Stephan Eicher was born on August 17, 1960 in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, not
far from the capital Berne. He soon caught the music bug, largely due to his
father's talent as a jazz violinist. So it was only natural that he should head
for Zurich to study composition techniques at the F+F Schule für Kunst und
Design, then take part in his first bands, first in the electro-punk sphere with
Noise Boys, then in the punk-infused cold wave of the group Grauzone, in which
he collaborated with his brother Martin. He launched his solo career in 1980
with the mini album Spielt Noise Boyz ...