Music
In this page you can discover the finalist for the Music discipline in the Blue Area (Mediterranean to Ocean) rated by the audience and a professional Jury at the event in Tuzla, Bosnia and Erzegovina.
One winner of each discipline will partecipate to the Biennial MArteLive and will have the chance to participate in Art residencies and more prizes.
Christina Psycha
Athens, Greece
Christina Psycha is a vocalist, songwriter and composer. Her songs are based on latin rhythms mixed with early jazz elements. Her performance melodic style is influenced from the Renaissance and Byzantine music and she likes to blend these traditions on her compositions. Her lyrics are written in Greek language and they refer to humans and nature. Her debut album released on April of 2021 and includes 11 original compositions and 1 arrangement of a Greek traditional song. The album is called “Violetera”, meaning the girl who serve flowers. She choose this title because of its strong romantic symbolism, which also represent the sound of the album. The goal of this project was to capture a unique sound that will also allow each musician to express himself through the songs and the arrangements.
• Christina was chosen to perform her project at the 21st Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival. She won the contest in the “best young artist – new music” category.
• Christina represented Greece at the 7th Katara European Jazz Festival (November, 2021) in the city of Doha – Qatar.
• Christina was chosen to perform her work at the Mediterranean Jazz Festival in New York on January 2023.
• Christina has toured in many venues and festivals in Greece, Netherlands and Qatar (Nafplion Festival, Hydra Jazz Fest GR, Sakotura Jazz Fest GR, Comedy Cafe Amsterdam, Katara Jazz Fest Qatar, Megaron-The Athens Concert Hall).
Clara Byrne
Dublin, Ireland
Clara Byrne is a singer songwriter from Bray, Co. Wicklow. She is a graduate of BIMM music College.
Clara has been fortunate enough to support a wealth of Irish talent including Wallis Bird,
Mick Pyro (Republic Of Loose), Cathy Davey and Neil Hannon (Divine Comedy).
She seeks her lyrical inspiration in the world around her and seeks solitude from that world in the music she creates.
Her upcoming debut album “Handstiched” will be released later this year.
Sopio T
Tiblisi, Georgia
Sopio T makes you feel a Georgian soul comprising Folklore elements very naturally and smoothly diluted with electronic sounds, coloured by her feminine energy – subtle, fragile but powerful on the other hand. Sopio T proves to be a unique mixture of both Georgian as well as international.
Sopio T is an adventure, giving the audience an opportunity to travel into the limitless, dynamic emotional waves, diving deeper and deeper – in love, sadness, joy, ups of victory and extreme downs of despair in this hectic and diverse life
Stain
Belgrade, Serbia
We are a grunge band from Belgrade. Our journey started in January 2014, when we formed the band. Two months later, we had our first gig at the Belgrade Youth Center as guests of the Guitar Art Festival. After a few member changes, we started writing our own songs in 2015. Regular gigs at Belgrade clubs ensued in the following years. By the end of 2020, we finished recording our debut album and published our first single “Spiral” in February 2021.
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Cosmos in Buzunar
Chisinau, Moldova
Cosmos in Buzunar is a Synth Wave Electronic musical band, composed of musician Pavel Olari, Adrian Roșca and Laurențiu Coțaga, formed in 2016, Chisinau.
The first years of activity of the project was marked by searches, collaborations and incessant musical experiments, from a simple acoustic formula: guitar, violin, voice, cajon – to a full band that embraces musical genres such as indie, folk and alternative rock. From 2018 Cosmos in buzunar become full electronic, exploring various electronic
instruments such as analog synthesizers, groove-box instruments, etc.
Thus, the concept of the project was reformulated, focusing on genres such as synth wave – synth pop, later IDM, progressive techno, electronica and dark electronic.
Cosmos in Buzunar is a multilateral artistic project, whose need was born from the desire to explore and find an individual artistic identity and means of expression, both musical and visual.
Aarhus, Denmark
hauman means ‘merman’ in Danish.
hauman explores mythologies from the depths of the darkest oceans.
hauman writes bright melodies and sinister lyrics about human decay.
hauman transforms melancholy and vulnerability into enchanting atmospheres.
hauman creates music that soars from near to beyond.
hauman is a Danish composer, musician, and sound artist. She holds a master degree in film music composition and has international and professional experience as university lecturer and audiovisual installation artist.
hauman unavoidably integrates sound design in her cinematic music, and she unites ambient atmospheres with catchy melodies that invites the listener to emotionally engage in her musical universes.
“Hauman was the name of my grandfather, who taught me to play the piano and use my imagination. He was born by the North Sea and named after the folk tale about Agnete and the Merman; a tragic love story suggesting that following your passion might lead you in despair. My songs emerge out of this mythological universe, seeking to explore the dualistic balance between our desires and obligations, whatever they may be.”
Varaždin, Croatia
Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Amesterdam, Netherlands
Melodic and sometimes 'different' , J.A.D.E knows how to create a vibe. Currently working on her first and self produced EP; funghi.
