Španski borci Culture Centre (Spanish Fighters) is one of Ljubljana’s main cultural institutions. The building – a post-war architectural gem – was designed by a leading post-war Slovenian architect, Oton Jugovec. It was built in 1981 and forms part of Slovenia’s twentieth-century architectural heritage. After its renovation in 2009, management of the quietly elegant building was taken over by the EN-KNAP Institute. The Španski borci Culture Centre offers rental spaces suitable for cultural, educational, social and other events. Location: Ljubljana

A tavern, cultural venue and meeting place for artists working in different genres. Špital za prjatle (An Almshouse for Friends) also hosts concerts. Location: Celje

A recording, tracking, mixing and writing facility located in a converted nineteenth-century barn re-designed in 2015 by renowned acoustic engineer Nenad Patkovič. The studio is run by musician and producer Rok Lopatič. Location: Cerklje ob Krki

The Števerjan Folk-pop Music Festival was launched back in 1971. Each July, the event is held "under pine trees" in a village situated on the Italian side of the Brda region and mostly populated by a Slovenian community. It is organised by the Števerjan-based “Frančišek Borgia Sedej” Slovenian Catholic Cultural Society.

A student cultural event centre features several spaces: the main venue functions as a student café during the day and turns into an intimate (disco) club in the evenings, while Štuk’s concert hall boasts sophisticated sound system and stage lighting effects. Location: Maribor

Tracing its variegated history back to 1835, Švicarija served as a popular guesthouse, café and hotel, and a venue for a rich cultural and social life. Today, this tradition continues with the renovated Creative Centre whose special attraction is the magnificent view across the city from the beautiful setting of Tivoli Park gardens. Location: Ljubljana

Primarily a sports venue, Tabor Hall (Slovenian: Dvorana Tabor) also hosts large-scale pop-music concerts. Location: Maribor

The Slovenian pop rock group Tabu was established in 1998. In 2011 their hit song Poljubljena (Kissed) was the most played song on Slovenian radio and it currently still holds this record.

The interdisciplinary artist Tadej Droljc creates electronic music and computer-generated audio-visual compositions as well as other intermedia art. He completed his doctorate in audio-visual composition at the Centre for Research in New Music, University of Huddersfield. During this time, he also taught computer composition at the University. In recent years, he received many international awards and accolades, among them the Edigma Semibreve Award, the Lumen Prize Student Award, the Madatac Award for the most promising video artist, and was shortlisted for the Lumen Prize. He is also the recipient of the Denis Smalley scholarship in electroacoustic music. He presented his work at festivals around the world, among them the prominent Ars Electronica, L.E.V. Festival, Marché du Film (Cannes Film Festival), Semibreve, Node, Sonica Glasgow, Brighton Digital Festival, Madatac, Inter BEE Tokyo and others.

A native of Slovenian Prlekija region, singer-songwriter Vesenjak writes and sings in his local dialect. He has repeatedly won awards at the KantFest International singer-songwriter festival and contest.