The Blues Music Awards Switzerland were distributed on January 31, 2026, in a ceremony held at Mühle Hünziken, one of the best venues to listen to the blues in Switzerland. I had the pleasure and great honor to receive the BMAS Behind the Scenes award, which recognizes individuals or organizations who work behind the scenes such as radio station people, journalists, technicians, agents or photographers who contribute to the promotion of the Blues.
I am very proud to receive the same price as artists, organizers or other important people that I admire so much on the swiss blues scene. In addition, I love the trophy itself, in cast bronze, patinated and lacquered, which weighs a lot, and was introduced last year by Cyrill Deschamps.
The BMAS – Blues Music Awards Switzerland – was launched in 2025 as a merger of the Swiss Blues Awards, initiated by the Basel Blues Festival, and the vision of the Swiss Blues Society, who wished to extend the scope of these awards. For the past two years the ceremony was held at the Mühle Hunziken, presented by Larissa Baumann and Ray Fein, with live performances of all the musicians rewarded and nominated, supported by Rolf Lüthi and the Shuffle Kings and Dinu Logoz on the harmonica. My congratulations to all the following musicians who have received the Blues Music Awards in Switzerland:
- BMAS Songwriter/Composer 2025 : Noir and Gerber
- BMAS Instrumentalist/Singer 2025 : Walter Baumgartner
- BMAS Festival, Club gold Came to 2025 : Mühle Hunziken
- BMAS Emerging Artist 2025 : Delta Magpie
- BMAS Behind the Scenes 2025 : Christophe Losberger
- BMAS Best Self-Produced Album 2025 : Noir and Gerber
- BMAS Lifetime Achievement : Cyrill Deschamps
- BMAS Artist of the Year 2025: Larissa Baumann
- Also nominated for Artist of the Year 2025 : Philipp Fankhauser and Dan Mudd ft Bearbeat
The official list, and the previous winners are on the page of the Swiss Blues Society.
Thanks to my wife for the video and to my friends photographers Jean-Marc Etienne and Jacques Dornier to have covered the event , which I couldn’t cover entirely for many reasons!
