A Musical Journey Full of Passion and Vision
1996 - BIRTH
The Beginning of a Passion
Born into the traditional folk music «Hess dynasty» of Küssnacht (Kapelle Gebrüder Hess, Hess-Buebe, Ländlerhess), Niklaus was quite literally born into music and supported from the very start.
During his youth, however, traditional swiss folk music was far from popular among his classmates. He tried to keep his love for folk music hidden.
But at the age of 18, Niklaus could no longer hold back. He «came out» as a folk musician by publishing a music videos on social media.
That moment marked a turning point. The wave of positive feedback inspired him to produce more videos – and eventually, his very first album.
1996 - BIRTH
The Beginning of a Passion
Born into the traditional folk music «Hess dynasty» of Küssnacht (Kapelle Gebrüder Hess, Hess-Buebe, Ländlerhess), Niklaus was quite literally born into music and supported from the very start.During his youth, however, traditional swiss folk music was far from popular among his classmates. He tried to keep his love for folk music hidden. But at the age of 18, Niklaus could no longer hold back. He «came out» as a folk musician by publishing a music videos on social media.That moment marked a turning point. The wave of positive feedback inspired him to produce more videos – and eventually, his very first album.
2018 - BREAKTHROUGH
«S Läbä läbä»
Niklaus was initially seen as a purist, known for his love of the very traditional style of Swiss folk music. But everything changed when he released his own composition «S Läbä läbä» (Living your Life). The modern minor harmonies paired with earthy, traditional roots hit a nerve with audiences. Inspired by this breakthrough, Niklaus embarked on a mission: to make Swiss folk music exciting, modern, and accessible again.
2020 – AUSTRALIA
The Decision to Become Self-Employe
Niklaus never imagined he could make a living through music – it had always been discouraged by his social environment. But during a defining semester abroad in Australia, part of his business engineering studies, he made a life-changing decision: to go independent. From then on, he began combining and fully embracing his two passions – music and entrepreneurship.
2021 - HESS PRODUCTIONS
The Dream of His Own Recording Studi
Following his heart, Niklaus founded his own recording studio in 2021. Since then, Hess Productions has been producing vibrant and professional folk music recordings – when Niklaus isn’t busy performing at one of over a hundred gigs a year.
With the group Hess-Rusch-Hegner, he has already toured Switzerland multiple times, sparking enthusiasm for Ländler music among both the young and young-at-heart.
2024 - HANDORGELSCHULE.CH
The Launch of Handorgelschule.c
With Handorgelschule.ch, Niklaus was able to fulfill another dream in 2024. Thanks to the high-quality and practical online learning videos, he can now efficiently pass on his skills and help promote the accordion within the Swiss folk music scene. Composition, music production, live performances, and the online music school – these are all areas in which Niklaus is currently making his contribution to the development and growing popularity of Swiss folk music. His vision is that one day, no one will have to hide their love for folk music. In other words: that Swiss folk music will become popular.
LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
Are you ready for the future?
In addition to his vision of an attractive Ländler music scene, Niklaus has numerous other music and project ideas slumbering in his head that go far beyond the conventional – be prepared to be surprised and stay up to date by subscribing to the newsletter!
2018 - BREAKTHROUGH
«S Läbä läbä»
Niklaus was initially seen as a purist, known for his love of the very traditional style of Swiss folk music.
But everything changed when he released his own composition «S Läbä läbä» (Living your Life). The modern minor harmonies paired with earthy, traditional roots hit a nerve with audiences.
Inspired by this breakthrough, Niklaus embarked on a mission: to make Swiss folk music exciting, modern, and accessible again.
2020 – AUSTRALIA
The Decision to Become Self-Employed
Niklaus never imagined he could make a living through music – it had always been discouraged by his social environment.
But during a defining semester abroad in Australia, part of his business engineering studies, he made a life-changing decision: to go independent.
From then on, he began combining and fully embracing his two passions – music and entrepreneurship.
2021 - HESS PRODUCTIONS
The Dream of His Own Recording Studio
Following his heart, Niklaus founded his own recording studio in 2021. Since then, Hess Productions has been producing vibrant and professional folk music recordings – at least, when Niklaus isn’t busy performing at one of over a hundred gigs a year.
With the group Hess-Rusch-Hegner, he has already toured Switzerland multiple times, sparking enthusiasm for Swiss folk music among both the young and young-at-heart.
2024 - HANDORGELSCHULE.CH
The Launch of Handorgelschule.ch
With Handorgelschule.ch, Niklaus was able to fulfill another dream in 2024. Thanks to the high-quality and practical online learning videos, he can now efficiently pass on his skills and help promote the accordion within the Swiss folk music scene.
Composition, music production, live performances, and the online music school – these are all areas in which Niklaus is currently making his contribution to the development and growing popularity of Swiss folk music.
His vision is that one day, no one will have to hide their love for folk music. In other words: that Swiss folk music will become popular.
LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
Are you ready for the future?
In addition to his vision of an attractive Swiss folk music scene, Niklaus has numerous other music and project ideas slumbering in his head that go far beyond the conventional – be prepared to be surprised and stay up to date by subscribing to the newsletter!
