Ideas Samuel Berthoud Trio

• 1 Drive 06:06
• 2 Sinusoid 06:56
• 3 Overthinking 04:50
• 4 Holding 05:38
• 5 Shift 06:59
• 6 Shades 05:20
• 7 Opening 05:16
• 8 Rush 07:01
• 9 Insert 07:23
• Total Runtime 55:29

Info for Ideas

Samuel Berthoud Trio doesn’t just blend genres, they’re breaking the walls wide open. Fusion, Metal, Prog, and Jazz crash together in an explosive surge of improvisation, raw energy, and fearless abandon. Their music thrives on tension and release: razor-sharp riffs collide with intricate grooves, heavy textures dissolve into atmospheric soundscapes, and sudden shifts transform precision into chaos in the blink of an eye.

At the heart of the project are three musicians driven by a shared urge to explore without limits: Samuel Berthoud (Electric Guitar), Sébastien Rudhard (Electric Bass), and Samuel Goupil (Drums). Each comes from a different musical background, progressive rock and metal, jazz and improvisation, experimental and contemporary music, but together they form a living, breathing organism where individuality is amplified rather than erased.

What unites them is energy, unfiltered, fearless, and uncompromising. Every performance becomes a new creation, where improvisation is not just a tool but the core language of the group. Their concerts are journeys that embrace risk, pushing both themselves and the audience into uncharted territory.

This is not music that plays it safe. It’s music that breaks boundaries, shakes the ground, and keeps pushing forward, restless, untamed, and defiantly alive.

Samuel Berthoud, electric guitar
Sébastien Rudhard, electric bass
Samuel Goupil, drums

Samuel Berthoud
is a guitar player, musician, composer and educator originating from Geneva and currently based in Basel. He is following a Master’s degree in Music Pedagogy at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).

He began playing at the age of seven with Manuel Araoz, before joining the Conservatoire Populaire de Musique, Danse et Théâtre de Genève (CPMDT), where he completed a pre-university programme and was awarded prizes for Best Certificate Work in Music and Best Maturity work in Music

Samuel has studied with renowned musicians such as Lionel Loueke, Reinier Baas, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Arthur Hnatek and Petter Eldh. His artistic language draws on a wide spectrum of influences — from traditional jazz to contemporary fusion and progressive metal — which he blends into a personal and innovative musical voice.

On stage, he performs in varied contexts: with the band Fifi's Spaceship, Matteo Bussy, Yuri, No Crime On The Rhine and Sébastien Rudhard Fusion Experiment. Each project reflects his curiosity and his commitment to exploring music in all its diversity. He is also the leader of his own project the Samuel Berthoud Trio, releasing it’s first album at the start of 2026.

Samuel is also teaching via the swiss platform called Instrumentor where he share his passion for music, improvisation and guitar techniques, helping musician to push their level and reach for their boundaries.

Passionate about cinema as well, Samuel has collaborated with the collective VHS Films as a composer and sound engineer, earning awards at the Schweizer Jugendfilmtage, the Bildrausch Festival, and the 48 Hour Film Project.

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