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Silas "Quirill" Bitterli
singer/songwriter, designer, multiinstrumentalist, world builder
born 1986. grown up in the region of langenthal (bern / switzerland)
Quirill attended the gymnasium Oberaargau with a focus on "artistic design". During this time he sang in his first band. From the band "Oblivion", which set itself the goal of transforming fairy tales into prog rock, later became "Straitjacket inc" which was somewhere between hard rock and britpop. At university Quirill began studying German Literature and Interreligious Studies, which he then changed to a degree in liberal arts at the Hochschule der künste in Bern and graduated with a Bacherlor of arts in fine arts. While he started out as an abstract painter, he later invested most of his time in his pilgerschrift project, where he realized his passion for legends, myths and sagas with writing and digital painting. after his studies he worked for a while as a freelance designer and had a job in a free church environment, where he dealt with music and theology. during this time he played in the band Molahs, which accompanied the rapper Chejs Romero, and started his work in the Metalchurch, where he still sings in the band today. In a further study, this time at the Pedagogical University in Bern, he got a diploma in education in visual design for secondary school. In addition to his work as a teacher, where he mainly teaches art and music, he works closely with Dario Colombo and cyril stoller, whom he supported as a singer in Organ meets Metal, Liquid Rain and still does in Mirayon. as a design consultant, for example in the project oberaargauer tracht, he is involved with tradation and culture.
and then came scotland ...
on journeys to scotland he found an additional passion for photography and watercolour. But above all he found a love for folk and celtic folk. In 2018 he started a solo project as a singer/songwriter under the name "Quirill". Inspired by pub sessions, traditional Irish and Scottish music and his travels, he has already released an EP "Stones and waves", a single "Last ferry home" and an album "Journey" - which is all from himself, from writing the songs to recording, mixing and mastering. Including illustrations and photos and design. - slowly all different skills are coming together...