DAVID FRIEDLI
Musician. Guitarist. Composer. Arranger. Writer.
2012 1. Place Jazz Competition Langnau Jazz Nights Scholarship Prize Swiss Jazz School
2013 Grammar School Diploma
2015 1. Place Schweizer Jugendfilmtage ("Du Bist Raus" - David Oesch)
2017 Bachelor Of Arts Jazz Guitar
2017 Scholarship prize Curt & Erna Burgauer Foundation
2019 Master Of Arts Composition & Theory
2019 New Talents Award "Eyes And Ears Of Europe"
("A Guide To The Apocalypse" - Adrian Graf)
2020 Nominee Schweizer Ethikpreis for children’s book "Giugiu & Roro"
Studied with:
Frank Sikora, Django Bates, Peter Gromer, Klaus Wagenleiter, Tomas Sauter, Stefan Rademacher, Dieter Ammann, etc.
Masterclasses, workshops and lessons with:
John Scofield, Allen Hinds, Gilad Hekselman, Lage Lund, Julian Lage, Robert Glasper, etc.
Can be heard playing guitar, bass, keyboards, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, lap steel, drums, percussion and singing on studio recordings as well as during live performances.
Was honoured to work as a session musician, arranger or composer live or in the studio for/with artists such as:
Dave Ellefson (Megadeth), Bootsy Collins, Erick The Architect, JID, Sirens Of Lesbos, SadBoi, Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Götz Alsmann, SWR Big Band, etc.
Furthermore had the honour to write scores for the films and series:
"Du Bist Raus" (2014) by David Oesch
"LIMBO" (2017) by Giorgi Sakhelashvili
"A Guide To The Apocalypse" (2018) by Adrian Graf
"Third Space" (2019) by Jil Antener
"FOMO" (2019) by Noah Van Dok
Released the children’s book "Giugiu & Roro" in 2020: a story about tolerance and friendship. It's being used at primary schools all across Switzerland.
“What a beautiful story and how inspiring for the cultural and linguistic diversity in our country. Very fitting topics for my current presidential year.” - Ignazio Cassis,
Swiss Federal Council & Federal President 2022 on "Giugiu & Roro"
Main bands/projects:
BENNINK