Hermann Bühler

· Hermann Bühler (*1962) lives in Zürich, Switzerland
· Composer, instrumentalist, musicologist
· Instruments: Altosaxophon, B-Clarinet, Bass-Clarinet, Guitar
· Residences in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Mexico City
· Performances as soloist and leader in USA, Mexico, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland
· Private lessons and workshops for saxophone, clarinet, music theorie and composition
· Music Edition Dreamscape (www.dreamscape.ch and www.dreamscape-music.com)

Hermann Bühler, born 1962 in Näfels GL, lives in Zurich. He works as a composer, instrumentalist, teacher and musicologist. In the group Shasimosa Tütü he searched for a free expression on the alto- and soprano saxophone. He wrote music for varying settings like Lange Weile, Injured Gardens, Earth Bound, Seven Pieces and Kind. In this compositions he dealed with various tone scales, Jazz styles, improvisational concepts and electronics. With the group Sojourn he also explored profoundly Indian music on clarinet. Buhler's music can be heard on several CDs like Alto solo, Earth Bound and Lotus Mind. He was decisively participating in the publishing of the book Your own Voice and the CD WIM-Radiodays. Recently Hermann Bühler is working in Switzerland, Mexico and USA on the video dance production Muros, the perfomance 404 - Directions and his Music & Art Edition Dreamscape (www.dreamscape.ch and www.dreamscape-music.com).

CDs / LPs / DVDs:
· Sojourn - Ragas for Meditation (DEA 4763 DVD)
· Muros - Video Danza (DEA 4762 DVD)
· Sojourn - Lotus Mind (DEA 4761)
· Hermann Bühler - Alto solo (DEA 4758)
· Hermann Bühler - Seven Pieces (DEA 4759)
· Hermann Bühler - Earth Bound (For Four Ears Records 825)
· Sojourn - Sojourn (CSM/DSM 4755)
· Shasimosa - Solar Myth of Fear (Unit Records 4012)
· Shasimosa - Lugano Live (Plainisphaire 815)

Works:
· Time Walk: Soundscape using environmental sound samples (2006)
· 404 - Directions: Composition for reeds, electronics and action painting, performance by Janeth Berrettini (since 2005)
· Deep Dive: Composition for bass-clarinet, guitar and electronics (2004)
· Alto solo: Improvisations ("écriture automatique") for alto saxophone (since 1987)
· Earth Bound: Composition for voice, percussion and electronics, feat. Fredy Studer, Bonnie Barnett, (seit 1990)
· Sojourn: Compositions in Indian music for clarinet and sarod, feat. Lisa Moskow (seit 1992)
· Kind: Composition for 12 instruments (1993)
· Injured Gardens: Sound Installation for 4 tape recorders (1990)

Performances and awards (selection):
· Festival Cervantino Guanajuato (Mexico)
· Jazz in Flight San Francisco
· L.A.C.E. Los Angeles
· Experimental Intermedia, Knitting Factory New York
· Jazz Festival Schaffhausen, Zürich, Willisau
· Radio DRS Zürich, Radio KPFK und KXLU Los Angeles

· Oscar Hollywood for Live Action Short ("Schwarzfahrer", Pepe Danquard 1992)
· Swiss Radio Selection
· Pro Helvetia

Selected projects and participations:
· Bühler / Beuret / Vonlanthen: Improvisations and electronics (2005)
· spectres&skylines: Music for dance theater, feat. Delfos Danca Contemporanea Mexico, Georg Hofmann (2000)
· Arman: Jazz Tunes (since 1999)
· concrete soundscape...virtual dreamscape: Sound collages and electronic music (since 1999);
· Schön ist es auch anderswo: Composition and improvisation for church organ, Strings, reeds and electronics with Michael Eidenbenz, Alfred Zimmerlin, Ernst Thoma, Daniel Studer (1999);
· Attractors: Composition and improvisation for reeds, trombone, bass and percussion with Christian Wolfarth, Christian Weber, Robert Morgenthaler (since 1998)
· Weightless Species: Improvisational ensemble with Martin Schütz, Günter Müller, Stefan Wyler (since 1997)
· Motifs of Trivia: Music for alto, guitar, bass, drums with Urs Roellin, Georg Hofmann, Marino
Pliakas (1994-1996)
· Phulan Devi: Film music with Michel Seigner, Lucas Niggli, Regula Gerber (1993)
· The Zone: Improvisational ensemble with Stephan Wittwer, Mich Gerber, Denis Aebli, Bonnie Barnett, Rick Iannacone, Ken Filiano, Fred Lonberg-Holm u.a. (1993-1996)
· Voerkel News: Improvisational group with Urs Voerkel, Irène Schweizer und Priska Walss (1993-1995)
· Schwarzfahrer: Film music with Michel Seigner (Oscar Award, Hollywood 1994)
· Rezessionsorchester: Big Band with Christoph Baumann, Ole Thilo und Urs Blöchlinger (1992)
· Seven Pieces: Composition for seven instruments Dorothea Schürch, Rajesh Mehta, Ljubo Majstorovic, Christoph Steiner u.a. (1992)
· EAT: Composition for quartett (1990-1992)
· Hum: Vocal improvisation in space with Bonnie Barnett (since 1990);
· Duck Dich: Theater music with Martin Hamburger (1989);
· Lange Weile: Composition for four singers, guitar and percussion with Fortunat Frölich, Marianne Schuppe, Denis Aebli u.a. (1988-1990)
· Avatar: Music for guitar and saxophone with Ljubo Majstorovic (1986-1988);
· Shasimosa Tütü: Improvisational ensemble with Tim Krohn, Tom Etter, Christoph Steiner. (1984-1989);
· Schiltpatt: Music for saxophone, dulcimer, percussion and bass with Roland Schiltknecht, Gabriel Schiltknecht, Patrik Schwitter (1984-1986).

Writings:
· WIM-Radio Days: Editorial (stv/asm CD 1999)
· Your Own Voice: WIM Radio Days (Chronos Verlag)

Subscriptions and Awards:
· Pro Helvetia
· Migros Foundation
· Schindler Foundation
· State and Town of Zürich
· State of Glarus