The Band 2022
1946
Düde is a man from Zurich, through and through. Born there, went to school and started his apprenticeship in graphic design there and to this day remains living in the lively town. His music career kicked off 1963, with Düde forming part of the beat band The Starlights (later on going by the name The Counts). It didn’t take long until their first vinyl record came to life (“Swiss Beat Live”). In early 1966 he joined Les Sauterelles (a.k.a. The Swiss Beatles), at the time the most sought-after band in the country, and became a professional musician. A few years later (1968) he left the band to form Krokodil with his friend Hardy Hepp. The group became the first Swiss prog-rock band to gain recognition far beyond the borders of the homeland. To the day Düde lives and breathes music, working as an archivist, initiator, bandleader, and publisher of many Krokodil albums. His label Krokodil Records Switzerland is home to various projects, for example the special edition of the milestone album „An Invisible World Revealed“, including the brand new Krokodil album „An Invisible World Returns“ (recorded 2020) and a fully fledged 20-page brochure.
www.duededuerst.ch
1945
Terry’s musical career reads like straight out of a book on the early Sixties. Terry, who used to work in a TV set factory in Hastings/Sussex, got together with a couple of friends and helter-skelter started the beat band The Victors. The unforgettable group played a gig in Zurich’s prestigious Hirschen club, paving the way for the invasion of British pop, slowly creeping into Zurich’s music scene. The Victors moved on to play other gigs, but Terry stayed behind. Finding himself in Zurich, with no money to spare, he was grateful for the opportunity to join the crew of Les Sauterelles (Swiss Beatles) as a roadie. In 1969, when Düde, Hardy, Walty and harp player Mojo Weideli were looking for a bassist, it was obvious to ask Terry if he wanted the part. Even though he had only ever played guitar until then Stevens was thrilled and went out to rent a fender bass the very same day. He completed the band and, as the only one owning a car (an English MG), was also declared Krokodil’s chauffeur.
1974
Adrian “Adi” Weyermann was born in Greifensee, Zurich. Discovering music for the first time at the age of four, Adrian developed many skills -1989 he was a singer, guitarist and songwriter of the skate rock band Crank, with which he won a scholarship some years later. He gained publicity beginning of 2007 with his single „Echo“, which was played by countless radio stations. His albums „Pool“ (2007) and „Wood“ (2008), on which Düde was a guest drummer, catapulted him to the Swiss Charts. Together with his brother Lukas „Luke“ Weyermann on drums he formed the rock duo The Weyers and released the album „Within“ in autumn, 2013. Düde and Adi have been playing together in various projects since 2005. 2019 Düde recruited Adrian to become part of the Krokodil project "An Invisible World Returns”. As a friend and fan of the band Adrian was eager to join.
www.the-weyers.com
1971
Erich was born in Muri, Aargau. After having moved around and living in the US, Germany as well as the Swiss capital of Bern, he finally settled down in Zurich. Being a gifted pianist he accompanied artist such as Dodo Hug, Franz Hohler, Familie Trüeb, Michael von der Heide, Anne Haigis, Pippo Pollina, Erich Vock and many more. Aside from performing he writes songs and composes music for films, audio dramas and theaters. For countless productions such as „Keep Cool“ (Marco Rima), „Die kleine Niederdorf-Oper“, „La Cage aux Folles“, „Emil und die Detektive“ und „Stägeli uf – Stägeli ab“ he was an arranger, pianist and musical director. From 1991 he played piano for Düde’s band „Jo Geilo Heartbreakers”. With Erik agreeing to join the latest Krokodil project, the new line up was completed.
www.erichstrebel.ch