R.I.P.

Bruno Amstad

Male

Luzern

Switzerland

Profile Information:

About me:

Singer/Vocalartist

-Born 1964 in Luzern, Switzerland

-Startet as Singer in different Rock – Funk – and SoulBands in the
80tis, before he changed into Jazz and free improvised Music.
Bands like „Dead Zone“ ore the „Marco Käppeli Selection“ was his
First experiences in that kind of Music.

-Later he played as musician in many Bands and Projects together with Fredy Studer, Christy Doran, Joseph Bowie (Defunkt), Tim Berne, Jim Black, Muthuswami Balasubramoniam, Reto Weber, Bänz Oester, Bobby Burri, Dave Doran, DJ Olive (Sonic Youth), etc.

-Actualy Bands are „Christy Doran’s NEW BAG“, „Asita Hamidi’s BAZZAR“, „WAL“, „LUNCHBOX“, Duo with Albin Brun and also SOLO.

-Amstad was Touring In South America (Brasil, Peru, Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia), Madagaskar and South Africa, India, Vietnam, Canada, the US and the most europien Countries.
He also get Workshops at the Konservatory of Hanoi (Vietnam),
and some Musicscools in South America.
He played also with traditional Musicians like the Phon Lang Orchestra Hanoi, and Musicians in Dakar (Senegal) and Bolivia.

-Amstad Teaches in The Highscool for Music in Luzern/Switzerland, singing overtone and throat singing as well in his own specific style.

-1996 „Werkbeitrag“ of the City of Luzern
-1999 „Anerkennungspreis“ of the City of Luzern
-1999 Award for the best Filmmusic (industriemovie) at the Filmfestival of Locarno (ch)
-2004 Jazz-Award from the „Zürcher Kantonalbank“

As a band we are:

Me

Instruments:

Voice, Percussion

Influences:

Demetrio Stratos, Ethnic Singing, Space

Homepage:

http://www.brunoamstad.com

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