SONICA is a Ljubljana-based music festival that champions diverse niche trajectories in contemporary music — experimental, electronic, modern classical, avantgarde and transgenre — and sound art. Established in 2009 by MoTA – Museum of Transitory Art, it is the Slovenian festival with the longest tradition in the fields of niche electronic music and transdisciplinary art practices, collaborating with musicians, composers, DJs, visual and intermedia artists, VJs, designers, sculptors, curators and theoreticians.
The festival consists of concerts, club nights, production and research residencies, exhibitions, public interventions, presentations and talks. Though focused on the international music scene, it lays emphasis on the Balkan region and Eastern Europe. Apart from the annual edition in Ljubljana, SONICA has organised various editions in London, Wroclaw, Trieste, Venice, Wien, Berlin, Zagreb and Belgrade.
Past guests include Nicolas Jaar, William Basinski, Deena Abdelwahed, Alessandro Cortini, Marina Rosenfeld, Tim Hecker, Fennesz, Jan Jelinek, Aisha Devi, Clark, Actress, KMRU, Patten, Shackleton, Innode, Rashad Becker, Emptyset, Herman Kolgen, Charlemagne Palestine, Ryoichi Kurokawa, Plaid, Byetone, DJ Marcelle, SHXCXCHCXSH, Lee Gamble, Giant Swan, Jenna Sutela, Ziúr, Flanger, Atom™, Zimoun, SND, Nik Nowak, Tomoko Sauvage, Lucy Railton and many more.
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Artistic directors ︎︎︎ Martin Bricelj Baraga, Jaša Bužinel, Luka T. Zagoričnik
Sonica programme curators ︎︎︎ Martin Bricelj Baraga, Jaša Bužinel, Luka T. Zagoričnik
Design & Visual Identity & Web design ︎︎︎ Rok Mar
Texts & Production Assistants ︎︎︎ Jaša Bužinel, ︎︎︎Luka T. Zagoričnik
Technical team ︎︎︎ Luka Bernetič, Igor Vuk, Vuk Emiliano Valecic
Public relations, translation & proofreading ︎︎︎ Jaša Bužinel
Social networks & digital marketing ︎︎︎ Jaša Bužinel
Photographer ︎︎︎ Katja Goljat
Video ︎︎︎ Domen Dimovski, Nikolina Mudronja
Production ︎︎︎ SONICA & MoTA - Museum of Transitory Art
Co-production ︎︎︎ CUK Kino Šiška, MG+MSUM
Supported by ︎︎︎the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia,
City Municipality of Ljubljana – Department of Culture, Mutek, Transition to 8
