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 IndierockThursday, 08 September / 18:30 - 19:15 Location: Chelsea LOOKING FORBooking international, Label UK/US, Publishing UK/US BOOKINGMarlene Thissen Email MANAGEMENTLeonard Müller Email WEB instagram.com/philinesonny MORE 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 WANDERLUSTThursday, 08 September / 19:00 - 19:45 Location: Weberknecht LOOKING FORInternational partner BOOKINGGünter Linnartz Email MANAGEMENTValentin Hebel Email WEB http://monakomonako.com MORE 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 PopThursday, 08 September / 19:30 - 20:15 Location: WUK Halle presented by CANAL+ LOOKING FORFestivalshows GSA BOOKINGAnne Krug Email MANAGEMENTLara Maierhofer Email WEB https://wilhelminesmusik.de UMME BLOCK Indie Pop / Electronica WANDERLUSTThursday, 08 September / 21:30 - 22:15 Location: The Loft Wohnzimmer LOOKING FORBooking BOOKINGNiels Lange Email MANAGEMENTMario Radetzky Email WEB www.ummeblock.de MORE 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 WANDERLUSTThursday, 08 September / 23:15 - 00:00 Location: WUK Foyer LOOKING FORFestivalbooking, Booking EU, Booking International, Management WEB https://minimalschlager.bandcamp.com/ MORE 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 WANDERLUSTFriday, 09 September / 18:30 - 19:15 Location: WUK Beisl LOOKING FORBooking Agentur international, Management, Label BOOKINGKalian Dahlhoff Email WEB https://www.instagram.com/kali.edward.d/ MORE 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 WANDERLUSTFriday, 09 September / 19:00 - 20:00 Location: The Loft Wohnzimmer LOOKING FORFestivalbookings BOOKINGAntonella Friese Email WEB instagram.com/slimgirl_fat/ MORE 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 PopFriday, 09 September / 19:00 - 19:45 Location: Weberknecht LOOKING FORBooking BOOKINGLara Maierhofer Email MANAGEMENTSara Holzwarth Email WEB instagram.com/paulacarolinamusik/ MORE 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-PopFriday, 09 September / 19:45 - 20:30 Location: WUK Beisl LOOKING FORinternational booking BOOKINGAlexander Schuster Email MANAGEMENTAliza Charoensri Email WEB www.elenasteri.de MORE 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 WANDERLUSTFriday, 09 September / 19:45 - 20:30 Location: WUK Beisl LOOKING FORBooking UK, EU, US, AU+NZ, Label UK and US BOOKINGAlexander Schuster Email MANAGEMENTAliza Charoensri Email WEB elenasteri.de/ 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 IndieFriday, 09 September / 19:45 - 20:30 Location: Chelsea LOOKING FORInternational Agent, Label BOOKINGJens Oberthür Email MANAGEMENTHannes Kuhr Email WEB www.donkeykid.com/ MORE 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 WANDERLUSTFriday, 09 September / 21:00 - 21:45Location: WUK Beisl LOOKING FORLabel, Publishing BOOKINGNiklas Magedanz, Goodlive Artists Email WEB nothhingspecial.jimdosite.com/ MORE 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 WANDERLUSTFriday, 09 September / 22:00 - 22:45Location: FaniaLive LOOKING FORFestivalbooking BOOKINGFelix Wursthorn Email WEB https://florencebesch.de/ MORE 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 PopFriday, 09 September / 23:30 - 00:15Location: WUK Foyer BOOKINGSteven Glor Email MANAGEMENTBenedikt Siebert Email WEB instagram.com/enniomerci MORE 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 WANDERLUSTSaturday, 10 September / 18:30 - 19:15 Location: Chelsea LOOKING FORLabel/Publishing BOOKINGSebastian Tim Email MANAGEMENTMax Domma Email WEB lawnchairband.com/ MORE 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, IndieSaturday, 10 September / 18:30 - 19:15Location: The Loft Wohnzimmer LOOKING FORBusiness contacts and Fanbase Events WEB www.celiamayofficial.com 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 PopSaturday, 10 September / 19:00 - 19:45Location: The Loft Mainfloor LOOKING FORinternational booking BOOKINGcorner.company und Malte Huck Email WEB http://beachpeople.vacations MORE 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 WANDERLUSTSaturday, 10 September / 19:45 - 20:30Location: Clash LOOKING FORLove BOOKINGDanny Simons Email WEB instagram.com/shitney.beers/ MORE 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 WANDERLUSTSaturday, 10 September / 21:00 - 21:45 Location: Chelsea LOOKING FORFestival Booking BOOKINGVanessa Cutraro Email MANAGEMENTChristin Nichols Email WEB buback.de/artist/christin-nichols/92 MORE 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, FolkSaturday, 10 September / 21:00 - 21:45Location: The Loft Wohnzimmer LOOKING FORFestival Booking (international) BOOKINGMichael Moravek Email MANAGEMENTMichael Moravek Email WEB https://novembersoulmusic.com/ MORE 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 PunkSaturday, 10 September / 21:30 - 22:15Location: Weberknecht LOOKING FORFestival Booking, Support Tour, Management WEB https://plattenbau.cool 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 WANDERLUSTSaturday, 10 September / 22:15 - 23:00Location: Chelsea LOOKING FORBooking International BOOKINGLilia Ohls Email MANAGEMENTAlexander Pahl Email MORE 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. CALENDAROF EVENTS Wanderlust CONTACT Neus López head of department Lena Engeln export project management