Very Rickenbacher
“I have definitely never composed music for monetary reasons”
The “Golden Violin Clef” award goes to Very Rickenbacher this year. This is due to the fact that the musician …
Pension benefits for authors and publishers
Cost-of-living adjustment for authorsʼ pensions
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Swiss Radio Day 2024
Valuable insights for music creators and radio producers
On 29 August 2024, the Swiss Radio Day was held at Kaufleuten in Zurich. A panel organised by SUISA together …
Soundtrack Zurich 2024
Two panel discussions on artificial intelligence in music
Two panels co-organised by SUISA will address the topic of artificial intelligence in music at Soundtrack Zurich, the three-day event …
Music festival
New compositions at the 2024 Label Suisse Festival
Among the 66 or so free concerts taking place between 13 and 15 September 2024 in Lausanne, there are three …
SUISA Board of Directors
Board meetings in the first half of 2024
The SUISA Board and its standing committees dealt with a wide range of topics in the first half of the …
Pension benefits for authors and publishers
Cost-of-living adjustment for authorsʼ pensions
Through the Pension Fund for Authors and Publishers and the annual contributions to pension fund assets, SUISA fulfils a social …
Collective rights management organisations
Switzerland
Swisscopyright
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“Mushroom music and glacier crunching: Sounds fantastic? Well, it actually is”
On 16 April 2024, the project “Zukunftsmusik – Utopie sonore – Échos du futur (future sounds)” was presented at the …
Regulation
Artificial intelligence – an update on political events
Artificial intelligence is on the move, destination: the future. As is so often the case, the law is lagging behind, …
General Meeting 2024
In the spirit of innovation
The 2024 Annual General Meeting is just around the corner, together with a whole host of innovations that our cooperative …
From the 2023 Annual Report
The anniversary year in retrospect
Last year was another record year for SUISA. Performance rights were the main contributor: two years after the end of …
Distribution
Online revenue from “The Mechanical Licensing Collective” in the USA
Remuneration collected by “The Mechanical Licensing Collective” for mechanical rights from online use in the USA: What it’s all about …
Live public transmission
Public screenings for the European Football Championship: what to consider
Many organisers will once again be holding public screening events for the European Football Championship this year. Whether it’s in …
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SUISA Songwriting Camp
Making of “The Code”
The song “The Code” is a journey, in terms of music and content. The Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song …
Swiss Music Awards 2024
The composers behind the best hits
Every performer knows how important good songs are for success. And good compositions don’t just happen like that. You need …
Promotion of musical creation
A revised charter for more Swiss music on SRG channels
On 14 March 2024, SRG SSR (the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation) signed a new Swiss Music Charter with representatives of nine …
Live music experience
The renaissance of the Swiss concert scene
The Swiss concert scene is experiencing a remarkable recovery. Venues have been revitalised after the crisis, artists are performing actively …
Challenges
Artificial intelligence and copyright law
Artificial intelligence is undeniably a source of innovative opportunities. Technology is progressing at lightning speed, raising issues specifically for copyright …
SUISA panel at M4music
From songwriting to music production
M4music, the Migros Kulturprozent (Culture Percentage) pop music festival, will take place on 22 and 23 March 2024. This year’s …
Sustainable development
Sustainability @ SUISA
In recent years, sustainable, i.e. “future-proof” behaviour has become an absolute must. In 2023, SUISA has further intensified its already …
Future sounds
40 pieces of music that will be premiered in 100 years
To mark the 100th anniversary of the copyright society SUISA, Swiss musicians have come up with 40 concepts and compositions …
Eurovision Song Contest 2024
“The Code” was composed at the SUISA Songwriting Camp
Just like “Watergun” last year, the Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 also comes from the SUISA Songwriting …