Büne Huber, frontman of Swiss band Patent Ochsner, has been awarded the Prix Suisse 2024 for his accomplishments as a musician, painter and artist. Do you want to read our weekly top stories? Subscribe here. Huber has “redefined the boundaries of music”, award organiser Initiative Switzerland wrote in a press release on Wednesday, and as a creative mind, songwriter, composer and painter has had a lasting influence on the Swiss music scene. Patent Ochsner's musical output is diverse, ranging from rock and folk to experimental sounds. The band, which sings in Bernese dialect, also forges its own path in its use of instrumentation, making use of mandolins, accordions and even a brass band. Its back catalogue includes songs such as ‘W. Nuss vo Bümpliz’ and ‘Bälpmoos’. Patent Ochsner was the first Swiss band to be honoured with an MTV Unplugged, televised concerts where artists perform acoustic versions of their songs. Guest musicians such as Sophie Hunger and Andreas Schaerer joined ...
