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Michael Brändli
Owner, sound engineer, mastering-jedi
michael@hardstudios.ch

Michael, owner and managing director of our studios since 2023, is known in certain circles as mastering-jedi. He has clearly earned this name with countless extraordinarily precise and creative masterings. Michael has been part of the team for almost 20 years. He mostly manages pop/rock and jazz productions in-house, but thanks to his sensitive and attentive manner and his high level of professionalism and experience, he is appreciated behind the desk in all genres.

As a trained electronics engineer and sound engineer, he is also our go-to person for technically complex matters.

In addition to mastering and studio productions, he is the driving force and technical mind behind various hardware projects together with Florian such as our FUGU speakers.

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Michael Brändli
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Michael Brändli

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Florian Wetter
Sound engineer
florian@hardstudios.ch

Florian has been a permanent member of our Hardstudios team for several years now since joining us as a trained instrument maker. His strengths lie in the opposites: With his network and his experience – as a sound Engineer as well as a musician – he is our man for a variety of styles from hip-hop/rap to folk music and classical music. Due to his background, Florian has a good ear for the natural sound of acoustic instruments. With his craftsmanship, he complements our team perfectly and supports our hardware projects with his experience.

Recorded and Mixed by Florian Wetter
Recorded and Mixed by Florian Wetter

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Fabian Frischknecht
Videographer, Allrounder, Office
fabian@hardstudios.ch

Fabian is our video-man and has already realized several music video productions in our studios and in various locations outside, from camera work to post-production. With his film and video equipment rental company “der Videomann”, he is affiliated with our studios. He has our back in administration and as an all-rounder takes care of CD productions, video, graphics and web design as well as audio as an assistant engineer. Through his experience as a singer and musician with self-produced works as Fabe Vega, he understands the requirements of a production from the point of view of both, the studio and the musicians. In addition to working in almost all areas, Fabian is some times involved as a vocal coach for productions.

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Moritz Wetter
Founder, sound engineer, freelancer
moritz@hardstudios.ch

This is the initiator and founder of Hardstudios and therefore our most experienced sound engineer. He has dedicated his whole life to studio work. What began in 1979 with a four-track machine and a small mixing desk has now grown into a healthily functioning studio complex with four studios and a mobile studio bus. Anyone who has worked with Moritz Wetter likes to return again and again. In terms of music, he is one of the most accomplished cracks among engineers. In addition to studio recordings, Moritz has also worked for some time for SRF, where he was commissioned by Swiss Radio and Television as a classical sound engineer to make sophisticated concert recordings. Since his retirement, Moritz has remained with us as a freelancer and can be found in our studios almost as often as before.

Mixed by Moritz Wetter
Mixed by Moritz Wetter

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Alexius Tschallener
Arranger and Media Composer
alexius@hardstudios.ch

Alexius works for us as a composer of various genres and is a specialist in programmed classical orchestras and midi affairs. He also passes on his knowledge and experience in this field as a lecturer for “Virtual Orchestra” at the Zurich University of Arts (ZHdK). Together with an international Team, he works on “Production Music” and occupies himself with arrangements, show music and “sound to picture” at Studio D.

Freelancers at Hardstudios
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Andy Neresheimer
Sound Engineer with eidg. Fachausweis
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Christian Schäppi
Sound Engineer with eidg. Fachausweis
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Andreas Brüll
Sound Engineer with eidg. Fachausweis
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Martin Hofstetter
Sound Engineer with eidg. Fachausweis

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