pedestal. Traditions with competitions and festivals still have their own meaning. And on the debut 1½ there is relaxation, liveliness and freshness." Jaša Lorenčič

It’s everyone else consists of 2 synths, 2 voices and a sampler which drag you through a maze of noise, samples and distorted sounds. Since 2009 the duo has been brutally attacking your preconceptions with a sound that varies from fast paced post-industrial hardcore and noisy synthrock to slow and mournful melodic parts.

Izidor Erazem Grafenauer graduated from the Academy of Music, the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice and the Academy of Music in Zagreb. As a soloist and chamber musician on guitar and lutes, he is a winner to many domestic and international awards, and his artistic work spans the performance of the ancient music on authentic instruments, to modern classical music as well as jazz and flamenco. He works as a freelancer, and teaches lute and chamber music at the Academy of Music.

After graduating from the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, double bass player Iztok Hrastnik first joined the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra. At the young age of 24, Iztok passed the audition with the Vienna State Opera and became member of the orchestras of the State Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic.

Iztok Koren je član svetovno priznane imaginarne folk zasedbe Širom, post-rock benda ŠKM Banda in hrupnega industrial dvojca Hexenbrutal. Velja za enega najbolj ekspresivnih mojstrov strunskih glasbil na Slovenskem. Navdahnjeni multiinstrumentalist je debitantski solo album “Osamljene hvalnice in stebri praznine” predlani izdal pri britanski založbi Takuroku, ki jo vodi londonski center avantgardnih glasb Cafe OTO. Prekmurski zvočni poet, ki navdih črpa pri sorodnih dušah, kot je poljski kitarist Raphael Rogiński, ustvarja polimprovizirane kompozicije za bendžo, kitaro in terenske posnetke. Zaprite oči in pustite, da vas njegova glasba popelje na introspektivno zvočno popotovanje, posejano s trenutki mistične zamaknjenosti.

Iztok Koren is a member of the world-renowned imaginary folk trio Širom, post-rock combo ŠKM Banda and noise/industrial duo Hexenbrutal. He is hands down one of the most expressive masters of string instruments in Slovenia. Last year, the inspired multi-instrumentalist presented his solo debut “Lonely Hymns and Pillars of Emptiness” on Takuroku, the in-house label of the avantgarde music centre Cafe OTO from London. The Prekmurje-based sonic poet creates semi-improvised compositions for banjo, acoustic guitar and field recordings, drawing inspiration from kindred spirits, such as the great Polish guitarist Raphael Rogiński. Close your eyes and let his music take you on an introspective sonic journey filled with moments of mystical ecstasy.

One of Slovenia’s most reputed and popular singer-songwriters and chansonniers who has acquired cult status. His five albums all achieved enviable (even record-breaking) sales. He won the Ježek Award for notable creative achievements.

The Ljubljana native Jacuzzy Krall began his music career in 1998, when he performed on the saxophone for the first album of the group Sausages. He later established his own band Los Ventilos, in which he was the lead singer and for which he wrote the lyrics. From 2009 he has been collaborating and recording albums with a myriad of local and international bands such as Seoku Kouyate Experience, Hamo & Tribute 2 love, Zebra dots, Sausages, Mad Kats, Big foot mama, Spinz and Trkaj. Since 2014, he has played a mixture of styles in his own project, which embraces genres such rap, rock, reggae, hip hop as well as funk, metal and trip hop elements.

Over the past decade Jaka Berger has asserted himself as one of Slovenia’s most prolific, creative and versatile drummers, percussionists, composers and improvisers. As a percussionist, Berger is noted for his avant-garde and experimental approach to music and extending the boundaries of percussion and sound.