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Etienne Abelin
(Musical Direction, Violin, Baroque violin, half-electric Violin,
altered voice, Drawings Matteis Project Method, Arrangements), Basel.
As a musician and cultural entrepreneur, Swiss musician Etienne Abelin is
interested in exploring new directions and share the results with other people
- be it as a performer on stage, by supporting new talents or in creating
and producing international cultural projects.
He is the principal second violin of the Orchestra Mozart Bologna and a member
of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, both conducted by Claudio Abbado. Since
2008, he is a music curator at the Festspielhaus St.Pölten, lower Austria,
and will be its Artist in Residence of the season 2009/2010.
In 2007 he co-created and produced „A Clear View of Heaven“, a music theatre
piece for Lucerne Festival – a reflection on restoration, decay and re-imagination
in art and music and in 2008 he co-created and produced „Rhythm’n’Foot 08“,
a combination of music and live soccer at the EURO 08.
Mr. Abelin is in the process of becoming a conductor and currently pursues
an Executive MBA in General Management at the University St. Gallen, Switzerland.
André Buser
(Electric Bass, Reharmonizations, Arrangements), Basel
One of the most profiled bass players of Switzerland. Bass player of Salsaband Picason, Solo-CD Avalanches, teaches at the Hochschule für Musik der Musik-Akademie Basel.
Maurizio Grandinetti
(Electric Guitar, Arrangements), Basel
Member of Ensemble Phoenix Basel, Solo-CD with works by John Cage and John
Dowland at I CD del Manifesto. First performance of various composers such
as Olga Neuwirth, Eliott Sharp a.o. Solo recitals and solo concerts with
orchestras like the Basel Sinfonietta, the Sinfonieorchester Luzern, the
Kammerorchester Katowice, Orchestra Milano Classica. Performances at Lucerne
Festival, La Fenice Venezia a.o. Professor at the conservatory of music in
Bari/Italy.
Patrik Zosso
(Electronics, Arrangements), Luzern
Performance Studium an der Musikhochschule Basel bei Julio Barretto, Gregor Hilbe und Jorge Rossi. Tourneen im In- und Ausland mit diversen Formationen, unter anderem Deutschland Tourneen mit den Gruppen Schoeftland und marygold, sowie Konzerte in Skandinavien mit Eiko und playmate. Patrik Zosso ist Mitglied in diversen Musikgruppen und ist auch als Produzent (unter anderem für Universal Music) tätig. Er arbeitet als frei schaffender Musiker und verdient seinen Lebensunterhalt hauptsächlich mit Konzerten. Des weitern unterrichtet er noch Schlagzeug und elektronische Musik am Gymnasium Beromünster und an der Musikakademie der Stadt Basel.
Florian Arbenz
(Drums), Basel
Tours, Concerts and CD-Productions as bandleader with the New Jazz Trio, Kirk Lightsey, Greg Osby, Glenn Ferris, Wofgang Puschnig, Bennie Maupin, Matthieu Michel, Claudio Pontiggia a.o. As a classical musician he performed as a percussionist at various concerts and festivals (Schleswig Holstein Music Festival, Basler Musik Forum, WDR Musiksommer), among others with Heinz Holliger, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Peter Eötvös and Paul Sacher. In addition there have been many solo concerts in Europe and South America. In 2000, Florian Arbenz received the European Culture Prize.