Jean-Pierre Huser

Born in Lausanne in 1940, Jean-Pierre Huser studied art in his hometown, then at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris during the events of May 1968, and at the Polytechnic School in London. After working as a set painter, he took on several other jobs, dividing his time between painting and music. Author, composer, guitarist and performer, he entered the "Les Relais de la chanson française" competition in 1964, where he finished runner-up to Serge Lama. In 1966, he recorded his first albums for the Philips label, the EPs Les Salamalecs and Lolita, in a folk-rock style. After a 45-turn under the pseudonym Mister Badge (1967), Jean-Pierre Huser joined the jazz fusion group Total Issue founded by Henri Texier and Aldo Romano in 1969, signing the track "Hauteville" among others , before resuming his solo career. In between numerous concert appearances, including a tour with Jacques Brel, he produced the albums Ping Pong (1972), Chuisse (1977), Les Larmes de l'An 2000 (1978), Les Ouvriers de la Montagne (1980), Dieu Est Mort, Personne N'Y Croit (1982), Huser Jean-Pierre (1984) and Best Soft N° 1 (1987), which gave equal prominence to lyrics and music, with titles such as "Guillaume Tell " (1972), "La Rivière" (1977) and "Amigos Poncho " (1980). In 1991, the musician created a rock opera show based on the work of the artist Jean Tinguely, who died that year, which was released on record. From his Swiss hideaway in the canton of Vaud, he continues to paint and compose. In addition to the compilation D'Un Millénaire à l'Autre (2 CDs, 2006), he released the albums Ouvre Tes Mains (1997) and Pour la Symphonie d'Un Nouveau Monde (2021), featuring transcriptions of Dvořák's Symphony No. 9.

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