Happy Clinic

Biography

Stefan Sullivan
Lead singer and lyricist, Stefan Sullivan studied political philosophy at Oxford and achieved wide-spread critical acclaim with his first novel, Sibirischer Schwindel (Eichborn/Frankfurt, 2002). Set during the Siberian oil boom of the mid-90s, Neue Zuercher Zeitung lauded the work`s “marriage of orgiastic prose and sober observations,” Titel Magazin called it, “a verbal fireworks of Humor, Trash and Philosophy…an absolute literary discovery.” Classically-trained in piano and church organ, he has also given over two hundred performances as a lounge pianist and vocalist.


Beatmeister and bassist, Claus Buehler is currently sound designer on The Tiger Lillies`s world tour, a renowned three-piece British cabaret act. Other music/composer credits include the show Welttraum 2001 (3 month run at Berlin`s Chameleon Variety), backing tracks for world champion juggler Diabolo Juggling Genius Martin Mall, as well as acoustic logos and trailers for television and advertising. A veteran drummer on the Berlin scene, including Zone 6, Tobe and the Delicious Doughnut releases, he found considerable download success with his 1998 solo track, Oh, Baby Yeah, in which an inflatable doll slaughters her owner. He is based in the Emmendingen/Breisgau.