Hideout Records is an independent Vienna-based jazz label founded by bassists Anna Reisigl, Daniel Ziemann, and Clemens Rofner. With their diverse musical backgrounds, they represent the variety of the Viennese jazz scene internationally, supporting both emerging and established artists through every step from recording to distribution. Committed to artistic and structural sustainability, Hideout Records serves as a platform for high-quality, collaborative, and forward-thinking jazz that fosters diversity and helps shape the genre’s future.
Hideout Records will officially be born on November 27, 2025. The Rotlicht Festival will provide the new Viennese label with a stage for its public launch at Celeste – with its first release Until We Meet Again, a collaborative project between Avin Ahmadi (OUD) and Lorenz Widauer (TRUMPET).
About the Carte Blanche
Two strangers, two voices: Avin Ahmadi on the oud and Lorenz Widauer on the trumpet. Their paths had not crossed until Hideout Records brought them together to collaborate on the first Carte Blanche: CARTE BLANCHE VOL.1 // UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN. With Carte Blanche, Hideout Records opens up a space for artistic encounters and musical diversity. At its core: two or more young artists who have never worked together before create an exclusive album that blends their influences and styles—unique, unrepeatable, contemporary. Until We Meet Again is rooted in jazz and Persian influences and carries the intimacy of chamber music, while daring to grow from fragments and sounds. Avin Ahmadi and Lorenz Widauer let their music unfold with honesty and courage, creating stories that open up new spaces. They are supported by Valentin Duit (DRUMS), Kristian Lind (DOUBLE BASS), Albin Ormegard (GUITAR), and Mona Matbou Riahi (CLARINET).
Preview Song: Until We Meet Again on Soundcloud