Parov Stelar
Parov Stelar is a band united around the personality of Parov Stelar, who is one of the most important musicians of the Austrian independent scene. His work is characterized by an exceptional combination of electronic music with distinct elements of jazz and swing. Along with their spontaneous concert performance, the Parov Stelar Band ranks among the best that the Austrian scene has to offer.
Parov Stelar's music can be heard in many films, TV shows and commercials around the world today. Already his first EP Kiss Kiss and the following album Rough Cuts in 2004 immediately opened doors for him on the international scene of electronic music. His unique sound, specific approach to music production and unorthodox combination of musical genres soon made him a star of the dance scene. With his subsequent albums and more than 20 EPs, he not only managed to maintain his position, but even with each subsequent recording and concert, his status was incredibly strengthened, and today he has millions of enthusiastic fans around the world. The Parov Stelar Band has played over 700 live shows worldwide. She sold out two concerts at the Playstation Theater in New York, Alexandra Palace in London, Zenith in Paris and Columbiahalle in Berlin. They played a lot of big festivals like Coachella, Glastonbury, Sziget and together with La Fete the L'Humanite they played in front of 100,000 people in Paris. Parov Stelar is also in demand for collaborations with other renowned artists. He has worked with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Marvin Gaye, Lana Del Rey, Bryan Ferry, Aron Chupa and many others. He won 7 Amadeus music awards in his native Austria. His compositions have been used on more than 700 compilations worldwide (eg Hotel Costes, Buddha Bar and Electro Swing) and have been used in a number of TV shows, TV series and films. There are dozens of TV commercials with his music, for example Audi, Bacardi, Colgate, Google, Microsoft or Nespresso.