We are supporting the presence of 32 showcase acts and all the more industry professionals from Austria, Belgium & Poland at Eurosonic Noorderslag 2025 (15-18 January 2025).
PRESS: Interview or an unplugged session, we will coordinate it for you! Reach out and we will propose a handpicked shortlist for your needs! Alternatively, browse the roster yourself below. Contact: Jan Clausen clausen@factory92.eu
INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS: We have a selection of exclusive networking opportunities where you can meet and mingle with your international colleagues in a friendly and often delicious settings during ESNS, see below! You can also browse below what our rosters' international acts look for business-wise - or you can ask for personalized tips to make the most of your ESNS 2024! Contact: Jan Clausen clausen@factory92.eu
B2B NETWORKING EVENTS
T H U R S D A Y 16 T H
Belgium Booms Drink
Meet the Belgian delegation at ESNS 2025 (with Belgian Beer & Fingerfood)
17:00 - 19:00 SIGN UP
@ The Social Hub, Boterdiep 9, 9712 LH Groningen
Music Export Poland Reception
Meet the polish delegation at ESNS 2025,
17:00 - 19:00 SIGN UP
@ The Silver Bar on the first floor of the Oosterpoort Grote Zaal Foyer (Oosterhamrikkade 6, 9714 AE Groningen)
F R I D A Y 17 T H
Austrian Music Export Networking Lunch
Meet the Austrian delegation at ESNS 2025, courtesy of Austrian Music Export.
11:00 - 12:30 SIGN UP
@ Taj Mahal, Veemarktstraat 94, 9724 GC Groningen
ALL ACTS
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Aili (BE) Pop Electronic
Belgian-Japanese electro-pop duo Aili Maruyama and Orson Wouters formed a connection after meeting at a party in 2019, and since then, their diverse personalities and musical approaches have inspired them to explore new ideas. Aili adds a personal touch by singing in a unique version of Japanese, developed with her father, and their 2021 Dansu EP on Eskimo Recordings, with its blend of underground electronic sounds and sparkling pop, became an instant hit. Debut album Nandakke? dropped last February, further solidifying their presence, receiving acclaim, alongside radio and playlist support.
Looking for: Live shows focus on NL, FR, UK, DE, Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Friday 17 JAN - Simplon Main - 21:30-22:10
Berre (BE) Pop
Berre is 24, Flemish, and blessed with a ‘world class singing voice’. A few years ago the singer-songwriter unleashed a special version of ‘Lost Without You’ by Freya Ridings, which racked up nearly ten million views on TikTok alone, kicking off a promising national and international career. The Belgian’s first album, I'll Call You When I'm Home (released in September 2024), is the result of a young man’s search for himself and his rare voice.
Looking for: Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Thursday 16 JAN - USVA - 20:50-21:30
Bon Jour (AT) Alternative Pop, Indie Pop, Electro
The rapid rise of supergroup Bon Jour makes them one of the "most exciting music projects in Austria" (FM4). With performances as support for Alt-J, number 1 in the FM4 charts, sold-out shows at the Gasometer Vienna, and the use of AI, the avant-gardists are setting standards. The use of AI emphasises their avant-garde approach. Bon Jour originally are 7 musicians, from renowned bands like Makemakes, Mynth, Olympique and Good Wilson - who also perform with only 4 musicians on stage.
Looking for: Booking agency in GER, Label collabs, Sync, Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Thu 16 JAN - WEnutbutter - 22:20-23:00
Cellini (BE) Electronica, Folk
Meet Gianmarco Cellini, a Belgian-based artist with proud Italian roots who creates percussion-driven and dancefloor-ready electronic music, inspired by traditional influences from across the globe. His eclectic DJ sets go from hard-hitting techno to sublime house music, reflecting his perspectives on electronic music. His live sets are characterized by infectious flows, driving bass-lines, and intricate percussion, creating a rich and textured outcome that sounds organic and electronic, modern and timeless.
Looking for: Interviews
Showtime: Thu 17 JAN - Simplon Main - 00:10-00:50
Chicos y Mendez (BE) Alternative
Lead-singer, David Méndez Yépez is of Peruvian origin, and this group from Brussels finds its roots in Latin-American music, whilst also creating its own musical universe. Chicos y Mendez’ musical repertoire taps into urban, pop, rock, and reggae, featuring lyrics in Spanish and French that translate a desire to meet the poetry of others. Since its release in 2019, debut album Esencias has been listened to in 73 countries and the band has played over 200 concerts throughout Europe, Peru and Ecuador.
Looking for: Interviews
Showtime: Fri 17 JAN - DOT - 23:30-00:10
Colt (BE) Pop
Colt has rapidly become one of the most promising groups of the Francophone pop scene. The Brussels-based duo, formerly known as Coline & Toitoine, is rooted in friendship. In this harmonious fusion Coline’s raw, emotional vocals blend with Toitoine’s mesmerizing, almost otherworldly universe. At just 24 years-old, Colt is making waves from Paris to New York. Second EP Mille Vies (2023) is their first project in French, signaling a turning point for the duo.
Looking for: Bookers in GER & NL, Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Wed 15 JAN - Oosterpoort Kelder - 20:40-21:20
CVC (UK) Indie
CVC, or Church Village Collective in full, named their band after the sleepy Welsh town they come from and plan to bring international renown to. The six-piece musical collective are influenced by Snoop Dogg, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Super Furry Animals and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Their ‘Welsh Music Prize’ Nominated debut album Get Real, produced by the band and mixed by Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys), was released early 2023 to critical acclaim from NME to The Times, and the follow-up is now well underway.
Looking for: Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Friday to Saturday night 18 JAN - H.N. Werkman Stadslyceum - 00:50-01:30 , Fri 17 JAN - Platosonic - 18:40 - 19:00
Doodseskader (BE) Future Sludge
Doodseskader (Dutch for “Death Squad”) is a merging of the minds of Tim De Gieter (Amenra, Much Luv Studio) and Sigfried Burroughs (Kapitan Korsakov, Paard). For over three years now Doodseskader relentlessly pushes the envelope of being a “heavy” band, from the grunge-infused sludge of their debut EP to the punishing blend of hiphop and hardcore of their Year One album, plus the sonic onslaught of relentless rapping on singles like ‘FLF’ and ‘Still Haven’t Killed Myself’, they effortlessly defy any form of categorization.
Looking for: Live performances in EU with focus on Benelux, FR, GER, Interviews
Showtime: Thu 16 JAN - Mutua Fides - 23:30-00:10
GARDENS (AT) Indie, Dream Pop
“Deep inside my mouth is where dark treasures can be found. Would you like to find out?” Austria is a place of high-altitudes, and somewhat fittingly, the superb songwriting and musicianship of GARDENS offers a bird’s eye view, embracing change with uncanny clarity, warmth and self-awareness, along with some darker hues. Beneath the intricate arrangements, Luca’s savvy songwriting instincts chronicle the trials of mental health, the rites of passage of youth and the dizzying fogs of heartbreak. Naming your debut album Flaws (Siluh Records) is an admission of fresh scars still healing, right beneath a diamond-flickering surface.
Looking for: EU Promoter / Festivals, Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Fri 17 JAN - All Round - 21:10-21:50, FRI 17 JAN - Platosonic - 16:10 -16:30
Glintsal (BE) Post-Rock, Jazz, Instrumental
Friends Glints and Faisal have been presenting Abattoir Anvers, the only hip hop show on Belgian national radio (Studio Brussel), for four years now. The Antwerp collective of the same name was founded in a former halal slaughterhouse where they both lived, worked and made radio shows. Now, rapper and singer Glints and producer Faisal made a whole album together featuring chopped soul and 80s samples mixed with heavy-hitting drums, synth-angel dust and humorous soundbites. The result is an original and fun, must-hear indie hip-hop album.
Looking for: Interviews
Showtime: Thursday to Friday night 17 JAN - Huize Maas Main - 00:10-00:50
Isaac Roux (BE) Alternative Indie
Meet Isaac Roux, nom de plume of Belgian singer-songwriter Louis De Roo, who graduated from the renowned Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) and has just released a sensational debut album. In impeccable English, Roux puts his emotions and soul into songs, wrapped in guitars that build up at the right moment. Debut single ‘White Rose’ features heavenly indie folk with just the right amount of edge, and the warm glow of De Roo’s characteristic voice won him ‘De Nieuwe Lichting’ (‘The New Class’) award.
Looking for: Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Fri 17 JAN - H.N. Werkman Stadslyceum - 19:30-20:10
Joulie Fox (PL) Pop
After being selected by Portugal The Man for the line-up of the NOS Alive festival, Joulie Fox is now gearing up for the release of her fully Polish debut album. Her singles have already gained significant attention, via BBC Radio 1, Radio 357, Tidal and New Music Friday Poland. In 2024, Fox opened for Polish pop star Daria Zawiałow at concerts in Liverpool and London, and she also graced the stage of the NEXT FEST showcase and conference.
Looking for: Management and Label in Poland and abroad (worldwide), Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Thursday to Friday night 16 JAN - USVA - 23:30-00:10
julek ploski (PL) Electronic
Polish producer julek ploski “does music all the time and the music is always about his feelings and always too personal”. His current sound is an epic collage of bombastic Hollywood trailers, melodramatic pianos, hardcore raves, liminal trap drum fills, incel metal riffs and gaming soundscapes. He released several LPs via US and Polish labels and plays live AV shows with self-made visuals continuing the sonic themes of Hollywood liminality.
Looking for: Interviews
Showtime: Fri 17 JAN - Simplon Up - 19:30-20:10
KÄSSY (AT) Pop, Electronic
Straight out of high school, Viennese musician Katrin Paucz jumped in head first, going on tour as a live guitarist for Oehl. In 2022 Katrin left and became a member of the live band for Bilderbuch. At only 23 years-old, she had played countless international tours and festivals and went solo, playing her first shows as KÄSSY in March 2024, supporting Bilderbuch throughout Europe. Self-taught in almost all aspects of her craft, KÄSSY’s electronic pop switches easily from eclectic mania to intense emotion.
Looking for: Interviews
Showtime: Wed 15 JAN - Oosterpoort Kelder - 22:00-22:40
Ki! (DNK) Alternative
Ki! Is the Korean-Danish songwriter, producer and overall multi-instrumentalist Christian Ki Dall. The variety of genres, styles and sounds across Ki!'s three albums to date are all over the map, drawing inspirations from different periods and from all over the world. Processing and digesting it all, Ki! is producing music that feels truly singular and authentic, but has a through-line that only really communicates itself when you look at the big picture. There is a holistic aspect to Ki!’s eclecticism that gives his music the breadth and depth that ultimately is the real attraction. Some tracks instrumental, some featuring guest vocalists, he has released the three albums "The Boy From Haeundae Beach", "Yong-Gwanglo Part One" and "Yong-Gwanglo Part Two" in just two years.
Looking for: Interviews
Showtime: tbc.
Kosmonauci (PL) Soul & Jazz
Kosmonauci is a Polish boy band with a jazz background that draws on hip hop, drum ‘n bass and improvisation for its musical language. The instrumentation, which includes saxophone, bass, vibraphone and drums, creates the group's unique style, balancing between emotional melodies and polyrhythmic structures. A band born of friendship, the members of Kosmonauci have played together since childhood. March 2024 saw the release of their debut album Sorry, Nie Tu on U Jazz Me.
Looking for: Interviews
Showtime: Thu 16 JAN - AA-Theater - 21:40-22:20
Laryssa Kim (BE) Alternative
Now based in Brussels, Laryssa Kim is an Italo-Congolese singer and composer with an arresting set of influences. Her musical journey began in Rome, writing and performing with reggae musicians and DJs, and in Amsterdam she immersed herself in contemporary dance and theatre. After a master's program in acousmatic music composition in Mons (BE), she established her own artistic project, blending her voice, electronic elements, and instrumental motifs. Second album Contezza was released in February by City Tracks. Her live show integrates lighting, video projections and performance art.
Looking for: Venue & festival shows in Europe, Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Thu 16 JAN - Simplon Up - 19:30-20:10
Loverman (BE) Pop Soul, Jazz
Loverman is the solo project of Belgian artist James de Graef, former member of the wacky rock band Shht. For this, his latest adventure, the deep-voiced songwriter from Brussels situates himself in a minimalist setting, where the guitar accompanies his twilight poetry. Following in the footsteps of Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave, Loverman evolves in a world of chiaroscuro, and delivers songs that are inhabited by an idea of timelessness. Extended album Lovesongs and Some, came out in June. Loverman is nominated for the Music Moves Europe Awards 2025.
Looking for: Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Thu 16 JAN - Nieuwe Kerk - 22:10-22:50
Lucy Dreams (AT) Electronic, Drum 'n' Bass
Lucy Dreams pioneers ‘SonicWaveArtPop’, blending human expression with technological innovation. Their latest singles challenge norms, merging analog and digital artistry, where members Zero and One, alongside their creation, Lucy, redefine pop with a sound that pushes past conventional limits. With international acclaim and a transatlantic tour underway, Lucy Dreams sets the stage for a new era of pop music, celebrating harmony between creativity and technology.
Looking for: GSA, Japan, Canada, UK: Booking agency
Worldwide: Label (LP release in Q3/Q4 2025), Management, Sync/Licensing
Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Thursday to Friday night 17 JAN - Simplon Up - 00:50-01:30
Lukas Oscar (AT) Pop
Lukas Oscar is a young, talented, up-and-coming singer-songwriter and producer with Filipino roots living in Vienna. This gifted singer mesmerizes and hypnotizes with his soothing, melancholic voice, and is also a talented songwriter and pianist who has been playing since he was 6 years old. His debut album The Fun Never Ends!, delves deep into the unspoken thoughts and concealed emotions that often go unacknowledged. This album aspires to be a ‘playground’, where every sentiment finds a safe haven.
Looking for: Interviews
Showtime: Fri 17 JAN - USVA - 23:00-23:40
marcel (BE) Punk
Crafting indie/post-punk serenades for the whole family, marcel is a carnival ghost from Brussels who likes to make a lot of noise by tenderly rubbing his cheeks on humans, like a lame cat with cymbals attached to its tail. he's unbearable but strangely likable. The second album, mixed by Ben Hampson (DITZ, Blood Red Shoes), is due to be released in February 2025 on Luik Music. marcel’s music owes as much to Jonathan Richman and Sonic Youth's twisted guitars as to TC Matic's Europeanism.
Looking for: Booking agent for GER, UK + Gigs in NL + first contacts for NL/UK/GER labels for upcoming albums, Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Fri 17 JAN - All Round - 22:30-23:10
Martha Da'ro (BE) Alternative Soul, Jazz
Martha Da'ro is a multi-disciplinary Belgian-Angolan artist whose creative career spans music, film and theatre. Her 2023 debut album, PHILOPHOBIA (meaning; fear of being loved), is an intensely cinematic experience, its atmosphere being an evocative sonic art installation. Musically it’s a haunting, avant-garde mix between moods and styles, from bastardized R&B to hypermodern electrosoul and a contemporary version of the blues. Da'ro aimed to compose an album where each track functions as a soundtrack and story, and the storytelling forms part of her live performances.
Looking for: Booking agent for FR, UK, Asia + festival shows in Europe, PR agent UK/EU, Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Wednesday to Thursday night 16 JAN - Oosterpoort Binnenzaal - 00:00-00:40
NAFT (BE) IDM, Gabber, Rave
NAFT is an instrumental tech house phenomenon from Belgium that mixes the energy of brass culture with the ecstatic dance sound of ‘The Sound of Belgium’. Four horn players and two drummers bring a pounding wall of techno and house beats in which the boundary between electronic and acoustic elements fades into irrelevance. In dialogue with digital and analog electronics, the band creates a sonic universe with brass-synths and hybrid drums. Horns experiment with effect pedals and a combination of acoustic and electronic drums blends into a highly flammable, intoxicating substance.
Looking for: Bookers in FR & Europe, interesting label, festival and club shows in Europe, Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Friday to Saturday night 18 JAN - Stadsschouwburg - 01:00-01:40
Nene Heroine (PL) Alternative Soul, Jazz
Nene Heroine is a trailblazing jazz/psychedelic band hailing from Gdańsk, Poland. This ensemble of sonic explorers crafts an eclectic soundscape that melds analog sounds, dub, post-rock, and improvisation, anchored by emotionally charged melodies. After the success of their debut album, Nene Heroine unveiled MOVA in 2022, followed by the In Three Colors live video album in May 2024. Nene is currently working on a new LP, set for release in 2025.
Looking for: Management and bookers UK, GER, Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Fri 17 JAN - AA-Theater - 23:00-23:40
schntzl (BE) Alternative Electronic Soul & Jazz
schntzl is a Belgian duo that creates a form of hyper visual music thata's both provocative and kind. Their songs can be heard as pop music from a parallel universe, a teardown of established values but with a taste for kitsch. Accompanied by their percussion, samplers, keyboards and drums they function as a fail-safe orchestra of two people, dancing and orbiting around each other. They premiere their liveshow with immersive sound at Wintercircus in Ghent in September and the new album will be released in 2025 by VIERNULVIER Records.
Looking for: Agent/bookers for other European territories, international pr agent UK/EU, Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Fri 17 JAN - AA-Theater - 20:20-21:00
Sylvie Kreusch (BE) Indie Pop, Alternative
Big bold emotions serve as the main conductor for Sylvie Kreusch’s adventurous album Comic Trip. The Belgian artist abandons her lofty tenure as Belgium’s spectre of the night, trading in her raging red locks for a new look as a dashing blonde. Finally in the driver’s seat, she embarks on a horizon-chasing voyage where all the fruits of life are savored and surveyed with wide eyes and luscious lips. With stylistic nods to acts like The B-52’s and Stereolab, the title track sounds like the pop music version of a sixties comic, brimming with spectacle, intrigue and euphoria.
Looking for: Interviews
Showtime: Wednesday to Thursday night 16 JAN - Oosterpoort Kleine zaal - 00:40-01:20, Thu 16 JAN - Platosonic - 15:20-15:40
UCHE YARA (AT) Pop, Indie
UCHE YARA is a 21-year-old artist with Nigerian roots, who grew up in Austria and is now living in Berlin. Her profound songwriting and multi-instrumental skills, plus an energetic live presence with her band kickstarted the rapidly growing hype. Discovered by artists such as Marc Rebillet, Bilderbuch and Parcels, she started touring the first day after she graduated from school. Before her first single release, she already opened for The Rolling Stones with Bilderbuch. Her long-awaited debut EP Golden Days was released in May 2024. UCHE YARA is nominated for the Music Moves Europe Awards 2025.
Looking for: Interviews
Showtime: Thu 16 JAN - Stadsschouwburg - 20:00-20:40
Used (BE) D&B
USED rose from promising talent to headliner at the biggest festivals in no time. The drum ’n bass producer from Antwerp signed his debut album to Breakbeat Kaos (the label of DJ Fresh & Adam F), and has already worked with big talents from the scene such as Hedex and Bou, but also with other stars like Joost and Nathan Vandergust aka Acid. For his live shows he integrates instruments that he also used on his releases including violin, bass, guitar and keyboards.
Looking for: Interviews
Showtime: Friday to Saturday night 18 JAN - Simplon Main - 00:10-00:50
VAAGUE (BE) Electronic
VAAGUE is the drums-and-electronics solo project by Brussels-based drummer and producer Antoine Pierre. He was increasingly using electronics in his bands Urbex (jazz) and Next.Ape (experimental trip hop), but seeing Thom Yorke's vibrant, organic live performance in 2018 was the spark that led Antoine to create his own electro project. Thanks to a new sensor technology linking his drums to his computer, he as able to embark on this new solo adventure, and since 2020 VAAGUE released two EPs, then in October 2024 his first album Oktopus Mekaniks followed.
Looking for: Bookers in GER, NL and FR + international label for the next album, Interviews
Showtime: Thursday to Friday night 17 JAN - AA-Theater - 00:20-01:00
Why The Eye (BE) Alternative Electronic
Why the Eye is a masked quartet created in Brussels in 2013 around DjP’s surprising instruments. This four-piece in strange, furry masks deliver hypnotic, raw music, which they describe as ‘prehistoric techno’, a tribal-noisy-experimental decoction shakes bodies into a trance. The distinctive hues of the homemade instruments and the haunting rhythms played without programming take the audience into a wild, organic experience, with lo-fi and hairy results guaranteed.
Looking for: Concerts in Benelux, FR, NL, Central Europe and Balkans, Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Friday to Saturday night 18 JAN - Minerva Praediniussingel - 01:00-01:40
WOOMB (BGR) Alternative, Indie
Woomb is a duo based between Sofia and London, featuring young singer-songwriter Hristo Yordanov and composer/producer Gueorgui Linev aka Kan Wakan. Formed after a random encounter at a house party, they found a shared love for artists like Cocteau Twins, Björk, Slowdive and Portishead. At the end of 2023 they played their first gigs and released debut single ‘Last Rays’, accompanied by a video combining Bulgarian pagan symbols, Greek mythology and biblical elements. Their debut EP is out in October 2024. Woomb is nominated for the Music Moves Europe Awards 2025.
Looking for: Interviews
Showtime: Thu 16 JAN - VERA - 22:50-23:30
Zuzanna Całka (PL) Electronic
Zuzanna Całka is a Warsaw-based classically trained pianist and composer. She makes music by manipulating and multi-tracking sounds from piano and synthesizers. In her latest project, Zuzanna crosses the boundaries of classical music, combining tradition with experiment, improvisation and psychedelic raptures. In her songs, the artist combines the organic sound of the piano with electronic elements to create minimalist sketches that contrast with complex structures, creating intriguing, and sometimes even hallucinatory, trance-like melodies. Debut EP Late Night Takes was featured on the Piano Day playlist curated by Nils Frahm.
Looking for: Label and publisher for sync, management, bookers GER, UK, FR, Interviews, Sessions
Showtime: Thursday to Friday night 17 JAN - Lutherse Kerk - 01:00-01:40
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