rouge-ah

Urška Preis, who works as a solo artist under the pseudonym rouge- ah, is a musician, harpist, visual artist, and music writer. They finished their MA studies at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design Ljubljana, they also studied at the academies in Reykjavík and Leipzig and completed internships at Aitor Throup studio in London and Atelier Hotel Pro Forma in Copenhagen.

Their debut album “bare” was released by Kamizdat Records in autumn 2018. They and the electronic music producer Tine Vrabič – Nitz formed the II/III duo which debuted at the AmbientSoup label in 2020 with the EP “It Could Be Paradise”.

They’re also a member of Rok Zalokar’s fluid ensemble Zhlehtet and a four-piece experimental noise group Sujevera. Besides their musical engagements, they prepared shows and other contributions for Radio Študent, ARS – Radio Slovenia Third Channel, Odzven, Membrana and platform Neodvisni, curating the music programme at the Red Dawns Festival, writing, photographs, exhibits, designed and spoke.