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tom - www.solidfestival.ch

EVERYONE IS BORN AS AN ORIGINAL. MOST HUMAN BEINGS DIE AS A COPY.

About Me


here i am...
i'm a 22 year old swiss guy. i finished school in september 2005 and i've been studying at the university for pedagogics in zürich since april 2006 to become a teacher. the city i live in is called bülach, which is 20 minutes away from the center of zurich (switzerland). it's one of the most beautiful places in the world:-)
the most important thing in my life would have to be my heavenly father. he gives me the power and a passionate heart to manage life. he facinates me over and over again - what would my life be without him? life's hard sometimes and with god you still have problems, but you know you're not alone! that's a fact i get to realize over and over again and i have to have my friends say it to me as much as possible.
here's what i do in life...
- spending time with my friends and family
- attending festivals and concerts:)
- concert promotion & booking: Reach Our Region Music
- promoter of www.solidfestival.ch in bülach/ zurich (switzerland)
- making music: i'm vocalist of switzerland's indie-rock band called the tidal
- going to the cinema
- presswork (i'm an editor of the german music magazine SOUND7.DE )
some festivals i've attended so far...
upcoming events i'm involved in...
SOLIDFESTIVAL
Date: November 1st 2008
Location: Stadthalle, Bülach (Switzerland)
Bands:
THE O.C. SUPERTONES* (USA/CRO)
(* Original-vocalist Matt 'Mojo' Morginsky together with October Light)
MAMMUTH (SWE)
OCTOBER LIGHT (CRO)
... more Bands to be announced shortly...
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Website: www.solidfestival.ch
Myspace: www.myspace.com/solidfestivalch

My Interests

Music ;-), Making Music, Concerts, Festivals, Bands, Event Promotion and Marketing, Movies, Christianity, Church, Youth, Politics, Friends, Chilling etc etc...

I'd like to meet:

it's always fun to meet other people from all over the world - especially people with similar passions and interests such as music. generally I'm a very open person and everyone, who's interested in getting to know me is welcome! I'd love to get to know YOU! I've made a few really good friends through myspace already!

here are some bands you have to check out!

ESCAPE FROM SICKNESS are great! they're all very good friends of mine and i enjoy their powerful, catchty and deep metalcore-music. check them out!:

BLINDSIDE ROCKS! if you don't know this awesome band it's about time to check them out! one of the best bands ever! probably my personal favorite! CHECK OUT THEIR BRANDNEW EP!

Mutemath: inspiring, freaky and personal. you've never seen such an amazing and experimental live show. check them out!

delirious?, one of the best worship bands ever! their music inspires me over and over!

UNDEROATH, one of the best bands in the world! very emotional and deep with awesome screams and clean vocals. check them out here!

MUSE, one of the best bands ever! a neverending inspiration! check out their video 'starlight' here! DISCIPLE, one of the most powerful bands i've ever seen on stage before. their message is extraordinary and they rock the shit out of you!

AS I LAY DYING, one of the best metalcore i've ever heard. they play at a incredibly high level. check out their videoclip to the song 'the darkest nights':

CALIBAN, fine german metalcore! an awesome band you just have to check out:

DEMON HUNTER, hard music from the US! an absolute must have cd! one of the bands i hope to get to see in my lifetime!

SPOKEN, a great emocore-band from the united states. an amazing live experience... check them out!

PROJECT 86, a totally unique band with an awesome music style. they are a must see live, because they have such an individual music style... if you don't know them yet it's a must to click the following banner!

INTOHIMO, a great swedish post hardcore band. these guys are so young and already have a high-quality music! a must for all post hardcore-fans:

Rain Of Arrows, an upcoming metalcore-band from switzerland. a band with a big career ahead!

Wanna see where the visitors of my page come from? Check out this map! Pretty cool, huh?

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Music:

SONGS I'M LISTENING TO...

MY TOP ARTIST PLAYS LAST WEEK

Music has to be my biggest passion. One could say my heart has to different parts of music-genres it adores: on one hand i love harder music such as metalcore, hardcore, post hardcore, screamo, emocore or metal and on the other i adore indie rock, experimental rock, post rock, atmospheric rock, britrock, britpop, ambient rock and other freaky tunes. Of course i'm open to other music styles such as worship, jazz & blues or acoustic...

The bands I prefer the most are the following (in alphabetical order, last update: 01.01.08)
:

#:
-- 30 SECONDS TO MARS (usa)

A:
-- ANBERLIN (usa)
-- APERTURE (nor)
-- ARCADE FIRE (can)
-- ARCH ENEMY (swe)
-- ARCHIVE (uk)
-- ARSON (ger)
-- AS I LAY DYING (usa)
-- AUGUST BURNS RED (usa)

B:
-- BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE (usa)
-- BERNARD (usa)
-- BIG DADDY WEAVE (usa)
-- BJÖRK (ice)
-- BLACKSTRAP (swe)
-- BLINDSIDE (swe)
-- BLOC PARTY (uk)
-- BLOODLINED CALLIGRAPHY (usa)
-- BRIAN DOERKSEN (can)
-- BURDEN OF A DAY (usa)

C:
-- CALIBAN (ger)
-- CALLISTO (fin)
-- CAMPSITE (dk)
-- CASTING CROWNS (usa)
-- CHRISTAFARI (usa)
-- CHRIS TOMLIN (usa)
-- COLDPLAY (uk)
-- CRY OF THE AFFLICTED (usa)

D:
-- DARKROOM (usa)
-- DAVE KULL (ch)
-- DAVID AHLEN (swe)
-- DAVID CROWDER BAND (usa)
-- DAVID RUIS (usa)
-- DAY OF FIRE (usa)
-- DC TALK (usa)
-- DEAD POETIC (usa)
-- DECYFER DOWN (usa)
-- DELIRIOUS? (uk)
-- DEMON HUNTER (usa)
-- DENISON MARRS (usa)
-- DESCEND TO RISE (ger)
-- DISCIPLE (usa)
-- DON POTTER (usa)
-- DOWNHERE (can)
-- DREAM THEATER (usa)
-- DREDG (usa)

E:
-- EARTHSUIT (broken up!) (usa)
-- EAST WEST (broken up!) (usa)
-- EDITORS (uk)
-- EF (swe)
-- ELUVEITIE (ch)
-- ELYSIUM (ch)
-- EMERY (usa)
-- ENYA (ire)
-- ERIC CLAPON (usa)
-- ESCAPE FROM SICKNESS (ch)
-- ESKOBAR (fin)
-- EVANESCENCE (usa)
-- EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY (usa)

F:
-- FALLEN CENTURY (broken up!) (ch)
-- FALLING UP (usa)
-- FAMILY FORCE 5 (usa)
-- FIREFLIGHT (usa)
-- FLYLEAF (usa)
-- FRANZ FERDINAND (uk)
-- FROM AUTOMN TO ASHES (usa)
-- FUTURE OF FORESTRY (usa)

G:
-- GABRIEL WILSON (usa)
-- GRACE.WILL.FALL (swe)

H:
-- HAGGARD (ger)
-- HASTE THE DAY (usa)
-- HERBERT GRÖNEMEYER (ger)
-- HILLSONG AUSTRALIA (aus)
-- HOLY BLOOD (ukr)
-- HORATIO (ch/f)

I:
-- ICF MUSIC (ch)
-- ILLUMINANDI (pol)
-- IMMANU EL (swe)
-- IMMORTAL SOULS (fin)
-- INCUBUS (usa)
-- INHALE EXHALE (usa)
-- INTOHIMO (swe)

J:
-- JACK JOHNSON (usa)
-- JAMIE CULLUM (uk)
-- JARS OF CLAY (usa)
-- JASON UPTON (usa)
-- JEFF DEYO (usa)
-- JEREMY CAMP (usa)
-- JESUS WEPT (usa)
-- JOHN REUBEN (usa)
-- JUMBO JET (ger)
-- JULIETTE & THE LICKS (usa)

K:
-- KAISER CHIEFS (uk)
-- KASHEE OPEIAH (ger)
-- KATIE MELUA (usa)
-- KATO (uk)
-- KEANE (uk)
-- KEVIN MAX (usa)
-- KID IKARUS (ch)
-- KUTLESS (usa)

L:
-- LAMPSHADE (dk)
-- LEELAND (usa)
-- LENGSEL (nor)
-- LIFE IN YOUR WAY (usa)
-- LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY (uk)
-- LOTHAR KOSSE (d)
-- LOVEBUGS (ch)
-- LOVEDRUG (usa)
-- LUMINOUS (usa)
-- LUNIK (ch)

M:
-- MAE (usa)
-- MAMMUTH (swe)
-- MAT KEARNEY (usa)
-- MATT REDMAN (uk)
-- MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DESASTER (usa)
-- MAXIMO PARK (uk)
-- MEANS (usa)
-- ME WITHOUT YOU (usa)
-- MICHAEL J. PRITZL (usa)
-- MICHAEL W. SMITH (usa)
-- MINA (ch)
-- MOBY (usa)
-- MORPHIA (nl)
-- MUSE (uk)
-- MUTEMATH (usa)
-- MY SILENT WAKE (uk)

N:
-- NAMUR (swe)
-- NAPOLEON (ger)
-- NEAERA (ger)
-- NEWSBOYS (aus)
-- NINE INCH NAILS (usa)
-- NO INNOCENT VICTIM (usa)
-- NORMA JEAN (usa)

O:
-- OASIS (uk)
-- OH, SLEEPER (usa)
-- ON A MISSION (ger)
-- OPPOSITION OF ONE (broken up!) (ger)

P:
-- P.O.D. (usa)
-- PAUL COLMAN (aus)
-- PAUL WRIGHT (usa)
-- PILLAR (usa)
-- PLACEBO (uk)
-- PLUMB (usa)
-- PROJECT 86 (usa)

Q:
-- QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (usa)

R:
-- RADIOHEAD (usa)
-- RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE (usa)
-- RAZORLIGHT (uk)
-- RED (usa)
-- RED BARCHETTA (broken up!) (ger)
-- RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (usa)
-- REFORM THE RESISTANCE (usa
-- REUBEN MORGAN (aus)
-- ROBBIE SEAY BAND (usa)
-- ROCK N' ROLL WORSHIP CIRCUS (usa)
S:
-- SACRIFICIUM (ger)
-- SANCTUS REAL (usa)
-- SAPHENA (ger)
-- SAVIOUR MACHINE (usa)
-- SEAL (uk)
-- SEVENTH DAY SLUMBER (usa)
-- SHAWN MC DONALD (usa)
-- SHOWBREAD (usa)
-- SIGUR ROS (ice)
-- SINAI BEACH (usa)
-- SIX STAR HOTEL (no. ire)
-- SKILLET (usa)
-- SLECHTVALK (nl)
-- SNOW PATROL (ire)
-- SONICFLOOD (usa)
-- SPOKEN (usa)
-- STAPLE (broken up!) (usa)
-- STARFIELD (can)
-- STILL REMAINS (usa)
-- SUPERCHICK (usa)
-- SUPERHERO (uk)
-- SWITCHFOOT (usa)

T:
-- TAIT (usa)
-- TELECAST (usa)
-- TEXAS (uk)
-- THE AGONY SCENE (usa)
-- THE AWAKENING (rsa)
-- THE BENJAMIN GATE (broken up!) (rsa)
-- THE BLACKSTONES (usa)
-- THE CHARIOT (usa)
-- THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (usa)
-- THE GLORIOUS UNSEEN (usa)
-- THE KILLERS (usa)
-- THE KOOKS (uk)
-- THE LISTENING (usa)
-- THE MYRIAD (usa)
-- THE RAKES (uk)
-- THE SPIRIT THAT GUIDES US (nl)
-- THE SUPERSONIC MINDS (swe)
-- THE SWIFT (usa)
-- THE VIOLET BURNING (usa)
-- THIRD DAY (usa)
-- THIS BEAUTIFUL REPUBLIC (usa)
-- THROUGH SOLACE (uk)
-- TIM HUGHES (uk)
-- TODAY FOREVER (ger)
-- TRAVIS (uk)
-- TREE63 (rsa)

U:
-- U2 (ire)
-- UNDEROATH (usa)
-- UNITED LIVE (HILLSONG AUSTRALIA) (aus)
-- UPSTREAM (ch)

V:
-- VERRA CRUZ (uk)
-- VIRGIN BLACK (aus)

W:
-- W4C (ger)
-- WAITING FOR STEVE (ger)
-- WOVEN HAND (usa)

Y:
-- YFRIDAY (uk)

X:
-- XAVIER NAIDOO (ger)

Z:
-- ZAO (usa)

Movies:

I LOVE movies. Here are a few i like most:

Braveheart (1995)
The Patriot (2000)
The Gladiator (2000)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Chronicles Of NARNIA (2005)
Innocent Voices(Voces Innocentes)(2005)
The Departed (2006)
Blood Diamond (2007)
The Last King Of Scotland (2007)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Trade (2007)

Television:

I'm not really a tv junkie... what i love watching is Roger Federer winning one of his games, The Simpsons and Malcom - In the middle... lol

Books:

The Bible
Leben mit Vison (Rick Warren)
Der ungezähmte Mann (John Eldredge)
Facing The Wall (Don Potter)

Heroes:

JESUS CHRIST- who was, who is and who will always be!

Other Heroes:
Roger Federer!
all my dear friends (due to policy reasons there are no full names): luke her., fäbe hilt., michi gys., phiro, simi fr., simone fr., vera huot., andrea schw., dani h., my bandbuddys silv + joni s. + leo i. + simi d., my thurgauer connection, sam, johannes rad., zuri, daud balt., lüge br, thomsi s., rebi g., meli kü., andrea z., sam & rahel and all other friends i have from bülach.
+ everyone else i forgot (you know who you are!)... i am blessed to know you all! without you life wouldn't be as far as cool as it is now!

the members of the following bands who i am friends with have to be regarded as heroes as well:
the listening, mammuth, the supersonic minds, escape from sickness, horatio, disciple, fallen century RIP, opposition of one, intohimo, crushead, as darkness fades...

My Blog

christmas rocknight review

hey guys.it's been a while, but i'd like to share two articles i wrote on christmas rocknight 2007, published at sound7.de. unfortunately, they are all in german. a big sorry to my international frien...
Posted by tom - www.solidfestival.ch on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:15:00 PST

a small post on the summer

my summer has been amazing. vacation at lake garda, a lot of cool festivals, time to chill out with the people i love and a lot of relaxing and time at home. on top of that, i did a lot of thinking an...
Posted by tom - www.solidfestival.ch on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:10:00 PST

death - something so unexpected

last week, life taught me an impressive and sad lesson. two young guys from my town (bülach, switzerland) died in a mountain accident in northern italy. i knew both of them personally and loved being ...
Posted by tom - www.solidfestival.ch on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:08:00 PST

my weekend: Escape from Sickness and a big encouragment

wow, what a weekend! there's so much going on at the moment.school is very intense and i really lack of strength and motivation for all the things we have to do, but somehow GOD has always been gratef...
Posted by tom - www.solidfestival.ch on Mon, 28 May 2007 05:53:00 PST

Ascencion Concert Marathon: Springtimefestival, Himmelfahrtfestival, EF-Gig & FearDark Festival

It's been a while since i last posted a blog. Sorry for that!There's a lot going on at the moment, which makes it pretty hard to find time to post a something into my blog.First of all I want to flash...
Posted by tom - www.solidfestival.ch on Mon, 28 May 2007 05:42:00 PST

back from a hardcore weekend

easter was insane! i was out at born with a future festival in tramelan (switzerland) and crossroad-hardcore-night in ferney-voltaire (france, right out of geneva, switzerland). i saw two great shows ...
Posted by tom - www.solidfestival.ch on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:26:00 PST

whats up?

hey mates... here is an update what's going on in my life: studies: my first week of studying in the new semester is over. it's gonna be a semester with a lot of written papers and essays, and ve...
Posted by tom - www.solidfestival.ch on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:41:00 PST

a short update

hey ho... here's a very short update of my life just came back from two days of snowboarding in the beautiful swiss alps... i have to teach a class in the next three weeks. it's gonna be fun, but ver...
Posted by tom - www.solidfestival.ch on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:31:00 PST

COMEBACKHOME - a unique experience

last saturday our first hardcore event took place in frauenfeld. it was a unique experience and we had a lot of fun. almost everything went really smooth and the teamwork was amazing! everyone was hel...
Posted by tom - www.solidfestival.ch on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:59:00 PST

Top Albums 2006

Happy new year, everyone! I felt an urge to go through my CDs and find out which ones released in 2006 impacted me the most. As a result, I set up a album toplist 2006 in different categories. There w...
Posted by tom - www.solidfestival.ch on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 02:58:00 PST