Haller

In the organizer's words:

Haller has been making music for as long as he can remember. His love for Prince was probably passed on to him by his parents, just like his first guitar. In two EPs and the two albums "Kuss" and "Der junge Mann", Haller reflects the questions of Generation Y with precision and sensitivity like no other. He plays with language as if it were a Rubik's cube that only needs to be solved. No matter how heavy and overwhelming the topics may seem, Haller manages to present them with the necessary lightness. The guitar never completely disappears, but Haller still draws inspiration from everything he likes. Somewhere between Bon Iver, Frank Ocean and Kummer, you can hear pulsating synth basses, driving hip-hop beats and fragile sample soundscapes in his songs.

2023 saw the release of "Der junge Mann" - the second album by indie linguistic acrobat Haller. After his debut album "Kuss." with the indie hit "Schön genug", Haller returned with a powerful-sounding album. Somehow still a singer/songwriter at heart, Haller draws on everything he likes. Whether raw guitar riffs on "iPhone X" and "Du bist noch da", shimmering sample soundscapes on "Aufmerksamkeit" and "Bitter (feat. Mine)" or driving hip-hop beats on "Clown (feat. CONNY)" - he is always musically adept and versatile. But the very close and fragile moments are not neglected either, such as on "13". You might think that "Der junge Mann" is about growing up, but nobody feels really grown up anyway, whether they're 15 or 50. And these are precisely the themes that Haller deals with, but always from his own personal perspective. Of course, the struggle with his own self-worth and his work as an artist is real and Haller deals with these thoughts in "Du bist noch da" and "Loser", for example. But his view of relationships and arguing ("Vorbei"), social detox ("Aufmerksamkeit") and the constant need to compare oneself ("Er oder Sie oder Du") also find a pointed treatment in the songs. The eponymous title "Der junge Mann" sums it up perfectly. Haller looks at himself and thus somehow at society as a whole - sometimes fully in tune with the times, then again completely overwhelmed, sometimes self-ironic, and then again caught up in his own doubts, somehow angry, yet calm and deeply moved.

Haller is releasing a new album to coincide with the 2024 tour.

Even apart from his solo career, Haller is no stranger. As a songwriter and producer, he can look back on numerous gold and platinum awards. Whether radio hits such as "Wenn sie tanzt" or rap songs for 1986zig, Haller is a busy man and has worked with Max Giesinger, 1986zig, Antje Schomaker, Lotte, Joris, Wilhelmine and many more.