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Then there is David Schweitzer — @schweitzer.official on Instagram. His public bio identifies him as a DJ and producer, a member of the @sickandsound collective, and the owner of @Traubenschmiede. Our screenshots confirm that when David's "Following" list is searched for the term "holy," the account @holypriest appears immediately.

But new evidence gathered by USA Herald today adds a critical new layer. A Facebook post dated May 6, 2022, from an account under the name "Schweitzer", shows a DJ performance video shared directly to the Sick & Sound Eternal Techno Facebook page — the very organisation that manages Holy Priest. This is not a passive connection. This is the Schweitzer name actively posting content to Holy Priest's own management company's platform, more than a year before Holy Priest's public profile exploded.

And it doesn't stop there. A screenshot of Holy Priest's own Instagram account — now at 1.2 million followers — shows his "Following" list searched for "sickandsound," with the @sickandsound account appearing as a result. Holy Priest follows his own management company on Instagram. That is entirely expected. What makes it significant in this investigation is the full picture it completes: Daniel Schweitzer is confirmed as Holy Priest by our licensed source; the danielschweitzer92 Mixcloud account ties the name to a pre-existing DJ identity; David Schweitzer follows Holy Priest on Instagram and shares the family name; and "Schweitzer" is actively posting DJ performance footage to the Sick & Sound page — the same management company Holy Priest himself follows and is booked through.

Every node in this network points to the same name.

Oberhausen: The Studio That Anchors It All

One of the most important geographic clues Holy Priest himself has inadvertently provided comes from a 2023 interview with Radio Intense. Asked where in the world he was at that moment, he replied that he was in Oberhausen, Germany, at the Sick & Sound Studios, where he spends most of his time producing music. 

Sick & Sound is a community for music lovers, artists, and industry professionals, offering DJ and production school, artist and booking management, and a music label. The company is registered in Oberhausen, Germany, and its managing director is Florian Eimers. Holy Priest's own Instagram lists his booking contact as [email protected], and he is managed by Simon Bay and Florian Eimers. The Schweitzer name now appears on both sides of that management relationship — as the managed artist and as someone actively contributing content to the same organisation's social media.

From Pandemic Project to Global Phenomenon

When Covid-19 hit in 2020, he started the Holy Priest project. His visual identity evolved over time — he started with a full costume, then moved to a mask, and eventually upgraded to his current signature mask.