Obituary
Death of Jean-Pierre Mathez
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Jean-Pierre Mathez.
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Diane Tell
“Together we are stronger”
Diane Tell has been known in the French-speaking world for her exceptional chansons for over 40 years. On her blog, …
SUISA Board of Directors
October 2023 board meetings
After the commission meetings on 26 September 2023 and 3 October 2023, the full board, in its new setup, met …
Mentoring Programme
Opportunity for aspiring music producers
Are you a songwriter and want to learn or improve skills in the field of music production? Do you want …
Cégiu
In dialogue with others and one’s own body
The ear as a microphone and an instrument; the brain as a mixing desk and the body as an individually …
Change of staff in the legal service
“I can look back on an interesting, exciting and fulfilling working life at SUISA”
After 29 years of service for SUISA, the Head of the Legal Department, RA Dr. iur. Bernhard Wittweiler, took his …
Survey
Current topic
Artificial intelligence
In collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI), PwC is conducting a comprehensive survey that looks at the dynamic landscape of copyright and generative AI. The perspective of SUISA members in this regard is important. You can participate in the survey following this link. → Royalty distribution
SUISA settlements
2023 settlement dates
To the settlement dates on the SUISA website →
Anniversary
100 years of SUISA
Today, Suisse Auteurs unites more than 40,000 composers, lyricists and music publishers who have assigned their copyrights to SUISA for …
Pascal Bachmann
“I form big cluster chords with string instruments”
On 27 August 2023, the Murten Classics Festival presents four commissioned works by a new generation of young Swiss composers …
SUISA Board of Directors
The board meetings of June 2023
On 22 June 2023, the day before the SUISA AGM and its 100th anniversary celebration, the board members met in …
Théo Rossier
“The piece is meant to come across as a wild dance”
On 27 August 2023, the Murten Classics Festival presents four commissioned works by a new generation of young Swiss composers …
#SUISA100
Freedom to create
The General Meeting of SUISA took place on 23 June 2023 at Aura Club in Zurich, followed by a celebration …
Arseniy Shkaptsov
“For me, composing means making music out of situations in life itself”
On 27 August 2023, the Murten Classics Festival presents four commissioned works by a new generation of young Swiss composers …
Success story
SUISA on its centenary
Composers and musicians know it from their own experience. You write a new song, a new tune, and no sooner …
A message from us to you
The last printed SUISAinfo
After the publication of the anniversary edition of June 2023, the print edition of SUISAinfo will be discontinued. Our SUISAblog …
Joëlle Nager
“The music is already playing in your head”
On 27 August 2023, the Murten Classics Festival presents four commissioned works by a new generation of young Swiss composers …
From the 2022 Annual Report
From private copying to concerts and to SBC
According to Article 46(1) of the Copyright Act (CopA), SUISA is required to draw up tariffs for the remuneration collected …
#SUISA100
From Avantgarde to sounds for the masses
Electronic musical instruments have been used in Switzerland almost as long as SUISA has been in existence. Music creators have …
SUISA Board of Directors
The board meetings of April 2023
On 24 and 25 April 2023, the Board members met in Zurich. Among other things, the annual accounts for the …
Hasan Nakhleh
Global grooves – for greater tolerance
Bern resident Hasan Nakhleh works with his brother Rami in the duo TootArd on a symbiosis between global dance music …
#SUISA100
Anniversary publication “Highlights on 100 years of Swiss music”
On the occasion of its anniversary, SUISA intends to present the century of its existence in a book. The medium …