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Xol Meissner

Performer alias of Swiss-born, NYC-based composer Mauro Hertig, Xol Meissner pairs a soft baritone croon with a singular hammered lap-steel guitar to create soundscapes as evocative as they are otherworldly. Having made a name for himself as a composer of contemporary classical music, Hertig published the 2025 album Excess of Loss, which was "Album of Note" in Stereogum and has been described as a "haunting, unique debut" by PopMatters.

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15 Questions

"Xol Meissner's voice sounds as though it were conversely re-embodied after spending time between this world and another, like a ghost slipping back into a physical shell."

PopMatters

"Xol Meissner’s ‘Excess of Loss’ is a haunting, unique debut"

Stereogum

"Album of Note"
June 2025

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New & Notable

"A stark, gripping record from Xol Meissner that centers his rich, almost operatic vocals, surrounding them with avant-garde instrumentation."

Sun 13

Albums Quarterly

"Xol Meissner has delivered one of the year’s sleeper records with Excess of Loss."

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Sun 13

Concerts

  • Thu 19 Feb
    FOR ART
    19 Feb 2026, 21:00
    FOR ART, Rittersaal, Rittergasse 21-25, Basel, Switzerland
    Feb 17 Artist Talk Xol Meissner at Letzi Basel, 19:00 Feb 19 "between two deaths" by HSM Basel Music & Scene - exhibition 18-21:00 Concert Xol Meissner 21:00 FREE ENTRY. LIMITED CAPACITY
  • Sat 21 Feb
    VINISFERA
    21 Feb 2026, 19:30
    VINISFERA, Kalkbreitestrasse 59, 8003 Zürich, Switzerland
    ExOL Tour "Pile of Songs" concert series Interview and concert
  • Sun 22 Feb
    Zielstatt Studios
    22 Feb 2026, 20:00
    Zielstatt Studios, Zielstattstraße 37, 81379 München, Germany
    ExOL Tour DJ: Tristan Marquardt Doors 20:00 Concert 21:00 Tickets at door, 10€ Find the entrance: Zielstattstraße 37, Hinterhof, Treppenaufgang rechts
  • Wed 25 Feb
    Péniche Adélaïde
    25 Feb 2026, 19:00
    Péniche Adélaïde, 59 Quai de la Seine, 75019 Paris, France
    ExOL Tour "Il Fait Trop Chaud" concert series with Louise Chennevière, Lucy Sissy Miller, Clémentine March Presale tickets €12, at doors €15
  • Thu 26 Feb
    Les Nouveaux Sauvages Montreuil
    26 Feb 2026, 19:30
    Les Nouveaux Sauvages Montreuil, Les Nouveaux Sauvages, 1 avenue Gabriel Péri, 93100 Montreuil
    ExOL Tour Sport National, organiser Details to follow
  • Fri 27 Feb
    Les Collatéraux
    27 Feb 2026, 19:00
    Les Collatéraux, Les Collatéraux, 7 Pl. Joseph Patrat, 13200 Arles, France
    ExOL Tour with Louise Chennevière Details to follow
  • Wed 04 Mar
    Chmury
    04 Mar 2026, 19:30
    Chmury, 11 Listopada 22, 03-436 Warszawa, Poland
    ExOL Tour details to follow
  • Thu 05 Mar
    Nova Cvernovka
    05 Mar 2026, 19:30
    Nova Cvernovka, Račianska 78, 831 02 Bratislava-Nové Mesto, Slovakia
    ExOL Tour details to follow
  • Fri 06 Mar
    Das LOT
    06 Mar 2026, 20:00
    Das LOT, Absberggasse 31, 1100 Wien, Austria
    ExOL Tour LOTinConcert: Xol Meissner / Kasho Chualan
  • Sat 07 Mar
    HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark
    07 Mar 2026, 18:00
    HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark, Burgring 2, 8010 Graz, Austria
    ExOL Tour free entrance

Selected Past
K21, Düsseldorf, Germany, Jan 2026
Dada NYC, Nov 2025
Untouchable, Newburgh NY, Nov 2025
Georgia Room, NYC, Nov 2025
Tono Festival X Stromboli, Italy, July 2025
Sleepwalk NYC  June 2025
Metropol Berlin, support Tristan Brusch, Germany, Dec 2024
KGB Bar, NYC, USA, Nov 2024
New Gallery, Graz, Austria, Nov 2024
Frequenz Festival Kiel, Germany, May 2024

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