Waves Vienna 2021 From September 9 to 11 2021, the WANDERLUST stage at WUK Beisl presents showcases of outstanding acts from Germany at WAVES Vienna 2021. Twelve acts are part of the WANDERLUST – New German Talent Showcase. WANDERLUST is a cooperation of Initiative Musik and the regional pop music funding organizations Musicboard Berlin, popNRW (Landesmusikrat NRW), Pop-Büro Region Stuttgart, RockCity Hamburg e.V. and Verband für Popkultur in Bayern with the aim of increasing the presence of young German acts abroad in the long term. Burkini Beach & Sir Simon, Discovery Zone (ETEP), June Cocó (INES#talent), Mira Mann, Wolfgang Peréz and Sparkling (INES#talent) are another seven musicians and bands from Germany that will also be taking part in the Waves Vienna showcase programme. and also… CONFERENCE Thursday 9th September, 11:30 – 12:30 h @ WUK Conference Room 1 What’s up Germany? Music festivals beyond the mainstream, hosted by Initiative Musik Speakers: Alex Härtel (Summer Breeze Open Air/DE), Christoffer Horlitz (Fuchsbau Festival/DE), Friederike Tesch (Immergut/DE), Florian Zoll (Taubertal/DE) Moderation: Neus López (Initiative Musik/DE) https://www.wavesvienna.com/conference-schedule/ NETWORKING Friday 10th September, 12:30 – 13:30 h @ Cafe Weimar Meet the Germans! Apply to participate at the Speed Meeting session with representatives of the German acts playing in Vienna this year! For music professionals only, registration required until 5th September. https://www.wavesvienna.com/speed-meeting-application-meet-the-germans/ NETWORKING Friday 10th September, 17:30 – 18:30 h @ WUK BEISL WANDERLUST Reception Join us at the German WANDERLUST Reception and meet all the German participants, before we start with our second showcase day. German Acts @ WAVES VIENNA Thursday, 09 September LIONLION [WANDERLUST-Act]Thursday, 09 September / 18:30 - 19:15Location: WUK Beisl WEB lionlionmusic.com Sir Simon Indie PopThursday, 09 September / Location: Krypta LOOKING FORInterational Label / Promo BOOKINGDanny Simons Email MANAGEMENTConrad Wiechens Email WEB www.sirsimon.de MORE Sir Simon is a Berlin Based Songwriter and Producer. His new solo album „Repeat Until Funny“ is a colorful happy-sad indie album featuring international Guests like Maria Taylor or the Swedish Artist Jenobi. Burkini Beach Indie PopThursday, 09 September / 19:30 - 20:15Location: Krypta LOOKING FORInternational shows, PR, Label BOOKINGDanny Simons Email MANAGEMENTConrad Wiechens Email WEB burkinibeach.com MORE After the first Burkini Beach album “Supersadness Intl.” was released in 2017, Rudi Maier spent his time in the studio, producing records, movie scores and TV soundtracks. Ava Vegas Pop[WANDERLUST-Act]Thursday, 09 September / 19:45 - 20:30Location: WUK Beisl LOOKING FORInternational Management, Label, PR, Booking BOOKINGWido von Wienskowski Email MANAGEMENTSarina Giffhorn Email WEB www.avavegas.com MORE Ava Vegas is an outstanding newcomer based in Berlin. In late 2020 she released her debut album, which was widely featured and praised by the media. It contains nine subtle, catchy songs: Art Pop inspired by John Cale, Lana del Rey and Hildegard Knef. Keshavara Exotic Spiritual Pop[WANDERLUST-Act]Thursday, 09 September / 21:00 - 21:45Location: WUK Beisl LOOKING FORBookings outside of GER BOOKINGAlexander Arlt Email WEB www.keshavara.com MORE KESHAVARA make songs that sound like the shimmering mirage of a stroll through an Indian metropolis - a music hybrid, a transcultural sound exploration full of imaginary bubbles, iridescent and effervescent - in a fantasized Bollywood aesthetic. Discovery Zone Experimental PopThursday, 09 September / 21:00 - 21:45Location: Canisiuskirche LOOKING FORBooking (Eastern countries, USA), Publishing (WW) BOOKINGGraham Clews Email MANAGEMENTAmande Dagod Email WEB www.instagram.com/discoveryz0ne MORE Discovery Zone is the space in which musician and multi-media artist Weihl creates pop music and algorithmic art experiments exploring what it means to be a human in relation to cyberspace. Mariybu Hip Hop[WANDERLUST-Act]Thursday, 09 September / 22:15 - 23:00Location: WUK Beisl LOOKING FORBooking MANAGEMENTJulia Strangmann Email WEB www.instagram.com/mariybu_ MORE Sexists get scared when Hamburg rapper Mariybu grabs the mic - and the stage is on fire when she delivers her show. Bass-heavy beats, straightforward announcements and queer feminist empowerment - that's all the brand Mariybu stands for. Sparkling IndieThursday, 09 September / 00:00 - 00:45Location: Krypta LOOKING FORBooking (AT), Management BOOKINGFelipe Mina Calvo Email WEB www.sparklingofficial.com MORE Sparkling released their debut album 'I Want to See Everything' in 2019 and is making big waves. The group played a Maida Vale Session for BBC Radio 1, made it to heavy rotation on BBC 6 Music and was remixed by bands like Digitalism and Hot Chip. Friday, 10 September Kya Kyani Future R'n'B[WANDERLUST-Act]Friday, 10 September / 18:30 - 19:15Location: WUK Beisl LOOKING FORBooking, PR, Publishing BOOKINGCliff Goncalo Email MANAGEMENTCliff Goncalo Email WEB linktr.ee/kyakyani MORE Kya Kyani arises and creates an utopian world through them art and music. Unplugging from all habitulized social attachements, Kya emerges from them true self as a non-binary, unaffected HUMAN. Kya Kyani live show - a voice of a minority. Zimmer90 Electro, Indiepop[WANDERLUST-Act]Friday, 10 September / 19:45 - 20:30Location: WUK Beisl LOOKING FORBooking, PR MANAGEMENTDanja Bumler Email WEB https://zimmer90.com/ MORE Zimmer90 is an imaginary Room. It felt right to name the band after that emerges when we make music - everybody is invited into Zimmer90. Enter Zimmer90! Elena Rud Indie Pop[WANDERLUST-Act]Friday, 10 September / 21:00 - 21:45Location: WUK Beisl LOOKING FOR Label, PR, Publishing BOOKINGJakob von Stillfried Email WEB elenarud.com MORE Music celebrating anxiety and dance escapades. Elena Rud lives the "melancholic love shit" and everything that makes this generation fragile. Music invites you to free yourself from conventions and to let go. We are all Elena Rud. Wolfgang Pérez Avantgarde PopFriday, 10 September / 21:00 - 21:45Location: Krypta LOOKING FORBooking (GSA & international) , Management WEB instagram.com/slim_shady_in_private MORE In recent years, Wolfgang Pérez was mainly busy with the pop band GOLF. Now he is preparing to leave the German pop worlds as a solo artist - supported by an opulent session band. His music is caught between indie pop, funk, jazz and tropicalismo. Mira Mann Electronic, Pop, Spoken WordFriday, 10 September / 21:45 - 22:30Location: Canisiuskirche LOOKING FORManagement, Booking (ex GER), Label, PR BOOKINGRobert Glanz Email WEB https://miramann.net/ MORE Mira Mann was in the Postpunk band Candelilla, writes for magazines and newspapers, produces the radio show "Text + Musik" for Radio 80000 and curates events and festivals. She released two solo EPs of Electronica-Pop and two books of poetry. Schorl3 Indie Pop[WANDERLUST-Act]Friday, 10 September / 00:45 - 01:30 Location: WUK Halle LOOKING FORBooking GSA MANAGEMENTJonathan Bachor Email WEB https://schorl3.de MORE Schorl3 means not taking ourselves and life too seriously. That's why we present ourselves with a never quite resolving, slightly ironic wink. We want to bring joy to our listeners, make them dance and to bring a little piece of magic into the world. Saturday, 11 September Gaisma Contemporary R'n'B/Electro[WANDERLUST-Act]Saturday, 11 September / 18:30 - 19:15Location: WUK Beisl LOOKING FORBooking, Publishing BOOKINGAlisa Scetinina Email MANAGEMENTAlisa Scetinina Email WEB www.gaismaspectrum.com MORE Passion for analog equipment and sound, is seen in Gaisma's performance. Her music can't be defined within the usual genre categories as it carves a new nische.Her art resembles symbiosis of technology and human energy, that unifies in a lucid dance. June Cocó Singer/Songwriter/PopSaturday, 11 September / 18:45 - 19:30Location: Canisiuskirche LOOKING FORBooking, Label, Sync BOOKINGDaniel Kempf Email MANAGEMENTDaniel Kempf Email WEB www.junecoco.com MORE Underpinned by carefully placed touches of electronica, pure innocence meets a serene and worldly-wise attitude, adorable naiveté meets sweeping gestures. June Cocó's laid-back songs are true anthems of the slow movement. Mulay Soul/R'n'B[WANDERLUST-Act]Saturday, 11 September / 19:45 - 20:30Location: WUK Beisl LOOKING FORBooking (AT), PR BOOKINGLeonard Etzkorn Email MANAGEMENTFlorian Baufeld Email WEB instagram.com/mulaymusic Vaovao Post-Deutsche Welle[WANDERLUST-Act]Saturday, 11 September / 21:00 - 21:45Location: WUK Beisl LOOKING FORBooking, PR BOOKINGOliver Bersin Email MANAGEMENTOliver Bersin Email WEB instagram.com/vaovaovaovaovaovao MORE Vaovao is a free floating affair through vibes and literary allusions, a six letter journey through an eclectic world of analog synthesizers, sound collages, fragmented violins, pumping electronic beats and German vocals that are dadaist and vague. [LEAK] TripHop, Indie, Electro Pop[WANDERLUST-Act]Saturday, 11 September / 22:00 - 22:45Location: Pfarrsaal LOOKING FORLabel, Booking BOOKINGDavid Lodhi Email MANAGEMENTDavid Lodhi Email WEB https://leaksound.com/ MORE [LEAK] are building a warm electronic soundscape, which reveals a world of heartbreaking desire and paradisiac romance. Shimmering synthesizers, dark hip-hop elements and cinematic, distorted guitar loops make their way towards the surface reminding of the melancholic slow movement and the choppy samples of artists like Massive Attack or Portishead and the visual-musical approach of Woodkid. A sound like (a) trip(-hop). Our International Tour Grants Our International Tour Grants help musicians make special appearances abroad with the goal of facilitating their entry into a market or to continue establishing their presence there. Artists can apply for sponsorship for travel and promotional costs when invited for support shows and gigs at showcase festivals like Waves Vienna or other music festivals. Since the programme’s launch in 2010, more than eight hundred sponsorships have been approved, mainly for performances in high-sales markets such as the United States, Japan, Great Britain and France. CALENDAROF EVENTS Wanderlust CONTACT Neus López head of department Lena Engeln export project management