Alex Buess
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1954 |
| Origin | Basel, Switzerland |
| Genres | Experimental, Noise, Improvised music, Contemporary classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Composer, Producer |
| Associated acts | 16-17, ICE, CORTEX, GOD, PHANTOM CITY |
Alex Buess is a Swiss composer, saxophone player, producer and sound artist born in 1954 in Basel (CH).
He collaborates (has collaborated) with Stephan Wittwer, Paul Schütze, Kevin Martin, Peter Brötzmann, William Parker, Raoul Björkenheim, Toshinori Kondo, Bill Laswell, Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine),Tim Hodgkinson, Michael Wertmüller, Daniel Buess and many other musicians in the wide field of improvisation, electronics, electroacoustic music and composition. He plays/played in the groups ICE, God, Phantom City, The Bug, Sprawl, Cortex and his own group 16-17
Buess has written compositions for various contemporary music ensembles such as e. g. the Ensemble Modern, the Xasax Saxophone Quartett Paris or the Ensemble Phoenix Basel and also works as a producer and sound engineer. His compositions are performed in Europe and throughout the world. Several of his works have been commissioned by well known music festivals.
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