'Total Contact' is a songwriter project that started in early 2002.

From the age of 17, songwriter, keyboard and piano player Sven has been composing his own songs. Since then, his musical style has continuously evolved. Born in Basel, he started taking keyboard lessons at the age of 9 and switched to piano a couple of years later.
There were times when his songs sounded more like rough instrumental electronic demo tracks similar to Kraftwerk or the early Human League. Later on, some o...

'Total Contact' is a songwriter project that started in early 2002.

From the age of 17, songwriter, keyboard and piano player Sven has been composing his own songs. Since then, his musical style has continuously evolved. Born in Basel, he started taking keyboard lessons at the age of 9 and switched to piano a couple of years later.
There were times when his songs sounded more like rough instrumental electronic demo tracks similar to Kraftwerk or the early Human League. Later on, some of his tracks reminded of Jam & Lewis productions and late 80’s dance pop.
In the years to come, Sven had stints in small bands as a keyboard player and songwriter. In 2007 and early 2008, Sven played keyboards in the emerging cover band 'Soulicious', with whom he performed on two short live gigs in front of 90 people each. After 'Soulicious', he and vocalist Gabriela formed a duo, with whom he performed just one live gig before he called it a day.
The songs they performed as a duo were composed by Sven and were his first songs to be played live. Meanwhile, Sven had switched from his 'soft pop' to a more rock-oriented type of pop music. In 2009, he joined a small Möhlin-based hard rock group performing own songs only (including "I Can't Get Over You", a song penned by Sven). Unfortunately, the band split up due to musical differences before any of the songs could be performed live.
In 2010, Sven and the guitarist of the aforementioned band were looking for new musicians to perform these and a couple of new songs. However, the line-up changed during 2010 and the band now focuses on cover versions of songs from the 70's and 80's.

Sven has been influenced by lots of different music styles ranging from Chicago House, Synth Pop, R&B to Rock. He cites Genesis, Phil Collins, Sting, Toto, Fleetwood Mac, Bad English, Journey, Heart, Jefferson Starship, Survivor, The Human League, Kraftwerk, David Foster, Bobby 'O', Michael Jay for having influenced his own songwriting style.
And eventhough his musical style evolved over the years, one thing has remained the same ever since he started making music: His songs sound as if they were produced in the late 80's. His aim is to compose songs for emerging artists, especially singers who are in need of songs for a demo recording of their own.