Sourcing ideas from the lineage of the visionaries of 20th-century music, the Miha Gantar trio describes itself as the next step in the development of the jazz trio format. Defined by its adventurous attitude to music-making, the group embraces the progressive ideals rooted in the history of jazz and modernism and seeks to push them forward, allowing new sonic realities to emerge with each performance. With a deeply personal approach to composition and sound, Gantar presents his vision of the trio of the future.

Mike Vale is a DJ and music producer releasing on some of the most sought-after labels in the genre, including Undr The Radr (Sanchez), Strictly Rhythm, Glasgow Underground and Toolroom (Mark Knight), and playing DJ sets all around Europe, the US and Asia. Mike Vale’s potential has repeatedly been recognised on Beatport. His releases are supported by some of the biggest tastemakers in the business, including Jamie Jones, Marco Carola and Carl Cox, as well as featuring regularly on BBC Radio 1.

Pianist and composer Milan Stanisavljević graduated from the Faculty of Music Arts in Belgrade, Serbia. After completing his classical training, Milan undertook jazz studies and graduated from the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria, where he also obtained a master’s degree. He leads his own band.

In addition to writing for different chamber ensembles and symphony orchestras, composer and multi-instrumentalist Milko Lazar regularly scores music for film, as well as dance, multi-media and theatrical productions.

Member of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, violinist Miloš Simić is a conceptual postmodernist who develops his artistic style by playing with music. His expression derives from classical music – transcending its boundaries and then again re-entering its domains.

Mist is a doom metal band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, formed in July 2012. They build their music on the legacy of bands like Black Sabbath, Pentagram, Candlemass, Pagan Altar and others. Their first demo recordings, released in November 2013, have been trice re-issued in CD format due to great demand. In 2014, they signed to Dutch label Soulseller Records and released their first EP “Inan'” the following year. In 2018, they released their full-length album titled “Free Me Of The Sun”, which received many favourable reviews and radio airplays all over the globe. They have performed with a number of artists, including Manilla Road, Saint Vitus, Jex Thoth, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats... The festivals they have so far played include Bloodstock, Hammer of Doom, MetalDays and Malta Doom.

Andrej Janžekovič, aka Mito, is a Slovenian rapper and hip hop artist. Initially he was part of the collective Tekochee Kru.

The Mixed Choir Obala Koper was founded in 1977 and it has been led by a number of successful conductors. Since 2017, the leader is the renowned composed Andrej Makor. Obala has won 12 gold plates at the national choral competition “Naša pesem” in Maribor and a number of first prizes and awards at foreign competitions: the latest achievements come from Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Italy. The singers are also especially proud of various projects that they have realized and of the International Choir Festival Koper, which will have its 13th edition this year.

The Mixed Choir Viva Brežice was established by Simona Rožman Strnad in the fall of 1992. Into this new choral circle she invited her musical friends from the local area and since the very beginning of their artistic creations they brought a breath of fresh air into an already rich choral tradition of the Posavje region. The continuous improvement of the choir’s quality in the past 25 years has been proved at numerous competitions, most recently in 2016 in Vic, Spain, at Cantonigros competition. The Mixed Choir Viva Brežice has marked the last six years with several innovative projects of their own. These projects have brought a new approach to the making of the choral music in Slovenia. The most notable being a concert where they performed The Symphony of Everything Flows - a choral instrumental work in 4 acts composed by four renowned Slovenian composers (Makor, Predanič, Bec, Močnik), based on the texts of famous Slovenian poets. The composition was written especially for the choir and it marked 25 years of its existence. With the annual concert Let me embrace you in October 2018 Viva reached all around in the field of Slovenian folk songs and weaved them together into a delightful story. In April 2019, they will perform at the eminent international choral competition in Tallinn, Estonia and will be singing in 3 different categories. The choir has released five CDs and has dedicated much attention to the engagement and the performance of fresh musical pieces and arrangements for the choir by eminent Slovenian composers (Mojca Prus, Damijan Močnik, Ambrož Čopi, Vladimir Hrovat, … ), as well as young composers and students of composition (Matjaž Predanič, Tine Bec, Uršula Jašovec, …). The Mixed Choir Viva Brežice is not just a choir. It is also a synonym for socializing, celebrating, creativity, innovativeness, and especially a love of singing, which has been keeping this choir alive for more than 25 years.