Werner Dafeldecker

Werner Dafeldecker was born in 1964 and studied bass in Vienna. In the past, Dafeldecker has played jazz, rock, and new music, and has been commissioned for compositions by Konzerthaus Wien and ORF, among others. Co-founder of the bands Polwechsel and Shobotinski, this Viennese musician started up an avant-garde label — Durian Records — in 1995, and can also be found on recordings for the Hat Art, Extraplatte, and Random Acoustics labels. ~ Joslyn Layne