Biography

Severin Scherrer, born in 1995 in Basel, began studying drums in 2002 with Florian Arbenz at the Musikschule Birsfelden. In 2011, he joined the Talentförderung Basel program and deepened his jazz studies through workshops at the Musikwerkstatt Basel, as well as in music theory and ear training at the AMS Muttenz.

 

He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Music (Drums, Jazz) in 2019 at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, studying with Norbert Pfammatter, Marc Halbheer, and Dominik Burkhalter, and earned his Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy in 2022 at the Bern University of the Arts under Dejan Terzic and Jim Black. In addition, he received classical piano instruction from Michael Arbenz and jazz piano lessons with Christoph Stiefel.

 

In 2023, he expanded his musical horizons by traveling to Bali to study Gamelan music with one of the island’s leading musicians, Ketut Cater.

 

As a professional musician, Severin is active in diverse projects that connect different musical worlds.

 

Since 2026, he has been teaching at the Musikschule Konservatorium Bern.