The Seviqc Brežice Festival has become the Slovenian synonym for early music. Since the establishment of the International Summer Academy for Early Music in the town of Radovljica in 1982, which stimulated a comprehensive development of early music in Slovenia and is regarded as its beginning, the festival has strengthened its reputation as an event of national importance. The Seviqc Brežice concert programme presents the wealth of the musical heritage of Europe and beyond, ranging from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 20th century, using authentic period instruments and an historically informed approach.

Shaun Banks is a one-man band artist, who's based in the mining town of Idrija, Slovenia. His music is fueled by punk rock energy and is fused in a garage with the soul and groove of blues. Shaped by the town's industrial and rural environment, Banks takes his fans on a journey through his energetic craftsmanship, heavily influenced by The White Stripes, The Black Keys, and Robert Johnson. Playing guitar and foot drums simultaneously, accompanied by his powerful and colorful voice with bluesy harmonica fills makes for a great, live show.

Singer-songwriter Maja Šebenik Sheby creates her music and lyrics within f R&B and hip hop genres.

Slovenian sonic wizard, DJ, composer and keyboardist Miha Šajina aka Shekuza has been creating music for ages. While he is best known for his bands Moveknowledgement and EWOK and his scores for the animated series Koyaa, Šajina now spends most of his time exploring modular synthesis and contemporary electronic music. He recently released his debut album “De Sica”, an intriguing mix of modular techno and cosmic IDM… and probably the best Slovenian electronic music debut in years.

The SiBRASS Society serves as a unique platform focused on ongoing realizations of inspiring connections and co-operations between artists and music lovers.

The five-piece Slovenian rock band Siddharta was formed in 1995. Throughout a career spanning over two decades, Siddharta have confirmed their status as one of the most popular music groups to emerge from Slovenia. Showered with praise since the very beginning, the band that takes its name from a well-known Herman Hesse novel has bagged numerous national music and media awards and kept churning out hits by the dozens. Noted for their own unique sound, Siddharta have played virtually all Slovenian venues and performed extensively on international concert stages.

Astral voyagers Siderean venture into grotesque celestial sonic realms, melding deep space atmosphere and dissonant death metal abstraction with grand mythopoeic narratives. Their roots grow out of far-reaching influences from the old-school and unfurl toward the stars. The band’s debut “Lost on Void’s Horizon”, released on the Norwegian label Edged Circle Productions in 2021, showcases their own vision, a combination of progressive and technical death metal that is as fascinating and enthralling as it is disorienting.

SIGIC – Slovenian Music Information Centre creates a database of music spanning all genres and historical periods, publishes a web music magazine Odzven, promotes Slovenian music and music artists both nationally and internationally, releases audio recordings and issues publications on music and musical events, and organises scientific conferences, meetings and lectures on music-related topics. Pursuing an “open door” policy, it is readily accessible to the interested public (providing information virtually, on its website, as well as on site – at the SIGIC centre by its professional associates) and works in partnership with artists and institutions – creators, providers and organisers of Slovenia’s music life.

The Simfonika Vrhnika Orchestra is one of Slovenia’s first amateur orchestras. Since its formation, the orchestra’s music director has been maestro Marko Fabiani, former member of the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra who shares his knowledge with aspiring musicians, both young and young at heart.

Conductor, pianist, accompanist and assistant professor at the Academy of Music Simon Dvoršak regularly co-operates with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Slovenian National Theatre Maribor, the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and the Maribor Festival Orchestra. He specialises in opera and music theatre. During his postgraduate studies in London, Dvoršak was involved in the production of “Into the Woods”, “West Side Story” and “Sweeny Todd” under the musical direction of the renowned Stuart Pedlar. He also devotes his time to mentoring young conductors.