The Slovene stoner/doom metal group Omega Sun was established in Koper in 2013. The band performs at domestic and foreign venues, sharing the stage with bands, the likes of Unida, Kylesa, Dopethrone, Stoner Kebab, Three Eyes Left and others.

The music ensemble Orkestrada blossomed on the music scene in 2010. The ensemble puts poetry into music and touches on many themes, such as love confessions, melancholy longing and socially critical lyrics.

Orlek, from Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia’s mining heartland, blend rock, folk, punk, and polka into a unique “folk punk polka rock” style. Their lineup includes a wind section and accordion, adding an ethno-folk touch. Known for socially charged, humorous lyrics about coal miners, they engage diverse audiences worldwide. They’ve played major festivals like WOM, Druga Godba, and toured the USA, China, Brazil, and more. Their album Adijo knapi won multiple awards.

Oskar Longyka is a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. He has collaborated with many Slovenian and foreign musicians of different generations and musical backgrounds. In Rotterdam, he perfected his skills in the tango department, which is one of his areas of interest. He has attended workshops with Argentinian musicians, such as Ramiro Gallo, Guillermo Rubino, Exequiel Mantega and Paulina Fain. He continues to nourish his interest in ethno music, which he developed under the mentorship of Bojan Cvetrežnik, with the string ensemble Trio Lumi. The band released its debut album in January 2021. In 2021, he published “.codex” as part of the .abeceda Institute.

Oto Gvardjančič is a Slovenian jazz musician and creator, currently based in Berlin. He works primarily in the fields of jazz and improvised music.

The music of Pantaloons, participants of Club Marathon 2019, a yearly club tour organized by Radio Študent, is like a mixture of traditional Guča brass bands and acts from the contemporary London jazz scene. Despite existing as a band for barely a year, this trio from the Slovenian coast creates a zestful mix of jazz, breakbeat, dubstep and funk delivered on saxophone, tuba and drums. Upbeat, groovy and intense, their live gigs never disappoint the ones keen on dancing.

The Slovenian jazz band from Maribor Patetico was established in 2003. The band performs world-renowned songs arranged by their artistic director Rok Vilčnik. Their jazz compositions with swing and chanson vibes are known for the interpretations of the vocalist and stand out with their lyrics, which make use of pathetic fallacy as a literary expression.

Patricija Škof is a Slovenian jazz vocalist who began her musical journey as a pianist. She studied in Graz, Cologne, and Basel, where she completed her master’s degree in jazz music. She has performed with international ensembles such as the Bundesjazzorchester and JM Jazz World Orchestra, and released an album with the band Birds of Unknown. She has received several awards, including the DownBeat Student Award in 2021.

Patrick Quaggiato is a composer, pedagogue, singer, choir and brass band conductor, and percussionist. He initially graduated in percussion and, in November of 2008, also in vocal-choral composition and choral conducting at the Tartini Conservatory in Trieste. His current oeuvre comprises 600 compositions. His works were published on CDs and in collections in Italy, Slovenia, and Austria. They won several important Slovenian national awards earning him a place among leading Slovenian composers. Quaggiato’s compositions were also performed by the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and by the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra. They travelled the world, and entered repertoires of many choirs.

The members of Paul Grem come from different musical backgrounds (Tinkara Kovač, Rudi & the cool vibes, Matjaž Jelen band, Ptice, Špičikuc Orchestra, Danilo Kocjančič Friends, Bluesback...). Together, Paul Grem express themselves with simple, raw melodies and brutally life-like and personally confessional lyrics. Blues, country and rock with a touch of pop run through their veins.