I grew up on the shores of Lake Geneva, Italian-Swiss by birth, and I turned 21 with a dream to write music for film. My journey took me through German-speaking Switzerland, New York, Norway and Berlin, where I earned a prize in 2016 as part of an international competition by the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. After returning to Zurich, I pursued a second Master’s degree to sharpen my craft, and I eventually set up my studio near Montreux to gather the eclectic instruments I collected along the road.\n\nIn my studio I blend acoustic instruments from different cultures with vintage analog synths, weaving textures and rhythms that stay grounded in melody. I’m inspired by late 19th-century classical-romantic forms and the Italian productions of the 60s–70s, and by composers like Puccini, Reich, Morricone, Guðnadóttir, Martinez, Tobin, and Aphex Twin, as well as the rhythms of Gamelan. I also work from a second electronic studio in Zurich to explore pure electronic textures. Over the past years I’ve regularly composed for SRF, collaborating with directors such as Stefan Jäger, Christian J. Koch, Zijad Ibrahimovic, Wendy Pillonel, Chanelle Eidenbenz and Barbara Peters, and I’ve produced music for Universal, Cézame Music, APL and other independent artists.

Alexandre Julien Maurer

I grew up on the shores of Lake Geneva, Italian-Swiss by birth, and I turned 21 with a dream to write music for film. My journey took me through German-speaking Switzerland, New York, Norway and Berlin, where I earned a prize in 2016 as part of an international competition by the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. After returning to Zurich, I pursued a second Master’s degree to sharpen my craft, and I eventually set up my studio near Montreux to gather the eclectic instruments I collected along the road.\n\nIn my studio I blend acoustic instruments from different cultures with vintage analog synths, weaving textures and rhythms that stay grounded in melody. I’m inspired by late 19th-century classical-romantic forms and the Italian productions of the 60s–70s, and by composers like Puccini, Reich, Morricone, Guðnadóttir, Martinez, Tobin, and Aphex Twin, as well as the rhythms of Gamelan. I also work from a second electronic studio in Zurich to explore pure electronic textures. Over the past years I’ve regularly composed for SRF, collaborating with directors such as Stefan Jäger, Christian J. Koch, Zijad Ibrahimovic, Wendy Pillonel, Chanelle Eidenbenz and Barbara Peters, and I’ve produced music for Universal, Cézame Music, APL and other independent artists.

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I grew up on the shores of Lake Geneva, Italian-Swiss by birth, and I turned 21 with a dream to write music for film. My journey took me through German-speaking Switzerland, New York, Norway and Berlin, where I earned a prize in 2016 as part of an international competition by the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. After returning to Zurich, I pursued a second Master’s degree to sharpen my craft, and I eventually set up my studio near Montreux to gather the eclectic instruments I collected along the road.\n\nIn my studio I blend acoustic instruments from different cultures with vintage analog synths, weaving textures and rhythms that stay grounded in melody. I’m inspired by late 19th-century classical-romantic forms and the Italian productions of the 60s–70s, and by composers like Puccini, Reich, Morricone, Guðnadóttir, Martinez, Tobin, and Aphex Twin, as well as the rhythms of Gamelan. I also work from a second electronic studio in Zurich to explore pure electronic textures. Over the past years I’ve regularly composed for SRF, collaborating with directors such as Stefan Jäger, Christian J. Koch, Zijad Ibrahimovic, Wendy Pillonel, Chanelle Eidenbenz and Barbara Peters, and I’ve produced music for Universal, Cézame Music, APL and other independent artists.

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Language

German
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Composer, Producer, Drummer and Sound Designer at Self-employed / Independent
December 31, 2022 - September 10, 2025
Composer, producer, drummer and sound designer. Created scores for SRF documentary films and TV shows; produced library music for KPM, APL Publishing, CEZAME and KlangIdee; worked on theatre pieces and sound design projects; mixed Kaos Protokoll album; toured with Exhorbitantes Kabinett; taught drums in Bangalore.
Co-producer and co-composer at SRF series Wilder
January 1, 2017 - Present
Co-produced and co-composed for the SRF documentary series Wilder.
Producer, Creative Director at Kaos Protokoll
January 1, 2017 - Present
Producer, creative director for Kaos Protokoll (Pro Helvetia Priority Funding).
Sound Designer / Film & Corporate Composer at Freelance
December 31, 2016 - September 10, 2025
Film Music and Sound Design for Nachtaktion (2014), Netzmensch (2013), Blancpain Corporate (2014), Destiny (2015), J'ai tout donnée au soleil sauf mon ombre (2016).

Education

Master in Music Pedagogy & Performance at ZhdK
September 1, 2017 - September 10, 2025
Master in Jazz Performance at University of the Arts Bern (HKB)
January 1, 2012 - September 10, 2025
Exchange Program in Music Technology at NTNU Trondheim
January 11, 2030 - September 10, 2025
Bachelor of Jazz Drumming at University of the Arts Bern (HKB)
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2010
Drums Residence & Lessons at Drummer Collective School, New York
January 11, 2030 - September 10, 2025
Master in Music Pedagogy at Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHDK)
March 1, 2020 - September 10, 2025
Master in Jazz Performance (Drums) at Universität der Künste Bern (HKB)
January 1, 2012 - September 10, 2025
Bachelor in Jazz Drumming at Universität der Künste Bern (HKB)
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010
Master in Music Pedagogy at ZhdK (Zurich University of the Arts)
March 1, 2020 - September 10, 2025
Master in Jazz Performance at University of the Arts Bern (HKB)
January 1, 2012 - September 10, 2025
Bachelor Studies in Jazz Drumming at University of the Arts Bern (HKB)
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010
Exchange program in Musik-Technologie at NTNU Trondheim
January 11, 2030 - September 10, 2025
Master's degree in composition at Zurich
January 11, 2030 - September 14, 2025

Qualifications

Second Master's degree in Composition
January 11, 2030 - September 10, 2025
Sony Classical Prize
January 1, 2016 - September 10, 2025
Remix Competition Award - Deutsches Symphonie Orchestra Remix Competition (5th prize)
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Nomination - ZKB Jazz Prize (with Florian Favre Trio)
January 1, 2015 - September 10, 2025
Nomination - M4Music Awards Best Pop Song 2015 (with Kamikaze)
January 1, 2015 - September 10, 2025
Third place - International New Media Art Competition 'No or New Future'
January 1, 2013 - September 10, 2025
Winner - Jazzpreis Biberach (DE) with Help!
January 1, 2010 - September 10, 2025
Friedel Wald Foundation Scholarship
January 1, 2008 - September 10, 2025
Young Talents JAZZma 08 Winner
January 1, 2008 - September 10, 2025
Friedel Wald Foundation Scholarship
January 1, 2008 - September 10, 2025
Young Talents JAZZma 08 – Winner
January 1, 2008 - September 10, 2025
Jazzpreis Biberach – 1st Place
January 1, 2010 - September 10, 2025
No or New Future International New Media Art Competition – Third Place
January 1, 2013 - September 10, 2025
Deutsches Symphonie Orchestra Remix Competition – 5th Prize
January 1, 2016 - September 10, 2025
Nomination – ZKB Jazz Prize
January 1, 2015 - September 10, 2025
Nomination – M4Music Awards Best Pop Song 2015
January 1, 2015 - September 10, 2025
Friedel Wald Foundation Scholarship
January 1, 2008 - September 10, 2025
Young Talents JAZZma 08 – Winner
January 1, 2008 - September 10, 2025
Jazzpreis Biberach – 1st Place
January 1, 2010 - September 10, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Other
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    Score for a TV Crime produced by the Swiss National TV (SRF)