Urška Supej is a guitarist, songwriter, and composer from the Maribor area. She began her music education at the Karol Pahor Music School in Ptuj and later graduated as a jazz guitarist and guitar teacher at the Gustav Mahler Private University in Klagenfurt. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in jazz composition. In the past, she has collaborated as a guitarist and songwriter with various Slovenian and international artists and bands (Drago Ivanuša, Hauptman, WCKD Nation, Magic Pond, Rumejts…), and now focuses on leading, managing, and creating in her own projects: 3:rma and Intuicije.

Uršula Ramoveš and her band perform musical settings of poems written mostly in the local dialect by her spouse, Janez Ramoveš, an acclaimed poet from Poljane Valley. The idiosyncratic group is an important part of Slovenia’s ethno-chanson scene.

Vagabunda is a Slovenian band formed by Jure Jurca and Matevž Pavčnik. Their music draws from the songs they loved as young boys learning to play guitar. After performing in Slovenia, Austria, and Italy, they released their first EP, Away, on wooden USB keys. Their 2016 album, Open, features drums and bass, produced by Matej Gobec. The band is working on a new album, with the single Annie More released in 2018. They also offer their own brand of snapc, Vandrovec, and liqueur, Sopotnica.

Valentino Kanzyani, a founding figure of Slovenian techno, has been active in the country’s dance scene since the mid-1990s. Known for his residency at Ambasada Gavioli, he gained fame for spinning on three turntables. He co-founded Recycled Loops with Umek in 1999, further establishing his influence. In 2005, he created the vinyl-centric label Jesus Loved You. Valentino’s sound evolved, and his debut album Love & Gratitude came out in 2013, marking a new phase in his career.

Valuk is a five-member band from Idrija, formed in 2012. They perform pagan black metal.

The Croatian-Slovenian DJ duo Vanillaz collaborates with the Los Angeles-based label Global Production MGMT, Thrive Records, Sony Entertainment (ROW) and Universal (North America). The duo authored hits that were picked up by major outlet giants: Bloomingdale, Macy`s, Abercrombie & Fitch and H&M. They have performed at festivals all over the globe, on the main stages of MTV Europe, Kings Day Netherlands, Miami Music Week, ADE, WMC Miami, ATP, Ultra Europe and Ultra Korea). Their music is also promoted by major DJs, such as Tiesto, Martin Garrix, David Guetta and others.

Saxophonist and flautist Vasko Atanasovski (1977) came to national and international prominence as an artist who blends jazz with classical music and traditional styles, from klezmer to the music of the Near and Far East. Besides regularly appearing at European concert venues, Atanasovski has toured China, India and Argentina, to name but a few.

Mark Jacob Cavazza is a young rapper from Ljubljana, who lays down rhymes under the name of Vazz.

The ensemble Vedun channels the guided sound of the original Cosmic Intelligence and the energy-frequency waving, which we call the Master Teachers of the Universe, with shaman instruments of diverse peoples of the world that were used by diverse ethnic groups for spiritual healing and self-realization. The performers are the media for sound which comes with Cosmic guidance in order to benefit all the present and to harmonize all the bodies (mental, emotional, spiritual) and souls (and indirectly also the physical body); they are also the performers in the ensembles Trutamora Slovenica and Truta.

Veronike Kumar is a singer who studied at the Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet under professor Nada Žgur in 2011. In 2014, the musician was admitted to the Amsterdam Conservatory (majoring in jazz vocals), where she perfected her skills and began writing original music. She participated in several creative-educational meetings and workshops (Jazz Kamp Kranj, Kreativna Jazz Klinika Velenje, Jazz Impro Norway), where she had the opportunity to work with world-class musicians (Joe Sanders, Gregory Hutchinson, Shai Maestro, Charles Altura, Philip Dizack, Olga Konkova, Ulf Bandgren). She performed with renowned musicians such as Drago Gajo, Blaž Jurjevčič, Nikola Matošič, Miha Koren, Gašper Bertoncelj, Anže Vrabec and many others. She is currently studying and creating in Amsterdam.