Composer Damijan Močnik has dedicated himself primarily to vocal music. Taking inspiration from carefully selected texts, his musical idiom is based on innovative rhythmic and melodic ideas. He holds the posts of music professor and choirmaster at the Diocesan Classical Gymnasium in Ljubljana, where he has established a choral pyramid.

Bosnian-born (Tuzla) Damir Avdić is one of ex-Yugoslavia’s loudest and most infamous singer-songwriters (professing a punk-like aesthetics) who has attained practically iconic status.

The Dan D band is based in Novo Mesto and was founded in 1996. The group has divergent musical identities: they can be one of the most recognizable Slovenian rock bands, performing hits such as Voda (Water), Čas (Time), Ko hodiš nad oblaki (When Walking Above the Couds) and similar, and they can be an acoustic band performing in a quiet, intimate evening using unconventional instruments such as grater, bottles, lute (‘tamburica’) and bells.

The group Dance Mamblita, which was created in 2005 in Izola, blends post punk and drum'n' bass.

A representative of a new wave of singer-songwriters whose debut album Where the Light Resides left a deep mark on the national music scene. The artist performs in English.

Conductor Daniela Candillari continues to garner praise for her dynamic and compelling performances at opera houses and concert stages throughout North America and Europe. Recognized for her “confidence and apparently inexhaustible verve” (New York Times) and “powerful and breathtaking performances” (Review STL), Candillari enters her second season as both Principal Conductor at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and Principal Opera Conductor at Music Academy. She holds a Doctorate from the Universität für Musik in Vienna, a MM from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and a MM and Bachelor’s degree from the Universität für Musik in Graz.

Since 2009 Darko Babič has made his name as a singer-songwriter under the pseudonym Dare Acoustic . He performs his songs in Slovenian and English.

Darja is a photographer with a deep passion for capturing the essence of performing arts, particularly stage, opera, and ballet. Her love for photography is intertwined with her lifelong connection to music. As a photographer, she specializes in performing arts and collaborate with prestigious institutions such as the Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Ljubljana, Slovenian Philharmonic, Cankarjev dom, Slovenian Chamber Music Theatre, Ljubljana Festival, and Ulysses Theatre, among others.

Darla Smoking is a band that translates field-sourced traditional music into dub bass beats. Their sound is a solid dub-based music entity that fuses contemporaneity and folk heritage with tradition. In addition, Darla Smoking represents the voice of the myriads from around the globe – alternatively dark and cool dancey blend of dub, electronica, ethno and world music.