ODD BEHOLDER

In the organizer's words:

"Something to Feel Better" Tour

Odd Beholder is the electronica / art pop project of Swiss musician Daniela Weinmann, with which she precisely and laconically records the oddities, shadows and misunderstandings of our time. Weinmann, who is co-founder of Music Declares Emergency Switzerland, tells of alienation and escapism, of emancipation and the view of a possible better world. Her version of embracing, dark pop music deals with unpleasant truths in order to provide comfort at the same time.

Currently working on Odd Beholder's third album, Weinmann is grappling with the struggles of mental health and coming to terms with her own family history. She talks about inherited traumas and growing up within uninspiring perspectives and conservative gender role models. She is once again collaborating with Berlin-based Douglas Greed, with whom she also worked on "Sunny Bay" across various lockdowns and temporary border closures.

The EP "Lost in Communication" is released in May - a collaboration with Long Tall Jefferson. Originally just an exchange of ideas during another coronavirus shutdown phase, it developed into a comprehensive discussion that was also accompanied by a podcast. In "Songs and stuff", they talk about songwriting techniques and cultural frameworks as well as language and identity with guests such as Evelinn Trouble and Leoni Leoni.

Odd Beholder is invited to important festivals such as the Great Escape Festival (UK), Eurosonic Festival (NL) and the Reeperbahnfestival (D) and tours in various constellations in China, Italy, Germany and Switzerland. The Hamburg electropop duo Hundreds and Bodi Bill have explicitly asked Odd Beholder to accompany their respective tours.

Odd Beholder's music is cinematic. The works for the accompanying videos are carefully chosen. The video clip for the single "Landscape Escape", shot by Berlin filmmakers Grambow & Kirchknopf in Azerbaijan in collaboration with the Azerbaijan Social & Modern Dance Association, won the jury prize at the "Best Swiss Video Clip" Awards 2017. The piece is also used in the film "Mario", which deals with the difficult handling of homosexuality in soccer.