Tobias Schabauer

Back in December 2019, when people wearing masks were almost exclusively to be found in intensive care units and laboratories, 20-year old singer/songwriter and medical student Tobias Schabauer sat down to write about the hardships of a long distance relationship he had gone through. He was just starting out crafting his own material, after doing cover versions for YouTube and playing local gigs.

A few weeks later, COVID-19 hit Europe and the rest of the world, turning even close relationships and family into what felt like long distance. That's when Tobias met producer Peter Schwaiger, who at that time was working as a paramedic for the local Red Cross department. Between night shifts and lockdowns they started collaborating on what would eventually become "Goals and Appointments" - a song that derived from personal experience, but turned into a note to a generation, whose goals and appointments had been cancelled.

Tobias Schabauer lives near Vienna, Austria. He is currently working on his upcoming EP, which will be out in 2022. He is inspired by artists like <a href="spotify:artist:6eUKZXaKkcviH0Ku9w2n3V" data-name="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5schNIzWdI9gJ1QRK8SBnc" data-name="Ben Howard">Ben Howard</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4LEiUm1SRbFMgfqnQTwUbQ" data-name="Bon Iver">Bon Iver</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7giUHu5pv6YTZgSkxxCcgh" data-name="Edward Sharpe &amp; The Magnetic Zeros">Edward Sharpe &amp; The Magnetic Zeros</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:16oZKvXb6WkQlVAjwo2Wbg" data-name="The Lumineers">The Lumineers</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3gd8FJtBJtkRxdfbTu19U2" data-name="Mumford &amp; Sons">Mumford &amp; Sons</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2kGBy2WHvF0VdZyqiVCkDT" data-name="Father John Misty">Father John Misty</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7jdFEYD2LTYjfwxOdlVjmc" data-name="KALEO">KALEO</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6xrCU6zdcSTsG2hLrojpmI" data-name="José González">José González</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2FXC3k01G6Gw61bmprjgqS" data-name="Hozier">Hozier</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2m1l9MLSslzup4vvokKgvQ" data-name="Villagers">Villagers</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0hEurMDQu99nJRq8pTxO14" data-name="John Mayer">John Mayer</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3GBPw9NK25X1Wt2OUvOwY3" data-name="Jack Johnson">Jack Johnson</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:10exVja0key0uqUkk6LJRT" data-name="Vance Joy">Vance Joy</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2txHhyCwHjUEpJjWrEyqyX" data-name="Tom Odell">Tom Odell</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:4tvKz56Tr39bkhcQUTO0Xr" data-name="Angus &amp; Julia Stone">Angus &amp; Julia Stone</a>.