Lukas ZĂŒrcher Board Member/Operating Manager
With us since:2012
Favorite concert:
Billy Joel - Hyde Park, London
Favorite artist:
Queen, Bruce Springsteen
Luca Juszczak Administrative Officer
With us since:2025
Favorite concert:
Terror, Stick to your Guns - KIFF, Aarau
Favorite artist:
Malevolence, Whitechapel
Patrick Behrens Logistician/Backline Tech
With us since:2022
Favorite concert:
Tame Impala - Mehr! Theater, Hamburg
Favorite artist:
Beach House, The War on Drugs
Peter Lemmenmeier Board Member
With us since:2009
Favorite concert:
Peter Gabriel â Secret World Tour 1994
Favorite artist:
Peter Gabriel
Andy Brooks Backline Tech
With us since:1994
Favorite concert:
Depends on his mood
Favorite artist
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Cedric Vorpe Backline Tech
With us since:2003
Favorite concert:
Rage Against The Machine - Hallenstadion, ZĂŒrich
Favorite artist:
Foo Fighters, Rage Against The Machine
GarĂ°ar EĂ°valdsson Backline Tech
With us since:2017
Favorite concert:
Ari Hoening Quartet 2017 - Smalls NYC
Favorite artist:
Mark Turner
Martina Stutz Backline Tech
With us since:2014
Favorite concert:
Calexico - Stanser Musiktage 2004
Favorite artist:
The National
Oliver Stöbe Backline Tech/Piano Tuner
With us since:2012
Favorite concert:
Jamie Cullum - Gurtenfestival 2011
Favorite artist:
Many
Urs Zimmermann Backline Tech
With us since:2006
Favorite concert:
Mostly the ones he didnât expect it from
Favorite artist:
Always changing
Yannick Leiser Founding Family/Project Manager
With us since:2009
Favorite concert:
Joe Cocker 1995
Favorite artist:
Daft Punk, Foo Fighters
Cathya Leiser Founding Family
With us since:2001
Favorite concert:
Tina Turner 1996
Favorite artist:
Janelle MonĂĄe, Savages
Bobby Leiser Founder
With us since:Always
Favorite concert:
The Who at Woodstock 1968
Favorite artist:
Van Morrison, The Who
History
The history of the Swiss Cheese and Chocolate Backline Ltd is tightly knit with the life of company owner and roadlegend Bobby A. Leiser. As a music-lover he realized early in life that his talent would not suffice for a successfull career on stage as a performing musician, but his love for the art and especially the rock'n'roll way of life fascinated him in such a way that at every cost he set out to find an opportunity to remain an integral part of this incredibly electifying world.
The multilingual Mr. Leiser, fluent in French, German, Italian, English and Spanish recognized early that the long term success of a band requires language skilled assistance taking over the communication beyond the technical, geographical and cultural boundaries with the promoters, all of this next to duties such as driver and/or stage technician.
Starting in the 60's intricate customs formalities between different countries started complicating many a travelling band's every day life on the road as Bobby A. Leiser stepped in to fill the gap by easily communicating with customs agents in their native languages and providing instruments of all kinds for touring musicians, at the same time making sure that the gear ultimately made it through all bureaucratic barriers and finally onto the stage where it belonged.
With lots of passion and at the time already more than 20 years of experience on the road with such bands as The Rolling Stones, Bad Company, Steppenwolf, Uriah Heep, Procol Harum, ELP, Miles Davis and Duke Ellington to show for, Bobby A. Leiser developed his business to perfection. For decades The Swiss Cheese and Chocolate Backline Ltd belongs to the elite group of backline service providers worldwide. Without our passion for music, our solid and reliable service would not be possible; always keeping an eye on the bigger picture without neglecting the importance of the detail.