{"id":6423,"date":"2021-09-30T15:40:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T13:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdw.ac.at\/magazin\/?p=6423"},"modified":"2021-10-13T10:08:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T08:08:53","slug":"gewonnen-hat-die-musik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mdw.ac.at\/magazin\/2021\/09\/30\/gewonnen-hat-die-musik\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Music that Won"},"content":{"rendered":"
mdw student Anna Buchegger took advantage of the COVID standstill to participate in the ORF casting show Starmania<\/i>. And even after winning it with her own song Ease<\/i>, the young singer remained true to her ideals: she immediately founded her own label and both produced and released her winning song on her own.<\/h5>\n

\u201cSo now I\u2019ve got a trophy, and I\u2019m star of the year. But it\u2019s music that won!\u201d These were the words with which Anna Buchegger thanked her numerous fans via Instagram following her victory on 7 May. The idea to participate in Starmania<\/i>, a casting show put out by Austria\u2019s national broadcaster ORF, didn\u2019t originally come from her. \u201cHonestly, I have to say that I\u2019d probably never have even considered participating in Starmania<\/i> if the pandemic hadn\u2019t happened. What\u2019s interesting, though, is that it was the ORF that approached me\u2014they more or less recruited me.\u201d Friends, colleagues, and teachers then encouraged her to take part and supported her from the very beginning. \u201cMy main subject teacher, the Department of Popular Music\u2019s Patricia Simpson, provided me with a huge amount of support. I once called her up at midnight out of pure despair because I couldn\u2019t find my first note. She comforted me, then\u2014and otherwise, too, she always picked up whenever I called her.\u201d<\/p>\n

I love being involved with music 24\/7.<\/p>\n

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Anna Buchegger im neuen Future Art Lab der mdw \u00a9 Stephan Polzer Anna Buchegger at the mdw\u2019s newly opened Future Art Lab \u00a9 Stephan Polzer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/blockquote>\n

Buchegger doesn\u2019t regret having participated in Starmania<\/i> for a single second. \u201cI learned a whole lot about myself and had a really interesting time.\u201d She\u2019s especially happy about the friendships that arose and the numerous great memories, as well as about the insights into show business and difficult moments from which she was able to learn.<\/p>\n

One thing that this exceptional artist initially had to get used to was singing to an empty hall, but she soon adapted and was even able to get something positive out of it: \u201cWhen you\u2019re forced to perform without an audience, you end up being able to concentrate way better and don\u2019t get distracted. And you also hear lots of things with a great deal more precision.\u201d<\/p>\n

When her win was announced, she was able to briefly forget COVID and be buoyed up by the enthusiasm of her friends\u2014even giving competitor Fred Owusu a hug. \u201cIn that situation, I wouldn\u2019t have been able to show the sheer joy I was feeling in any other way\u2014because we all got along so well and it wasn\u2019t about who won.\u201d And indeed, it was also a moment full of hope that we will at some point be able to leave the past one-and-a-half years behind and regain some sorely missed closeness. \u201cI do think that at some point, that will be possible once more. We all have an urge to be close, and I have the feeling that all anyone\u2019s doing anymore is just waiting to be able to embrace each other again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The greatest thing about Starmania was the time I was able to spend together with other artists.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Back when COVID-19 began spreading in Europe, the Salzburg native hadn\u2019t yet been able to comprehend the threat. \u201cI can remember sitting in the Mensa together with fellow students, and how we didn\u2019t yet entirely believe what was happening around us.\u201d But soon, the situation became serious\u2014with cultural institutions and the mdw, as well, being forced to close due to the pandemic. \u201cI didn\u2019t earn anything for an entire year and couldn\u2019t give any concerts. That was very difficult for the entire arts and cultural scene, and I imagine for many other areas, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today, she\u2019s emerging from the crisis with renewed strength. Following her victory on Starmania<\/i>, this exceptional singer founded her own label\u2014producing and releasing her song Ease without any support from big-name major labels. \u201cI did lots of talking with well-known publishers like Sony Music or Warner Music Group as well as with smaller labels. But in these get-to-know-you sessions, the talk always eventually turned to the question of exactly what the artist\u2019s vision is. And it\u2019s at that point that I realised how I first need to have my own clear idea of how I want to sound and what I\u2019d like to accomplish with my music. So I ultimately decided to set out on this journey alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doing elementary music education work recharges my batteries and is a great way to compensate.<\/p>\n

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Anna Buchegger studiert Instrumental- und Gesangsp\u00e4dagogik am Institut f\u00fcr Popularmusik der mdw. Schwerpunktm\u00e4\u00dfig besch\u00e4ftigt sie sich zudem mit dem Bereich der Elementaren Musikp\u00e4dagogik. \u00a9 Stephan Polzer Anna Buchegger studies Music Education for Voice and Instruments at the mdw\u2019s Department of Popular Music. She also pursues an emphasis in Elementary Music Education. \u00a9 Stephan Polzer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/blockquote>\n

Buchegger\u2019s personal surroundings during her studies at the mdw and her many years of artistic work in numerous bands helped her, here: she now has a whole network of useful contacts in the music business. \u201cMany of my mdw colleagues are already making their own music, and you can pick up quite a lot from that. I learned what steps are necessary to get to the point of releasing something in the first place \u2026 and how you manage to get your own music onto the various platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n