UH Fest is one of the rare events dedicated to adventurous modern music in Hungary. Since 2001 we have staged and presented hundreds of international and local performances during several festivals and one-off events. Due to our nearly two decade-long activity and the scope of our events (both in terms of number of acts and stylistic variety) UH Fest became a high profile event — a point of reference even.
We have been putting special emphasis on presenting unconventional approaches towards music and pinpointing individual national scenes, which are — more often than not — left uncovered by the domestic media and bypassed by the organisers of large-scale festivals.
Not focusing on genres is a principle that reflects in our overall activity and in the actual programming of our events. Any given member of our audience is likely to hear music s/he did not “intend to”; or from another point of view: explore something new. It is our deliberate strategy to eventually juxtapose artists not just from different genres, but also with different approaches and moods, we juxtapose the cerebral with the visceral, the intimate with the abstract. We are confident that such exploration, inter-cultural communication (let it be between national cultures and/or subcultures) is a fertile ground for creative ideas, and a source of a new kind of joy.
UH Fests and events are organised by the Ultrasound Foundation, a not-for-profit, grass root organisation. It is not institutionalised and works only with volunteers.
organisers and curators
Nun András, Puskár Krisztián, Wessenauer Veszna
design
Kili Zsanna
web
Zalkai Bálint