Ultra Europe festival is a month away and their lineup just got richer. After the second lineup release of (mostly) EDM superstars for the main stage, this week they announced the headliners for the Resistance stage, which is getting more popular each year. Ultra Europe festival – Resistance Stage Lineup / Photo: @ultraeurope InstagramThe fans of house, techno and progressive...

Yesterday we visited the 37th Youth Salon in Zagreb, the largest national exhibition of visual artists under 35. The salon holds a place in various locations in Zagreb: the Mestrovic Pavilion. Still, the central exhibition named The Clock Fell Into Well is located at the Home of the Croatian Association of Fine Arts, also known as the Mestrovic Pavilion. The exhibition, which...

Croatia’s capital recently got a new artistic hub in Ilica, a street that connects the western part of the City with the main square, and it is famous for its allies and hidden gardens. Street number 73 has a new hub – a studio, an independent publishing house Smak Press, a gallery, and a coworking place called Klet, a yard that hosts numerous workshops, exhibitions,...

This year marked the 10th edition of the International Music Summit Ibiza, followed by its detailed report about the scene, trends (fans and creators), the industry, and the market size.  The report is free to download for everyone interested in electronic music as an industry, offering comprehensive and analytical views on the past year, which allows industry professionals to...

Lovro Baletić is a music producer and DJ from Zagreb who has been on the scene since 2022. He is a member of the CYCLE collective with Jan Kinčl and Matija Duić, and recently he became a part of the newly formed On&On collective.Lovro Baletić, a DJ and producer from Zagreb / Photo: PressLovro is recognizable for his house music sets, including classic house, UK house, disco...

DJ and electronic music producer Tom Bug is surely one of the most popular names on the Croatian house music scene. He has been spinning records in clubs all over Europe for over 20 years, but his local popularity started to grow when he formed his club night Dobar House, that soon became a renowned record label. In 2020 Elena Mikac, an aspiring new DJ, became an essential member...

Jesse Saunders’ song On & On set the foundation of house music. Especially for that reason, six DJs in their early 20s got together and decided to honor the track by forming a new collective to play, explore and celebrate all forms of house. Hajdi, Arya, Demi, Dvornykova, Lovro Baletić and Sven Kurtović will debut today at Zagreb’s club Depo, which opens its doors...

Autonomous Cultural Center Medika has been a hub of creatives for years. Several artists founded the union Attack in 1997 to provide space for organizations on the independent cultural scene. After a decade of search for the venue, they illegally moved into the abandoned medicaments factory Medika, which, a year later, became their official workplace according to the permission of...

Croatia has been increasingly recognized as a vibrant hub for electronic music. Over the past few decades, the country has developed a dynamic electronic music scene, fostered by a growing number of record labels dedicated to promoting homegrown talent and innovative sounds. According to the National Tourism Board (HTZ) latest report, in 2023 Croatia welcomed over 20 million...

Jan Kincl is a Croatian music producer who has been on the scene since the early 2000s. The last time I visited Jan’s studio, it was his home with shelves full of records and a long table full of music production gear. That apartment is not the same anymore. The post-pandemic situation of Cycle Studio as a music production company looks completely different. He does not live there...