Adrian von Ziegler


Adrian von Ziegler is a Swiss composer from Zürich. He gained popularity on the video-sharing website YouTube, where his channel has acquired over 900,000 subscribers. He composes mostly non-vocal works, having stated that he does not wish to add lyrics to his songs unless the singer is Enya, a female composer he respects. Adrian von Ziegler uses a "very old keyboard" and Magix Music Maker among others to compose his music. Although there are few signs of media attention, von Ziegler was featured in an article in the Magix magazine in 2012.

Musical career debuts

After his first musical experiences at age 15 as a drummer in a local rock band, von Ziegler started to compose music. Since it wasn't possible for him to compose music and remain with the band, he left and bought his first guitar.
From 2007 to 2009 he recorded countless demo songs under the artist name "Indigo", in which his guitar would get replaced increasingly often by keyboard and orchestral arrangements of which he grew to favour. In 2008 his music was released into the world for the first time as he set up an account on the social networking site, Myspace.
After dropping the Indigo pseudonym in 2009, he set the trend of releasing albums annually. 2010 saw the release of two albums, Requiem, and Lifeclock, and in 2011 Wanderer, Across Acheron, and Mirror of the Night were released. By the end of 2012, von Ziegler had released five more albums: Mortulia, Spellbound, The Celtic Collection, Starchaser, and Odyssey. During 2013, he released Feather and Skull, and Vagabond. In March 2014, his album, Libertas, was released, and in October 2014, Queen of Thorns was released. In 2016 he released his 17th album, Moonsong. Two years later, in 2018, he released his album, Saga. In February 2019 he released the unannounced album Fable,

Inspiration

Adrian von Ziegler states that his inspiration originates from a variety of sources. He notes that nature, literature, history, mythology, his emotions, his imaginary worlds, and his wife Carina all give him inspiration for his musical works. Carina and Adrian have been in a relationship since 2011.

Discography

YearAlbums
2010Requiem
2010Lifeclock
2011Across Acheron
2011Wanderer
2011Mirror of the Night
2012Mortualia
2012Spellbound
2012Starchaser
2012The Celtic Collection
2012Odyssey
2013Feather and Skull
2013Vagabond
2014Libertas
2014The Celtic Collection II
2014Queen of Thorns
2016Atmospheres
2016Moonsong
2018Saga
2019Fable
2019The Celtic Collection III
2020Veiled