Dieter Meier

Dieter Meier (March 4th 1945 with Zurich -) is a Artiste and a Musicien Suisse. It is before very famous for the duet which it forms with Boris Blank in the group of Electronic music Yello. It is also Réalisateur and businessman.

Career and brief biography

Dieter Meier is an odd character; wire of millionaire, he was member of the Swiss national team of Golf and player of professional Poker. He is also famous for his performance of artist, his Happening S, as when he paid 1 dollar with all the pedestrians in the streets of New York which told him " Yes" or " No". It also installed a plate in the station railway of Kessel, in Germany, 1972 which stipulated: " One March 23 1994, from 3 to 4 pm, Dieter Meier will stand one this plate " (in French: on March 3rd, 1994, between 3 and 4 hour of the afternoon, Dieter Meier will be held without moving on this plate ), before holding its promise later 22 years.

Meier also illustrated himself in the realization. He carried out the film Jetzt und Alles (Germany, 1981) and The Lightmaker (Germany, 2001). This last film belonged to the official selection of the International festival of film of Berlin in 2001. It also signed the clip of the song Big in Japan of the German group of New-wave Alphaville in 1984. Later, it also carried out the majority of the clips of its group, Yello. As of end of the year 70, it joined the Swiss group of electronic music indeed then composed of Boris Blank and Carlos Perón. It will become the principal voice of the albums of the group and will sign the majority of the texts of the songs, leaving the composition and musical work to its accomplice Boris Blank.

In the years 1990, the music was put slightly between brackets in the life of Meier, with the profit of its artistic performances. It was for example responsible for the design of silk scarves for a Swiss firm of luxury and is invested in the company ReWATCH, specialized company in the recycling of empty pirns in the form of watch. Two new albums of Yello left nevertheless during this period.

Towards end of the year 90, the music became again a priority for him, with the exit of new albums of Yello and their project Yello Remaster Serie . It was also invited, at the sides of David Byrne, the singer of Talking Heads, to take part in the album Muzikizum of the English group electro X-Press 2. He writes the words and ensured the song of the title I Want You Back .

He also bought during this period more than 2.200 Hectare S of ground in Argentine, at four hours of road of Buenos Aires. He made there build a ranch of the name of Ojo de Agua , where he produces in particular his own wine. He also has a store and a restaurant in Zurich, bearing the same name, where he sells the products of his ranch. Always in the field of the businesses, Dieter Meier is also one of the principal investors and one of the members of the board of directors of the Euphonix company, company of the Silicon Valley specialized in the digital consoles and the peripherals related to the technology of the audio assembly.

External bonds

Dieter Meier.com: official site of the artist.

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