The annual international music showcase MENT has been taking place since 2015 in Ljubljana. Seventy artists perform in different venues over the course of three days. Featuring club concerts by Slovenian and international artists working in different genres, the festival is complemented by a conference organised at the Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture (round tables, discussions, workshops, presentations focusing on music industry and creativity) and attended mostly by foreign festival delegates.

Menza pri Koritu (A Canteen at the Trough), which forms part of the Metelkova mesto Alternative Cultural Centre complex, is one of Ljubljana’s most active clubs. It runs a youth centre and offers its facilities for use by young and emerging artists working in different art forms and mediums. In the evenings, the club hosts DJ sets and concerts. Its repertoire often features world-renowned alternative music artists. Location: Ljubljana

The Ciril Silič Vrtojba Mixed Choir has been active since 1945. It was founded by Ciril Silič, after whom it is named. Initially, it operated as a male choir, but in the 1970s, it expanded to include female voices. The choir is currently led by conductor Silvan Zavadlav.

Launched in 2004, the MetalDays Festival has become a synonym for real metal music holidays. Every July, the town of Tolmin turns into a paradise for metal music fans from all over the world. Daily attracting 12,000 visitors, the MetalDays presents a programme that includes over 100 artists performing on three festival stages.

Metalsteel, the heavy metal band from Medvode, was established in 2001. The band collaborates with the American heavy metal vocalist James Rivera (Helstar, Malice, Seven Witches, Distant Thunder, Malice), who tours with the group every year in Europe. Metalsteel is also the first group of its kind to perform with a symphonic orchestra at a state event in Cankarjev dom, where they took part in the memorial ceremony dedicated to Slovenian victims of the Holocaust. Their music has also featured in a commercial for Toyota. Metalsteed are also the creators of the official anthem of the festival Metaldays 2015.

Continuing to be firmly embedded in the town’s cultural life, Metlika Castle has hosted a wide variety of cultural events over the recent years. The Castle’s courtyard plays host to a series of events organised under the title “Come to the Castle Tonight”, including theatre performances, poetry readings and other cultural events, as well as music concerts presented by Imago Sloveniae that feature top-class Slovenian and foreign performers. Location: Metlika

Metulj is an informal name for the Bistrica ob Sotli Youth Society’s social club, a venue presenting concerts, workshops, debates, etc. Location: Bistrica ob Sotli

Mi2 started as a small local band in 1995 in Rogatec. Slowly but surely it became recognized for its unique musical style. Initially a duo, the band is now composed of six members.

She got her first big opportunity to show her talent when the conductor Jože Privšek wrote three arrangements for her and arranged for her to appear with the RTV Slovenia Big Band. This was followed by her collaboration with a number of different musical bands of jazz provenance, among which the most important was founded and led by her husband and long-term collaborator – American pianist, composer, and arranger Steve Klink.