Waves Vienna 2022

From September 8 to 10 2022, the WANDERLUST cooperation presents showcases of outstanding acts from Germany at WAVES Vienna 2022.

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.

BEACHPEOPLE, Celia May, Donkey Kid, Ennio, Michael Moravek, Paula Carolina, Philine Sonny, Plattenbau and Wilhelmine are another nine musicians and bands from Germany that will also be taking part in the Waves Vienna showcase programme.

and also…

NETWORKING
Friday 9th September, 14:00 – 15:00 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:
https://podio.com/webforms/27855659/2178965

RECEPTION
Friday 9th 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 2022

Thursday, 08 September

Philine Sonny

Künstler:innenfoto Philine Sonny Indierock
Thursday, 08 September / 18:30 - 19:15
Location: Chelsea
LOOKING FOR
Booking international, Label UK/US, Publishing UK/US
BOOKING
Marlene Thissen
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MANAGEMENT
Leonard Müller
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Philine Sonny is a singer/songwriter and producer who found her sound in modern, yet nostalgic indierock with folk and bedroom pop aesthetics. Her first EP 'Lose Yourself' celebrated success in the domestic as well as the international music market.

Monako

Indie
WANDERLUST
Thursday, 08 September / 19:00 - 19:45
Location: Weberknecht
LOOKING FOR
International partner
BOOKING
Günter Linnartz
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MANAGEMENT
Valentin Hebel
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Monako is a quintet from Hamburg and Montreal. Having released 3 EPs, their music ranges from Canadian inspired folk, to grooved up R’n’B - from finest indie-rock melancholia to crafty neo-jazz tracks.

Wilhelmine

Pop
Thursday, 08 September / 19:30 - 20:15
Location: WUK Halle presented by CANAL+
LOOKING FOR
Festivalshows GSA
BOOKING
Anne Krug
Email
MANAGEMENT
Lara Maierhofer
Email
WEB

UMME BLOCK

Indie Pop / Electronica
WANDERLUST
Thursday, 08 September / 21:30 - 22:15
Location: The Loft Wohnzimmer
LOOKING FOR
Booking
BOOKING
Niels Lange
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MANAGEMENT
Mario Radetzky
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UMME BLOCK is a Munich based female duo. Their performance is full of experimental, analogue handcraft. Synthesizers, beat machines and electric guitar open a floating sound space in symbiosis with energetic vocals: a spherical sound.

Minimal Schlager

Synth Pop
WANDERLUST
Thursday, 08 September / 23:15 - 00:00
Location: WUK Foyer
LOOKING FOR
Festivalbooking, Booking EU, Booking International, Management
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Based between Berlin and London, Minimal Schlager operate at the intersection between Italo-Disco, the darker corners of New Wave and various forgotten sounds picked up in the dive clubs of Berlin, a direct sweet spot directly between pure pop and ha

Friday, 09 September

Edward Hunt

Pop Wave
WANDERLUST
Friday, 09 September / 18:30 - 19:15
Location: WUK Beisl
LOOKING FOR
Booking Agentur international, Management, Label
BOOKING
Kalian Dahlhoff
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Edward Hunt tries to combine and mix these various and diverse influences in his very own way and his productions are created by using synthetic sounds, as well as minimalistic guitar, driving drumbeats or disco-heavy bass.

Nalan

RnB / Pop
WANDERLUST
Friday, 09 September / 19:00 - 20:00
Location: The Loft Wohnzimmer
LOOKING FOR
Festivalbookings
BOOKING
Antonella Friese
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Nalan former known as slimgirl fat and part of the trio Gaddafi Gals released her 1st
Album. This album is her time machine back in her teenage years and dreams. As tears can bring pain, they also bring joy. So the literal meaning of her name Nalan.

Paula Carolina

Indie Pop
Friday, 09 September / 19:00 - 19:45
Location: Weberknecht
LOOKING FOR
Booking
BOOKING
Lara Maierhofer
Email
MANAGEMENT
Sara Holzwarth
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Honest, discerning, unfiltered: Paula Carolina tells her story in songs - handling topics like domestic violence, same-sex relationships and menstruation.
Quick-witted lyrics wrapped in indie music make her audience ponder, smile and dance along.

elena steri & the struggle

Art-Pop
Friday, 09 September / 19:45 - 20:30
Location: WUK Beisl
LOOKING FOR
international booking
BOOKING
Alexander Schuster
Email
MANAGEMENT
Aliza Charoensri
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elena steri is a self-taught multiinstrumentalist, singer and producer from South Germany. Dedicating herself to making Art-Pop, she covers topics like feminism and mental health, telling stories of many non-male folks in a powerful and catchy way.

Elena Steri

Indie
WANDERLUST
Friday, 09 September / 19:45 - 20:30
Location: WUK Beisl
LOOKING FOR
Booking UK, EU, US, AU+NZ, Label UK and US
BOOKING
Alexander Schuster
Email
MANAGEMENT
Aliza Charoensri
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WEB
MORE

Soft but forceful. Noisy at times, but still nuanced.
Once you listen to Elena Steri, those contradictory descriptions will suddenly start making a lot of sense. Her delicate voice and her playful vocal layering may remind you of artists like Ex:Re.

Donkey Kid

Indie
Friday, 09 September / 19:45 - 20:30
Location: Chelsea
LOOKING FOR
International Agent, Label
BOOKING
Jens Oberthür
Email
MANAGEMENT
Hannes Kuhr
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Donkey Kid’s songs start out as Lo-Fi bedroom demos that Jurek likes to casually upload to his Soundcloud profile every now and then. Now he is the center of attention of a new Indie scene.

nothhingspecial

Indie, Pop
WANDERLUST
Friday, 09 September / 21:00 - 21:45
Location: WUK Beisl
LOOKING FOR
Label, Publishing
BOOKING
Niklas Magedanz, Goodlive Artists
Email
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I hope you can make some great memories with my songs and find your own place in this chaotic, crazy world we live in. Music has always given me a feeling of being part of something greater, something bigger and I hope I can give you some of that.

Florence Besch

Indie Pop
WANDERLUST
Friday, 09 September / 22:00 - 22:45
Location: FaniaLive
LOOKING FOR
Festivalbooking
BOOKING
Felix Wursthorn
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Florence Besch is an indie pop newcomer from Luxembourg, based in Düsseldorf. Her first EP Bye Bye Blinders was released in 2022 on the German independent label UNIQUE Records. With a freshly formed band she’s presenting her debut around Europe.

ENNIO

Indie Pop
Friday, 09 September / 23:30 - 00:15
Location: WUK Foyer
BOOKING
Steven Glor
Email
MANAGEMENT
Benedikt Siebert
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Last year, which was marked by the pandemic, the Munich based artist ENNIO (real name: Ennio Frankl) released his debut single 'Blaulicht', just in time for his very first concerts, supporting Provinz and MAJAN. His social media numbers are rising rapidly and musicians such as Casper, Paula Hartmann and Jeremias are reacting to ENNIO's first song and professing to be fans. While ENNIO is already working with the most exciting artists on the German music scene at the moment, his first two singles 'Blaulicht' and 'Kippe' are just cracking the one million streams mark. The current single 'Gift' is playing on tastemaker stations like 1Live, Radio Fritz or MDR Sputnik and is entering the German airplay charts. ENNIO is convincing. Not only with his live show, which he will play this year at first festivals like the PULS Open Air or Musikschutzgebiet, but also musically. With his distinctive, deep voice, the catchy lyrics and the contemporary productions of his songs.

Saturday, 10 September

LAWN CHAIR

Post-Punk
WANDERLUST
Saturday, 10 September / 18:30 - 19:15
Location: Chelsea
LOOKING FOR
Label/Publishing
BOOKING
Sebastian Tim
Email
MANAGEMENT
Max Domma
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LAWN CHAIR is a five-piece band from Cologne, Germany, playing their own energetic blend of Post-Punk and Indie. They write songs about compulsions, love, men and other distressing subjects.

Celia May

Dark Pop, Indie
Saturday, 10 September / 18:30 - 19:15
Location: The Loft Wohnzimmer
LOOKING FOR
Business contacts and Fanbase Events
WEB
MORE

You’ll have to gasp for breath, to not be overwhelmed by your own emotions, while listening to Celia May’s stunning vocal expression of desperation and fear. You can feel yourself sinking in the big wide deep-sea without a helping hand.

BEACHPEOPLE

Indie Pop
Saturday, 10 September / 19:00 - 19:45
Location: The Loft Mainfloor
LOOKING FOR
international booking
BOOKING
corner.company und Malte Huck
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After successful, busy, and pandemic times full of breakups and departures, Malte Huck created BEACHPEOPLE as his forum for sharing his thoughts and inner demons with the world. The debut EP 'i'll be gone for a little while' releases on 16/09/2022.

Shitney Beers

Indie
WANDERLUST
Saturday, 10 September / 19:45 - 20:30
Location: Clash
LOOKING FOR
Love
BOOKING
Danny Simons
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Listening to Hamburg based artist Shitney Beers might not be what you expect. Then seeing them on stage is a whole different experience. They love to play with contrasts and opposites.

Christin Nichols

Indie Rock
WANDERLUST
Saturday, 10 September / 21:00 - 21:45
Location: Chelsea
LOOKING FOR
Festival Booking
BOOKING
Vanessa Cutraro
Email
MANAGEMENT
Christin Nichols
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Christin Nichols is a half german half british aritst who makes Indie-Wave-Pop music, with a dash of Rriot Girl and a big smash against the patriachy. Her lyrics empower, embrace and create friction.

Michael Moravek & Electric Traveling Show

Singer/Songwriter, Indie, Folk
Saturday, 10 September / 21:00 - 21:45
Location: The Loft Wohnzimmer
LOOKING FOR
Festival Booking (international)
BOOKING
Michael Moravek
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MANAGEMENT
Michael Moravek
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In his songs Michael Moravek combines literature with his own experiences of uprooting. His lyrics are poetic, sometimes political. With his Electric Traveling Show, he combines the skills of jazz musicians with the curiosity for exciting interplay.

Plattenbau

Post Punk
Saturday, 10 September / 21:30 - 22:15
Location: Weberknecht
LOOKING FOR
Festival Booking, Support Tour, Management
WEB
MORE

Plattenbau straddle a post punk landscape between noise and pop. Their 2nd album “Shape / Shifting” came out February 2022 on Dedstrange (A Place To Bury Strangers).
They are currently working on their 3rd album.

Levin Goes Lightly

Post Punk, New Wave
WANDERLUST
Saturday, 10 September / 22:15 - 23:00
Location: Chelsea
LOOKING FOR
Booking International
BOOKING
Lilia Ohls
Email
MANAGEMENT
Alexander Pahl
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Longing for touch, ecstasy, closeness, noise. Musically, the album 'Rot', released more than two years after its predecessor
'Naked', Levin Goes Lightly's album 'Rot' is more epic and filigree at the same time.

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.

CONTACT

Neus López

head of department

Lena Engeln

export project management