Nitz is one of the most active individuals of Slovenian music scene. Besides djing and performing live sets, he is also a producer, promoter and organizer with more than 10 years of experience.He is a cofounder of Synaptic Crew with a group of friends, who celebrated 15 years of existence this year. In 2014, after being a resident dj at Klub K4 for a few years, he has taken up the position of program manager. He is also part of an exiperimental/ambient duo II/III with his long time friend Urša Preis. His passion for ambient and experimental side of music has motivated him to start running a new series of events called AmbientSoup. He will present his first solo ambient oriented live project at od:vod festival, performing after Melina Serser. Let's just say he has done a lot for the scene and we're glad to have him back this year.

Since 1996 Tinkara has given over 1000 concerts in Slovenia, Croatia, Austria and Italy with many different ensembles. Among her most important international collaborations on stage and in studio are with Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), Carlos Nunez (TheChieftans), Dan Lavery (Tonic), Massima Bubolo, Kati Garbi and Paul Millns. Recently, she has took part in the recording of a new studio album by the cult Italian band Litfiba.

Slovenian singer, composer, and lyricist Tjaša Fabjančič lives in Graz, Austria. She studied Jazz singing at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz and at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. A multiple finalist of the Jazzon composition award, she received 1st prize at the 2009 Jazzon award, for her composition ‘Smeh in solze’ [Laughter and Tears]. Her jazz line-up, Playgrounds, won several European jazz competitions.

Tom Varl (1998) enrolled at the theoretical department of the Conservatory of Music and Ballet in Ljubljana (KGBL) in 2013. In 2015, he began attending solo singing lessons at the KGBL music school. In 2017, he started studying composition at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana (AG) in the class of prof. Vito Žuraj. Singing in the KGBL Chamber Choir fascinated him, so he started conducting. He leads the vocal group of Ivan Cankar. In 2019, he successfully presented himself at the International Conducting Competition Aegis carminis in Koper and passed the entrance examinations to the choral conducting studies at the Academy of music. In addition to his studies, he also teaches solfeggio at the Edgar Willems Music Centre in Ljubljana and at the DoReMi Music Center, and since September 2020 he has been a ballet accompanist at the KGBL. As a conductor and vocal teacher, he has collaborated with various ensembles, such as the Slovenian Philharmonic Choir, Chamber choir of the Ljubljana Conservatory of music and Academy of Music, Academic choir Tone Tomšič andf the University of Primorska Mixed Academic Choir

Tomaž Gajšt is a Slovenian trumpet virtuoso and a key member of the RTV Slovenia Big Band. He has collaborated with artists like Marko Črnčec, Robert Jukič, Kristijan Krajnčan, and Nina Strnad. In April 2024, he released his debut solo album with arrangements by Lojze Krajnčan. With over 50 recorded albums, he studied at the Gustav Mahler Private University for Music and continues to perform actively in jazz and contemporary music scenes.

Tomaž Grom is a double bass player, electronic musician, composer, producer, educator and explorer. He has performed at festivals across Europe and North America, and has composed original music for numerous theatre productions, contemporary dance and puppet performances and movies. Grom is the founder and artistic director of Institute Sploh, an association dedicated to the production of music and performing arts, as well as education and publishing. As an improviser he often works with musicians Samo Kutin, Vid Drašler, Jošt Drašler, Irena Z. Tomažin, Andrej Fon, Tao G. Vrhovec Sambolec, etc. and engages in occasional collaborations (Drago Ivanuša, Zlatko Kaučič, Michel Doneda, Jonas Kocher, Pascal Battus, Nate Wooley, Seijiro Murayama, Marc Ribot, Sonny Simmons, Doug Hammond, Axel Dörner, Eduardo Raon, Kaja Draksler...). He plays in the following groups: Tomažin / Grom, Samo Gromofon, Šalter Ensemble, Oholo! and Kaučič / Grom.

Tomaž Hostnik is a singer-songwriter, poet, and visual artist. He has written over a hundred songs, performed with Vudlenderji, Drajnarjuva vampa, and Hostnik pa Krečič, and composed music for film and theater. He has won multiple awards, including the Golden Kanta (Kantfest), Best Lyrics (Popevka 2019, 2021), and Best Music (Festival of Slovenian Chanson 2023). He holds a master’s degree in piano from Linz and teaches at the Škofja Loka Music School.

After graduating from the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz under Gerald Pachinger, Tomaž Močilnik passed the audition to train in the orchestral academy programme of the Berlin State Opera under Daniel Barenboim. For two years Tomaž had the privilege of gaining experience of orchestral playing and work alongside some of today’s most famous conductors and soloists. Since September 2016 Tomaž has been principal clarinet in the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, an orchestra enjoying high international esteem and holding concerts worldwide.

Organist Tomaž Sevšek gives recitals at home and abroad. He regularly performs with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and – as a harpsichordist – with the Chamber Orchestra of the Slovenian Philharmonic. He is a founding member of Musica Cubicularis, an early music ensemble, and the Harmonia Antiqua Labacensis Institute.

Slovenian composer and professor of composition at the Faculty of Education in Maribor, Tomaž Svete divides his time between Vienna and Maribor. Svete has produced an impressive operatic output and established himself as Slovenia’s most prominent living opera composer.