SUISA settlement dates 2017 – an overview
SUISA members whose works are performed, broadcast, reproduced or used online a lot can look forward to receiving remuneration at …
Author: Manu Leuenberger
SUISA expects significant rise in streaming collections
At the top of the agenda for the SUISA Board meeting in December 2016 was the budget for the following …
Concerts and Festivals in Switzerland
In a commentary for IQ magazine, the publication of the International Live Music Conference (ILMC), outlines the importance of co-operation …
New Pension Fund Regulations in force from 01 January 2017
During SUISA's ordinary General Assembly on 24 June 2016 in Berne, the review of the Pension Fund Regulations was ratified …
“New York forced me to be original”
Basel-based musician Manuel Gagneux has caused quite an international stir with his utterly unusual style mix of his project Zeal …
Lyrics for a song: “Anything goes - if it has success”
The FONDATION SUISA dedicates its CHF 25,000 recognition award to lyricists of musical works this year. But what makes a …
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Award for songwriters at the Swiss Music Awards
The newcomer Nickless and the renowned producer Thomas Fessler won the first award for songwriters at the Swiss Music Awards …
SUISA Board meeting: Collections, budget and sponsoring for classical music
Four times each year, SUISA Board members gather in committee and plenary meetings. Some of the agenda items are recurring …
The fight for the copyright review gets tougher
Dear members, the Swiss Federal Council launched the consultation for a draft to review copyright in December 2015. The draft …
Second attempt to review the Swiss Copyright Act
The preliminary draft by the Swiss Federal Council for a review of the Swiss Copyright Act was not able to …
Interim review on hit boxes, three years after their introduction
After a two-year test phase, hit box monitoring has been the basis for the distribution of remuneration for music on …
New distribution key for performing and broadcasting rights
The SUISA distribution key for performing and broadcasting rights will be changed from 01 January 2017 onwards. For works with …
This beating heart
On Tuesday, 25 October 2016, in the evening, his heart stopped beating: Pädu Anliker, the “Master of Ceremony” in the …
Mediate between melody, harmony and rhythm
FONDATION SUISA grants Heiri Känzig its Jazz Award 2016. The musician from Zurich is regarded as one of the most …
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Where the music is new
Camilla Sparksss: “A lovely Christmas present”
A former monk’s hermitage serves as the birthplace for new songs by Camilla Sparksss. To this day, the view over …
“Nothing, nothing at all beats a well-written song”
The international success with Bonaparte is the current highlight of the long-term songwriter career of Tobias Jundt. He penned several …
Tariff negotiations 2016 - an overview
While companies in other sectors are at their busiest during the Christmas period, SUISA “sales” hit their peak time during …
Stream ripping – tape recorders on the internet
Stream ripping software records audio and video streams. A copy of the entire stream can thus be saved as a …
New Concert Tariff 2017
After some intensive negotiations, SUISA and the association of concert organisers have agreed on a new concert tariff. The new …
Publishing agreements: What do I need to consider?
Publishing agreements in Switzerland are governed by the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR) The respective statutory provisions on it are, …
Schweizer Jazz an der Jazzahead! 2016 allseits präsent
Die Schweiz war Gastland an der Jazzahead! 2016 in Bremen. Der Schweizer Jazz präsentierte sich den 2750 Fachteilnehmern und 15 …