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Sixtus Preiss

Sixtus Preiss
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About

Sixtus Preiss is a Vienna-based drummer, producer and multi-instrumentalist who started out on classical piano before studying drums with Howard Curtis and Walter Grassmann. He made his debut in 2011 on the Loud Minority 7-inch series and signed to Affine Records the same year. His music moves between jazz, beat-driven electronics and dense synth layers; alongside his studio work he hand-builds microphones and amplifiers under the Preisselektronik name. He is a member of the Jazzwerkstatt Wien collective.

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What's new

  • 2023-05

    Sixtus Preiss produced the debut album "Ozymandias" by Viennese jazz drummer Robin Andrej, released in May 2023.

  • 2023

    At Jazzsemináři Schönbach 2023, Sixtus Preiss led the Electronic Playground and Producing Camp sections.

  • 2023

    The mica - music austria database lists Sixtus Preiss as an electronics instructor at Jazzsemináři Schönbach in 2023.

  • 2022

    Sixtus Preiss participated as an educator at Jazzsemináři Schönbach 2022 alongside other members of the Viennese jazz scene.

Tracks

Lololosingle on 7" vinyl (Affine Records, 2015), key track with jazz band version featuring Lukas König, Manu Mayr and Peter Rom
Rare Earth EPEP from 2016 on Affine Records, mixing jazz, funk and rave elements; received responses worldwide
Samba Feelin Beein Thisone of the first singles on Affine Records (2012)
Everything Is Still The Same ft. Kœnigmain single from Rare Earth EP, collaboration with drummer and rapper Kœnig
Specimen from Springbingdebut on the compilation What A Fine Mess We Made (Affine Records, 2011), recorded with The Clonious

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