The International contemporary music festival Musica Danubiana was first organized by the Slovenian section of ISCM in 1998. The festival was renamed in 2004 and now continues the tradition as the international festival of contemporary music Unicum, which is held biannually. The festival features performances of new compositions for orchestra, chamber ensembles, choir and solo instruments by composers in Slovenia and abroad.

A concert venue in Maribor's city centre, Union Hall (Slovenian: Dvorana Union) seats 378 people in the stalls and 135 in the balcony. Location: Maribor

Located in the Ormož Castle cellars, Unterhund holds concerts, theatre shows, film screenings, exhibitions, literary evenings and other events organised by the Ormož Alternative Culture Club. In addition to hosting various events presented by the Ormož Youth Centre, the club also works in partnership with other regional concert promoters and cultural societies. Location: Ormož

The Urbano Dejanje Festival (Urban Act Festival), taking place over the course of five August days at the Tobačna Cultural Centre since 2015, represents the vibrant diversity of urban subcultures and music genres.

Uros Peric, an excellent and unique musician, pianist, arranger, songwriter, an artist in the fullest of senses, is known as an exceptional vocalist and interpreter of songs from the golden age of blues, jazz and soul. He is one of the most accomplished and successful Slovene musicians in both Slovenia and abroad. Musical critics worldwide have declared him as one of the few white musicians with a vocal and a feel of a black blues, jazz or soul musician.

Uros showed interest in music from his early ages. As a teenager he started to play in folklore groups and many other ethno bands. He had a chance to perform with many different musicians in Slovenia and region and other performers such as actors and dancers. After finishing music school he showed interest in Balkan folk and other genres such as alternative and world music. Persistently developing and exchanging his music with other cultures brings him to the stage where he likes to be authentic and also freely combining other genres into his own performance and music expressions. His wish and goal is to erase the borders among people and speak thru feelings and emotions of music.

Conductor Uroš Lajovic has been leading orchestras since 1965. Numerous internationally renowned soloists, orchestras and choirs have performed under his baton. Throughout his professional career he has conducted countless concerts and opera productions in Slovenia and abroad. He is credited as the initiator of many Slovenian music compositions and conductor of their premiere performances. Maestro Lajovic taught at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna from 1991.

Uroš Planinc Group is a renowned guitar rock band in Slovenia. At the international festival Newcomer in Graz, frontman Uroš Planinc was awarded the best guitar player of the festival. He is also one of the few musicians chosen as the official world representatives of the guitar manufacturer Magneto Guitars.

Guitarist Uroš Rakovec dedicates himself to different areas of music: classical, jazz and traditional music, and is member of numerous projects in these genres.

Composer and clarinettist Uroš Rojko divides his time between Berlin, Vienna and Ljubljana. He is professor of composition and music theory at the Ljubljana Academy of Music. As a composer and educator, Uroš Rojko advocates an open, internationally informed creative discourse