The Sharonz / Estendøn (SK) // A38 bow studio

THE SHARONZ

The Sharonz band was put on the map of Hungarian popular music in June 2017, when they released their song "From Eden to East" and held their debut concert at the Darshan Udvar in Budapest. Following this, they released their first single in the summer of 2018, titled Te meg én.

After the release of the album, they didn't have to wait long for their first major professional recognition, as in autumn 2018 they were awarded the Start-up Artist Grant of the National Cultural Fund's Sound Booking Programme. With the help of the programme, they produced their album Illusion, which was released on 1 October 2019. The first single from the album is the song "Wildflower", whose music video has brought the band outstanding views.

The band has played numerous concerts in Budapest (A38, Gödör) and in the countryside, both in "loud" and acoustic form. They have performed at renowned Hungarian festivals such as Fishing on Orfű, Valley of Arts, Tiszavirág Festival in Szolnok, Kolor Festival, Hírös 7 Festival and at several city events and village festivals.

In 2020, the orchestra took advantage of the opportunities. They released three songs, two of which are in constant rotation on Kecskemét's Gong Radio and Beat online radio, and shot a session video to make up for the cancelled concerts.

In autumn 2021, they released their second album Szép más világ (Beautiful Other World). The album's title track and their song "Utolsó ilyen dal" (The Last Song Like This) were included in the Petőfi Rádió, Beat! and Gong Radio.

The band made it into the top 40 of A Dal 2022 with their song Szép más világ (A Beautiful Different World). They were invited to Petőfi TV's I am you, where they had to cover Nemazalány and Szofi's hit Empty Hearts, which they did with great success.

The band celebrated their fifth anniversary in 2022, and to celebrate, they released their single Dilemma in October and held a sold-out birthday concert in Budapest.

Sharonz are currently working on their third album, which will be released in autumn 2023.

Estendøn

The Farnad-based band Estendøn (pronounced estendőn in Hungarian; the word is a Transylvanian dialect word meaning towards the evening) was formed in 2015, but they only appeared on stage in spring 2017. The musicians who make up the band come from the Lower Garam region of the Highlands and have played in different formations before - some from folk music circles, some from the world of poetry set to music, and some from the popular music scene. Since their beginnings, they have stuck to their own songs in Hungarian, and to their own blend of different musical styles and motifs, representing the diversity of their region. Their music features elements of rock, funky, jazz, folk and world music, as well as more progressive and modern sounds. The band's credo is that whatever can enrich the collective creation is explored, reinterpreted and incorporated into the songs. They try to make this palpable not only in their sound, but also in their lyrics. The band's dynamic songs are often accompanied by lyrical or even life-affirming lyrics, written by the singer herself.

In February 2019, they released their first EP Jahusszancs, followed by the Mantrafunk EP at the end of 2019. Both albums were released as author's editions, the former on CD and vinyl and the latter on vinyl, in addition to the online release. The band started work on their first full-length album this year.