Born in Zurich in 1937, Thomas Kessler is one of the great pioneers of electronic music. He has written many remarkable compositions (including the «Control» series), led the Electronic Studio Basel to international acclaim, and founded the Zurich New Music Days together with Gérard Zinsstag. Kessler continues to produce new and thoroughly surprising works. In «NGH WHT», he takes the words of Saul Williams and merges rap with a contemporary string quartet, while «UTOPIA» has every member of an orchestra controlling their own sound with a laptop. Kessler is a ground-breaking, politically charged musician.
Year of creation
2018
Director
Julien Chavaillaz & Collection films
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thomas kessler
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Produced by Federal Office of Culture, Bern
and Collection films, Paris/Lausanne
Project Management - Martine Chalverat
Direction - Julien Chavaillaz
Image - Maxime Kathari
Sound - Grégoire Pasquier
Production -Julien Chavaillaz & Collection films
Direction of production - Annie Gisler
Translation - Juliette Rosset
Editing & Calibration - Mathieu Cacheux
Graphic design - Noémie Gygax
Thomas Kessler – Swiss Music Prize 2018
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Added on 20 December 2022
Born in Zurich in 1937, Thomas Kessler is one of the great pioneers of electronic music. He has written many remarkable compositions (including the «Control» series), led the Electronic Studio Basel to international acclaim, and founded the Zurich New Music Days together with Gérard Zinsstag. Kessler continues to produce new and thoroughly surprising works. In «NGH WHT», he takes the words of Saul Williams and merges rap with a contemporary string quartet, while «UTOPIA» has every member of an orchestra controlling their own sound with a laptop. Kessler is a ground-breaking, politically charged musician.
Credits and thanks
Produced by Federal Office of Culture, Bern
and Collection films, Paris/Lausanne
Project Management - Martine Chalverat
Direction - Julien Chavaillaz
Image - Maxime Kathari
Sound - Grégoire Pasquier
Production -Julien Chavaillaz & Collection films
Direction of production - Annie Gisler
Translation - Juliette Rosset
Editing & Calibration - Mathieu Cacheux
Graphic design - Noémie Gygax
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