TACO TUESDAY feat. Hauptman | Villa For Forest

Join us for TACO TUESDAY!!!! The FUNKIEST PARTY in KLAGENFURT!!! Once a month, host Rob Bargad presents the Taco Tuesday Singers Crew & House Band, made up of GMPU students, playing a funky live music set. Check the schedule for special guest appearances. And as always, Rob's TACOS provide delicious accompaniment to a great evening.

Hauptman’s music combines elements of soul, jazz, and R&B wrapped in pop tones.
After completing studies at Kärntner Landeskonservatorium in Klagenfurt, Hauptman eventually released his well-received debut album Finished, Not Perfect, in 2021, produced with a band and recorded in English. A year later, he presented himself singing in Slovenian for the first time. The song „Sledim“ became the most-played track of the year on Val 202. „The positive feedback encouraged me. I probably stuck with English because it was easier to start with. I was less critical of expressions that often sound too cheesy in Slovenian. I had to find my way of writing in Slovenian—how pronounce the words and phrase them so they would sound right and make sense. In doing so, I also enriched my overall sound; now there’s much more of Žan in it,” he explains.

His entire second album Blizu was recorded in his native language. But that’s not the only difference compared to the debut. „I moved from a band sound to a more electronic one. The album’s sound designwas created by my very good friend, producer Erik Asatrian. It might seem like an unusual choice, but I like it, and I stand by it.”