Max Ochs | ja

Max Ochs (born Maxwell Ochs in Queens, New York, Dec 31, 1940) is a fingerstyle acoustic guitarist and folklorist who recorded for Takoma Records among other labels. His family moved to Annapolis, Maryland in 1945, where Ochs spent his adolescence. His friendship and association with guitarist John Fahey led to many music collaborations, including that of Mississippi John Hurt who spent weeks teaching Ochs older picking styles. .

Markus was born in 1975 and has been writing and producing music since childhood. Markus has created his own unique blend of music that is easily recognised. Starting within the underground house music scene, Markus has proven himself not only as a producer and a DJ pioneering genre breaking blends within a production or DJ set. Earlier work includes collaborations with James Ingram and the Masters at work "Lean on me" and the releases of his own productions "I am the road" and "Feeling fine" on Louie Vega and Kenny Dopes label MAW and "Musical Prayer" on Wave, to mention...

Patent Ochsner has been one of the most influential proponents of the swiss mundart rock scene for the last decades. The band is best known for their poetic lyrics and their musical style which combines rock arrangements with world music influences. Along with other bands from the countries capital city of Bern - like Züri West, Rumpelstilz, Span or Stiller Has - they belonged to the first generation of artists that reached a wider (yet only national) audience with rock music in a swiss dialect. Patent Ochsner was founded in 1990. The name of the band is derived from a...