He is a drummer and percussionist born in Niederbipp, Switzerland who moved to the United States in 1995.
He started playing drums at age 13 and attended the Dante Agostini Drum School Paris in Olten, Switzerland.
He became a drummer in the Swiss Youth Jazz Orchestra and in 1995 he won two scholarships from Berklee College of Music. After these studies he settled in New York City and he has performed with artists in a wide range of music including Yo-Yo Ma, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Lauryn Hill, Donny McCaslin and Frank London.
The film scores he has worked on include Unholy, Bad Behavior and Sleight of Hand, which won the Best Score 2004 at the NYU First Run Festival.
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg recordings
O Holy Night (Adolphe Charles Adam)
NSS 2066 (CD – Merry: A Holiday Journey)
Source:
- http://www.mathiaskunzli.com/live/
- https://www.discogs.com/artist/442672-Mathias-K%C3%BCnzli
- https://www.moderndrummer.com/2012/06/mathias-kunzli/