Hi! I'm Reto from #Bern, 🇨🇭 #Switzerland 🇨🇭. I work in IT and besides that I dabble in various fields.

I'd say the most important hobby I have is to write songs. I have been doing this for a long time but it mostly resulted in snippets I have recorded over the years and very few complete songs.

From 2018 I changed my approach and I began trying to write complete songs instead of just some chorus or riff. I have a learned a lot in the meantime. I was forced to write more lyrics and because of that, it got a lot easier over time.

I would say writing lyrics is not the stumbling block it used to be. It's pretty fun now and it also makes the #songwriting process more interesting. Sometimes I join a Shut Up & Write group in Bern to challenge myself and only work on some text. 😊

I play the #guitar and the #piano, but it's mostly just backing that I use it for, kind of like a tool to write songs 😁

This is one of my guitars, a small ascoustic Jazz guitar :

I have a Thomann e-piano at home and several other guitars, a Washburn western, a Takamine half-acoustic and a Yamaha e-guitar.

Quite recently I have changed my backing approach. I began exploring open guitar tunings. It has helped me a lot in finding an accompaniment that triggers my feeling which then enables me to start writing a new song. I have tried to describe this experience in the post The Awesomeness of Open Guitar Tunings.

You can clearly see that music is very important to me but I have other interests too 😀

I'm interested in social justice, psychology, philosophy, religion and theology. Not long ago I joined a Unitarian Universalists circle. I think it is a nice place to get into contact with people that have similar interests like me.

Sometimes I write about these topics on my blog here too. Apart from that I do a lot of sports: I go swimming (in the summer outside and in the winter indoors), jogging and to the gym. To stay flexible I do some Hatha Yoga just for myself.

There's a lot more to tell but I think it's enough for an “About Me” post. If you want to know more or contact me, you can write an email to 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒍@𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒐.𝒏𝒐𝒎.𝒛𝒂

Thanks and have a nice day! 🌞