Bass guitarist and composer Björn Meyer was born in Stockholm on 5 September 1965; he grew up in Sweden, learned the trumpet, played the guitar in various bands, and switched to e-bass at the age of 18. He became a professional musician in 1989, and moved to Switzerland in 1996. In 2002, joining forces with Iranian harpist Asita Hamidi, he founded Bazaarpool, the highly reputed artists' network. He has made albums with Nik Bärtsch and Anouar Brahem, among others, and released his solo CD «Provenance» in 2017. He teaches as a guest lecturer in Sweden and Switzerland.
Year of creation
2019
Director
Julien Chavaillaz & Annie Gisler
Tag
björn meyer
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Produced by Federal Office of Culture, Bern
Project Management - Giada Marsadri
Production - Julien Chavaillaz | Annie Gisler
Direction - Julien Chavaillaz
Image - Maxime Kathari
Sound - Bruce Wuilloud
Edit - Julien Chavaillaz
Translation - Transit TXT Ag
Graphic design - Noémie Gygax
Björn Meyer | Swiss Music Prize 2019
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Added on 20 December 2022
Bass guitarist and composer Björn Meyer was born in Stockholm on 5 September 1965; he grew up in Sweden, learned the trumpet, played the guitar in various bands, and switched to e-bass at the age of 18. He became a professional musician in 1989, and moved to Switzerland in 1996. In 2002, joining forces with Iranian harpist Asita Hamidi, he founded Bazaarpool, the highly reputed artists' network. He has made albums with Nik Bärtsch and Anouar Brahem, among others, and released his solo CD «Provenance» in 2017. He teaches as a guest lecturer in Sweden and Switzerland.
Credits and thanks
Produced by Federal Office of Culture, Bern
Project Management - Giada Marsadri
Production - Julien Chavaillaz | Annie Gisler
Direction - Julien Chavaillaz
Image - Maxime Kathari
Sound - Bruce Wuilloud
Edit - Julien Chavaillaz
Translation - Transit TXT Ag
Graphic design - Noémie Gygax
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