A JOURNEY THROUGH SLOVENIAN MUSIC THAT LITTLE CHICKEN ON THE MAP CAN SING!

There was a question circling around legend to refer to. You might think this All of these companies and organiza- awhile ago if , considering its map must be one big mess, but it ac- tions have more than one function, so small market and territory, even has a tually creates an excellent piece of art. it is hard to place them into the strict music industry. This has been a touchy Elements are in symbioses with each sections. topic in music for quite some time now. other, creating a beautiful harmony. To make the choir louder and the audi- I have even heard a Dutch music pro- And oh, the sound of it is especially ence wider we have music media step- fessional say there is no such thing as captivating! ping in in Chapter 4. music industry anyway. Either way, we Where to hear live music, you ask? will not try to solve this mystery in our The Slovenian music scene (or industry Chapter 5 gives you a variety of dif- little music guide to Slovenia - we will or however you prefer) is represented ferent possibilities - the best venues, let you decide for yourself. by a big choir, explained in our Chapter clubs and stadiums in the country, 2. In order for it to function properly, it plus a calendar of music festivals in Four international students, curious needs a good foundation. In our case, Slovenia. and passionate about music, created these are collecting societies, institutes Now it is time to give this trip through this music report to give you a brief of formal music education, rights and the Slovenian music a soundtrack! overall feeling about what kind of a regulations, where the topic of music Chapter 6 serves you with all the mu- country Slovenia is and a quick look piracy also comes in, streaming ser- sic essentials. into the small, but lively and emerging vices available to the residents, and Slovenian music scene. last but not least, the funding sources. Being an industry or not, Slovenia defi- The next section of the choir gives Slo- nitely has an incredible music heritage Take this report as looking at the map. venian music a structure. It consists and breathtaking artists that are creat- From a pretty far distance, though. of the most important music organi- ing and leading the scene today. It is difficult to distinguish between zations, record labels, music agencies, the lines when you have such a small booking agencies, management com- Let the journey begin! map as the Slovenian music scene rep- panies, PR agencies, promotors, music resents. None of the lines are straight publishers, distributors and recording and cannot be defined in just one way. studios. These are the symbols cover- Symbols overlap each other and colors ing each other and creating a colorful get mixed. There is not really a secure mess on the map we mentioned before.

2 3 TABLE OF CONTENT sLOVEnia

CHAPTER 1: sLOVEnia 5 COOL FACTS ABOUT 1.1 Cool Facts About Slovenia 5 SLOVENIA: 1.2 Country Analyse 6 5. Gift giving 1.3 At The Table With Dutch And Slovenians 10 Gift giving is a culture in Slovenia. CHAPTER 2: THE TUNE OF SLOVENIAN MUSIC 12 1. Family closeness They give gifts to people in Christmas 9. Lovely Jubbly 2.1 Collecting Societies 13 Family is the bedrock in their whole and birthday. In addition, they think The capital, , translates to 2.2 Formal Music Education 14 life, they would like to live together or the thought of the gift means more The Loved One. 2.3 Rights and Regulations 15 in the same building. than the value of the gift. 2.4 Music Piracy 16 10. Going deeper underground 2.4.1 Streaming Services Available In Slovenia 16 2. Home lovers 6. Habits of invitation There are over 10,000 caves in Slove- 2.5 Funding 17 People in Slovenia care a lot about their You should bring flowers or a bottle of nia. The best known, Postojna, runs for 2.6 Music Organizations 20 home, the place where they are living wine when you are invited to a meal around 20km. That’s a lot of time in 2.7 Record Labels 22 means a lot to them. That’s why they by the home of a Slovenian. And it is the dark. 2.7.1 Bigger Record Labels 22 put all their efforts on home activities not good to go in with your shoes, you 2.7.1 Smaller, Alternative, Independent Record Labels 23 when they are not working, such as need take off them at the door. 11. WINE, WINE, WINE 2.8 Music Agencies, Booking Agencies, gardening. They’re not the whingey sort, they just Management Companies, PR Agencies and Promotors 26 7. Pleasure is pleasure like a drink. In fact there is a vineyard 2.9 Music Publishers And Distributors 30 3. Change easily They are not talking business during or winery for every 70 people. 2.10 Recording Studios 31 They can easily change their behavior a meal, mealtime is only for eating CHAPTER 3: MUSIC MEDIA 33 to suit the person who they are inter- and chit-chatting. They think it is bad 12. Long jumpers 3.1 Radio 34 acting. They are very happy to adapt to manner. The world’s largest ski jump is here and 3.2 TV 38 a new environment. been the site of 60 world record jumps. 3.3 Press And Online Media 39 8. “Easy-going” CHAPTER 4: LIVE MUSIC 42 4. Eye contact it is really easy to talk with Slovenians 13. Green capital 4.1 Clubs, Venues And Stadiums 43 People in Slovenia think eye contact is because they are polycentric. In the Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, was 4.2 Festivals 50 very important. They think you are an other hand, it makes harder to really the European Green Capital 2016. CHAPTER 5: THE SOUND OF SLOVENIA - ARTISTS 61 honest person when you have eye con- know a Slovenian’s real thought be- 5.1 Pioneers, Influencers, “The Legends” - Slovenian tact with them. cause you never know he is adapting Music Would Not Be The Same Without Them 62 or being natural (Fada, 2016). 5.2 The Most Visible Artists On The Slovenian Music Scene At The Moment 63 References 65

4 5 Slovenia is located in the south of central , and it is a developed country. It country covers 20,273 square kilometers and has a population of 2.06 million. Slovenia is the only COUNTRY ANALYSE country in Europe that combines the , the Mediterranean, the Pannonian Plain and the DESTEP ANALYSE Karst.

Ecological aspects Culture ant buildings. Slovenian castles are amaz- art in both composition and performance. by and for young people, has played an im- Demographic aspects Culture playing a very significant role in ing, and the many rural hilltop churches are Polka, for example, is the symbolic Slove- portant role in the country’s cultural awak- Almost 60% of Slovenia is forest, the third-highest level in Europe. Forestation has Slovenia’s history, it even offsets their lack charming. Cultural-historical monuments nian national dance. ening; its impact and message are about Slovenia has a population of two million people. Similarly to other modern societies, been increasing in recent decades, as over 1,200,000 trees are planted each year. More of political and governmental institutions. and architectural masterpieces can be found freedom of expression, social engagement, the country had been facing demographic issues, such as ageing and low birth rate. than a third of the land is protected, and included in Europe’s Natura 2000 network, In addition, Slovenia has a pretty well-de- in most Slovenian towns. Ethnic popular music, also known as folk- political changes, ideological freedom and which protects biodiversity. Slovenia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the veloped network of cultural institutions, as- pop (Oberkrainer music), is undoubtedly the the democratisation of society. Slovenia’s population is slowly declining. Families used to be quite large, but have world. sociations and organizations. There is some Food most widespread form of popular entertain- been growing smaller over recent decades. Both birth and mortality rates have de- professional ballet, opera companies and fa- Almost everywhere you go in Slovenia you ment in Slovenia. The style of the music, In Slovenia in recent years, in a eld where creased, and there had been growing concern about lower birth rates. The year 1993 Social Environment mous theatre groups in Ljubljana and Mari- can find tasty and varied dishes, and Slove- which is primarily intended purely for light contemporary , electro-acoustic music, was the first to see a negative demographic trend. Slovenia has a well developed network of cultural institutions, organisations and as- bor. Moreover, cultural life is rich with lots nian wines can enthuse even the most de- entertainment, is based on folk melodies. Its sound art, contemporary , sociations, which is comparable to the most developed European countries. A relative- of museums, galleries and culture centers. manding wine connoisseur. Slovenia’s var- most successful exponents were the broth- free improvised music and more experimen- Sinds 1993 the population of Slovenia has been increasing only due to immigration, ly colourful cultural life exists not only in bigger cities, but also in more rural areas ied cuisine developed at the meeting place of ers Vilko Ovsenik and and tal electronic-oriented musicians all inter- while the birth rate had been negative since 1993. In 2009, 21,856 children were born of Slovenia. Even though the National Programme for Culture 2008-2011 mentioned Leisure Preferences influences from the cuisines of the Mediter- their ensemble Ansambel Bratov Avsenik sect, there has been a breakthrough, with (1,53 children per woman) and 18,750 people died. the potential of cultural and creative sector in the economic sense, it did not include Slovenia offers many leisure activities to ranean, the Pannonian plain, the Alps and (Slavko Avsenik und seine Original Ober- many new initiatives, networking and the Between 250,000 and 400,000 live outside the country, in other continents any support for this kind of activities in the cultural policy. According to this central make sure visitors will have unforgettable the . You can discover its specialities krainer), who were followed by thousands opening of new performance spaces, where and in EU countries. document of cultural policy in Slovenia, culture that should be supported is culture, experiences there. On the one hand, people in 24 different culinary regions. To help you of similar groups in the succeeding six de- a young- er generation of artists are grad- which is perceived as public good and mostly provided by public bodies. Over the re- can enjoy water sports in summer, on the learn about , most places cades. In most parts of the world, Slovenia ually establishing themselves and creating cent years the issue of creativity has been in and out of policy discussions in Slovenia. other hand, they can also have fun with have good inns, while many villages have is known primarily for this musical genre. links with older ones through collective While the subject has been introduced in strategy papers, there is still no specific pol- winter sports, which brings a lot of visitors visitor and tourist farms. presentations, collaborations and music icy papers on this subject or support measures. There is also no widely accepted defi- back to Slovenia. Contemporary Slovene music that draws making. While the artists may be evaluated nition of the creative industries in Slovenia, nor any specific overall policy framework Slovenia is a sports country. Besides foot- Music on the rich store of musical traditions from differently in terms of what they produce within which the Slovene creative industries can be promoted and developed. There is ball, basketball and handball, winter sports The musical tradition in Slovenia is extraor- its own backyard or from distant lands - and their questioning of established models 0-14 years: 13.35% no programmed and systematic support for the creative industries. like ski jumping, alpine skiing, cross-coun- dinarily strong and has developed unbroken whether it is called folk, nu-folk, neo-trad, in music and sound art, the creative search 15-24 years: 9.58% try skiing and ice hockey are very popular. for centuries. Musical life in Slovenia was ethno, or something else - has for new principles and strategies, establish- 25-54 years: 43.3% therefore always able to be on a par with been making its presence felt on the nation- ment of new discourses and re ections on 55-64 years: 14.82% Tourism that elsewhere in Europe. For political and al and global music scene over the past few emerging aesthetics and criticism are com- 65+ years: 18.95% In Slovenia, you come across different his- geographical reasons, it is entirely under- decades and has become one of the most mon to all - and this is achieved with a high torical eras at every turn. Truly old items standable that musical events in Slovenia prominent features in the present-day Slo- level of artistry. are preserved primarily in museums, but ar- have been linked primarily with the German vene soundscape. Area: 20,273km2 chaeological finds can also be seen in their or Austrian cultural and linguistic sphere. Population (2015): 2,063,077 natural setting. Slovenia’s natural diversity We can nonetheless today speak of a char- In the last half century of Slovenia’s his- Capital: Ljubljana further emphasises the attraction of import- acteristic and recognisable Slovene musical tory, , once upon a time music Currency: Euro

6 7 Economical Environment Technological Environment Political environment

According to OECD, in Slovenia, the average net Architecture steps out in the analysis as one of Creative industries in Slovenia and Ljubljana are adjusted disposable income of the top 20% of the the most developed CI sub-branches with strong strongly hindered by the small domestic market. population is an estimated $32,600/ year, whereas tradition, internationally recognised architect Because of that, one of the specifics of Slovenia is, the bottom 20% earn an estimated $9,018/ year. bureaus and faculty, and with both demand and that publishing is a non-profit, and therefore par- Among the creative occupations in Slovenia, au- supply concentrated in Ljubljana. Furthermore, tially subsidised industry. Other CI sub-branches thors, journalists and other writers are the most fragmentation is one of its biggest weaknesses struggle due to the lack of the critical mass as frequent, followed closely by decorators and com- and one of the main reasons for uncompetitive- well. Difficult conditions on the market in gener- mercial designers. In general, the occupational ness on the international markets. Subsequent- al result in market concentration and competition statistics did also not reveal any major differences ly, there is a great need for fostering coopera- based on price. There is a lack of collaboration of between the distribution of specific creative occu- tion among different specialised actors. Design, the cultural sector with other sectors, for exam- pations in Ljubljana, Osrednjeslovenska region and which is mostly industrial design, on the other ple- tourism, education, S&T, and there is also a Slovenia. However, the comparison of the shares hand, seems to have the biggest and the most general lack of the cooperation culture. Municipal- of all creative occupations in all occupations in- overlooked potential not only as a CI sub-branch, ity of Ljubljana (MOL) is one of the 26 municipal- dicates a preference of individuals employed in but also as a mean for restructuring of the wider ities in the Osrednjeslovenska region, also called creative occupations to be settled in Ljubljana. In business sector. Compared to the more developed the Ljubljana Urban Region. This region produc- 2008, the 9th Development Group for Creative In- countries, and also to other CI sub-branches in es more than one third of the national GDP. The dustries was established by the Government. Its Slovenia, and industrial design is lacking some of special focus of this analysis is put on the MOL, mission was to prepare content starting points for the basic support, for example- national design within the national and regional context. forming a state strategy for more successful en- centre, national design strategy and support poli- forcement of the creative sector, such as design, cy. Based on the results of this study, architecture architecture and marketing communications, at and design were selected as the two sub-branches creating added value of Slovene economy. The of further interest for the analysis and CI cluster 9th Development Group’s recommendations pres- development. This decision is further supported ent the first and only document which is focused by the fact that there is a clear interest of the on creative industries. The main findings of the state and local authorities for the support and group were that Slovenia is lagging behind, that further development of these two sub-branches. professional infrastructure exists, but is not close- ly linked, that non-programme financing does not motivate and that researches and analysis are needed in order to provide support for an efficient strategic plan of measures.

8 9 Power distance The (80) is an Individualist so- Uncertainty avoidance mension, no clear preference can be deter- The power distance measures the equali- ciety (I). This means there is a high prefer- The uncertainty avoidance has to do with mined for Slovenia. AT THE TABLE WITH DUTCH AND SLOVENIANS ty of people on different levels in organi- ence for a loosely-knit social framework in the way society of a country deals with the The Netherlands receives a high score of zations and in society. Slovenia (71) scores which individuals are expected to take care fact that the future can never be known. 67 in this dimension, which means that it very high on this subject which means that of themselves and their immediate families Slovenia (88) has a very high preference for has a pragmatic nature. In societies with a people accept a hierarchical order in which only. avoiding uncertainty. Countries exhibiting pragmatic orientation, people believe that everybody has a place and which needs no high Uncertainty Avoidance maintain rigid truth depends very much on the situation, Dutch-Slovenian relations are foreign relations between the further justification. Hierarchy in an organi- Masculinity codes of belief and behaviour and are in- context and time. Netherlands and Slovenia. Both countries established dip- zation is seen as reflecting inherent inequal- Masculinity as opposed to femininity means tolerant of unorthodox behaviour and ideas. lomatic relations on June 25, 1991. The Netherlands has ities, centralization is popular, subordinates country’s culture is all about achievements, The Netherlands (53) has a slight preference Indulgence an embassy in Ljubljana. Slovenia has an embassy in The expect to be told what to do and the ideal competition and success. Both Slovenia (19) for avoiding uncertainty. In both cultures This dimension is about the extent to which Hague. Both countries are full members of NATO and of the boss is a benevolent autocrat and The Netherlands (14) scores low on this there is the emotional need for rules and people try to control their desires and im- European Union. The Netherlands (38) scores low on this di- subject and are thus considered Feminine time equals money. People have a inner urge pulses, based on they are raised. A relative- mension which means that the following societies..In Feminine countries the focus to be busy and work hard. ly weak control is called Indulgence. characterises the Dutch style: being inde- is on “working in order to live”, managers Slovenia (48) no preference is indicated. The pendent, hierarchy for convenience only, strive for consensus, people value equali- Long-term orientation Netherlands (67) scores high on this dimen- equal rights, superiors accessible, coaching ty, solidarity and quality in their working This dimension describes how every soci- sion. People are willingness to realize their Ethnic Make-up: Dutch 83%, other 17% (of which 9% are non-Western origin mainly Ethnic Make-up: Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspec- leader, management facilitates and em- lives. Conflicts are resolved by compromise ety has to maintain some links with its own impulses and desires with regard to enjoy- Turks, Moroccans, Antilleans, Surinamese and Indonesians) (1999 est.) ified 12% (2002 census) powers. Power is decentralized and manag- and negotiation. Incentives such as free past while dealing with the challenges of ing life and have fun. They have a positive Religions: Roman Catholic 31%, Protestant 21%, Muslim 4.4%, other 3.6%, unaffiliated Religions: Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffili- ers count on the experience of their team time and flexibility are favoured. Focus is on the present and future. attitude and think optimistic. 40% ated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census) members. Employees expect to be consult- well-being, status is not shown. With an intermediate score of 49 on this di- ed. Control is disliked and attitude towards In short The Dutch see the family as the foundation of the social structure. Families tend to be Slovenia’s family is at the centre of the social structure. However, over time this is chang- managers are informal and on first name Important to notice is the difference between small, often with only one or two children. Relatively few women work outside the house ing. Only a decade ago, you could find several generations living together. Nowadays not basis. Communication is direct and partic- The Netherlands and Slovenia on the matter full-time as compared to many other cultures. This allows mothers to be more available for only are young people moving away but also families are splitting due to a move to urban ipative. of individualism; The Netherlands is an In- their children throughout the day. Appearances are also very important to the Dutch. They centres. Slovenians sense of “home” is also very strong. When they are not working, they dividualist society (“I”) and Slovenia is con- are disciplined, conservative and pay attention to small details. They see themselves as embark on home-based activities such as gardening projects or renovation. They see their Individualism sidered a collectivistic society (“we”). And thrifty, hardworking, practical and well organised. They place high value on cleanliness and home and its surroundings as an extension of themselves. The streets remain litter free The dimension of individualism is all about on the matter of power distance; In Slovenia neatness. At the same time, the Dutch are very private people. They do not draw attention and parks are well maintained. Slovenia has a polycentric culture. This means people will whether a person thinks in therms of “I” people accept a hierarchical order in which to themselves and do not value accoutrements of success highly prized by other western so- go out of their way to change their natural behaviour to mirror that of the person they or “we”. everybody has a place and which needs no cieties. They dislike displays of wealth as they run counter to their egalitarian beliefs. They are interacting. Slovenians are naturally indirect communicators but can moderate their Slovenia (27) is considered a collectivistic further justification while the Dutch people do not boast about their accomplishments or material possessions. They are highly tolerant behaviour when dealing with people. Slovenians admire modesty an humility in business society (“we”). This is manifest in a close are independent, want hierarchy for conve- of individual differences. Their children are raised without gender biases. There is practi- associations and are naturally soft spoken and do not raise their voices when conversing. long-term commitment to the member nience only, equal rights, superiors accessi- cally no abject poverty in the country because of the social programmed, which, however, They are polite, courteous and respectful of others. They do not interrupt the speaker, pre- ‘group’, be that a family, extended family, or ble, coaching leader, management facilitates also increases the tax burden on workers. The Dutch are reserved and formal when dealing ferring to wait their turn to enter. Slovenians have a good sense of humour but they do not extended relationships. Loyalty in a collec- and empowers with outsiders and personal matters are not discussed with friends, no matter how close. always understand self-deprecating humour. Be cautious when teasing others as they may tivist culture is paramount, and over-rides see this as you putting them down most other societal rules and regulations..

10 11 THE TUNE OF SLOVENIAN MUSIC COLECTING SOCIETIES

Zavod IPF SAZAS Zavod AIPA

The Collecting Society for Asserting Rights of Per- Established in 1993, the Association of Composers, The Collecting Society of Authors, Performers and formers and Producers of Phonograms of Slovenia Authors and Publishers of Slovenia (SAZAS) is a non- Film Producers of Audiovisual Works of Slovenia (Za- (Zavod IPF) is the only organisation in Slovenia which pro t organisation established for the collective pro- vod AIPA) is a collective organisation whose main works to protect the copyrights of performers and tection of artists’ copyrights within the borders of goals and primary activities are enforcing and pro- producers of phonograms (recording labels). It col- Slovenia. SAZAS possesses relevant databases con- tecting the rights of authors, performers and pro- lectively asserts and protects the rights of Slovenian taining information about composers and their mu- ducers of audiovisual works. Zavod AIPA is a full performers and producers of phonograms both in Slo- sical works from around the world. SAZAS is a full member of the international organisation for the pro- venia and abroad, while also asserting and protect- member of the international confederations CISAC tection of performers’ rights, the Societies’ Council ing the rights of foreign artists and recording labels (the International Confederation of Societies of Au- for the Collective Management of Performers’ Rights in Slovenia on the basis of international contracts. thors and Composers) and BIEM, international or- (SCAPR), and the European umbrella organisation for With its interactive approach to users and advanced ganisations for the protection of mechanical rights. performers, Association of European Performers’ Or- solutions, the organisation reviews the usage of mu- SAZAS also has mutual representation contracts ganisations (AEPO-ARTIS). sical content and continues to set new standards in with many foreign copyright societies. asserting related rights in Europe. Zavod AIPA Špruha 19 SI-1236 Šmartinska 152 Zavod IPF Trzin Slovenia SI-1000 Ljubljana Slovenia Šmartinska 152 / VI SI-1000 Ljubljana Slovenia, T: +386 (0)1 423 81 10 T: +386 (0)1 755 62 19 [email protected] [email protected] T: +386 (0)1 527 29 30 www.sazas.org www.aipa.si [email protected] www.zavod-ipf.si/en

12 13 FORMAL MUSIC EDUCATION RIGHTS AND REGULATIONS

Department of Music, Department of Musicology, Uni- Academy of Music of the Uni- The Ministry of Culture is respon- the protection of the cultural heritage. To It stimulates music composition and chore- Uni­versity of Faculty versity of Ljubljana Faculty of versity of Ljubljana sible for regulating those matters in the this end, the Ministry works on the basis ography, opera, ballet, musical and cabaret of Education Arts Slovenia is a member of the European sphere of culture which are in the public in- of the three main principles of cultural pol- production, and also aims to enrich national Union. As a European citizen you do not terest. These include: involvement in the co- icy: quality, accessibility, and diversity. Un- radio and television programmes and pro- Music is con- The Department of Music at the Uni­ The Department of Musicology at the The Academy of Music of the Universi- need a visa for traveling, working or living ordinated cultural development of Slovenia; doubtedly the first task of the Ministry is to mote Slovene music creation internation- ducted on three levels: primary (lower versity of Maribor Faculty of Educa- Faculty of Arts ty of Ljubljana o ers courses in musi- in Slovenia. Free movement within every protection of the cultural heritage; ensuring provide suitable opportunities for top-level ally. Support from the Section for Music is or primary music schools) and second- tion trains future music teachers for is the only higher level educational cal arts (composition and music theory, country within the European Union. the plurality of the media landscape; pro- creativity in cultural spheres. Equally im- implemented via public tenders or direct ary (parallel instruction at a secondary all levels of instruction. In addition to institution teaching musicology and orchestral and other instruments, voice viding suitable conditions for the creation; portant is the guaranteeing of the great- calls to cultural organisations that conceive music school or conservatory or at a specialised teaching methods, students ethnomusicology in Slovenia; it o ers and sacred music) and music educa- The protection and promotion of human communication and accessibility of cultur- est possible accessibility of cultural assets, programmes and projects. music high school) and university. also study composition, instrumental university courses at all levels. The tion. Courses are available at under- rights are significant elements of Slovenian al assets; guaranteeing the special cultural since the right to culture ranks among fun- While national public institutions such as Many Slovenians study music in their performance and vocal technique. department is involved in a number graduate, graduate and doctorate level. foreign policy. Human rights are universal rights of minorities; international coopera- damental human rights. Closely connected the Slovene National Theatre Opera and teens, and if they later decide to pursue Department of Music, Faculty of Edu- of national and international research A number of large instrumental and and indivisible, which means that everyone tion in the sphere of culture; and the promo- to these two principles is the attention that Ballet Ljubljana, Slovene National Theatre a career in music, there are three uni- cation, University of Maribor projects, organises scienti c sympo- vocal ensembles exist at the Academy has the same rights, regardless of their na- tion of culture at home and abroad. the Ministry of Culture devotes to cultural Maribor (Opera and Ballet) and the Slovene versity courses from which to choose: siums, and hosts foreign lecturers. of Music, as well as chamber ensem- tionality, place of residence, gender, nation- diversity. Additionally, the Ministry pro- Philharmonic respond to a direct open call Koroška cesta 160, SI-2000 Maribor , It publishes the musicological periodi- bles. Every year, the Academy organ- al or ethnic affiliation, skin colour, religion, Background tects the right to freedom of expression in with their annual programmes, the Minis- Slovenia cal Muzikološki zbornik (Musicological ises three series of public concerts: one language or other personal circumstances. The Ministry of Culture was founded in the media and ensures the media pluralism. try also publishes an open call for four-year Annual). for larger ensembles, one for chamber Political, civic, economic, social, and cultur- June 1991 on the basis of the Organisation On the state level, the Ministry of Culture is programme and special projects support in T: +386 (0)2 229 36 00 music and a soloist programme, in ad- al rights are equally important in Slovenian and Competence of the Republic Adminis- responsible for the distribution of the ma- respect of high-quality projects by selected [email protected] Aškerčeva 2 , SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slove- dition to collaborating on a number of foreign policy. tration Act. Under this Act, the existing Re- jority of public funds for culture (circa 90%). non-governmental non-profit organisations, www.pfmb.uni-mb.si nia international projects. Students at the public Secretariat for Culture continued its Total public cultural expenditure in 2013 including the most outstanding producers, Academy have won important interna- The Slovenian Intellectual Property Office work as the Ministry of Culture and took amounted to approximately 284 million EUR promoters, and music festival organisers. T: +386 (0)1 241 14 40 tional prizes and successfully perform (SIPO) is responsible for the field of industri- over its functions and staff. The existing and corresponded to 0,79% of the GDP. Grants are given also to one-year proj- [email protected] on both Slovenian and international al property and copyright. SIPO grants pro- Republic Secretary for Culture became the ects. Distinguished individuals can also www.uni-lj.si/oddelki/muzikologija/o_ concert stages. tection for the following industrial property Minister for Culture. After Slovenia’s proc- Section for Music get working stipends or support for their nas.html rights: patents, supplementary protection lamation of independence, the Republic of Part of the Sector for Arts of the Creativity residencies abroad (including residencies Stari trg 34, SI-1000 Ljubljana Slovenia certificates, industrial designs, trademarks, Slovenia gained its first Minister for Culture Directorate at the Ministry of Culture , the at studios in New York, , London or topographies of integrated circuits and geo- on 28 June 1991, the day the Act entered Section for Music covers all genres of mu- Vienna), and support is also given for sem- T: +386 (0)1 242 73 00 graphical indications, with exception of ag- into force. sic creation including opera and ballet. The inars, workshops and competitions. A fur- [email protected] ricultural products and foodstuffs. section supports various manifestations ther open tender is also organised for NGO www.ag.uni-lj.si Tasks of music culture, including concert series, vocational training initiatives. Evaluation It is the task of the ministry to provide suit- concert tours, festivals, music publishing of programmes and projects applications is able opportunities for cultural creation and and archiving (notations and recordings). made by an expert jury for musical arts.

14 15 MUSIC PIRACY FUNDING

Nowadays, one of the most significant cur- There was even a post about Slovenia pira- Gallus Foundation ey, goods and services. Numerous business- received awards. ArtsLink has made over noticed. The story aims at igniting inter- rent discussions in legal and music industry cy with very critical words. The poster said: Website: http://www.scca.ljibulijana.si es are supportive of its mission, especially $4M in funding available to artists, arts est and bringing understanding about the is music piracy. “we could see that they have no idea how Address: Metelkova 6, SI-1000 Ljiblijana its 18 founders, all of which are very suc- managers, and arts organisations through world of the opera to children. This is a table (Bernstein, 2013) about pira- copyright works”, “Slovenia is a land of pi- Phone: 386 (0) 1 431 83 85 cessful companies. However, a large amount ArtsLink Residencies, Independent Projects, cy level in Europe, and the piracy percentage rates that have no respect for other people’s Director: Dusan Dovc of its funds represent the voluntarily contri- and ArtsLink Projects awards. Now called Public Fund for Cultural of Slovenia is from 10 percent to 24 percent intellectual work”. (Jure, 2009) butions of music and art lovers. ArtsLink Awards, the programme has a cy- Activities which located in the third column. From this But the good thing is Slovenia do take steps The Gallus Foundation was founded in 1999 Apart from the foundation the Gallus J. cle of alternate year deadlines according to Website: http://www.jskd.si chart, we can see that people in Slovenia to prevent Slovenian music industry. There as the successor to the Gallus Fund, which Carniolus Institute functions also as a pub- discipline. Address: Stefanova 5, SI-1001 Ljubljana who download music in illegal ways are not are some laws and regulations in Slovenia had functioned successfully for seven years. lishing house and a concert agency which Phone: 386 (0) 1 241 0500 that much. However, there are some Slove- of copyright and this is a sufficient way to Its main aim is to support young talented offers consulting in the field of cultural Operela Stipend Fund Director: Igor Tersar nian do enjoy music in a “different” way. protect music works. However, at this mo- musicians and other artists as well as artis- management and organisation. Website: http://www.opera.si To answer the question why people down- ment, there is no plan to make changes of tic projects in the wider European and world- Address: Cankarjeva 11/1 SI-1000 Ljublijana The Public Fund for Cultural Activities load music in an illegal way, we have to copyright infringement and anti-piracy is- wide cultural context. Since its establish- Arts Links Awards Phone: 386 (0) 241 5910 (JSKD) is a governmental institution cover- point out that existing circumstance of sues in Slovenia. ment the Gallus Foundation has supported Website: http://www.socca-ljublijana.si/art- Coordinator: Tatjana Azman ing all branches of youth and non-profes- high cost of downloading. Many people do At the same time, Slovenia set up an in- more than 40 young talented musicians with slink.htm sional (amateur) culture and art: vocal and not want to pay for the music but they still ter-sectoral working group to against piracy stipends for training at well-known acade- Address: Metelkova 6, SI-1000 Ljublijana Founded in 2002 the Operela Stipend Fund instrumental music, theatre and puppetry, want to have the music in their iPad or iP- and counterfeiting. Some main tasks of this mies and music educational institutions. Phone: 386 (0) 1 431 83 85 of the Slovene National Theatre Opera and folklore, film and video, literature, visual hone. Most of them don’t have awareness group are: Many former protégés of the foundation are Coordinator: Mateja Lazar Ballet Ljubljana is aimed at supporting arts, and dance. of piracy, which means people do not know 1. Improve the level of protection and de- now bidding to become the next generation young talented instrumentalists, dancers, JSKD has its headquarters in Ljubljana and they are violating the law when they down- crease piracy of respected musical artists. Together with ArtsLink is an international programme and singers, as well as all other areas of op- 59 branch offices all over Slovenia, 10 of load music without any cost. 2. Build cooperation between customers’ the Gallus Concert Agency it is managed by supporting artist residencies and collabo- era production. The stipend’s founders and them functioning at an inter-regional level. rights, market, police and music industry the Gallus J. Carniolus Institute. The Gallus rative projects in cooperation with US or- donors are the Association of Ballet Artists This network seeks to foster public interest 3. Correct the industrial property act by Foundation aims to support selected young ganisations and artists. It is run by CEC of Slovenia, the Association of Slovene Or- in culture and stimulate the development Streaming services avaliable in analysis talents as much as possible and help them Artslink Inc. from New York and facilitated chestra Artists, and Jeunesses Musicales of Slovene youth and amateur art. It also Slovenia: 4. Establish a common database on their personal artistic journey by aiding by national coordinators in the countries of International (JMI), Slovenia. The stipend investigates and connects non-institution- 5. Increase people’s awareness of piracy them to participate in projects at an inter- interest. In Slovenia the ArtsLink Awards is granted for musicians who will be coop- al cultural activities all over the country - 7digital - Deezer (Reserved, 2003) national level. The organisers believe that programme is coordinated by SCCA-Lju- erating in the upcoming opera repertoire. and organises international, national and - eMusic - iTunes And due to the raising of steaming, piracy it is important to encourage Slovene works bljana Centre for Contemporary Arts. The Operela is the protagonist in a children’s regional education programmes, presenta- - mZone problem can be solved in Slovenia since it is and interpreters and to cooperate with do- award supports American artists, curators, tale created by Slovene writer Desa Much. tions and reviews of culture and art created easy to get music in a legal way. nors at home and abroad. presenters, and arts organisations in un- In the book A Miracle in the Opera House, by 4,500 cultural associations with 100,000 The Gallus Foundation carries out its pro- dertaking projects in 25 eligible countries in the mouse Operela helps with the details in members. Together with local branches of gramme with the help of donations of mon- Europe and Asia. Over 300 individuals have the staging of an opera without ever being the Union of Cultural Societies of Slovenia

16 17 (ZKDS), JSKD’s branches function also as nual budget. at implementing copyright of authors of all atre and puppets, folklore and ethnic cul- mediators between cultural associations For non-governmental organisations, the music genres and making their music wide- ture, visual arts, literature, and intermedia. and cultural policy at both the municipal Ministry announces (usually in Autumn) ly accessible. According to the Copyright Further annual calls are aimed at non-gov- and state level. a call for public cultural programmes and and Related Rights Act of 1995 (last amend- ernmental institutions and local cultur- Since 2013 JSKD has run a few new cul- projects. From amongst applicants in var- ed in 2007), the SAZAS Society is empowered al agencies who possess or run facilities tural information centres with an aim to ious disciplines 32 cultural programme or- to collect and distribute standard contracts and need co-financing for urgent building promote culture, networking and cultural ganisers and producers were selected to sign and agreements to composers and authors works, venue maintenance and equipment tourism. KULT3000 in Ljubljana is located 4-year contracts for the period 2014–2017, in Slovenia and abroad. purchases. Funding for these investments in the smallest house at Metelkova called most of them professional support organi- In addition to its services, SAZAS Society comes from the so-called “cultural euro” Vratarnica and should offer space for var- sations or the producers running a venue maintains an online database of the works budget, which was set up by the Ministry of ious events of cultural producers located at or festival platforms. In addition there is of artists who use the services of the society Culture in 1998. Metelkova, and animate the large outdoor a bid for the 2-year authorial projects and to protect their copyrights. The contents of area within the museum quarter. Its pro- an annual bid for artistic projects in all art the database may be searched by author (po In 2009 modest support was granted to 766 gramme is being outlined together with the disciplines, which is open also to smaller or- avtorjih) or by work (po delih). cultural projects (out of 1,314 applications) Ministry of Culture, the owner of the venue. ganisations and individual artists. The Society is a member of the Interna- produced by 423 associations. The JSKD The KULT3000 center in Monošter (Hunga- Every year there is also a special call for tional Confederation of Societies of Authors branches in Ljubljana and Maribor issue an ry) was set up to assist numerous Slovene cultural activities by the Italian and Hun- and Composers (CISAC). In 2003 the meeting additional call for programmes and projects minority cultural programmes. garian ethnic minorities, the Romany com- of CISAC members from 31 countries took by non-governmental cultural societies ac- munity and other ethnic minority groups place in Ljubljana. tive in Ljubljana and Maribor municipalities Section for Music, Ministry of and immigrants in the Republic of Slovenia. respectively. Projects and institutions are Culture Republic of Slovenia Public Fund selected by expert committees. Website: http://.www.mk.gov.si Society of Composers, Authors and for Cultural Activities Address: Maistrova 10 SI-1000 Ljublijana Publishers for Copyright Protection Website: http://www.jskd.si Phone: 386 (0) 1 369 5900 in Slovenia (SAZAS Society) Address: [email protected], Štefanova 5, SI-1001 Head of the Section for Music: Primoz Kristan Website: http://www.sazas.org Ljubljana Address: Spruha 19, SI-1236 Trzin Phone: 386 (0) 1 241 0500 Where funding of public institutions is con- Phone: 386 (0) 423 8110 Director: Igor Teršar cerned, there are special calls for archive Director: Matjaz Zupan institutions and libraries, for movable cul- In addition to its co-ordination and training tural heritage institutions (mostly muse- Established by Slovene music authors in activities in the field of culture, the Public ums), for unmovable cultural heritage proj- February 1993, the Society of Composers, Fund for Cultural Activities issues annual ects (investments in infrastructure) and for Authors and Publishers for Copyright Pro- public calls for cultural projects in the field audio-visual programmes. All public state tection in Slovenia (SAZAS Society) is a of youth and amateur cultural activities. cultural institutions are required to present Slovene organisation for the collective pro- The call is open to cultural societies, unions their following year’s programmes to the tection of music copyright. The SAZAS So- or groups seeking support for different cul- Ministry of Culture, which then decides on ciety is a link between music authors and tural projects in various fields or disciplines, their annual subsidy according to the an- the various public users of music – it aims including film and video, music, dance, the-

18 19 MUSIC ORGANISATIONS

SIGIC, Slovene Music Information organise professional consultations, meet- Ljudmila poetry, film, architecture and so on, the KUD Ljubljana as well as from elsewhere, Mreža Tel; 386 (0) 1 434 0345 preventative programmes and volunteer- members. Together with local branches of Centre ings and symposia and to engage in busi- http://www.ljudmila.org Sestava is an independent cultural producer (sometimes in collaboration with other in- Email: [email protected] ing, especially in the field of social security the Union of Cultural Societies of Slovenia http://www.sigic.si ness cooperation with all creators of Slovene of a rather wide-ranging profile. The bulk stitutions, such as the Bunker Institute) or- Metelkova 6 and health. Its programmes are organised (ZKDS), JSKD’s branches function also as musical life. Ljudmila was initiated in 1994 by a group of its activities take place at Celica, a youth ganises guided tours and visits to the many SI-1000 Ljubljana around Slovenia and internationally address mediators between cultural associations Established in 2004 as a public association of new media artists and activists living hostel establishment inside the Metelkova artists studios, clubs, galleries, urban art marginal social or ethnic groups (the Roma and cultural policy at both the municipal by the Ministry of Culture and the former Kulturni Center Maribor and working in Ljubljana (including Vuk mesto Autonomous Cultural Zone. projects and even concerts at Metelkova. KAPA Association for Cultural and programmes), children, youth and volun- and state level. Ministry of Information Society, SIGIC, the Cultural Centre Maribor operates in the or- Ćosić, Luka Frelih, Marko Peljhan) with- In order to run the hostel’s cultural pro- Various children workshops regularly hap- Artistic Production teers. Slovene Music Information Centre, has be- ganizational form of the institute for artis- in the new media programme at the Open gramme, most notably a gallery and a series pen under its auspices. Based at Metelkova mesto Autonomous Cul- Creative Europe Desk Slovenia come a central information hub for the pro- tic production and publishing since 1999. In Society Institute – Slovenia. It was led by of weekly music gigs, Sestava collaborates tural Zone, KAPA Association for Cultural Email: [email protected] http://ced-slovenia.eu motion of Slovene music, musicians and the context of the institution operate, de- Mitja Doma, Amra Bakšić (1997–1998) and with a number of outside protagonists, Tel: 386 (0) 1 434 0345 and Artistic Production has been active in Metelkova 6 music heritage in Slovenia and internation- velop and establish various projects of cul- by Špela Kučan (1999–2009) and Luka Frelih among them the KUD Mreža Arts and Cul- Email: [email protected] the field of independent Slovenian cultural SI-1000 Ljubljana The Creative Europe Desk Slovenia (CED ally. It facilitates access to a wide range of tural, informational, social and research na- since 2009. Robertina Šebjanič led and coor- ture Association and the Folk Slovenia Cul- Masarykova 24 sphere since 1994. KAPA runs the Gala Hala Slovenia) was established in January 2014 information relating to various genres of ture and is a continuation of the long-term dinated the art and education programme in tural Society. Together with the Godibodi SI-1000 Ljubljana venue, Gala Hala Summer stage & Summer Public Fund for Cultural Activities as a new information and advice service music, developing its online services and program of two basic sections of activity: the period 2008–2012. Instituteit also co-produces the annual Go- garden, a practice room, and a recording of the Republic of Slovenia to promote the new EU programme for the cooperating closely with various institu- Editions sound beams Front rock and book dibodi Festival. KUD Anarhiv studio. The Public Fund for Cultural Activities cultural and creative sector Creative Europe tions and NGOs engaged in the music sector. collections Frontier. The two are joined by Today Ljudmila is a well-equipped digital KUD Anarhiv is a non-governmental or- (JSKD) is a governmental institution cover- (2014-2020) in Slovenia. music publishers Chord Records Monofonika media lab that focuses on digital production Email: [email protected] ganisation established in 1999 and based at Tel: 386 (0) 1 431 7063 ing all branches of youth and non-profes- Sigic.si - information on Slovene music and Classic Slovenica. as well as education, research and devel- Cesta na Rožnik 4 the Metelkova mesto Autonomous Cultural Email: [email protected] sional (amateur) culture and art: vocal and The SIGIC databases of the SIGIC, Slovene In addition to publishing activity fields of opment of hardware and software. It also SI-1000 Ljubljana Zone. It runs a number of mainly educa- AKC Metelkova mesto, instrumental music, theatre and puppetry, Music Information Centre have been online the institution: cultural management and provides knowledge, equipment, Internet tional and art related programmes, predom- Masarykova 24 folklore, film and video, literature, visual since 2005. In 2010 the website was upgrad- brokerage, artistic creation and perfor- access, server space, electronic publishing KUD Mreža inantly aimed at youth and occasional- SI-1000 Ljubljana arts, and dance. ed, and since 2011 also features an online mance, research and experimental devel- and other affordable networking services to Established in 1997 at Metelkova mesto ly at children, and is encouraging critical JSKD has its headquarters in Ljubljana and magazine Odzven.si. The website features opment on social sciences and humanities, non-governmental and non-profit organisa- Autonomous Cultural Centre, KUD Mreža thought, self-initiative and self-education DRPPD- Association for Development of 59 branch offices all over Slovenia, 10 of news, a database of musicians and music distribution and promotion of cultural as- tions, art collectives, active individuals, and (meaning KUD Network) is carrying out a outside formal contexts. As a rule, its pro- Preventative and Volunteer Work them functioning at an inter-regional level. groups of various musical genres, music sets as well as the design and implemen- others. rather wide range of cultural programmes, grammes are always available for free, as is Established in 1991, the Association for the This network seeks to foster public interest institutions and musical works, useful ad- tation of international projects. Other areas from running art galleries and promoting the use of its library. Anarhiv often collab- Development of Preventative and Volunteer in culture and stimulate the development dresses and links, calls, competitions and of activity Cultural Centre Maribor; modern Email: [email protected] concerts, to mediating information on fund- orates and relates with other institutions Workdevelops and supports civil initiatives of Slovene youth and amateur art. It also announcements, and a calendar of events. musical creativity and performance, and Rozmanova ulica 12, ing opportunities and managing an archive such as Šiška Library, MSUM, Klub Grom- with the aim of preventing the development investigates and connects non-institution- The purpose of the information centre is multimedia projects. SI-1000 Ljubljana of press clippings and other materials re- ka, KUD Mreža, ŠKUC Association, Radio of negative social phenomena and solving al cultural activities all over the country to create a database of music of all genres, garding Metelkova mesto. KUD Mreža runs Študent (RŠ), YHD - Association for Theory them in a creative way. It unites individuals and organises international, national and time periods, musicians, musical institu- Email: [email protected] KUD Sestava a couple of programmes for educating chil- and Culture of Handicap, and the Slovenian and groups with similar interests, supports regional education programmes, presenta- tions and non-profit musical organisations, Ljubljanska ulica 4 Running a series of programmes and events dren and youth about the Metelkova cultur- Theatre Institute. the development of the non-governmental tions and reviews of culture and art created to promote Slovene music and musicians, to Maribor that deal with music, visual arts, literature, al centre. In collaboration with schools from sector and facilitates the development of by 4,500 cultural associations with 100,000

20 21 BIGGER RECORD LABELS SMALLER, ALTERNATIVE, INDEPENDENT Indie-grad duction, Downtown Recordings, Rnka Rnka, who do not like to put any boundaries on are less supported by the other remaining http://www.culture.si/en/Indie-grad PharmaFabrik, l’innomable and Krep netla- their musical beliefs. If anything, indepen- independent labels. With just a little less Menart Records Dallas Records A quality and also accessible sound is their and the RapNIKA label, which deals with bel. dence of expression is their only uncondi- than 40 published as of 2013, along- http://www.menart.si Mirje 12, SI-1000 Ljublijana prime publishing policy in an otherwise the rap genre and records the artists N’Toko, Indie-grad is an online platform for the pro- tional demand. side the aforementioned bands, the label [email protected] 386 (0) 1 252 4591 very eclectic musical range that is actual- Klemen Klemen and Trkaj. motion of Slovene independent music labels, Beton Records has released records by Dance Mamblita, Riharjeva 22, SI-1000 Ljubljana Region SI-1 ly rather successful and also critically ac- providing information about their releases, https://www.facebook.com/BetonLabel/, When ZARŠ Records was set up by Radio Deca Debilane, Grrizli Madams, Rok Zalo- Phone 386 (0) 1 280 0100 claimed. Sanje news, concerts, reviews, and https://betonrecords.bandcamp.com/ Študent (RŠ) in 2008 as its subdivision, this kar Trio, Vsemogočni Mlin, Incurabili, Spock Dallas Records was set up around 1987, Some of the artists published under the Založba Sanje, založba in trgovina, d.o.o. an online store. It was set up by Radio Štu- [email protected] (Jizah DaFunk) was in a way both a logical and a neces- Studios, ZircuS, Buldogi, Ana Pupedan, and Menart Records is the exclusive Sony Music when the brand was used for organising Celinka label are Vasko Atanasovski Trio, http://www.sanje.si dent (RŠ) in 2013 as a logical continuation +386 41 630 809 sary step. It was logical as a continuation others. Many of the bands or acts produced licensee for the territories of Slovenia, Cro- music publishing and booking management Neomi, Fake Orchestra, Uršula Ramoveš [email protected] of Radio Študent Records, TRESK Festival, of its four-decade involvement in the Slo- were first also protagonists of the Club Mar- atia, , , Mace- (which nowadays is handled by Mars Mu- in Fantje z Jazbecove grape, Brencl Banda, Alešovčeva 37, SI-1000 Ljubljana and Club Marathon and their ongoing con- Beton Records is a small independent Slo- venian musical scene as a promoter, eval- athon, a series of gigs for young and prom- donia, Montenegro and Albania. sic). It formally came into existence in 1992, Katice, Bilbi, Robert Jukič, Papir, Katarches- Phone 386 (0) 1 514 1628, 386 (0) 1 514 tribution to supporting and sustaining the venian record label founded by Marko God- uator, and selector of those musical genres ising bands and musicians. As a domestic label, Menart has grown in when it became the exclusive distributor tra, Jararaja, Aritmija, and a good number 1629 independent music scene in Slovenia. njavec aka Jizah DaFunk, one of the most and forms, whose aesthetics in one way or Slovenia to the leading company in popu- for the independent record label Mute and, of others. Concept influential people on the Slovenian alterna- another went against the grain of the gener- Kapa Records lar music – dominating sales and airplay with time, some other labels (among them Založba Sanje (Dreams Publishing House) is With the main focus on facilitating infor- tive scene in the last decades. He started al taste. In addition, because the times have http://kaparecords.com/ charts with acts as Atomik Harmonik, Dan Beggars Banquet, 4AD, P.I.A.S.). At the same Nika Records a private publishing house established by mation about independent record labels, Beton Records because he thought some art- been rather bad for the commercially viable D, Siddharta, Tabu, Jan Plestenjak, Magnif- time Dallas Records also actively started re- Založba NIKA Rok Zavrtanik in 1997. Its aim is to support alternative bands and other relevant news, ists do not get enough attention from the recording, publishing, and promoting of al- KAPA Association for Cultural and Ar- ico, Alya, Saša Lendero, Turbo Angels, Niet, leasing their own music. In the mid-1990s, http://www.nika.si and foster creativity and to go beyond the like concert dates and reviews, Indie-grad scene and felt like many record labels do not ternative music, they called for this type of tistic Production Rebeka Dremelj and Kingston. Menart has the label became an official licensee for the Šmartinska 152/H6, SI-1000 Ljubljana various limitations of both popular and elit- also provides a very systematic list of inde- use artists’ potential to the fullest. Beton is intervention into the music publishing field. Based at Metelkova mesto Autonomous Cul- established itself on the top of the Slovenian multinational recording and publishing Phone 386 (0) 1 546 6320 ist culture, crossing the boundaries of set pendent music production, full discography focused on releasing albums, compilations As a complement not only to the label but as tural Zone, KAPA Association for Cultural music industry. Besides releasing physical company EMI, for whom they promoted and values, aesthetics, genres, politics, or geog- lists of various bands, and a list of relevant and promotion. an attempt to collaborate and provide infra- and Artistic Production has been active in records, Menart has started in Slovenia the distributed music throughout the whole of Established in 2005, Nika Records is an of- raphy. Thus an African novel is published venues and supporting media. Indie-grad In Fall of 2016, the label released a compila- structure for other independent music pub- the field of independent Slovenian cultural download site mZone.si (early 2008). On this ex-Yugoslavia. ficial representative of Warner and Croa- next to a collection of American short sto- also strives to promote Slovene independent tion GIRO featuring the most exciting beat- lishers, Radio Študent has in recent years sphere since 1994. KAPA runs the Gala Hala site Slovenian and (on a limited scale) inter- tian Records. It works across many genres ries, a free music form is presented along- music production abroad, holds a web store makers from Slovenian coast. also set up the web-portal Indie-grad and venue, Gala Hala Summer stage & Summer national customers can download domestic Celinka of music and aims to support new trends side a classical composition, an audio book with merchandise and records, and organis- the annual TRESK Festival. garden, a practice room, and a recording and foreign titles. http://www.celinka.si/ in music. Its artistic roster includes: rock is offered next to a printed book. es music events. Zarš Records Publishing programme studio. In Menart has worked in ten year [email protected] groups Shyam, Res Nullius, Zmelkoow, , Lai- Supported labels http://zalozba.radiostudent.si/ Since its first release of an album by Žoambo Activities the label to the top. Menart has established Sneberska cesta 33, SI-1000 Ljubljana bach, Quatebriga, Pankrtiand Društvo Mrt- The list of labels collaborating with the Žoet Workestrao, a number of Radio Študent Among KAPA’s many activities, the main the following acts in the top of the Croatian Phone 386 (0) 41 600 783 vih Pesnikov; songwriters Marko Brecelj, the platform includes: Radio Študent Records, ZARŠ Records is an independent label that Records protégés like Nikki Louder, Bare- one is the organisation of concerts and fes- popular music scene: The Beat Fleet, Colo- late Ivan Volarič Feo and his group Feo & the , Front Rock, FV Music, focuses on supporting alternative music in ly Modern, and more recently TRUS! have tivals, mostly taking place at Gala Hala ven- nia, , , Goran Karan, Celinka has released about 70 albums rang- Schmidts,Nika Records also incorporates the Rx:tx, Kapa Records, God Bless This Mess, Slovenia. Their catalogue features a wide managed to garner quite wide recognition. ue and on Gala Hala Summer Stage, but also Karma, Letu Štuke, Luka Nižetić, Pips, Chips ing from jazz and ethno to chanson and pop, TehNIKA label, which deals with the techno On Parole Productions, Monofonika, Akord, variety of music, from punk and free jazz to The label has also filled a noticeable void at other venues in Slovenia (eg Kino Šiška & Videoclips, Lollobrigida Girls, Gustafi and with many (if not most) of them hanging genre and records the artists D-Fact, Rotor, Synaptic Pathways, Beton Records, Cheap experimental dub and electronica. in publishing the more contemporary takes Centre for Urban Culture. Approximately many others. somewhere in between these coordinates. Random Logic, Octex, Umek, Brane Zorman; Tunes Records, Panda Banda, Eat This Pro- They appreciate uncompromising artists on jazz music and some other genres, which 140 events are organised throughout the

22 23 year, the majority of which are concerts but independent record label based in Slovenia, crafts-women and men. Their values are self ethics, which is typical for the hardcore of these bands have taken part in the past munist countries of Eastern Europe, whose the second one covered a wider region and FV label other events include video projections, DJ with a branch office in Croatia. To date it do-it-yourself ethos, local action, free soft- punk subculture as it goes against the mod- Club Marathon circuits. lively production of new electronic beats, featured bands from Slovenia, , As a label, FV has documented Slovene al- nights, and other activities aimed at devel- has issued more than 20 albums. Its mascot ware, environmental awareness and critical ern consumer culture. Their value system The God Bless This Mess Festival grooves, clicks, cracks and infosphere noise Macedonia, Serbia, and Bosnia. ternative rock for about three decades now. oping and maintaining young, alternative, is a big lemon-shaped creature that goes by theory. passionately revolves around anarchism, The God Bless This Mess Festival was is as yet little known abroad. With the ar- Alongside publishing music, On Parole Pro- In the 1980s it was the first to expose new and non-authoritarian culture, for example, the name Mr. Moonlee and he is proud to Kamizdat, kam izdat(= where to release)? feminism, anti-fascism and animal, earth launched in 2006 in Murska Sobota by God rival of the new team, marked by the Sam- ductions also leads an online store where hardcore bands like U.B.R. and Tožibabe (the aesthetics of stage lighting courses. Most announce that his artists “range from at- Similar sounding to samizdat and tamiz- and human liberation. If you were to ask the Bless This Mess Records. It is an annual pler 2011 compilation, a slight shift in musi- it sells metal music albums (both CDs and first girl band in Slovenia) to listeners. FV concerts are of the avant- and , dub, mospheric instrumental post rock to shining dat they self-erect ourselves as first Slovene musicians who have performed under the festival presenting the current roster of the cal focus leads rx:tx towards hip-hop beats vinyl records), DVDs, books, various fan was instrumental in establishing the first hip-hop, punk/hard core variety and other and high endurance rock”. net.label. They are nonprofit, enthusiast, organisation of Panda Banda, they would label and at the same time also hosting in- and contemporary bass music. clothing, and tickets for upcoming metal regular independent video and cassette types of sound. KAPA also has some accom- The presented bands and artists include genre-open net.label, focused on Slovene probably all unanimously declare that Pan- teresting musicians from other labels, thus concerts in Slovenia. production. The latter also included series modation facilities for the musicians they Analena, Bernays Propaganda, Bilk, Chang geographical space and undiscovered au- da Banda prepared for them the best vegan being one of the primary alternative music Sezam called Alive in Ljubljana (with concert re- host. Ffos, Cog, Damir Avdić, Debeli precjednik dio-visual creatives.They are in favour of meal ever. Panda Banda also has online dis- festivals in the region. https://sezam.bandcamp.com/ FV MUSIC cordings of well-known foreign bands like KAPA Audio Studio (“Fat Prezident”), Don’t Mess with Texas, freedom of choice, but at the same time they tribution, where you can buy and even trade https://www.facebook.com/sezamrecordings/ Monika Skaberne, FV Music Director No Means No, Sonic Youth, Pere Ubu and KAPA also handles music production and Entreat, Hitch, In-Sane, Lunar, Nikki Loud- like to raise issues about notion of intellec- albums from their own and other labels. RX:TX [email protected] Diamanda Galas). has its own audio recording studio. Sever- er, , Senata Fox, Storms, TRUS!, tual property and property in general. They http://www.rx-tx.org Sezam is electronic music label based in Publishing new music rather sporadically, al concerts have been recorded live there. Vuneny, Xaxaxa, and more. mostly release under Creative Commons li- God Bless This Mess Records Ljubljana. It was formed with tendencies FV Music is Slovenia’s oldest independent some of the (relatively) recent FV Music re- KAPA has its own publishing house. Upon the arrival of new artists and releases cences, but sometimes even without them http://www.gbtm.si rx:tx was founded in 2002 as an audio/vid- to connect and promote regional artists label and promoter of alternative music. It leases include Thunderbabies, Dicky B Har- KAPA Records and Publishing the record label organises the promotional – the way musical/author chooses. eo editing and authoring, music and visual throughout the world. Idea is to put out was established in 1985 by musicians from dy and Hic et Nunc. KAPA Records publishes CDs (under the la- Moonleejada Festival at Klub Menza pri ko- God Bless This Mess is small but lively al- media production and distribution and art one extended play each month hosting local the group Borghesia and a circle of music Booking, promotion activities, events bel name KAPA Records), provides rehears- ritu with an intense programme by its house Panda Banda ternative/indie/ record and technology research unit. Established producers with similar approach on sound fans and activists that had previously run As a booking agent FV took two domestic ga- al space and maintains an audio recording bands. It takes place roughly once a year or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Panda-Ban- label established in 2005. Based in the as a division of the Projekt Atol Institute by design. EPs range from “name your price” Disco FV, the first punk-alternative club in rage rock’n’roll bands from its roster, Dicky studio. Lately, they’ve worked in the fields every other year. The label’s music and vid- da/100332560039011 north-eastern region of and con- a group of Slovene conceptual/sound art- digital releases to music cut in wax later on. Ljubljana. For several years the only Yugo- B Hardy and Hic et Nunc, on an American of international promotion of Slovene mu- eos can be previewed and purchased at the nected tightly with the activity of MIKK ists, computer engineers and architects who slav independent label, FV was born out of coast-to-coast tour in 1998, which was the sic, mostly for the bands signed with or Moonlee Records website which offers also Panda Banda is a collective that organis- Youth Information Cultural Club, Murska work mainly in the electronic music field, it ON PAROLE PRODUCTIONS necessity to satisfy the creative impulses of first occasion on which Slovene rock mu- issuing CDs on the KAPA Records label: special packages such as The Damir Avdić es concerts and releases records under the Sobota it represents a further stream of was launched in April 2002 at the Gwangju its founding members. sicians had toured the States without the Red Five Point Star, Moveknowledgement, Bag-O-Joy!. self-funded record label Panda Banda Re- small productive music collectives in the re- Biennale, Korea with the presentation of its Taking its name from the the début record- Today it is the agency for promoting and support of a multinational music label. We Can’t Sleep at Night, Srečna mladina, cords. Panda Banda started off as a couple gion, starting with the alter-rock network first two projects, Signal Territory: Signal ing by the heavy metal band Motörhead, booking alternative and ’n’roll As a promoter and concert organiser FV has Buldogi, East Rodeo, Backstage, BeatMyth, Kamizdat who organised concerts in Prekmurje Noise Conspiracy (P-N-C), which Territory I and Nonim by Jadviga. the record label On Parole Productions was bands run by Monika Skaberne, a member brought challenging sounds from groups Ludovik Material, The Canyon Observer, http://kamizdat.si/ MKC Youth and Culture Centre, but in the near past has represented bands like Concept formed in 2001. It specialises in metal mu- of the original FV group. It has a strong net- like Dead Moon, Gary Floyd Band, Doo Rag Coma Stereo, Čao Portorož, Ewok, Raane, until this day it has also helped to organise Psycho-Path. rx:tx’s main mission is to promote cross-bor- sic and has till now released a number of work of relationships with clubs and local and recently Jon Spencer’s Heavy Trash to Haiku Garden. KAMIZDAT is a Slovene netlabel born in concerts in Pivka House of Culture - Čuza, On the roster of God Bless This Mess label der and interdisciplinary research and to recordings ranging from grind core to heavy promoters in Slovenia and other ex-Yugo- audiences in Slovenia as well as in the oth- KAPA Audio Studio 2006 and resurected in 2013. It covers broad Postojna Youth Centre (MC Postojna), as well are bands like the “post-rock” Štefan Kovač undertake projects not only in contempo- metal. Most (but not all) of its records are by slavian countries, a number of long-stand- er countries of former Yugoslavia. In 1999 Snemalni studio KAPA horizon of genres while maintaining dedica- as in Ljubljana at Tovarna Rog and Klub Marko Banda(abbr. ŠKM Banda), the hip hop rary music, but also technology and visual Slovene bands; some of them are Vulvath- ing contacts with European and American FV was awarded the Maršev Gojzar Prize http://www.galahala.com tion to releases of local artists. Apart from Menza pri koritu in Metelkova mesto. In band Stekli psi, the electrophonic-noise-rock arts. It is designed to enable access to pro- rone, Metalsteel, Dickless Tracy, Chaosstar, agencies, and a roster of some of the most (established by Mariborski radio Študent free digital downloads (archive.org & band- addition, they annually organise the most group Automassage, the young folk re- duction facilities and distribution networks Corckscrewand Brutart. On Parole Produc- exciting and popular R’n’R bands in Slo- (MARŠ)) for its contribution to popular cul- Moonlee Records camp) it occasionally forays into releasing cacophonous festival Koper has ever seen, vivalists Mlada Beltinška banda, the elec- for innovative musicians and sound artists tions has also released two compilations venia and Croatia – including KUD Idijoti, ture. FV organises the one-night FV Music http://moonleerecords.com physical objects in limited editions sourced Pandamonium. tro-noise duet Hexenbrutal, and the two- from all over the world, but with a specif- called New Order – while the first one pre- Thunderbabies, and Bambi Molesters. Festival every year with foreign and do- Moonlee Records was founded in 2004 as an from, and collaboratively created by, local They believe and work by the do-it-your- man garage R’n’R band Kweefpossum. Most ic focus on the artists from the post-com- sented songs by 19 different Slovene bands, mestic bands.

24 25 MUSIC AGENCIES, BOOKING AGENCIES, MANAGE- Viberate er role in Slovenia for promoting non-profit events that combine show, music, videos, Service https://viberate.com/#!/company artists. It was established in 1972 as ŠKUC and performances, based on Slovene sounds, - Kataman has its own record label, Samo- MENT COMPANIES, PR AGENCIES AND PROMOTORS Who student cultural center. tradition, music, language, landscape, peo- var Records. Viberate was established by Matej, Vasja What ple” and can boast a rather long list of both - Booking and Umek. They started their business from ŠKUC supports and promotes alternative corporate as well as public sector clients. Contact Info Arsem agency Service a full length documentary Muzika je džabe managed DJ Umek and they made his career culture, also they produce artists. They also Service [email protected] http://www.arsem.si/kontakt/ Set up and organize music events, festival or Music is free, problematizing current in- skyrocket. organized a lot of concerts with local musi- - Music publishing (sometimes led under Trnovski pristan 4, SI-1000 Ljubljana Who Contact info crease of so called free music phenomenon. Matej: a serial entrepreneur and big stat cians and also international artists. In addi- the name Celinka Records), Arsem is an agency which puts effort into Mirje 12, 1000 Projects geek. tion, they promote musicians from Slovenia - promoting musicians, Music Production Unit, RTV organizing and promoting various cultural Ljubljana, Slovenia “Nevermind: 20 Years” Umek: a-list world famous techno DJ. to other countries. - setting up musical projects (Sounds of Slo- Slovenia projects such as music events, theatrical +386 1 200 76 60 In September 2011, Specialka decided to Vasja: music manager with a wide industry Service venia), http://www.rtvslo.si/glasbenaprodukcija events or literary in nature. It was set up commemorate the twentieth anniversary of network. - Publish records - staging musical happenings (Godibodi Fes- Who in 2009. Their current focus is on music ed- Specialka Nirvana’s Nevermind album. “Nevermind: What - Set up music events and organize concerts tival), The Music Production Unit is a part of Ra- ucation. https://www.facebook.com/pg/Special- 20 Years” was an event held at Gala Hala According to their music manager experi- - Offer information to young people to make - leading a music studio, dio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia). What ka-232358316802727/about/ summer stage. It featured 13 Slovene bands/ ences, they believe whether an artist’s ca- them aware they have right - producing music for ads, What They organize music events with a variety Who musicians influenced by Nirvana who each reer can be successful is depending on on- - Contribute to film, theatre and visual arts - and organising events for quite a diverse The Music Production Unit oversees the re- music types in Slovenia. Specialka is a rather small young team of covered one of the 13 songs on Nevermind line promotion and communication. That Contact info set of clients. cording and broadcasting of important mu- Service music enthusiasts, who since 2011 have and also played two of their own songs. what they do for artist on electrical music [email protected] Contact Info sic events in Slovenia (more than 110 an- Publishing program been booking music shows. 24 Hour Party People market. Metelkova 6, SI-1000 Ljubljana [email protected] nually). Organize music festival and events What In 2012, Specialka set up for an extraordi- Service Sneberska cesta 33, SI-1000 Ljubljana Service Music education Their primary activity involves organising nary event titled 24 Hour Party People (tak- - Explore new artist, book them and sign Celinka Agency Numerous studio recordings offer Contact info almost-festival-like concerts with usual- en from the 2002 movie with the same title). them http://www.celinka.si/ Kataman - Association for high-quality audio recordings of the current [email protected] ly more than three appearances per show. The event took place at Klub Channel Zero, - Create your profile, analysis your career, Who Artistic Production achievements of the Slovene music scene, Kreativnost, zasebna glasbena šola Arsem, Specialka frequently collaborates with Rnka featured 24 local bands that played for 24 develop you with promotional campaigns Celinka is a sort of a musical cooperative http://www.kataman.org especially interpretations of new Slovene d.o.o., Rnka, Klub Channel Zero, Gala hala, and hours and was once again successfully re- - Do research on networks and connections that functions as a platform for various Who compositions. The Music Production Unit is Slovenska cesta 19, Klub Menza pri koritu and is fond of rather peated in 2014. in music business artistic, commercial, and organisational Kataman is a small association for exper- also responsible for activities of the various 1000 Ljubljana alternative, obscure, and underground mu- Dvatisoč Contact info endeavours by a diverse set of artists. Set imental artistic production led by Matjaž ensembles of RTV Slovenia, which play an sic styles. Hrupmag and Specialka squad, respectively, EUROPE: Viberate, d.o.o., Podutiška 92, 1000 up and still led – as a moving force and an Manček (b. 1975), musician, music editor, important role in the country’s music cul- Mars Piar Service are also responsible for Dvatisoč (Two Thou- Ljubljana, Slovenia artistic director – by the accordionist Janez producer and – currently – assistant man- ture: the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orches- https://www.facebook.com/mars.koncer- Besides organizing events and little festi- sand) concert string. Dvatisoč is an annu- USA: Viberate, Inc. ABC- GLOBAL HOME,75 Dovč, it was established in 2006. ager for arts & music at Kino Šiška Centre tra, the RTV Slovenia Big Band, the RTV ti.9/ vals, Specialka also launched music webzine al event, usually held in December. It aims East Santa Clara Street, 6th floor,95113 San What for Urban Culture. Slovenia Chamber Choir, and the RTV Slove- Who HRUPmag.com in autumn 2013. Following to expose local bands that jolted the music Jose, California Almost since its inception, Celinka has been What nia Youth Choir. The ensembles are involved Mars Piar is a company to plan and orga- the footstep of former RSQ Magazine, the scene in the year in question. – usually under the brand Sounds of Slo- Since its inception in 2005 Kataman was in numerous programmes, and participate nize event in Slovenia. first official Slovene music webzine, Hrup- Contact info ŠKUC Association venia – promoting Slovene culture abroad also booking contact for the improvising in many public events both at home and What mag is fond of alternative music genres with [email protected] http://taeugrants.net/en/about-us through various events, performances, and Alzheimer Trio, singer/poet Dani Kavaš and abroad. They interpret new music scores They organize music events with a variety a strong focus on audiovisual content (Hrup https://www.facebook.com/Special- Who promotional videos. Besides this, they are other local performers, including Manček’s and develop various genres, including jazz, music types in Slovenia. TV). In December 2013 Hrupmag released ka-232358316802727/ ŠKUC is a company which playing a lead- “specialised in the production of custom solo appearances. light music, vocal instrumental music, film

26 27 music, as well as music for TV serials and Eventim Glasilka Music Agency GIG the stage. http://www.eventim.si/en/ Who Who Contact Info Who It is a PR agency in Slovenia with few years’ It is a PR agency in Slovenia and they offer [email protected] Company Eventim Si d.o.o. is a leading sell- experiences in PR, culture and other areas of many services in public relations and pro- Kolodvorska 2, SI-1550 Ljubljana er of tickets in Slovenia with more than society. They don’t only have a good busi- motion in music works. 1.500.000 issued tickets in the year 2014 and ness sense in social work and the cultural What? FV music more than 1.500 selling outlets. field, but also a clear awareness in journal- They create advanced PR for performers and http://www2.arnes.si/fv/index2.html What ism. They are the creators, communicators events. And they offer short-term/ long- Who In the year 2014 we released in the selling and reporters in their media platforms term plans for their subjects in terms of the FV is the oldest independent label and pro- more than 2000 different events in more What media. moter in Slovenia. Musicians from the group then a 100 different locations. We cooperat- They create, write and plan media reports. Why GIG? Borghesia, a circle of music fans and activ- ed with more than 300 organizers. In 2014 They all create a variety of different plans - They have a vast and complex service ists established this company in 1985. For we reached 32.800 followers on Facebook, and media strategies, as well as communi- package. several years, FV is aiming to satisfied their our website www.eventim.si was visited cating with other media outlets. - They offer PR field with many years’ ex- founding members. with more then 2.200.000 buyers and we Why Glasilka? periences which have more opportunities to What counted more than 14.500.000 views. - They have excellent knowledge of the me- be successful. FV put efforts on promoting, booking and Eventim Si is part of a European group CTS dia Services garage rock bands today, they have a really Eventim AG & Co. KGaA, which last year re- - They have been succeeding for more than Public relations, strategic plan, media plan, strong network of relationships with clubs corded more than 620 million euros in an- one decade in this field upload music work to target audience, up- and local promoters in Slovenia. In addition, nual revenue from ticket sales and more - They have a really completed well-con- load VIP message, organize interview, pro- they have a long-standing contacts with than 100 million tickets sold for more than nected network in this field mo material. agencies in Europe and America, which ex- 200.000 events. Group CTS Eventim AG & Services Contact pand their business a lot. Co. KGaA is present in 23 countries and is a Public relations, advertising, public image, Andrej Maver, 031-233-262, [email protected] They have their own FV label, do booking, leading company in ticket sales in Europe. accreditation, communication, press, strat- promotion, events plans, festival organiza- Achievements egy. tion. FROM 2003 TO 2013 Contact Achievement - issued more than 6.000.000 tickets Trebinjska Street 7, 1000 Ljubljana - FV awarded the Maršev Gojzar Prize in - released more than 13.000 events in Rome Street 20, 1000 Ljubljana 1999. Slovenia +38641 859 976 - They organize the one-night FV Music - cooperation with more than 400 [email protected] Festival every year. organizers. - They promoted Dead Moon, Gary Floyd Band, Doo Rag, Jon Spencer to audiences in Slovenia and other countries.

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Mars Music d.o.o. Astrum JSKD - Public Fund for Cultur- Matrix Music Viba Films Located in , in south-eastern Croatia, metal musicians from Russia, Ita- biggest dealers in high end recording and Publishing for Dallas d.o.o. Classical and Choral Music al Activities of the Republic of Matrix music is a record label which dates Http:///www.vibafilm.si Slovenia, RSL Production is a film/video and ly, Austria, and have also sought its studio equipment. Tel: 01 200 76 60, 01 426 47 27 Cankarjeva 7 Slovenia back to 1994, when it was established with [email protected] sound recording studio with a long record- services. Artists from not only Slovenia but also near- Email: [email protected] SI-4290 TRŽIČ Classical and Choral Music, Wind Bands the aim of supporting the emerging Slovene Stegne 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana ing and production pedigree (its roots going Of the remaining strands of musical orien- by , Croatia, and Bosnia have recorded Mirje 12, T: +386 (0)40 798 704 F: +386 (0)4 59 25 and Folk-pop electronic music production. In recent years Phone: 386 (0) 1 513 2550 back to the 1980s). It offers a wide range of tation, Siddharta (who are the most com- here. Some of them are Big Foot Mama, Bri- SI-1000 Ljubljana 801 [email protected] www.astrum.si Štefanova 5 Matrix Music now focuses on representing services and equipment (the list is available mercially successful rock band in Slovenia), na, Siddharta, Ana Pupedan, Crazed Farm- SI-1000 Ljubljana and distributing independent foreign labels Viba Film Studio as we know it today was on its website) and among other things also Lara Baruca, Unameit, Ksiht, Backstage and ers, Jan Plestenjak, , Šank Rock, Akin d.o.o. Edicije DSS T: +386 (0)1 241 05 00 in Slovenia and Croatia. established in 1994 by the Government of provides accommodation for up to 16 peo- some other bands have also recorded their Jadranka Juras, (Bosnia), Soul Akin d.o.o. (representing Warner/Chappell) Classical, Choral and Pop Music F: +386 (0)1 241 05 10 Tel: 386 (0) 5 901 3121 the Republic of Slovenia as a state institu- ple. The quality and diversity of the studio’s music with the help of dB Recordings. of Pain (Italy), Sponza Band (Italy), etc. is publishing for Nika Records d.o.o. Trg francoske revolucije 6 [email protected] www.jskd.si Email: [email protected] tion which operates as the national techni- equipment and their relatively vast facilities Tel: 01 5466320 SI-1000 Ljubljana Stegne 7, cal film foundation. In a way one could say provide conditions for top notch music pro- Studio Jork Studio Činč Email: [email protected] T: +386 (0)1 241 56 68 Celinka Agency SI-1000 Ljubljana that its history is longer (at least from 1956 duction rarely equalled in Slovenia. http://www.studiojork.com http://www.studio-cinc.net Princes street 11, SI-1000 Ljubljana F: +386 (0)1 241 56 66 Tel: 00386 40711352 when the production company Viba Film Dekani 230, SI-6271, Dekani [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] Nika Records was established) as it existed already before DB Recordings Phone: 386 (0) 5 658 2600 Medenska cesta 73, SI-1210, Ljublijana Menart Publishing d.o.o. www.dss.si Sneberska cesta 33 Nika Records is an official representative of but under (more or less) different names http://www/dbrecordings.com Phone: 386 (0) 1 512 4844 Publisher for Menart Records d.o.o. 1260 Ljubljana Warner and Croatian Records. and under different organisational struc- info”dbstudio.si Situated just five kilometres from the Ital- Menart Records is also an official distribu- Glasbena matica Tel: 386 (0) 1 546 6320 tures. Today Viba Film Studio is involved Grajska Cesta 41, SI-4260 Bled ian border, close to Trieste, Studio Jork was Managed by musician Borut Činč of tor for Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Classical and Choral Music Dallas Records Email: [email protected] in the production and/or post-production Phone: 386 (0) 40 559 670 the first purpose-built residential recording Buldožer, the recording Studio Činč devel- Edel AG. Vegova ulica 5 Seat of the company in Croatia, but they Šmartinska 152/H6 of the majority of Slovene films included in studio to be established in Slovenia. It is run oped into something of a legend during the Tel: 386 (0) 1 280 0100 SI-1000 Ljubljana work in Slo venia, too. It formally came into SI-1000 Ljubljana the National Film Programme (co-funded by Located in Bled in the Gorenjska region, dB by a small team of dedicated profession- 1980s. Email: [email protected] T: +386 (0)41 686 146 existence in 1992, when it became the ex- the Slovenian Film Centre), but it also oper- Recordings offers sound recording, mixing, als who offer excellent value coupled with At Studio Činč a variety of leading Slovene Riharjeva 22 [email protected] www.glasbenamati- clusive distributor for the independent re- ates on a strictly commercial basis (inter- engineering, studio rental, live show record- high technical standards. A reputation for musicians have recorded their work, rang- SI-1000 Ljubljana ca.si/ zaloznistvo/zgoscenke cord label Mute and, with time, some oth- national co-productions, commercials, etc.). ings, and mastering services. a clean sound and accuracy of monitoring, ing from singer-songwriters Adi Smolar, er labels. At the same time Dallas Records Viba also cooperates in student productions coupled with a superb acoustic designed by Peter Lovšin, Tomaž Domicelj, Tomaž Pen- Sploh Hartman also actively started releasing their own at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and The studio, headed by the producer and mu- Andy Munro, one of the leading studio de- gov and Vlado Kreslin to the punk and rock Sploh Institute for art production and pub- Classical and Choral Music, Wind Bands music. In the mid-1990s, the label became Television (AGRFT), both during the shoot- sician Dali Sterniša, is primarily specialised signers in Europe, add to its reputation. bands O!Kult, Dan D, Buldožer, Industbag, lishing engages in music and performing and Folk-pop an official licensee for the multinational re- ing of films and the post-production. in working on metal music. Some of the Slo- The main studio can comfortably seat 30 Ofsajdersi, Sausages, Orlek and Zmelkoow. arts production, publishing and education. Krpanova ulica 22 cording and publishing company EMI, for vene metal bands who have had their music musicians while they also offer accommo- Tel: 00386 (0) 51360735 (mobile) SI-2000 Maribor whom they promoted and distributed music RSL Production recorded and produced at dB Recordings are dation for up to 8 persons. A comprehensive Email: [email protected], gromtomaz@ T: +386 (0)2 429 24 20 throughout the whole of ex-Yugoslavia. http://www.rsl-production.com Noctiferia, Sabaium, Indigo Child, Fetisha, coverage of their equipment and facilities is gmail.com F: +386 (0)2 429 24 21 Tel: 385 1 4444 310 [email protected] and Brutart. The studio is also recognised available on the website. The studio is also Bezenškova 18 [email protected] www.hartman.si Paromlinska 49/1 Turkova 34, SI-8000 Novo Mesto outside the borders of Slovenia and besides an audio equipment supplier and is an offi- SI-1000 Ljubljana , Croatia Phone: 386 (0) 7 337 550 the well-known band Ashes You Leave from cial partner of Funky Junk, one of Europe’s

30 31 Studio on the border presented, explained, and put into practice. Kripls, Harmonika Abnormen, Dragonfly http://www.ljudmila.org/subkulturni-azil/ Smaller ensembles are welcome to join and Story... explorer.php?page=studio in the course of the workshop record their MUSIC MEDIA [email protected] demo takes at the studio. Studio Metro Kozjak Pri Cersaku 9, SI-225 Cersak http:///www.metro-mastering.com 386 (0) 2 647 6381 Satoration Studio [email protected] Http://www.satoration.org Litijska 38, Si-1000, Ljublijana The Studio at the Border is a (predominant- [email protected] Phone: 386 (0) 1 525 1160 ly) rock music recording and sound editing Kneza Koclja 27, SI-2000 Maribor studio run by Subkulturni azil Maribor - Studio Metro was founded back in 1982 as renamed into Cultural Centre Maribor; re- Located in Maribor, Satoration Studio is, a response to the then available recording cordings made here are released on its Front bluntly put, focused on indie, alternative, infrastructure and conditions, which were Rock and Akord Records labels. The studio electronica, jazz, and world music mixing according to the founders – both of them presents a platform and a stimulus for local and post-production. It doesn’t offer spe- musicians – quite unsatisfactory. The stu- and international creative cooperation and cialised mastering or complete mixing ser- dio opted to solve that and now engages in networking in the field of rock music. All of vices, but can offer this service for demo mastering, mixing, and recording for vari- the recordings made for the Center za de- purposes or “stem mixing”. Satoration Stu- ous authors and bands from Slovenia, Croa- humanizacijo (CZD) and No Border Jam Fes- dio has a “do-it-yourself” philosophy and tia, Macedonia, , the USA, Switzer- tival compilations were created here, along also offers guidelines for production and as- land, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Norway, and with some of the first albums by rock ori- sistance with final touches. A second aspect . Their clients include several record ented groups and artists such as KvinTon, of their philosophy is affordability, so they labels from Slovenia (Dallas Records, Nika Dr.Zero, Rukola, and Xenia Jus. keep their fees very low. Records) as well as from abroad. With the aim of enhancing/making audible Located in a village outside of Maribor in the emotional impact of recordings, lo-fi, eastern Slovenia, not far from the Austri- acoustic, and audiophile stereo recordings, an border, the studio has a 5m x 5m mix- natural ambience, reverberation are used ing room and an 8m x 4.5m recording room, along with compression, EQ and other con- plus two adjacent rooms with am- temporary studio wizardry for creative pur- plifiers. The studio also lends and sets up poses. Mix-per-mail is also possible. The sound systems for concerts, festivals, sport studio is also skilled in experimental, radio, events, and other similar occasions. Sub- and voice-over production. kulturni azil Maribor also organises free Satoration Studio has worked (among oth- audio-studio workshops with the producers ers) for the following authors and groups: and technicians of the studio acting as in- Zlatko Kaučič, Samo Šalamon, Rok Predin, structors. Throughout the three-day course, Tadej Vesenjak, Vasko Atanasovski and held in the studio, terminology, technolo- Adrabesa Ensemble, Zmajev rep, Coma Ste- gy, and the core elements of recording are reo, Dazhbog Ensemble, Brencl banda, The

32 33 VAL202 is Radio Slovenia’s more unconven- of the RTV Slovenia Regional Broadcasting Slovenia Muravidéki Magyar Rádió (MMR), mostly play the most popular music and RADIO tional and casual part of its radio service. Centre Koper-Capodistria, which has around which covers the Hungarian minority pro- hit songs. Besides charts, they have a news NATIONAL The channel’s programme operates 24 hours 120 employees. The centre broadcasts two gramming in Slovenia. The station collabo- program, weather forecasts and traffic in- a day and offers information service, talk programmes – one in Slovenian language rates with Slovene studios and stations as formation every full hour. RTV Slovenia is a public broadcasting ser- possession of a radio or television receiver as well as short and amusing docudramas, shows, and various music shows, from clas- and the other in Italian (Radio Capodistria) well as ones from neighbouring countries vice established by the Republic of Slovenia, and the amount paid is determined by the literary evenings, and nocturnes also fea- sic rock to new, mostly mainstream, elec- – and is received in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, (Austria, ). RADIO 1 The Association of Radio Stations of and the legal foundation for its operations Government of the Republic of Slovenia. The ture in the schedules. tronic music. The target audience is focused the Slovene Littoral, Istria, and coastal Slo- The programmes of MM1 are aimed at all http://www.radio1.si/ Slovenia operates under the umbrella is the Law on RTV Slovenia, which was law binds RTV Slovenia to ensure that its on students and young adults but also on venia. strata of the population, and are broadcast of the Association of TV and Radio Me- passed in November 2005. The law requires output is high quality, informative, cultur- Radio Slovenia First Channel - A1 elderly listeners. The programme scheme in- The predecessor of Radio Koper was estab- daily from 5am to 10pm, and once weekly Radio 1 is number one commercial radio sta- dia within the Chamber of Publishing, that the public service of RTV Slovenia in- al, educational, and entertaining; its output (RA SLO 1) cludes politics, business, local and regional lished in 1949 as Radio of the Yugoslav zone during the night. Priority is given to the tion in Slovenia. It is a part of radio network Bookselling, Graphic Industry, Radio cludes creation, preparation, archiving, and should be fundamentally different to com- A1, the First Channel of Radio Slovenia, cov- news, sports, and a variety of radio shows of Trieste. Originally it was broadcast in Slo- distribution of information about important called Infonet. It was launched in April 2007 and TV Media (GZS-ZKGM). Its mem- broadcasting of two nationwide TV chan- mercial programmes, as advertising time is ers the whole territory of Slovenia via 18 FM devoted to music. venian, Croatian, and Italian languages. Af- regional events and to Slovene national pro- as a co-production of different regional ra- bers are: the national RTV stations, nels, three nationwide radio channels, radio restricted according to the EU regulations transmitters and one AM transmitter at 918 ter 1954 it became a part of Radio Ljubljana grammes. dio programs. Radio 1 plays Slovene and 22 non-commercial local stations, one and TV programmes in the regional centres and the Public Media Act. KHz. It is also broadcast via the Hot Bird Radio Slovenia Third Channel - ARS (today’s Radio Slovenia) and transmission foreign pop and rock hits of 80s, 90s and non-commercial local student station in Koper and Maribor, radio and TV chan- satellite and is available live and via text ARS, the Third channel of Radio Slovenia, was broadcast in Italian and Slovenian only. COMMERCIAL popular 21st cenutry tracks. Besides music, and 46 commercial radio stations. The nels for the Italian and Hungarian minori- RADIO SLOVENIA and audio image at the website. A1 targets is currently being broadcast via 12 trans- The Radio has studios in Koper and Nova they air news, weather forecast and traffic association represents their interest ties in Slovenia, radio and TV programmes https://www.rtvslo.si/radio the widest possible audience and presents mitters around Slovenia. It was launched Gorica, it also regularly collaborates with ROCK RADIO infortamtion at every full hour betweet six in dealings with the Union of Slovene for the Romany community, radio and TV all kinds of music, including folk, pop, coun- in 1969 as the third radio programme of Slovene radio stations and stations from It- http://www.rockradio.si/ in the morning and seven in the evening. Journalists and other sectoral bodies. programmes for Slovene national minorities Radio Slovenia is one of the two programme try, and classical music. It also provides air Radio Slovenia and aimed at specific audi- aly, Austria, , Croatia, and even Radio 1 is particularly famous for its enter- in the neighbouring countries and Slovene units of the Slovene national public radio space to young and amateur singers and ence. This programme brings more serious- Australia. Radio Koper-Capodistria is also Rock Radio was founded in 2014. Metallica, tainment (satire) program. The list of all the Slovenian radio sta- emigrants and workers abroad, and radio and television broadcasting organisation musicians as well as to professional musi- ly-oriented cultural programming (classical transmitted via the station’s website. Jimi Hendrix, Pearl Jam, Iron Maiden, Nir- tions: and TV programmes aimed at foreign au- Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia). cians. music, opera, literature, philosophy, hu- vana, Radiohead in - all RADIO KRKA diences, plus Teletext and an Internet and It celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2008, manities, and science) for connoisseurs and Radio Maribor the hits of the biggest rock legends playing http://www.radiokrka.com/ http://www.radio.rtv.si/?url=lestvi- mobile portal. having originated in October 1928 as Radio Radio Slovenia Second Channel - VAL202 music lovers. The programme scheme in- Established in 1945, Radio Maribor is the 24/7. “Pure rock” can be found on frequen- ca&akcija=mesec&razpored=&page=1 According to the above law, the public ser- Ljubljana. VAL202, the Second Channel of Radio Slove- cludes regular presentations of concerts by radio programme unit of the RTV Slove- cies 103,3, 104,1 and 107,4 MHz on different RADIO AKTUAL vice of RTV Slovenia must also include a Radio Slovenia comprises the following ed- nia, is broadcast via 26 transmitters around the RTV ensembles (such as RTV Slovenia nia Regional Broadcasting Centre Maribor. areas - Ljubljane area, the central region of http://radioaktual.si/ special national TV programme for the di- itorial units: music programmes, original- Slovenia and globally via website. Its output Big Band). Radio Maribor covers the whole region of Slovenia, Gorenjska in Notranjska. rect broadcasting of sessions of the Nation- ly-produced programmes, Slovenes in the is focused mainly on entertainment, news The channel offers a platform to both music Northeastern Slovenia via two FM transmit- RADIO OGNJIŠČE al Assembly and its working bodies, and of world, documentary programmes, educa- and commercial music programmes, so it students and acclaimed, high-profile artists. ters (93.1 MHz and 90.4 MHz) and one AM HITRADIO CENTER http://radio.ognjisce.si/ sessions of the National Council. The recent tional programmes, children and youth pro- gets the highest daily reach of all RTV radio Its evening programme includes live trans- transmitter (558 KHz). The stations’s edito- http://www.radiocenter.si/ Law on RTV Slovenia also specifies the man- grammes, morning and night programmes, programmes. VAL202 programmes feature missions of chamber, choral, symphonic, rial for culture and arts coves regional and RADIO CITY agement and supervision of RTV Slovenia. and classical music programmes. Arts and popular Slovene and foreign music, with and operatic music. ARS also features a cal- national events, it also produces radio plays Radio Center has been around for more than http://www.radiocity.si/ culture programmes are provided by all evening slots dedicated to special thematic endar of cultural events, as well as various and similar shows. 15 years now and it is a commercial radio RTV Slovenia operates on the basis of a three channels, which offer information and shows covering everything from pop to jazz, series of essays. Radio Maribor broadcasts two distinct ser- station targeting urban inhabitants from all RADIO ANTENA mixed financing scheme consisting of a li- news on the latest events on the domestic as well as the latest hits presented by in- vices – Radio Si (Radio Slovenia Internation- around the country, age 20 to 50. The ra- http://www.radioantena.si/ cence fee and commercial revenue. The li- and European cultural scene. Original radio house presenters and special guests to the Radio Koper al), offering programmes in English, Ger- dio station changed their name into Hitra- cence fee is levied to every residence in drama productions for adults and children, programmes. Radio Koper is the radio programme unit man, and Slovenian languages, and (Radio dio Center, highlighting the fact that they

34 35 ALTERNATIVE Background a number of them are highly respected in- -> TRESK Festival sic, hip hop, classical music, metal, ). lection), indie.si 360º (a weekly overview of The radio started broadcasting its pro- tellectuals, journalists, artists and universi- http://radiostudent.si/tresk On Saturday a two hour ‘Cultural Sabbath’ Radio Terminal was established in 2011 with events on the indie music scene. Broadcast RADIO ŠTUDENT gramme in 1969, when it was founded by ty lecturers. programme is broadcast, in which cultural the intention of showcasing new and urban in collaboration with the website indie.si) http://radiostudent.si/ the Association of Students of the Universi- Four different editorial departments make MARIBOR STUDENT RADIO - MARŠ events in Slovenia and abroad are thorough- music in an interactive way. The radio pro- and L’indiescothèque, a broadcast focusing ty of Ljubljana, which was eager to present up the radio – for culture and humanities, http://www.radiomars.si/ ly analysed. vides its listeners with contemporary music on dance music. an outlet for local students, who had also for university and science, for current pol- Maribor Študent Radio was established in Since 1995 MARŠ has bestowed the annu- and explores its current trends produced by The Selector is a weekly two-hour show woken up during the turbulent year of 1968. itics and for music. The latter is character- 1990 as a community independent radio. al MARŠ Walking Boot Award on the most local and foreign artists. Contrary to many covering all styles of music and is presented However, from its beginnings Radio Student ised by a heartfelt and absorbed presenta- The goal of MARŠ has always been to be- original rock’n’roll band. commercial radio stations in Slovenia, mu- on Radio Terminal in collaboration with the has been one of the few local asylums of tion of edgy, marginalised and provocative come an innovative campus radio service sic is the main focus of Radio Terminal’s British Council Slovenia. The show features alternative independent journalism and the music from around the world, ranging from with a range of community content for International projects efforts. interviews, mixes and live sessions from only electronic media open to new aesthet- , jazz and improvised music, marginal and subcultural social and ethnic MARŠ has several correspondents in the Radio Terminal’s team includes music and some of the most exciting British artists ics and approaches in various fields of arts avant-garde and folk music, to experimental groups, unlike the average commercial ra- former Yugoslavia, Europe, the USA and (pop) culture enthusiasts who don’t blindly who are presented to Slovene audiences ex- and culture. electronica, musique concrète and techno, dio station. Its main characteristics are its Africa. MARŠ also collaborates closely with follow the trends but rather discover them clusively on Radio Terminal. The explosion of and independent together with its other clubbing derivatives. information plurality and critical approach Radio Študent (RŠ) and with other non-com- and present them to the listeners. They musical production of the late 1970’s and In between these departments are radio to topics. mercial community radio stations from Ban- successfully merge their passions with ra- VOICE OF UNDERGROUND Established in 1969 by the Student Organ- the beginning of economical and political shows run by and for the Roma popula- ja Luka, , Mostar, , Sara- dio and its presence on social media. Ra- http://voiceofunderground.com/ isation of the University of Ljubljana, Ra- crisis in Yugoslavia in the early 80’s strong- tion and other ethnic minorities, shows on Background jevo, Sombor, , , Zurich and dio Terminal is determined to broadcast to Voice of Underground is an organization dio Študent (RŠ)is one of Europe’s oldest ly shifted the focus of Radio Student to more drugs, video games and technology, ‘live ra- In the 90s, MARŠ activities were funded by Basel on the Crossradio initiative - for more the world and bring the world to Slovenia, connecting artists from Maribor and pre- and strongest non-commercial, alternative controvert social and political issues. This dio comics’, radio art and many other, often several foundations, including the Open So- information see http://www.crossradio.org. since it features a mix of international and senting their work through the Live Radio radio stations. Its diverse and dedicated was a period of the quick rise of the widely very unique radio emissions. ciety Institute, the Embassy of the Nether- Each week one of these stations contrib- Slovene music and successfully navigates Stream airing concerts from their little un- programme activities encompass presenting respected Radio Student school of journal- lands in Slovenia, the Westminster Founda- utes a half-hour programme which then is between popular and indie music in collab- derground studio. and evaluating different forms of popular ism, which still lays a strong emphasis on Projects tion for Democracy and the TEMPUS PHARE broadcast by all members of the network. oration with local music producers, event music, covering and analysing current po- bringing down the walls of taboos and on RŠ programming policy fuses communi- Programme). During 2000-2003 its pro- The aim of the project is to help reduce organisers and other media. litical and social phenomena, dealing with practising freedom of speech and thought. ty radio and public service concepts. From gramme frequency was suspended because distrust and tension between the different the many fields of arts and humanities, fol- its earliest days the station has promoted of unsolved ownership issues, although cultures in South East Europe, to encourage Programme lowing and critically dissecting student and Programme civil society initiatives, particularly in con- MARŠ continued to be transmitted via the cultural dialogue and to promote the plu- In addition to music news, reviews, inter- university politics and policies, enacting ra- Today, the radio daily broadcasts 17 hours nection with urban lifestyles, freedom of Internet and cable systems. In September rality of media while supporting freedom of views, mix-tapes by young and upcoming dio plays, reciting works of literature and of its own programme during the week and speech, cultural diversity, tolerance, social 2003 the FM frequency 95.9 MHz was once expression. artists and an extensive event calendar, poetry – and quite a lot more. 14 during weekends. About 200 regular con- solidarity and human rights. Due to the va- more assigned to MARŠ and today its pro- Radio Terminal features regular weekly All of the above is permeated by wit, hu- tributors are involved: journalists, art and riety and range of its contributors, many grammes are broadcast 24 hours a day. INTERNET RADIO broadcasts such as Torek ob petih (Tues- mour, a laid back approach, political re- music critics, D.J.s, announcers (who have innovative cultural, political and social ini- day at Five o’Clock) (a radio show hosted by sponsibility and intellectual vigour and always added strong personal flavour to tiatives have sprung from the activities of Cultural content RADIO TERMINAL journalist and editor Izak Košir that focuses thoroughness. It is broadcast on 89.3 MHz the programme moderated) and technicians Radio Študent in itself. Cultural content is featured daily; the Cul- http://radioterminal.si/ on topical social issues in relaxed conver- (500 W) UKV stereo, covering Ljubljana and (who also give significant personal touch to tural Editor prepares several programmes, Radio Terminal is a Slovene web radio sta- sations with expert guests), Na gramofonu its surroundings (a basin of 500,000 poten- the programme by their hilarious use of ra- -> Club Marathon including interviews and reviews of theatre, tion featuring exciting new music, music (On the Record Player) (a programme which tial listeners), and is (since 1998) available dio jingles and their interest in radio puns), http://radiostudent.si/klubskimaraton/ cartoons, dance and music (new creators news, podcasts, reviews, and other stories deals with the joys and pains of owning a to listen online. etc. The majority of them are students, and and approaches, jazz, ethno, electronic mu- related to the music presented on the radio. record player and possessing a record col-

36 37 RELEVANT PRESS AND ONLINE MEDIA TV-STATIONS

RTV Slovenija - TV shows youth. Every show is focused on a spe- Dnevnik overview of the programme for the follow- into a webzine of volunteers who regularly dedicated to music: cific genre and hosts two or three young http://www.delo.si https://www.dnevnik.si/ ing week and covers current themes, mostly cover the Slovene and foreign music scene, music creators within it. It is made in Newspaper Newspaper in the form of interviews, pieces of research whether in written word or through photog- Točka a collaboration with renowned Slovenian The newspaper Delo covers all fields, from The cultural section of Dnevnik newspaper or shorter event reviews. Culture is a very raphy. On RockOnNet you can find current https://www.rtvslo.si/tocka/ musicians, producers and music editors, Slovene national and local politics and re- prepares one or two pages per day covering important part of the magazine. music news, interviews, album and concert who pick winners that get to profession- gional news to world events, culture, sport, cultural events and cultural policy issues, Mladina.si reviews, a schedule of music events in Slo- Music show on TV SLO 2 from Monday ally record an album in studios of Radio economy and also commentaries and re- including reviews, interviews, and reports. venia, articles about new and talented Slo- to Friday late night and early morning Slovenia. ports. Every day 1 to 2 pages are dedicat- Since 1988 the company has been bestowing Večer vene musicians, and a whole lot more. presenting music videos. ed to articles on culture, with an addition- the Best Actor Award in the Ljubljana City http://www.vecer.com TV Golica al 1 to 2 pages called Deloskop for cultural Theatre (MGL) for a role in the previous sea- Newspaper RockLine.si Aritmija http://golica.zurnal24.si/ events (exhibitions, concerts, performances, son. Recent winners have been Petra Veber Today Culture section incorporates one or http://www.rockline.si/ http://4d.rtvslo.si/oddaja/aritmija/377 TV programme with shows where they lectures) around Slovenia on that day, plus Rojnik, Iva Krajnc, and Uroš Smolej. two page per day of Culture and Pop Culture Starting as a modest rock-oriented webzine play national music. comprehensive information on recommend- Together with Študentska založba Publish- and a special supplementsČitalnica [Read- in 2006, RockLine.si is now one of the most Since 2005, Aritmija is the only music ed events. Deloskop is divided into several ing House Dnevnik Publishing house co-or- ing room] on Monday. Some pages of the popular online music media in Slovenia. It TV-station about events and achieve- TV Veseljak sections according to artistic disciplines and ganised the Fabula Festival up to 2012 and Saturday Supplement are also dedicated to still sets its focus primarily on rock music, ments on the Slovenian creative music http://veseljak.si/ genre – film, theatre, books, museums, chil- funds the Fabula Award for the best Slovene culture. understanding the term as widely as pos- scene and therefore represents the center TV programme with shows where they dren, exhibition and lectures. short story collection (since 2006). Online sible, but does not strictly exclude other of better quality, more alternative music play and talk about national music. Delo.si Dnevnik.si online platform Večer.com is the online version of Večer, a musical orientations and often does articles in Slovenia. Airing once a week, it covers Delo.si is the online version of the central daily newspaper published in Maribor. It on jazz and even pop. Besides posting in- news and important music events from Slovene daily newspaper and features all Mladina features all its sections and Web based con- terviews, concert and album reviews, news all around the country and further. The its sections enhanced by original video con- http://www.mladina.si tent (video, culinary art, dossiers, blogs). from the music world, in-depth articles on show is hosted by the renowned Slove- tributions by Studio Delo. It also provides Magazine Večer Stage at in Maribor various rock related subjects, and event an- nian actress Katarina Čas. access to the archived articles of the Delo Mladina [Youth] appeared for the first time nouncements on a daily basis, RockLine.si Publishing House printed newspaper and its in January 1943 in succession to the former RockOnNet.com also hosts a lively online community on its V svojem ritmu supplements. Delo.si holds the 11th place on Mlada Slovenia [Young Slovenia], a maga- http://www.rockonnet.com/ message board sub-page. http://vsvojemritmu.si/ the most visited Slovene websites list, at- zine of the National Liberation Front pub- RockOnNet.com is “an on-line magazine The RockLine team of about ten regular tracting 18 per cent of Slovene web users lished in 1941–1942. Since that time Mla- for audiophiles and the most comprehen- writers and photographers is led by the V svojem ritmu is a music program for every month. dina gained a reputation for challenging, sive Slovene music portal”. But don’t let the managing editor and site founder Aleš Pod- young musicians. It is a documenta- Delo Publishing House investigative, and provocative reporting in name deceive you, this webzine covers not brežnik, who, like the rest of the crew, does ry youth music program designed as a the former Yugoslavia. In the independent only rock music, but music in general. In this on a voluntarily basis. In spite of this contests between artists and a combina- Slovenia, Mladina continues to irritate the the very beginning, in 2002, it a offered a the website is regularly updated and now tion of music and the lifestyle of today’s authorities and its role has remained con- chance for young photographers to publish hosts more than 17,000 articles (in Slove- troversial. The culture section gives an music related photos, but shortly it evolved nian). The site records about 1200 to 2500

38 39 visits daily and has achieved a status of a pert opinions, and reviews of different con- cialka team in 2012. Its editorial also in- vene music acts (Kleemar, It’s Everyone Else, Profanity collections related to arts and culture. Fi- serious and valued media among many of certs, CDs, books, and movies written by cludes journalists of the now defunct RSQ N’Toko), were featured in the “Must-listen http://www.profanity.si/ nancially supported by the Ministry of Cul- its visitors as well as concert organisers, recognisable writers such as Brigita Rovšek, Magazine which was one of the first Slo- tracks from around the world” column. Profanity.si is a music webzine that start- ture, the project complements the eContents bands, and record companies. Gregor Pompe, Igor Bašin, Urša Šivic, and vene music webzines. The site mostly fea- “Hrup Nights” are another one of Hrupmag’s ed its web existence in 2011. Its content initiative (Digital Agenda for Europe) that Goran Kompoš. tures new music and current trends but is concert ventures. Hrup Nights are sporadic revolves around the “heavier” types of mu- supports interoperability and the re-use of Podoba-Glasba.si The magazine’s goal is to inform diverse also devoted to acquainting its readers with concert events that ensue every now and sic, primarily focusing on various strands public data in cultural sectors. Cultural pro- http://www.podoba-glasba.si/ readers about newest events and offer in- notable older music and music-related phe- then under the Hrupmag patronage. Hrup of metal music. The webzine offers current ducers and other media sources are invited Podoba-Glasba (“Image-Music”) was depth reflection of music events. Editors are nomena in a section titled “Everyone Should Nights have so far been headlined by bands news from the scene, in-depth album and to contact Ljudmila to get included as data launched in 2009 as a web magazine de- open to a wide variety of music and differ- Be Familiar With” (Vsi bi morali poznati in such as Liars, Kvelertak, Child Abuse, and concert reviews, various articles, inter- resources. voted to the art of music videos. The name ent views on it. With their high quality and Slovenian). The magazine was established Mozes and the Firstborn. views, and an overview of upcoming con- Novice (News) gather cultural news from is derived from the film taxonomy by interesting writing the magazine would like as an online medium and is notable for certs. There is also a video section called the RSS feeds of more than 200 sources: the Gilles Deleuze, namely his concept “Move- to encourage a range of profiles: musicians its up-to-date coverage of local and inter- Napovednik.com Event Guide “Profanity TV1”, which is put up on You- websites of Slovene cultural producers and ment-Image”. This highly specialised me- and music professionals, educators, stu- national music news, prompt response to http://www.napovednik.com tube and mostly features interviews with organisations, cultural blogs as well as all dium for music videos explores the artistic dents, and music lovers. At the first anni- trending events in the music world, concise Napovednik (in Slovenian “napovedati” musicians and short video recordings of the cultural sections of Slovene media on the and conceptual side of this under appreciat- versary in January 2012 Odzven was also reviews of music events and albums, and means “to foresee, to forecast”) is a web- concerts that have been recently held in Slo- web. The first part of the news is shown ed audiovisual art form. published as printed compendium of articles it also delivers critical commentary on all site listing daily cultural events in Slovenia, venia. with an adjacent image and the link to the Podoba-Glasba publishes both the latest issued during its first year. aspects of the music scene. The Hrupmag launched in 2002. Today it is the most wide- The editorial crew is made up of knowledge- original site. examples and classical ones of music video team consists of 5 daily editors, 5 Hrup TV ly-read events guide in Slovenian, used by able volunteers and is led by Ivan Cepanec, Dogodki (Events) are aggregated from the production, interviews with directors, his- Hrupmag staff members and at least 8 permanent 180.000 people every month. also the editor of the now deceased Master various sources such as the former Kul- torical facts and has also recently translat- http://hrupmag.com, https://www.facebook. correspondents at any time. As the majority of Slovene event organiz- Magazine and a music journalist on Radio turnik and over 1000 Facebook pages where ed theoretical work on paradoxes of pastiche com/Hrupmag/?fref=ts Endeavours ers enter their events in Napovednik by Študent (RŠ). most of events are published nowadays. in music videos by Roger Beebe (University HRUPmag.com, and its English editions Hrupmag team are active participants and themselves, it has developed into the most of Florida). known as Hrup Means Noise, is a Ljublja- contributors to the local music scene in Lju- comprehensive event guide. Here you can Muzikobala Indie.si The editor Matic Majcen organises events na-based daily online publication devoted bljana. In addition to the abundance of dai- find listings for all major concerts, theatre http://www.muzikobala.com/ https://www.facebook.com/indie.si/ and lectures on music videos, mainly con- to music news, commentary, reviews, art- ly news, reviews and commentary featured performances, exhibitions and other hap- Interactive online platform for the music sidered from a perspective of film theory ist interviews, video production and event in their online magazine, they also manage penings. Napovednik also offers cinema and scene of the Slovenian coast. Covering, an- Koridor (Corridor) and art, participating at various venues and management. Its focus is on independent, and produce audio-visual content for Hrup TV listings. Several Slovenian media rely on nouncing, reviewing, presenting music from http://koridor-kriziscaumetnosti.blogspot. occasions in Ljubljana such as the Ljublja- alternative music. However, the range of TV, produce music videos, tackle topical is- Napovednik as a source for their event list- the whole area. com na International Film Festival (LIFFe), Kino musical genres covered also extends to pop, sues and organise events. ings. Corridor, Crossroads of Arts is an online Udarnik Maribor, Španski borci Culture Cen- hip-hop, rock, noise, jazz, experimental, and In 2013, Hrupmag produced Music Don’t Kulturnik.si media platform dedicated to promoting and tre, Filofest, and Art kino Metropol Celje. various forms of electronic music. Cost a Dime (Muzika je džabe), a full-length Glasbofil http://www.culture.si reviewing culture, arts and other creative Currently, due to an attack on their website, documentary dealing with the topic of free http://glasbofil.info/ The website Kulturnik.si was launched in endeavours. It was established in early 2014 Odzven.si HRUPmag lives a Facebook-only existence, concerts in Slovenia which received many A website forecasting and reviewing music December 2013. Developed by the Ljudmi- and it aims to familiarise its readers with http://www.odzven.si a situation due to be remedied some time favourable reviews and was showcased and events. la Art and Science Laboratory, the portal current art events while also critically eval- Published by SIGIC, Odzven.si is an online soon. screened at the Festival of Slovenian Film. consists of a metasearch engine and fea- uating the Slovene and international cultur- music magazine established in January Inception That same year Hrupmag also linked up tures cultural news and events aggregated al and art scenes. 2011. It consists of essays, interviews, ex- Hrupmag was launched by members of Spe- with The Guardian where in turn some Slo- from various Slovene digital sources and

40 41 LIVE MUSIC VENUES, CLUBS AND STADIUMS

Central Slovenia with a programme spanning from poetry - DRPPD - Association for Development of Cirkus Club with Ljubljana readings to rock gigs, Klub Channel Zero for Preventative and Volunteer Work Website: http://www.cirkusklub.si electronic music, dub, and variety of rock - KAPA Association for Cultural and Address: Trg Mladinskih Delovnih Brigad 7, Metelkova Mesto Autonomous and hard core events, Klub Gromka for al- Artistic Production S1-1000 Cultural Zone ternative performing arts events, films, var- - KUD Sestava Phone: 386 (0) 41 777 747 The Autonomous Cultural Centre Metelko- ious concerts, literature, and lectures, the - KUD Anarhiv va mesto is an umbrella term for one of the gay club Klub Tiffany and the lesbian club Festivals and programmes Cirkus Club is a popular and lively night- liveliest cultural, artistic, social and intel- Klub Monokel, as well as Klub SOT 24,5, run - International Feminist and Queer Festival club, situated just next to the city centre of lectual urban areas in Ljubljana that goes by the YHD - Association for Theory and Red Dawns Ljubljana. Open most days of the week (with among the largest agglomeration of alterna- Culture of Handicap. There are also Mizzart - DokuBazaar, Ljubljana Independent Docu- events on Wednesdays, Fridays and Satur- tive and underground cultures in the whole Gallery with its psy trance fiestas, and - as mentary Film Festival days being a given), it runs a programme Europe. the only spontaneously erected building - - Ljubljana International Short Film Festival that regularly offers very prominent dance Venues and Organisations Jalla Jalla artistic inn. Several artists’ stu- - Radio Študent Benefit Festival music DJs as well as occasional live bands. Many cultural organisations are based at dios - some of which are also available for - Stiropor Festival Circus is the prevailing theme of its events Metelkova mesto, with some of them be- visiting artists - are located in one or the - Young Rhymes (a poetry reading series and the hedonistically styled parties are ing there since the start and others being other of barracks. The outdoor events are and festival) boosted with performances by go-go danc- of a more transient anture. They include: usually held at the Square with no Historic - Defonija (a music cycle for adventurous ers, acrobats, costumed animators and oth- KUD Mreža Arts and Culture Association, Memory. Open only throughout the summer, and improvised music) er such features. currently running the Alkatraz Gallery, the the garden of Gala hala offers special sum- Information offices Cirkus Club was established in 2011 at the Asylum Studio, the Night Window Display mer program in an extremely nice courtyard - KUD Anarhiv refurbished premises of the former city cin- Gallery Pešak and its International Feminist that may host up to 800 people. - Infoshop Metelkova ema-theatre Vič. The club stretches across and Queer Festival Red Dawns; KAPA Asso- Venues at Metelkova mesto: Projects two floors and galleries (both having rather ciation for Cultural and Artistic Production - Gala hala - Jalla Jalla Producers from Metelkova have participated big smoking areas available) and can ac- with its Gala hala venue for all genres of - Klub Channel Zero - Asylum Studio in numerous important cultural festivals in- commodate up to 1000 guests. rock, dub, hip-hop, and so on; KUD Anarhiv - Klub Gromka cluding the Wiener Festwochen, documenta, with its Škratova čitalnica; Celica Hostel, - Klub Menza pri koritu Manifesta, the Sao Paolo Biennial and the Kino Siska, Centre for Urban with its cafe-bar, concert and gallery space - Klub Monokel Venice Biennale. Many Slovene interna- Culture (run by KUD Sestava), constructed within - Klub Tiffany tional festivals held in Ljubljana hold part Website: http://www.kinosiska.si the old military prison; and Infoshop, a so- - Alkatraz Gallery of their activities at Metelkova, including Address: Trg Prekomorskih Brigad 3, SI-1000 cial space for research and development in - Celica Hostel the City of Women International Festival of Ljublijana the theory and practice of anarchistic and - Night Window Display Gallery Pešak Contemporary Arts, Druga Godba Festival, Phone: 386 (0) 30 310 100 related movements; Managing organisations MENT Ljubljana, Ljubljana Jazz Festival Venues also include Klub Menza pri koritu, - KUD Mreža Arts and Culture Association and the Ana Desetnica. Kino Šiška is a centre for contemporary cul-

42 43 ture in Ljubljana established and opened for jazz festival and hosts one large-scale op- day and night with students and the young Zoo Hala Tivoli former Monastery of the Holy Cross. It is literature discussions, theatre and dance 2000, than closed in 2006 and reopened in the public in September 2009. It is dedicated era or [ballet co-production each year. The at heart. The décor is great – check out the Website: www.zoo-club.si Website: http://www.sport-ljubljana.si/ located at French Revolution Square no. 1. shows and some more as well. The place 2012. In recent years, it has become one mainly to various music events, neverthe- Golden Subscription Series brings world- manga comic-strip scenes and figures scur- Address: Tržaška cesta 2 1000 Ljubljana Park_Tivoli_Hala_Tivoli/ is located in the old city centre of of the main venues for alternative culture less theatre, dance and variety of visual arts class international orchestras, conductors rying up the walls. There’s a pretty garden Address: Celovška cesta 25, Prulček and is comprised of an outside courtyard in Ptuj and the surrounding area. Be- and new media art events also feature in and soloists. For more information please terrace for summer evening drinking: try to Zoo is a bar and club whose basement 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Website: www.prulcek.si and terrace, the main cafeteria area and a sides running its own regular programme, its regular programme. There are more than see Cankarjev dom’s Music Programme. arrive early to snag a table as this place is rooms are a venue for weekend club events Address: Prijateljeva ulica 2, vaulted bare-brick cellar mostly used for Kolnkišta is also involved in the summer 270 events annually attracting over 67.000 on just about everyone’s must-visit list, so featuring mainly different styles of elec- Two Story stadium which can host over SI-1000, Ljubljana live occasions and exhibitions. As of recent festival TerasaFest and has hosted Club visitors. Gospodarsko razstavišče - there will be stiff competition. Žmavc is also tronic dance music such as drum ‘n’ bass, 5,600 people and is used for ice hockey and Phone: 386 (0) 1 241 4726 years, MuziKafe also offers very special Marathon concerts. The venue consists of two technically Ljubljana Exhibition and an excellent spot for morning coffee when electro, and dubstep. Calmer rhythms can basketball matches as well as a music con- B&B facilities that were arranged and equipped and adaptable multi-functional Convention Centre the crowds are still sleeping off the night be heard in the relaxed daytime bar, where cert. Opened in 2012, Prulček, with its ambitious decorated in accord with the pronounced Satchmo Jazz Club halls: the large Katedrala Hall can hold from Website: http://www.gr-sejem.si before. jazz events, small concerts of acoustic mu- programme and concept, is a very unique artistic sensibilities of the owners Igor and Website: www.satchmo.si 800 to 1000 visitors standing for music con- Address: Dunajska Cesta 18, SI-1000, Ljub- sic, stand-up comedy shows, and literary Tovarna Rog - Rog Concert Hall venue for Ljubljana. On a more or less daily Stanka Vauda Benčevič. Address: Strossmayerjeva 6, SI- 2000 Mari- certs, the small Komuna Hall can hold up lijana Daktari readings are held in the evenings. Website: www.tovarna.org basis it offers live music shows and couples bor to 120 seats. The lobby in front of the Kate- Phone: 386 (0) 1 3000 26 00 Website: http://www.daktari.si Address: Trubarjeva 72, them with artist exhibitions, theatre per- Gustaf Hall, Perkana Phone: 286 (0) 2 250 2150 drala Hall serves as a flexible exhibition and Address: Krekov Trg 7, Ljublijana 1000 Cvetličarna SI-1000 Ljubljana formances, film screenings, and so on. All Website: http://www.gustaf.si project space named Kamera. The Kino Šiška The Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Phone: 00 386 5 905 55 38 Website: www.Cvetličarna.info these events take place in a very lively bar, Address: Ob zeleznici 8, SI-2000, Maribor Located in the brick-vaulted cellar of Café is a popular hangout for the entire Šiš- Centre is Slovenia’s largest venue for fairs Address: Kranjčeva ulica 20, 1000 Ljubljana, Tovarna Rog (Rog Factory) is an autono- set in an otherwise slightly culturally de- Phone: 386 (0) 2 300 7870 Maribor Art Gallery, the Satchmo Jazz ka Cultural Quarter and exhibitions, educational events, busi- Americans of a certain age visiting this wa- Slovenia mous social and cultural centre set on the prived part of the city centre. Club offers a varied music programme: ness conferences, congresses and other tering hole may be reminded of kids’ tele- Phone: +386 64 118 655 premises of a former bicycle factory. “Con- With its consistency, Prulček has fast at- The 209 square-metre Gustaf Hall is the jazz concerts predominate, but these are Cankarjev dom, Cultural and meetings. Occasionally it also hosts larger vision series Daktari (‘doctor’ in Swahili), sensually” occupied in 2006, this vast loca- tracted a very dedicated crowd, composed of largest hall at Pekarna Cultural Centre complemented by blues, soul, funk, and al- Congress Centre music concerts and other entertainment about a kindly vet and his daughter who Cvetličarna is a night club and an event tion of 7,000 square-metres in “downtown” a colourful melange of figures from Ljublja- in Maribor. It contains the latest sound ternative music events. The club opened in Website: http://www.cd-cc.si events. It is located in the immediate vicin- protected wild animals from poachers and venue in Ljubljana since 2003. They grew Ljubljana currently facilitates a rich pro- na’s cultural life and the regular aficionados equipment and is used mainly as a venue 1993. To date it has hosted more than 300 Address: Presernova 10, SI-1000 Ljublijana ity of the city centre, close to a number of corrupt local officials somewhere in East together with their devoted audience over gramme of social and cultural activities and for the less commercial musical styles. for rock and world music concerts, interdis- concerts.The club reached its peak during Phone: 386 (0) 241 7100 hotels. The Gospodarsko razstavišče exhi- Africa in the late 1960s. That said, I’m not the years, primarily because of the con- programmes; philosophy lectures happen ciplinary cultural events and discussions. the acclaimed Skrite note (Hidden Music Director General: Ursula Cetinski bition and convention centre was build be- sure about the connection, and if there even stant program quality and because of good while graffiti are being painted, rave parties Drava Region with Its programme is run by the AGD Gustaf Score) Festival series of avant-garde music tween 1954 and 1958. The exhibition com- is one. This rabbit-warren of a watering hole understanding for the wishes and needs of take place in a skate park, and soup kitchen (Association for Cultural Activities - Alter- concerts organised by KIBLA Multimedia Cankarjev dom, the largest cultural and plex as a whole was designed by Branko at the foot of the funicular to Ljubljana Cas- their guests and visitors. The unique mu- meals are often followed by film screenings. Maribor native Music Workshop Gustaf), in collabo- Centre and during the time it served as the congress centre in Slovenia. The multipur- Simčič and individual halls and pavilions by tle is so chilled there’s practically frost on sical experience helped to create genuine ration with other cultural associations. main venue for the Izzven Jazz Festival, pose centre building, situated in the heart several different architects. the windows. The décor is retro-distressed: links among the artists, organizers and vis- Križanke Dom Kulture MuziCafe which took place annually from 2000 to of Ljubljana, provides over 36,000 square Žmavc antique-style furniture, shelves full of old itors. Cvetličarna became renown club of the Website: www.krizanke.net Website: http://www.muzicafe.si Kolnkišta 2009. Lectures, art performances, and metres of events space and stages over Website: http://www.zmavc.si books and a pianola in the corner. More of Southeast Europe among the visitors, who Address: Trg Francoske Revolucije 1, Address: Vrazov Trg 1, Si-2250 PtuJ Address: Viktorina Ptujskega 4, small-scale independent stage productions 1,200 events each year. It was opened in Address: Rimska cesta 21, Ljubljana 1000 a cultural centre than club as such, Daktari have long exceeded the limits of the Slove- SI-1000 Ljubljana, Phone: 386 (0) 2 787 8860 Si-2250 Ptuj also take place at the club. 1980 and was built as the last part of the Phone: 00 386 1 251 03 24 hosts live music sets, jam sessions, theatre, nian capital, as well as among the musi- Phone 386 (0) 1 241 6026 Trg revolucije Square architectural complex cabaret and an eclectic mix of other cultural cians who keep coming back Dom Kulture muziKafe is an unique, family Kolnkišta was founded by Ptuj Student conceived by renowned Slovene architect Žmavc, just west of the main drag Slovens- events. The Križanke Outdoor Theatre is a theatre run mixture of a café, a gallery and an Club in co-operation with Municipality of . The centre presents music ka cesta, is the best place to slum it in Lju- in Ljubljana, Slovenia, used for summer event venue that hosts musical perfor- Ptuj in the cellar of an old building in the events across all musical genres. It holds a bljana, with the smallish bar inside packed festivals set up inside the courtyard of the mances, poetry readings, travelogues, city centre. The place was established in

44 45 ŠTUK Student Event Centre unofficial place to hang out and socialize. Rdeča ostriga Club the place has a much more varied purpose team prepares a special radio show on alternative music by established and up- Ambasada Gavioli Kosovel Culture House Sežana Maribor Soon, concerts were started to be held there Website: http://www.ostriga.org and functions as a place for music con- youth culture on the station Radio Odmev. coming artists (Broken Lock, Ana Pupedan, Website: http://www.amasadagavioli Website: www.kosovelovdom.si Website: www.stuk.org and the crew running the club legalised its Address: Partizanska Cesta 1, SI-4220 Skofja certs, film screenings, theatre performanc- They are also the driving force behind the New Wave Syria, and others), theatre plays, Address: Industrijska Cesta 10, SI-6310 Address: Kosovelova Ulica 4a, SI-6210 Address: Gosposvetska 83, SI-2000 Maribor activities and set up the Bistrica ob Sotli Loka es, graphic arts exhibitions, skateboarding, Cmakajne Festival of Young Creativity that shows, lectures, dance and art workshops. Izola-Isola Phone: 386 (0) 5 731 2010 Phone: 396 (0) 2 251 4583 Youth Association. Alongside this, the mu- Phone: 386 (0) 4 512 3021 workshops, and more. takes place every September and a co-pro- Phone: 386 (0) 31 255 706 Kosovelov dom was established in 1991 as sic scene in Bistrica started flourishing and The place endorses an open-door policy ducer of the Deuje babe Festival. Mostovna Cultural Centre a municipal public non-profit institution, The ŠTUK Student Event Centre is a popu- about ten years after its inception the club Founded in 1995 by Škofja Loka Students’ and enables quite a few producers to set Klub Baza Website: www.mostovna.com Continuously running since 1995, Ambasa- a cultural centre for the Kras Region. It is lar venue for cultural events aimed at the was thoroughly renovated Club (Klub škofjeloških študentov, KŠŠ) up their various events and programmes, Website: http://www.klub-baza.com Address: Cesta IX, Korpusa 99a, SI-5250 da Gavioli is a renowned nightclub with named after Srečko Kosovel (1904–1926), student population of the university city and located in the town’s old army bar- naturally more or less of a non-commercial Address: Vipavska Cesta 11a, sI 5270 Aj- Phone: 386 (0) 5 330 0912 a very distinctive interior and a promi- the expressionist poet born in Sežana. of Maribor. Originally constructed in 1984, Klub eMCe plac racks, Mladinski kulturni center (MKC) nature dovscina nent history. Featuring the biggest names The Kosovel Culture House is located in renovated during the 1990s, and equipped Website: http://www.emceplac.si Red Oyster (‘Youth Cultural Centre Red Mostovna Cultural Centre is a youth from techno, house and other dance music the town centre and is known locally as with a new sound and lighting system in Address: Saleska Cesta 3, SI-3320 Oyster’) presents an ongoing programme with Nova Klub Baza is an independent club in the culture venue and a regional multimedia scenes, the club is held to be the most im- “the city within the city”, having its own 2003, the hall now offers high-quality fa- Phone: 386 (0) 31 421 074 of music, theatre, DJ guest appearances, town of Ajdovščina. Established in 2015, it centre that offers facilities for the devel- portant institution for the development of square, street and park as well as many cilities for the presentation of the perform- film and video, plus a bar which serves Red Gorica is stationed at the former premises of the opment of modern urban culture, free-time rave and clubbing culture in Slovenia. spaces for presenting performing and visu- ing arts, especially popular concerts for a Running since 2010, Klub eMCe plac is the Oyster’s trademark Kloštergajster drink. Student Club Ajdovščina, near the city cen- activities, non-formal education and revit- Situated in the coastal town of Izola, it is al arts and film. The cinema is a member of broader, less demanding audience. centre of alternative music in Velenje and Foreign bands have appeared at the venue C.M.A.K. Cerkno tre. The place was set up based on self-ini- alisation of the city life.The place hosts and frequented by clubbers from all over Slo- the Art Cinema Network, which distributes a popular hangout place with a varied, since 1997, and in 1998 Red Oyster became Website: http://cmakcerkno.net tiative and is run by a diverse collective sets up concerts and DJ evenings, theatre venia as well as from some neighbouring selected high-quality films around Slove- Savinja Region with imaginative programme of cultural and so- recognised as one of the best and most Address: Bevkova 11, SI-5282 Cerkno of locals who craved for a venue where and film show. countries. Currently its programme is run nia. cial events. Run under the auspices of the active clubs in Slovenia. The club owns a Phone: 386 (0) 51 828 028 various cultural activities (sometimes of by Fetch The Vibe. Celje Velenje Youth Centre (MC Velenje) and the hall with 80 seats. Red Oyster encourag- a more alternative character) could take Coastal–Karst with Mura Region with student association of the Velenje region, es new bands and organises a variety of The Cerkljanski Mladinski Alternativni place. Here, one can attend music concerts Izola Cultural Centre

Klub Metulj the place is comprised out of a cafeteria, a cultural workshops. The club runs the OBC Klub, C.M.A.K., established in 1997, is a of all varieties (jazz, rock, metal, techno, Koper Website: www.center-izola.si Murska Sobota Website: http://www.klub-metulji.org gallery and a multifunctional space/con- electronic music section and the Frnikula self-organised, non-party and non-profit etc), see a photography or fine arts exhibi- Address: Ilica Oktobrske Revolucije 1, SI- Address: Bistrica ob sotli 9, SI-3256 cert hall. Theatre section. alternative youth club, located in Cerkno. tion, listen to a travelogue lecture and also Nada Žagar Youth Club (MKNŽ) 6310 MIKK Youth Information Cul- Phone: 386 (0) 40 454 653 Open on a daily basis, during the week The centre is based on volunteer work and set up a gig or exhibition by himself. Klub Website: http://www.drustov-mknz.si Phone: 386 (0) 5 641 5571 tural Club the club runs a programme of workshops, Trainstation Squat the D.I.Y. philosophy of the member crew Baza Ajdovščina is also one of the stops for Address: Bazoviska 26, SI-6250 Ilirska Bis- Website: www.mikk.si Klub Metulj [Club Butterfly] is situated educational activities, film screening cycles, Website: http://www.trainstation-squat.org that helps to organise concerts, workshops, the Club Marathon. trica Izola Cultural Centre is a multipurpose Address: Trubarjev drevored 4, SI-9000 in Bistrica ob Sotli, a village set just by round tables, and so on. Weekends are usu- Address: Kolodvorska 8. SI-4000 Kranj an education programme, puppet anima- Phone: 386 (0) 5 714 2666 venue run by Izola Centre for Culture, Murska Sobota the border with Croatia and known for its ally reserved for concerts or theatre plays. Phone: 386 (0) 51 829 729 tion, cinema evenings and sport events. Klub Swenak The Youth Club in Ilirska Bistrica, usually Sport and Events. Music and theatre Phone: 386 (0) 2 534 9890 unusually lively and productive musical It is also open for co-productions and The club is one of the venues for the Club Website: www.swenak.si called MKNŽ (Mladinski klub Nade Žagar) events for children, youth and adults, film scene. Though officially a youth club, Met- initiatives from the locals, and available for Occupied in 2011, the Trainstation Squat Marathon, organised by Radio Študent (RŠ). Address: Swenak, Pot Sv. Antona 40, 5280 was established in the 1960s. Up until the screenings, lectures, seminars and work- Established in 1995 by the Municipality ulj caters for other generations as well and band rehearsals (with some instruments is a multi-purpose venue for alternative C.M.A.K. runs its programme together with Idrija Idrija, Slovenia 1990s it was a venue for hard-core and shops, club evenings and amateur events of Murska Sobota and situated in Murska offers a programme that features music also available to rent). culture based in Kranj and established by other youth clubs, cultural organisations garage rock’n’roll, hosting also groups like take place in the main hall, which has 240 Sobota Castle, the MIKK Youth Informa- concerts, workshops, lectures, discussions, the local youth. It is located besides the across the country and abroad, also with Klub Swenak, located at the outskirts of , Disciplina kičme and . seats and a stage of 40 square metres. The tion Cultural Club is active in information international exchanges and other projects. Upper with train station (hence the name) and before the help of the Public Fund for Cultural Idrija, was established in 1997 and func- Today it offers a wide range of events in cultural centre has also a small dance hall distribution (e-point), non-formal educa- The history of the club goes back to 1996, it was deserted and subsequently squatted, Activities of the Republic of Slovenia. Every tions within the framework of the Idrija a venue which accommodates some 200 and a club tion (music, theatre, fine arts, literature, when the local youth established it as an Kranj it served as a wood storehouse. Nowadays, first Saturday of the month, the C.M.A.K. Student Club. The venue hosts concerts of people. photography and film workshops), cultural

46 47 promotion (concerts, exhibitions, theatre Carinthia With local professionals.Since 2000 the institu- shows, literary events and art film screen- Slovenj Gradec tion operates at three separate venues and ings by young, non-conformist groups), runs the Jazzinty and Fotopubfestivals. and international projects (MOVIT, Service MKC Slovenj Gradec Youth Cul- for Promotion of Youth Mobility, exchanges, ture Centre Bela krajina Youth Cultural Club voluntary work). Address: Celjska cesta 22, (MKK Črnomelj) SI-2380 Slovenj Gradec Website: www.mc-bit.si Unterhund Phone: 386 (0) 2 882 9585 Address: Trg Svobode 1, SI-8340 Crnomelj Website: www.unterhund.org MKC Slovenj Gradec is a project of Vetrnica Phone: 386 (0) 7 305 3616 Address: Kolodvorska 9, SI-2270 Ormoz Public Cultural Institution, Slovenj Gradec Phone: 386 (0) 2 740 14 68 (Javni zavod Vetrnica, Slovenj Gradec), The Bela krajina Youth Cultural Club - which was established in 2004 by Slovenj MKK Črnomelj - was established in 1992, Based in Ormož, a border town in the east- Gradec Urban Municipality. The centre is a after 4 years of campaigning by the local ern Slovenian region of Prlekija, Unterhund venue for youth culture with a programme student association. Today the club with is one of the oldest still running rock insti- which covers various arts disciplines, ed- its members hosts a vivid and significant tutions in Slovenia. It first opened its doors ucational activities and entertainment as club scene for the Bela Krajina region of in 1990, when the local youngsters cleaned well as international co-operation (Euro- south-eastern Slovenia. Innovative music, up the long unused 400 m2 big basement of pean voluntary service, youth exchange, theatre, visual arts, literary, and new me- the Ormož Castle and claimed it as a local etc). The centre offers a fange of youth club dia events have taken place. Music groups rock club and hangout place. It has been activities: concerts, music productions, fes- (Broken Lock, Skartizani, Go.bE), one fine given the name Unterhund, a wordplay on tivals, exhibitions, literary meetings, and arts group, a photography and a literature the words untergrund [underground] and workshops (music, rhetorics, etc). section, and many individuals in the region hound. Nowadays, it is sometimes also collaborate with creative minds from other lovingly called Pes [Dog]. Since its humble Central and Lower regions. MKK Črnomelj is one of the venues start, the place has hosted about 250 bands of the Club Marathon of Radio Študent. from over 20 countries and has become the Sava With Trbovlje synonym for alternative culture in the re- and Krško gion - including the neighbouring Croatian areas, from where sizeable communities of LokalPatriot Institute music lovers have been venturing since the Website: www.lokalpatriot.si start. Address: Glavni Trg 11, SI-8000 Novo Mesto Phone: 386 (0) 7 337 4378

LokalPatriot is one of the liveliest cultural centres in Novo mesto. The original and inventive programmes presented here are conceived by a team of young and engaged

48 49 Sanjin Đukić ( Agency, HR), The Maribor Electronic Destination Inter- sic event co-organised by Radio Študent eign artists who mainly work in the field of FESTIVALS Login Kočiški (Password Agency, MK), and national Festival (MED) has been run since (RŠ) and Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Cul- world and quality pop music, accompanied Hannes Tschürtz (INK Music, AT). 2008 by the KIBLA Multimedia Centre and ture. The first edition of the TRESK Festival by some artists of other musical directions Last but not least, MENT acquaints the Slo- is a sort of sister project to the (now retired) happened in 2009 in Kino Šiška, which is and a rich range of accompanying activities. LEGEND: JANUARY equip those active in this field in Slovenia Handmade (AT), Elektro Guzzi (AT), Erotic vene audiences with exceptional, if slightly (DA)(NE)S Festival of Microtonal Music and the main festival venue. Its primal goal is In 2015, the festival has for the first time Classical and Choral Music with the necessary understanding and skills Market (FR), Anton Maskeliade (RU), Lovely less recognised, musicians from around Eu- a few other festivals and events that are set to represent Slovene music publishing, Slo- introduced an after-festival two week tour Jazz International Accordion for optimally crafting their careers as well Quinces (HR), and Shigeto (US). These rel- rope as well as from the USA. up by KIBLA. It presents different genres vene music labels, underground local bands of Slovene clubs and festivals for the fea- Ethno/World Music Competition (Begunje) as offers various networking opportunities. atively fresh acts are joined by established International activities of electronic and electro-acoustic music and the situation on Slovene music scene tured artists. Wind Bands and Folk-pop This mission is served not only through the head-liners like Monolake (DE). In a way acting as a Slovene music export and focuses on a reconciliation between the in general, which is problematised through Scope of the programme Rock, Metal, Punk, BUMfest (Žalec) festival, but through activities year-round. Conference programme agency, MENT has been crucial in enlisting more experimental side of electronics with various debates and discussions. During the The festival’s name, which is a word play Singer-songwriters Venues The conference events mostly take the form Slovene performers to international festi- its dancefloor-friendly outlets. Besides con- festival there is also a marketplace for do- that could be roughly translated into “play- Pop FEBRUAR Festival happenings take place at the Kino of either lectures or speaker panels, with vals and showcase events such as Tallinn certs and club events, the MED also organ- mestic record label merchandise and a flea be”, was first used in 2009. The festival Hip-hop Šiška Centre for Urban Culture and the adja- the topics varying from discussing festival Music Week, INmusic Festival, Reeperbahn ises workshops, lectures, art projects, and market with old music records. then became somewhat bigger, evolving to- Electronic Dance Music MENT LJUBLJANA (showcase cent M Hotel, the clubs in Metelkova mesto strategies, analysing business models and Festival, Eurosonic Noorderslag, Waves Vi- round tables and is thus an important and gether with the young agency itself, whose Experimental and festival, Ljubljana) Autonomous Cultural Zone (Klub Menza pri explaining digital marketing, to introducing enna & Bratislava (in collaboration with the self-aware contributor to the development APRIL protégés manned the festival’s line-up. Alternative Music http://www.ment.si/ koritu, Klub Channel Zero, Gala Hala, Klub lesser known music scenes (such as the Be- Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, of the electronic music scene. Some of the focus was also shifted to other Multi-genre Festivals Established in 2015, MENT Ljubljana is an Gromka), the Stara Elektrarna - Old Power larus one) and organising listening sessions Vienna (SKICA)), Liverpool Sound City, and In terms of time and space, the festival has Slovenian Music Days (March festival dimensions, introducing an auction international music showcase festival tak- Station, Klub K4, Pritličje, the DobraVaga where an elected cast comments on anon- Taksirat Festival. In 2015, 12 acts carried since its start been an evolving event. It or April, Ljubljana) of unique, in situ recorded and designed al- ing place at various Ljubljana venues. Pro- gallery, the cafeteria of the Slovene Ethno- ymous tracks. The 2016 edition has a spe- out 31 performances at these events via was held in two different halls of the Pe- bums that featured the concerts themselves. duced by Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Cul- graphic Museum, and also Kinodvor Cine- cial focus on the Balkans region and among MENT, which also sent its own delegations. karna Cultural Centre, in various places of Naša pesem Choir Competi- This was accompanied by an exhibition of ture in collaboration with SIGIC, Slovene mafor film screenings. other things features a networking session MENT participates in the European Talent the KIBLA Multimedia Centre and in the tion (Maribor) the previous work done by the album-de- Music Information Centre and the collective Music programme with that specific market in mind. Exchange Programme (ETEP), a network of KIBLA Portal, a recently opened exhibition signing artists. A year later, the festival Multipraktik, MENT is comprised of a series The showcase usually presents about 50 Some of the keynote speakers and guests 90 European festivals that encourages the place for contemporary art. Usually, it lasts International Youth Choir again broadened its scope and besides pre- of music acts, a conference programme deal- musicians and bands invited from all over whom MENT has invited include Scott flow of new talent among European festi- for two days. Festival (biannual, Celje) senting musicians from the Celinka Label, ing with the intricacies of music businesses, Europe, with a somewhat special bias to- Cohen (The Orchard, UK), Chris Eckman vals. they also invited foreign guests, continued and additional events such as workshops on ward the Balkans and the Baltic and some (GlitterBeat Records, SI/US), Helen Sildna http://www.culture.si/en/MENT_Ljubljana MARCH Godibodi Festival (Ljubljana) with the auction concept and organised new art and media technologies. additional guests coming from the USA. (Tallinn Music Week, EE), Ruud Berends MENTprizent http://www.godibodi.si/ some workshops, jam sessions, and a pho- In addition, MENT is a year-long project in- A significant portion of the acts are local (Eurosonic Noorderslag, NL), John Robb MENT presents fresh Slovenian music forc- Slovenian Music Days (March First appearing in 2008, Godibodi Festival tography exhibition. tended to help Slovene musicians and music artists of varied musical persuasions, from (LouderThanWar, UK), Michal Kaščák (Po- es on the road from Ljubljana to Skopje and or April, Ljubljana) is organised by Celinka Agency and is led professionals with promotion and network- big bands and rock acts to techno produc- hoda, SK), Ivan (Laibach, SI), Andrej back. It Fall 2016 it took 3 must see/hear The programme of Slovene Music Days, ex- by the agency’s artistic director (otherwise Romano Chon Festival of ing. To this end, MENT enlists and accom- ers. Some of them are Jardier, Your Gay Sevšek (Punk Rock Holiday, SI), Dan Panait- Slovenian acts ranging from to isting since 1985, is divided into two main a versatile and much sought after accor- Roma Culture (Var. Locations) panies them to other showcase festivals. Thoughts, Werefox, The Canyon Observer, escu (Sziget, HU), Martin Elbourne (Glaston- strange-hop beats on a tour around Bal- parts: an international musicological sym- dionist) Janez Dovč. The festival currently Mission and strategy Koala Voice, Nina Bulatovix, It’s Everyone bury Festival, UK), and Jeff Owens (Ghostly kans. posium and concerts of contemporary Slo- takes place at the garden of Celica Hostel, Slovenian Polka and Waltz MENT was set up foremost to be a platform Else, Moveknowledgement, ŠKM Banda, and International, US). vene music. but has in previous years also been located Festival (Various Locations) for improving the ways in which the Slovene Ludovik Material. FundaMENT MED - Maribor Electronic Tresk (Ljubljana) at Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station, Kino music scene relates with the international Coming from abroad are Miki Solus (HR), A workshop series co-organised with SIGIC, Destination (Maribor) http://radiostudent.si/tresk Šiška and the Festival Hall in Ljubljana. Its Orto Fest (Ljubljana) music business circuit. As such, it works to Repetitor (RS), Lord Raja (US), Manu Delago which has featured foreign mentors like http://www.kibla.org/si/festivali/med/ TRESK Festival is an annual two-day mu- programme is made up of Slovene and for- http://www.orto-bar.com/en/orto-fest

50 51 Festival pomladi / Spring Projects Sogodbe held in 2000, it evolved out of various mu- professor, who unfortunately passed away porary Slovene composers. From 2011 the Ljubljana Jazz Festival (June The Jazz Society Festival (April - May, Ljubljana Jazz Cerkno Institute also organises a se- Since 2013, Druga godba Institute has ex- sical activities that were going on under the in 2009. Thus, Alter-Fest got a new name. programme has been enriched with dance - July, Ljubljana) After the festival organisation was given to and Nova Gorica) ries of regular concerts under the umbrella panded the festival programme throughout wing of the record label, musical promoter After its initial punk orientation featuring performances. http://www.ljubljanajazz.si/ Cankarjev dom, the Jazz Society Ljubljana of the Keltika International Festival, held in the whole year with the concert cycle So- and concert organiser FV Music. The col- bands such as Center za dehumanizacijo All the concerts are connected with the in- Established in 1960, the international Lju- again started with organising a Yugoslavian Noise Festival (Ljubljana) Cerkno throughout the whole year. It is a godbe. This cycle, which takes place at var- lective working under that name had been (CZD), the festival has gone for a more var- ternational master classes and competition. bljana Jazz Festival is the oldest jazz festival jazz music focused festival, once again held http://znfi.org/ “never-ending” festival of various music, ious locations, continues the broad scope of hosting concerts by international and lo- ied selection of musical orientations, from In the last years awards have been given in in Europe. It is also the central international in Bled. Until the mid-1990s it also organ- ranging from new jazz to alternative rock, the main festival and is bridled by neither cal (Yugoslavian) musicians since the mid- electronics to hip hop, bringing to stage the categories of violin, viola, and chamber jazz event in Slovenia that throughout the ised regular jazz concerts in Ljubljana and Pung.Art (Metlika) especially younger Slovene non-orthodox genre nor continent. Besides staging con- 1980s, and the decision for preparing a fes- some of the best alternative Slovenian acts music. decades has presented an impressive array in 2003 set up the first Festival of Slovenian http://kudplac.si/portfolio/pung-art/ and non-established rock bands. certs, Sogodbe also feature workshops, dis- tival was born out of a void that surrounded and also a number of popular bands from of some of the most eminent jazz and im- Jazz. In 2012, they renamed themselves as cussions and exhibitions. the staging of quality underground rock. abroad. provising musicians from all over the globe. the Jazz Society. MAY Druga Godba Festival DruGod publishing label In terms of space, the festival is a nomad In 2013, the festival was extended to one The heterogeneous and diffuse nature of (Ljubljana) Since 2004 Druga godba Ljubljana Insti- and till now has been held at Gala hala, week with additional programme such as contemporary jazz music is reflected not Jazzagorje World Accordion PAC’s Musical May (Murska https://drugagodba.si/en/ tute’s DruGod publishing label (the abbre- KUD Prešeren, Orto bar, Cvetličar- film screenings, theatre performances, and Attacca (Maribor) only in the festival’s history, but even more Festival (June - September, Sobota and around) Druga godba Festival is nowadays a major viated DruGodmeans “elsewhere”) releases na Mediapark, Klub Menza pri koritu and graphics exhibitions. Today, a part of the http://www.carmina-slovenica.si/attacca/ so in the adventurous musical direction it Zagorje) Slovene international world music festival. an annal compilation which presents the Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture. Usual- programme is also held at the courtyard of currently displays. It features a broad range Choregie (Maribor) It was established in 1984 as an alternative artists of the Druga godba Festival. Also, ly lasting only one evening, in 2011 it was the Loka Castle. Slovene Choirs Meeting of musical expressions, from the more ex- Festival (Vurberk) and supplement to other music festivals in some Slovene artists have released their prolonged by a day. (Šentvid pri Sticni) ploratory and unidiomatic practices to met- http://vurberk.si/festival.html Jazz Cerkno (Cerkno) Ljubljana of that time which did not pres- albums for DruGod label. They are the folk JUNE al-flavoured improvisations and funk or http://www.jazzcerkno.si/ ent the more radical and “different” music revivalist singer Brina Vogelnik, jazz pianist Festival pomladi / Spring International Saxophone soul-tinged jazz ventures. The festival pro- Festival urbane kulture/ Launched in 1996 Jazz Cerkno Festival is practices. Since its inception Druga godba Kaja Draksler, the bossa nova group Bossa Festival (April - May, Ljubljana Bled Festival (June/July, Meeting (June - July, Nova gramme is complemented by a year-round Festival Of Urban Culture (June an annual international music festival or- Festival has developed into one of the most de Novo, and Godalika. The label published and Nova Gorica) Bled) http://www.festivalbled.com Gorica) programme held by the organiser of the fes- - September, Kočevje) ganised by Jazz Cerkno Institute. Festival significant European festivals of its type, also Bisergora children songs that have fea- Bled Festival is managed by Kranjska Artists tival, the Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Con- https://www.facebook.com/Festival.Urbane. events take place every May in the “old establishing collaborations with many other tured in the TV series of the same title. In Memoriam Prof. Peter Haf- Support Society which organises annual in- Summer Imago Sloveniae gress Centre, where similar music is pre- Kulture.Kocevje/ square” next to Pr Gabrijelu (“At Gabriels”) important festivals and becoming a mem- In 2015, Druga godba published the annual ner (Škofja Loka, Cerkno, Kranj) ternational music competitions. In addition Festival (June - August, sented on a weekly basis at the “Tuesday bar, which also functions as the local social ber of the international European Forum of compilation exclusively in the cloud. The In Memoriam Prof. Peter Hafner Festival to offering financial prizes, an international Various Locations) Clubbing” concert series. GorA RockA (June - July, and musical epicentre. Worldwide Music Festivals (EFWMF). was first organised under this name in 2009, jury awards the best competitors. Concerts Many open air or interdisciplinary events Šentviška planota) Jazz Cerkno presents various internation- In recent years, Druga godba has taken on Teden mladih/The Week Of as a successor of sorts to the “Alter-Fest” take place at various venues, including Bled International Music Festival accompany the main musical part of the http://www.gorarocka.si/ al high-quality music groups and musi- a very specific festival format, which means Youth (Kranj) that first appeared in 2005 at the Rdeča os- Festival Hall, the church on Bled Island and Summer in Ljubljana Old (June festival, including street performances, res- The festival Gora Rocka takes place on Šent- cians from a wide variety of music genres: that the main part of its musical programme http://tm16.ksk.si/ triga Club. In the beginning, Alter-Fest took Radovljica Manor House. - August, Ljubljana) idency programmes, film screenings, round viška planota, a plateau at the foothills of contemporary and avant-garde jazz can takes place in a compact and more or less place for only one evening and its line-up Programme tables, and exhibitions of posters, jazz pho- the Julian Alps. Established in 2005, it has be heard alongside freely improvised mu- continuous run, starting on Friday and fin- Marihuana Marš (Ljubljana) more or less consisted of punk bands. In The festival took off in 1995 and is dedi- Seviqc Festival Brežice (June tography, and other art works. managed to consistently attract more and sic, imaginative folk music, post-rock and ishing on Saturday’s evening. This innova- http://www.marihuanamars.si/ the years to come, the festival widened its cated mainly to chamber music. In the last - September, Brežice) The festival predominantly takes place at more visitors (up to 10k), which is mainly rock-in-opposition – mixing acoustic, elec- tive set-up probably plays a part in why the musical scope, forming a more varied and decade more concerts have begun to include the various concert halls of Cankarjev dom. due to the idyllic location and highly pro- tric and electro-acoustic sounds. There are festival has been chosen for five times in a FV Music Festival (Ljubljana) well-recognised programme. This develop- crossover genres, especially jazz, and a spe- Džjezz Festival (Celje) The other main location is the open-air ven- fessional organisation, supported by a bul- concerts, jam sessions, regular workshops, row (between 2011 and 2015) as one of the FV Music Festival is one of the few festivals ment was partly due to the guidance of and cial concert, Night of Slovene Composers, is ue Križanke, with some events also taking letproof line-up of well-established Slovene various exhibitions, among them a regular 25 best world music festivals in the world by that still persists and brings non-commer- help from Peter Hafner, a local music enthu- organised by the Society of Slovene Compos- Baladoor Jazz Festival (June, place at Klub Gromkaand occasionally on rock acts and big names from surrounding exhibition of music photography. the renowned British magazine Songlines. cial rock’n’roll acts to Slovene stages. First siast, DJ, cultural activist, and mathematics ers and features new music by the contem- Koper) the streets of Ljubljana. countries. All this for a very affordable

52 53 price, yet another of the festival’s traits. is a cacophony of sounds and quantity, easy The Ljubljana Festival is a renowned and Jazz at Gornji trg (Ljubljana) mindless as well as thoughtful and reflec- unknown music bands which present new town of Sežana and has an extensive and a techno and electronica stage. Besides rock music, the festival’s other main going festivities and smoky barbecues, but highly ambitious international festival tive entertainment. initiatives against the trends of consumer- very diverse programme that addresses the Besides its musical programme, Schengen- theme is charity, as each year the profit also an occasion for quality performances at which offers a variety of music, theatre and Big Band Festival Marezijazz An important part of the festival is the ism. The first festival took place in 1998 and whole of the local community, though most- fest offers a wide array of other activities, goes to a few local community services or more hidden intimate venues. dance performances by leading internation- (Marezige) make and the design of the atmosphere. It since then it has gained a notable status ly it is aimed at the younger generations. like stand-up shows, sports competitions infrastructure projects (from rebuilding the Lent Festival regularly attracts around al as well as domestic artists. Between 70 takes place before the official festival starts among alternative summer festivals that Programme (setting up, for example, a volleyball, bad- school gymnasium and equipping a bus stop 500,000 spectators, dispersed during the and 80 events range from concerts of clas- HISTeRIA Festival (Gracišce) and is yet still a part of it, as the artists and are affordable yet offer a rich and diverse Mladifest consist of several different pro- minton, and basketball court), a “fun” park to setting up a children’s playground in the 3-week-long event at over 23 venues, im- sical, ethno, rock and jazz music, to perfor- volunteers gather for a conceptually-mind- musical programme. The organisers like to gramme segments, with the most dense and (with stuff like a trampoline and rodeo) and nearby village and helping the local kinder- provised stages and re-purposed old spaces mances of opera, theatre and ballet. It en- Števerjan Festival (Števerjan / ed set-up of the site. Land-art, the usage of refer to Trnje Festival as “a festival for those varied one possibly being the children’s pro- swimming in the Kolpa River – which is, garten). along the banks of the Drava River. The Fes- riches the capital city with concerts of star San Floriano del Collio in Italy) in situ materials, and also the already exist- who cannot afford to go to the seaside”. It gramme which involves workshops, puppet naturally, one of its main attractions. tival is a member of the International Festi- soloists, acclaimed ensembles, chamber and ing “spots”, environment-friendly practices is organised by a joint team from Postojna shows, music performances, and the like. In 2014, the festival was prolonged to four Poletna scena/Summer Scene vals and Events Association (IFEA) and the philharmonic orchestras and performances Floating Castle Festival and place-specific allusions are the princi- Youth Centreand Pivka House of Culture. There are also sports events and competi- days with the option of a week-long camp- (Nova Gorica) Association of Slovene Festivals (SloFA) by prima ballerinas, opera divas, and sea- (Snežnik) ples by which the location is manipulated Programme tions, round tables, lectures, gaming events, ing experience besides the river. The river http://www.nova-gorica.si/v-sredis- Venues soned thespians. http://www.floatingcastlefestival.com/ and transformed into the festival grounds. Maintaining its relatively low profile, the movie screenings (including the Animateka delineates the Slovenian and Croatian ter- cu/2016062113591107/Poletna-scena-2016- The majority of Lent Festival events are Taking place from the end of June to the end Though established in 2014, the Floating Programme festival offers a relaxed and friendly atmo- after Animateka programme of Animate- ritories, hence the name of the festival that v-Novi-Gorici/ presented in the riverside area of old Mari- of September, it is the main summer festival Castle Festival actually started a year earlier The vast programme involves different per- sphere in one of the most natural environ- ka International Animated Film Festival), alludes to the so-called Schengen border. bor known as Lent, where the Main Stage in Ljubljana and certainly amongst the big- as a Burning Castle Festival in the pictur- formances, concerts, puppet shows, circus ments possible. The festival has featured theatre plays and music concerts (present- Praznik glasbe (Ljubljana) (a floating stage on the water of the Drava ger ones in the wider region. esque surroundings of the Snežnik Castle. acts, street theatre, workshops for adults Slovene and foreign artists covering music ing both mainstream and more alterna- (July or August, http://praznikglasbe.si/ river in the bay next to the Water Tower), Side programme It derives from the experience of the HISTe- and children, poetry readings, exhibitions, genres from electronica, rap, rock, ska, punk, tive bands and artists like Elvis Jackson, Tolmin) others are staged at the ‘Večer’ Stage (spon- Although the Ljubljana Festival is most ac- RIA Festival (held in Istria) and mirrors its a forest funfair, film projections, and more. hardcore to death metal, among them: Ana Moveknowledgement, Blaž, Koala Voice, http://metaldays.net/ La Vie en Rose Festival of sored by Večer Newspaper) in Lent, the Jaz- tive during the summer months, other im- concept of the “folk-puppet-music-theatre The 2015 edition, for example, involved Pupedan, Analena, Ani(e)mo(a)tion, Boles- and Vlasta Popić). Artistic installations and Though the first edition of the internation- Chanson (Ljubljana) zlent Stage, the Jurček Stage (at Usnjarska portant aspects of its programming include site-specific event”. It retained the charac- more than 300 artists and numerous volun- no grinje, Damir Avdić, Drugi disko, Let 3, fashion exhibitions also sometimes take al metal music festival MetalDays was held ulica in Lent) and the Rotovž Stage, a tented the spring Slovene Music Days, featuring ter of a meeting of artists, opened up to oth- teers from 24 countries. Low punch, Marko Brecelj, Muškat Ham- place, with the latter consisting of works by in 2013, the festival actually goes back to Festival Lent (June - July, venue located at Rotovž Square next to the concerts of works by Slovene composers and er people, inviting the general public as well The festival also lives before and after the burg, Nikki Louder, New Wave Syria, Noc- young and emerging fashion designers. 2004, as it is in all but name a continuation Maribor) Maribor Town Hall. a symposium attended by musicologists as the local community. festival, and in the week before it happened, tiferia, Pridigarji, Psycho-path, Radical dub of the legendary Metalcamp. As such, for http://www.festival-lent.si Main Stage from around the world, and the Križanke Concept some of the artists were already warming collective, Repetitor, Srečna mladina, Stekli Schengenfest (Vinica) some time now, it is one of the central met- Established in 1993, the international Lent Večer Stage International Art Colony, which gathers vi- The one central idea behind the festival is up and performing in various cities and psi, Superhiks, Štefan Kovač Marko Banda, http://www.schengenfest.si al events in this part of Europe, attracting Festival is among the largest open-air festi- Jazzlent Stage sual artists in the inspiring environment of of incorporating. It tries to involve people towns of Slovenia. Žoambo Žoet Workestrao, and many more. Schengenfest is a summer music festival a massive international audience of thou- vals in Europe and the most massive festival Jurček Stage the Križanke venue. from the local village by setting up perfor- held on the banks of the Kolpa River in sands of fans from Scandinavia, Germany, of its kind in Slovenia. Each year it presents Rotovž Stage mances and workshops in the village itself; Trnje Festival (Trnje near Pandamonium (Koper) Bela krajina near the Croatian border. Es- Austria, the Mediterranean countries, and around 300 diverse cultural performances Mladinin oder JULY it tries to be friendly to children, to the el- Pivka) tablished in 2008, with its attractive ven- Slovenia. This is, among other things, due and events on different stages, including derly, and to the disabled; it is international https://www.facebook.com/trnjefest/ Mladifest (Sežana) ue and a selection of well-known regional to the carefully crafted conjunction of a mu- various styles of popular music, opera, rock, Carniola Festival, Summer in Music Evenings in Piran (Pi- and multilingual; it encourages visitors to Trnje Festival is an annual two-day festi- http://mladifest.org rock and pop acts, the festival has quickly sical experience with a tourist one. ballet, jazz, classical music, street theatre, Kranj (June - July, Kranj) ran) be involved in the realisation of the festival; val which takes place some time in July in The local summer festival Mladifest was grown to be the biggest festival of its kind The festival takes place in the beautiful chanson, folklore and revivalist folk, theatre, and it hosts numerous types of artists and a clearing surrounded by the pine forest in launched in 1995 and is currently organised in Slovenia, nowadays boasting an eclectic surroundings of the Alps and is held at the busking music, events for children, dance Festival Ljubljana (June - Bohinj Summer Musical Fes- other creative spirits, who bring a variety of Trnje village near Pivka (Postojna). It is a by the Student Club Sežana, Kosovel Culture international line-up that manages to cou- Sotočje peninsula at Tolmin. Its programme performances and musicals, workshops for September, Ljubljana) tival (July - August, Bohinj) art forms and methods and who through- festival of alternative and unconvention- House Sežana, and MC Podlaga. It is mostly ple big rock bands with alternative hip hop, represents a wide variety of genres and sub- children and also sport events. The festival http://www.ljubljanafestival.si out the whole day and night allow for both al music of many musical genres featuring held at different outside venues around the pop acts with metal gigs, and alongside has genres of metal with the addition of hard-

54 55 core influenced styles in the 7-day gathering and around 50 cities. MetalDays also makes The staged musical performances are never in itself has in the last decade become the mentioned ones there are also slacklining insula in Tolmin, a place that a number of No Border Jam Festival tural installations, documentary film and of bands performing on a couple of stages. available for rent all the stuff one needs for genre bound; folk, free improvisation, avant prime spot for summer music festivals. and yoga sessions, garage sales, urban light other successful festivals (Metalcamp and (Maribor) video screenings, literary evenings, new MetalDays programme festival camping. rock, electro-acoustics and dub techno can shows, circus, cabaret, graffiti workshops, Sajeta Creative Camp, for instance) have media art events, lectures, and art auctions. Programme-wise, the MetalDays has kept all be heard on the same stage in the same and events for children. proved as an extremely fitting summer fes- Koperground Festival (Koper) The events are spread throughout the city, the festival’s original direction and has Melodije morja in sonca / evening. The peripheral status of the pre- Arsana International Music tival venue. Being relatively small (with up from its parks and streets (and even its lake) hosted artists such as Annihilator, Iced Melodies of the Sea and Sun sented sonic acts is more or less the only Festival (Ptuj) AUGUST to 5K visitors capacity), the festival insists KantFest International (Ruše) to the main stage in the city centre, the lo- Earth, , King Diamond, Mayhem, (Portorož) conceptual link between them. in its no-barrier-stages policy. cal skate park and the Pekarna exhibitions and , Children of As neither the musical programme nor other JEFF - Jazz Etno Funky Festi- Radovljica Festival (Radovljica) With just a few editions under its belt, Punk Kunigunda Festival of Young grounds (a venue created at the site of an Bodom , Amorphis, , , , Beer And Flowers Festival aspects of the festival conform to the norms val (July - August, Koper) Rock Holiday is already one of the most Cultures (Velenje) abandoned industrial building in the course , Dream Theater, Fear factory, etc. (Laško) of commercial viability, Sajeta has contin- Tartini Festival (August - well-known punk rock festivals in Europe, http://www.kunigunda.si/ of a past festival edition). Nevertheless, MetalDays has enriched its A traditional festival Beer and Flower Fes- uous financial difficulties and yet – some- Carniola Festival, Summer in September, Piran) with the majority of visitors coming from The Kunigunda Festival of Young Cultures is There are also other, more temporary in- roster by having the second stage booked tival in Laško started in 1963. Today it is what miraculously – persists and still con- Kranj (June - July, Kranj) abroad. Aside from that, it has also visibly a summer festival that happens in the city terventions into urban space like setting by Dirty Skunks, a promoter that also has managed by the Laško beer production com- tinuously brings challenging and curious Jazzinty (Novo mesto) boosted the local punk scene. of Velenje. As its name partly implies, the up artist residencies at floating dwellings a year-long concert programme, staging pany and supported by the Municipality of festival experiences. Festival nasedlega kita/Festi- Background festival puts a special emphasis on the pre- on the local lake and transforming one of various alternative music genres like met- Laško. All genres of music are presented, Background val Of The Stranded Whale Okarina Etno Festival (Bled) In recent years, two other Slovene festi- sentation and promotion of younger Slovene the city parks into a creative polygon. The al, hardcore, punk and the many things from brass music to blues, and several in- Created by a group of young enthusiasts (Velenje) vals primarily focused on punk rock music, artists, though it us also open to artists streets also hold theatre shows and arts in-between. To their stage in Sotočje they’ve ternational guests introduced. from Tolmin, the creative camp was at first http://www.nasedlikit.si/ Ptuj Festival (Ptuj) namely, the Šklab Fest and Njoki Summer of other generations and/or from abroad. performances (for example, Pocestnica by brought bands like , Behead- a weekend-long event based on artist work- Festival. The latter has been going on for The festival’s extremely varied programme KUD Ljud), slack-line and roller-blade gath- ed, Immolation, , Nocturnal Depres- Sajeta Creativity Camp (Tol- shops. A number of artists and perform- SubArt Festival (Kranj) Metal Mania Open Air Festi- 5 years and has brought to its stage in Aj- features current happenings in the field erings, photography exhibitions, and so on. sion, The Canyon Observer, Benediction and min) http://www.sajeta.org/#/home ers gathered there in 1998 and 1999, but SubArt Festival was launched in 2009 in val (Komen) dovščina a diverse set of punk, hip hop, ska of non-commercial arts as well as events The festival also holds lectures on topics . There are also concert slots Launched in 1998 and held on the penin- then for the next two years Sajeta (which Kranj and is nowadays one of the premier and reggae musicians like Marky Ramone, for children, various sports activities, and like the American poet Walt Whitman, ap- for newcomers, who are still strongly fea- sula between the mountain rivers Soča and is otherwise a mythical creature from those summer festivals in town, presenting vari- EtnoRock Festival (Domžale) The Toasters, New Riot, The BellRays, Du- some occasional mainstream-profiled acts. pearances of artists like Dragan Živadinov, tured at this festival. Tolminka, Sajeta Creative Camp is a very parts and also means a storm) was held on ous alternative musical acts, movie screen- https://www.facebook.com/EtnoRockFesti- bioza Kolektiv, Elvis Jackson, etc. Šklab Thanks to its imaginative programming and workshops on sound sculpting and other Besides music there is naturally some ad- special kind of a summer festival. Routinely standby. In 2002, the Tolmin Union of Youth ings, photography exhibitions, theatre val/ Fest was the younger of the two, but has its integration into the urban fabric of the arts performances and installations that are ditional programme, the most curious one transgressing the boundaries of the term, Associationsrelaunched the festival and ex- shows, and street performances. Taking in its two years of existence hosted names city, Kunigunda is one of the more popular rather atypical for this type of a festival. probably being man-in-thongs-volleyball its musical programme forms only a part panded it with a musical and multimedia place at different locations (Layer House, Letni Oder (Ruše) such as The Exploited, Millencolin, The Toy regional or “city” festivals in Slovenia. (its corresponding sports happening being of the festival’s content. It also features a programme. Trainstation Squat, Rock Bar Down Town http://www.letnioder.si/ Dolls, The Skatalites, Jello Biafra, Down by The festival was launched in 2000 by Ve- Trnfest (Ljubljana) topless badminton). There are also occasion- wide variety of workshops, ranging from lit- After that, Sajeta gradually became a re- and the city streets), this week-long festival Law, etc. Punk Rock Holiday came into be- lenje Youth Centre (MC Velenje) in cooper- https://www.facebook.com/Trn- al striptease shows and a karaoke stand. erature, music and film production to wood nowned, about a week-long festival with enlivens the long days of summer in Kranj. Urbano dejanje (Ljubljana) ing when the organisers realised that Slo- ation with the local student club, Šaleški fest-222942424385657/ MetalHoliday carving and Linux programming. An im- a (more or less) ambitious musical pro- Programme http://urbanodejanje.si/ venia is too small to have two similar fes- študentski klub. Its venues are many and Trnfest Festival is a traditional interna- As the audience is mostly internation- portant aspect of the Sajeta Creative Camp gramme, film screenings, drama perfor- While the festival used to cater to more tivals with an ambitious programme and mainly open-air, yet can also include the tional summer festival which mainly takes al, MetalDays is logistically supported by (called Sajeta in short) is its distinctively di- mances and literary readings, generating a punk and metal audiences, this orientation Punk Rock Holiday (Tolmin) that merging the two festivals could prove Velenje Castle, the Velenje Youth Centre (MC place for the entire month of August on an MetalHoliday, an organisation that plans verse and knowledgeable crowd and the laid creative atmosphere unlike any other sum- was soon redefined and started encompass- http://www.punkrockholiday.com/ beneficial for both. By having the punk rock Velenje), and the Club eMCe plac. open-air stage and inside the venue of KUD and organises coach trips to the festivals back, even intimate, atmosphere. Regularly, mer festival and strongly differentiating ing reggae, hip hop, rock, jazz, techno and Punk Rock Holiday, first held in 2011, is legends NOFX (US) and Bad Religion (US) as Programme France Prešeren Arts and Culture Associ- MetalDays (and Punk Rock Holiday– an- a part of Sajeta’s programme is set in the from the other, more commercially success- more. exactly what the name promises, bringing head-liners, this festival’s first edition im- The programme is conceptually wide and ation as well in some other corners of the other summer festival held at that same nearby city centre of Tolmin, thus subvert- ful and genre-profiled events that also take The additional programme consists of a forward 4 days of various punk rock perfor- mediately got recognition from the local as diverse, comprising music, visual arts, con- centre of Ljubljana. location) from about 10 European countries ing the spatial festival convention as well. place on the idyllic Sotočje peninsula, which plethora of activities. Besides the above- mances. It takes place on the Sotočje pen- well as international public. temporary dance, theatre, puppetry, sculp- As the KUD France Prešeren Arts and Cul-

56 57 ture Association ceased most of its activities picturesque ambience of the festival allures Zmaj ‘ma mlade Festival SEPTEMBER Bunkerfest (Izola) November at Klub Menza pri koritu at Me- UNICUM Contemporary Mu- Sonica is a sound space experiment, an at- due to financial crisis, the Trnfest edition in an increasing number of visitors each year (August - September, Postojna) telkova. sic Festival (biannual, Ljublja- tempt to transform a classical exhibition 2013 was entitled The Last Trnfest?. Any- and offers them an idyllic experience under http://www.zmaj-ma-mlade.com Festival Maribor (Maribor) Ankaranska Bandima (Izola) An essential part of the basic orientation of na) space into a field of events, performances, way, in 2014 the organisers prepare another the starry sky of Kamnik. Launched by the Postojna Youth Centre in http://www.festivalmaribor.si Radio Študent (RŠ) is to discover and en- workshops, and lectures. It is a temporary edition of the festival in August, in coopera- The open-air festival has three main per- 1997 as a two-day event, the Zmaj ‘ma mlade Running a strong and uniquely conceptual- Cmakanje (Cerkno) courage young and relatively unknown Slo- Akord Festival (Maribor) laboratory established on the crossing of vi- tion with the Pohorje Battalion Foundation. formance stages: the Main Stage on the Festival(“The Dragon has Youngsters” Festi- ised musical programme, the Maribor Festi- http://www.cmakajne.net vene musical artists and bands that show sual art, media and sound art and research, The final event, the Emona Promenade 2014, top of Mali grad, which is reserved for con- val) now takes place annually for at least val has established itself as one of Slovenia’s Cmakajne is a multi-day festival of young originality, creativity, and the potential to Etnika Festival (October or consisting of production and research res- is produced by the House of Children and certs; the Children’s Stage, where children’s two weeks in August at various venues in most respected classical music events. Held creativity that takes place in Cerkno every evolve into respected Slovene innovators. November or December, Mari- idencies, exhibitions, performances, and Art. performances take place; and the Evening the city centre of Postojna. It is organised by for about two weeks each year in September, September. The contents of the festival are The programme has its roots in the legend- bor) public interventions, with a special focus on Programme Stage, where smaller concerts and stand-up Postojna Youth Centre and sponsored by the the festival usually assembles around 150 intended for individuals who are young at ary Novi Rock[New rock] festival that took public presentations and talks. The festival’s programme is broad and com- acts take place. In 2011, the festival offered Postojna Student Club, the Municipality of Slovenian and foreign musicians to play in heart and interested in discovering new place from 1980–2000. Rad bi bil normalen Festival / bines theatrical events, music concerts, a programme of more than forty events of Postojna and lately, due to lack of resourc- Maribor (and sometimes also in its neigh- forms of art and multimedia. Since 1999 it Since 2001 the six-week tour of the Slovene I Want to be Normal (Ravne pri Stiropor Festival (Ljubljana) video projections, dance performances, and national and international performers, ac- es, also by Društvo podpornikov Zmaj ‘ma bouring cities). Its programme is created has been organised by the alternative youth youth and alternative club circuit offers Cerknem) https://www.facebook.com/stiropor.org/ even afternoon shows for children. Atten- companied with twenty other events that mlade (Association of Supporters of the Fes- in collaboration with domestic as well as centre C.M.A.K. Cerkno, whose young or- young musicians the experience of touring, The Stiropor Festival, first held in 2014, is dance is free of charge. Since its beginning go under the name of “Program DDV” (VAT tival), which consists of Postojna residents foreign co-producers and musicians, and is ganisational team provides festival events performing and making public appearances. Garage Explosion (October or a festival of contemporary club music that in 1992 the main criteria for inclusion in Programme), or in other words, events with who financially support the festival. The thus featuring many productions that were that range from art exhibitions, theatre per- Conversely, Radio Študent “gives” the con- November, Maribor) takes place at various venues in Ljubljana. its programme has been variety, humorous an “added-value”. The latter programme festival offers visitors days full of culture realised especially for the occasion. formance, poetry recitals, lectures, concerts, certs (and critically-selected musical artists) Its musical coordinates are very broad, pre- content and a degree of summertime levity. enriches the town with daily events, such and entertainment, plus pleasant holiday The boldly selected repertoire encompasses sport activities, and various workshops of to Slovene clubs, supporting and connecting EarZoom Sonic Arts Festival senting techno, grime, beats, experimental Gradually Trnfest Festival has transformed as street acts, children’s workshops, exhi- evenings in the town centre. The festival both, pieces for chamber orchestras as well photography, animation or audio engineer- with the Slovene musical and club scene. (Ljubljana) electronica, bass, dub step, synth pop and itself into a sociable, easy going gathering, bitions, sport activities, reading corner and is an important complement to the cultural as outstanding symphonic and vocal-in- ing, just to name a few of the topics. The After live concerts in the Radio Študent house live acts and DJ sets, coupled with end of summer festivity with the programme more. Furthermore, attendance is free of programmes of the city of Postojna. strumental works. Many positive foreign admission to all events is free of charge. studios and the Slovenia tour, at the Finale IFCA - International Festival quirky acts like that of the Syrian turbo folk withdrawn into the secondary plan. In spite charge. The programme is thematically divided ac- critiques of the festival helped defining it as at Klub Menza pri koritu all bands/artists of Computer Arts (Maribor) star Omar Souleyman (who was booked in of this newly found functionality, Trnfest cording to the days of the week. Some days an internationally respected and frequented Club Marathon (September - perform, demonstrating what they have co-production with Kino Šiška Centre for still occasionally presents some fine music International Festival Nights are divided according to musical flavours, music festival. November, Various Locations) achieved during the tour. SONICA - Festival of Transi- Urban Culture). The festival is organised and artistic performances at a time when in Ljubljana Old Town (Ljublja- covering world music, jazz to pop-rock, and http://radiostudent.si/klubskimaraton/ Radio Študent also releases a CD compila- tory Art (Ljubljana) by the Stiropor Collective, who set up the the Ljubljana cultural offering also goes on na) regarding other cultural events, such as Slovenska Popevka / Slove- Radio Študent (RŠ) started its project tion of the event every year. An alternative http://sonica.si whole event as an extension of their previ- summer break. theatre performances, art exhibitions, chil- nian Pop Vocal Festival (Ljubljana) Klubski maraton, or Club Marathon in 2001. concert known as Concert Marathon, which Sonica is a festival of transitory, sound, and ous work, having been organising concerts Sanje Festival (August - dren workshops and sport activities. Atten- Since then, the Club Marathon has worked includes bands who did not make the final experimental art, conceived as a showcase and special events in the bar they previous- Kamfest (Kamnik) September, Various Locations) dance is free of charge, and not only that, Festival narecnih popevk / to support and promote the domestic mu- cut, is also organised. of the annual programme of the MoTA Mu- ly ran. http://www.kamfest.org on the opening night of the festival you can Festival of Regional Songs sical scene, opening itself to a wide range seum of Transitory Art. Its experimental The first edition of the festival was dis- Organised annually since 2003 in and Pisana Loka Festival (Škofja also get a free piece of cake. (Maribor) of genres and creating opportunities for OCTOBER nature questions representation and exhi- persed throughout 2 weeks and a number around Mali grad, Kamfest – also known as Loka) the entire range of independent, alternative bition formats, crossing borders between art Ljubljana venues, taking place at Gala Hala, the “Festival with a view” – aims to revital- http://www.pisanaloka.si/ Overjam International Reg- Personal-Collective Festival musical production. Kogoj Music Days (Kanal ob and theory, object and performance. Each Creative zone Šiška, Bi-ko-fe, Klub Channel ise the old medieval town centre of Kamnik. gae Festival (Tolmin) (Ljubljana) Club Marathon begins in September with Soci) edition evolves around a theme (“Post” in Zero, KUD France Prešeren, Klub Tiffany, The programme ranges from children’s per- Črnfest (Črnomelj) https://www.mhshop-online.com/c368/over- live concerts in the Radio Študent studios, 2009, “Real Virtuality” in 2010, “Transi- and Klub Monokel. Later, the festival be- formances to classical chamber music and http://crnfest.si/ jam-2017 Sound Explicit Festival followed by the tour of Slovenia, which ends Slowind (October or Nevem- tions” in 2011). came more condensed in space and time, rock music. For two weeks in August the (September or October,Ljubljana) with a special Finale in the middle/end of ber, Ljubljana) Festival format, venues and residents and was organised at the clubs of Metelko-

58 59 va mesto Autonomous Cultural Zone. Some tival are a bit different, and its main charac- of the hosted artists were Addison Groove, teristic is defined by a musical programme Jeremy Underground, Kassem Mosse, Dean happening in all the Metelkova clubs, all of ARTISTS - THE SOUND OF SLOVENIA Blunt, Jessy Lanza, Om Unit, Laszlo Dance- them accessible by a single entrance fee. As hall, Omar Souleyman and Mo Kolours, with for example, in 2014 the event was called the Slovene musicians represented by Jim- Kdo rabi Študenta? [Who needs the Stu- my Barka Experience, Your Gay Thoughts, dent?], and in 2015, the festival celebrates Gregor Zemljič of Random Logic, Christian 15 years of Club Marathon and hosts a se- Kroupa, Žiga Murko, and many others. lection of its most prominent participants. The first two editions of the festival were also accompanied by compilations that DECEMBER showcased the works by local musicians in- vited for the festival. The first one came out Etnika Festival (October or on vinyl and the second one on a cassette, November or December, alongside which there was also a series of Maribor) mix tapes. NOVEMBER

Radio Študent Benefit Festi- val (Ljubljana) In the autumn of 2013, Radio Študent (RŠ) has – due to its pressing financial difficulties – organised a benefit festival called Reši RŠ [Save RŠ]. The event was held at Metelkova mesto Autonomous Cultural Zone, utilising more or less all of its many clubs and gal- leries for music concerts, poetry readings, photography exhibitions and artistic perfor- mances. With about 2500 people attending, the event was a success and has since than turned into an annual festival that presents a diverse musical line-up (from jazz and techno to hip hop and ), joined by lectures, workshops and various other ac- tivities. Each year, the concept and name of the fes-

60 61 PIONEERS, INFLUENCERS, “THE LEGENDS” - SLOVENIAN THE MOST VISIBLE ARTISTS ON THE SLOVENIAN MUSIC WOULD NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT THEM MUSIC SCENE AT THE MOMENT

70s, 80s, 90s PUNK AND ROCK ALTERNATIVE MUSIC POPULAR MUSIC Website: www.janplestenjak-bio.si ALTERNATIVE MUSIC Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Hai- Koala Voice Leni Kravac kuGardenBand/?fref=ts (modern pop, indie rock, disco punk) (alter turbo-folk) Buldožer Laibach Magnifico Avtomobili Olfamož Bandcamp: https://kaparecords.bandcamp. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Voice- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/le- (progressive rock) (industrial, martial, and neo-classical) (world music, yugo schlager) (pop, rock, new wave) (punk, rock, jazz) com/album/waver Koala nikravac/ Years active: 70s and 80s. Years active: 1980-present Years active: 1992-present Years active: 1982-present Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ Bandcamp: https://koalavoice.bandcamp. Bandcamp: https://lenikravac.bandcamp. Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Bull- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lai- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mag- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/avto- events/886091484752357/ ŠKM Banda com/ com/ dozer-39721039661/ bach/ nifico.offical/ mobili.band/ Bandcamp:https://zars.bandcamp.com/al- (post rock, folk, jazz) Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/ar- Website: http://www.laibach.org/ Website: http://www.magnifico.si/biogra- Bandcamp: bum/hupam-da-ste-dobro Facebook:https://www.facebook. Severa Gjurin HIP-HOP, ELECTRONIC tist/517385-Buldo%C5%BEer phy/ com/%C5%A0KM-banda-104210656981/ (singer-songwriter) Borghesia Trkaj Nina Bulatovix Bandcamp: https://skmbanda.bandcamp. Website: http://www.severagjurin.si/ Nina Hudej (EBM, , industrial, goth) Siddharta (Rap, Hip Hop) (Punk, Disko, Bobenbas, Dada) com/ Bandcamp: https://severagjurin.bandcamp. (deep and dark electronica) (punk, rock) Years active: 1982-1995, 2009-present () Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Trkaj/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ni- com/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/nina- Years active: late 70s and 80s. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bor- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sid- Bandcamp: http://www.trkaj.bandcamp.com na-Bulatovix-160221820687482/?fref=ts Werefox hudej Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/ ghesiaband/ dhartaofficial/ Bandcamp:https://ninabulatovix.bandcamp. (alternative rock) Prismojeni Profesorji Blusa Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nina- Pankrti/105575029477334?fref=ts Bandcamp: https://siddharta.bandcamp.com/ Vlado Kreslin com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/were- (The Wacky Blues Professors) hudej Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/ar- Klemen Klemen (ethno rock, folk) foxmusic (blues) tist/656363-Pankrti (rap) Big Foot Mama Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vkres- Čao Portorož Bandcamp: https://werefoxband.bandcamp. Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/prismo- Blaž Years active: 2000-present (rock) lin/ (alternative, indie rock) com/ jeniprofesorji.bluesa (IDM, hip-hop) Niet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kle- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/big- Bandcamp: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caop- Website: https://www.youtube.com/user/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blaz- (punk, rock) men-Klemen-977587148928869/ footmamaofficial/ ortoroz/ It’s everyone else djipsiz page/ Years active: 1984-1988, 1993, 2008-present Bandcamp: https://bigfootmama.bandcamp. Šank Rock Bandcamp: https://caoportoroz.bandcamp. (alternative, electronica, rock) Bandcamp: https://blazh.bandcamp.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nietof- Miha Kralj com/ (Rock) com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsev- Tanja Žagar ficial/ (ambient, space electronic music) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sank- eryoneelse/ (folk, pop) .čunfa Bandcamp: https://xnietx.bandcamp.com/ A pioneer of Slovenian electronic music. Modrijani Rock.si/ persons from porlock Bandcamp: https://itseveryoneelse.band- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tan- (abstract beats) releases Website: http://www.mihakralj.com/ (folk) Website: www.sank-rock.si (psychedelic rock, schizophrenic pineapple camp.com/ jaZagar/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/afnuch/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Modri- pop) Website: http://tanjazagar.com/ Bandcamp: https://cunfa.bandcamp.com/ Kuzle (Bitches) jani-180280692050139/ Dan D Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Per- POPULAR MUSIC (punk-rock) (alternative synthpop) Bandcamp: www.modrijani.bandcamp.com (mainstream rock) sonsFromPorlock/?fref=ts Daniel Vezoja Gramatik Years active: late 70s, 80s Years active: 1999 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dan- Bandcamp: https://personsfromporlock. Jardier (americana, folk and alt-country) (electronic/hip-hop) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ku- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Melo- Jan Plestenjak DGroup/ bandcamp.com/ (pop, rock, indie, folk) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daniel. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grama- zle-145385511944/ drom-19525969516/ (pop) Website: http://www.jardier.com/ vezoja/ tik Bandcamp: http://kuzle.bandcamp.com Bandcamp: https://melodrom.bandcamp. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JanP- Haiku Garden Bandcamp: https://jardier.bandcamp.com/ Website: http://www.danielvezoja.com/ Bandcamp: https://gramatik.bandcamp.com/ lestenjak/ (dreampop, , neo-psychedelia, lo-fi)

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