New appointments to the Executive Committee
Claudia Kempf and Toni Falzetta appointed to the Executive Committee
SUISA’s Board of Directors has appointed Claudia Kempf and Toni Falzetta as new members of the Executive Committee. With effect …
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SUISA Songwriting Camp: new focus and new artistic directors
The SUISA Songwriting Camp 2026 enters the next musical verse. Under new artistic direction, the focus is now on “tailor-made …
SUISA panel at the 2026 M4music
AI in music creation – law, creativity and future prospects
At this year’s M4music, the SUISA panel includes experts from the fields of art, technology, law and politics who will …
Public service
Halving initiative: A clear cutback for Swiss culture
On 8 March 2026, the Swiss population will vote on the popular initiative “SRG SSR: 200 francs is enough!” – …
“My account”
Soundfile upload in the member portal
Since October 2025, audio recordings can be added to existing works or uploaded as part of new work registrations in …
From song to soundtrack
Your ticket to the world of film music
The Solothurn Film Festival is one of the most important events where filmmakers meet in Switzerland. Music and songwriting have …
Collective rights management organisations
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Bruno Spoerri
“It has become much more difficult to break out of the clichés”
Bruno Spoerri celebrated his 90th birthday only recently, and his next anniversary is already around the corner: He joined as …
SUISA Board of Directors
News from the Board meetings in September 2025
In September, the SUISA committees dealt with important decisions for the direction in the year ahead. The focus was on …
Using Music – Paying Fairly
The SUISA campaign with Melanie Oesch and Aliose
SUISA is launching a nationwide campaign across social media, news platforms and radio. Its message is simple: music has value …
AI and music
AI-generated songs and copyright law
The Velvet Sundown went viral overnight, becoming a new star – entirely generated by artificial intelligence – in the pop …
Nadja Räss
“New compositions are important to keep the tradition alive”
This year’s “Goldener Violinschlüssel” award goes to Nadja Räss. The reasoning behind this is that she is “one of the …
Gaudenz Werner Wigger
“My music arises from within”
On 24 August 2025, the Murten Classics Festival will present compositions by David Philip Hefti and Rudolf Kelterborn, plus two …
AI, copyright and radio
SUISA at Swiss Radio Day 2025
On 28 August 2025, the Swiss radio industry will come together for its most important annual event: Swiss Radio Day. …
Andrzej Ojczenasz
“I want to be part of a larger family”
On 24 August 2025, the Murten Classics Festival will present compositions by David Philip Hefti and Rudolf Kelterborn, along with …
SUISA Board of Directors
Board meetings in June 2025
On 17 June 2025, the members of the SUISA co-operative were not the only ones voting: in the morning and …
Songwriting workshops
School classes brought the ESC spirit to the stage
Pupils wrote their own songs – from the initial idea all the way to the stage as part of the …
Zurich Music Week 2025
Where club culture meets the future
From 4 to 10 August 2025, Zurich Music Week will bring the international electronic music scene together for the third …
General Assembly 2025
Take part in person and on site in Berne or remotely and online
For the second time in a row, the General Meeting of SUISA, the cooperative society, takes place in the Bierhübeli …
SUISA Board of Directors
The board meetings of April 2025
The Board of Directors and its preliminary advisory committees met in April 2025. As usual, the agenda was long and …
Swiss Music Awards 2025
Three ways to the “Best Hit”
In addition to the performers, the songwriters will once again be honoured in the “Best Hit” category at the Swiss …
AI and music
“Our writing instruments are also conducting our thoughts”
The ambivalent relationship between art and technology has been gaining momentum for some time now. The reason for this is …