“We want to prevent current projects from failing”
With “Keep Going!”, FONDATION SUISA is temporarily expanding its funding portfolio.
Author: Manu Leuenberger
Julien-François Zbinden: an extra-ordinary force of personality
On 8 March 2021, Swiss composer and jazz pianist Julien-François Zbinden passed away. He was 103 years’ old. Julien-François Zbinden …
Music and culture are part of your daily needs – it’s not enough to just open the food shops!
A year ago, on 28 February 2020, the first restrictions for cultural events were adopted. Initially events were limited to …
Planning ahead in a crisis situation
Advance planning is particularly important in times of crisis. During the December 2020 meetings of the Board, SUISA looked at …
Negotiating in the age of corona … and with corona
Negotiating is one of SUISA’s key functions. SUISA negotiates tariffs and contracts inter alia. It must safeguard the interests of …
Legal consequences of concert cancellations for Covid-19
Regrettably, owing to the coronavirus, some musical events have had to be cancelled. What are the consequences of such cancellations …
Online licensing activities require early work registrations
From a sales perspective, online music distribution provides enormous opportunities. With little effort, music can be made available to a …
Income and expenditure, investments and an anniversary
A wide-ranging list of topics was on the agenda for discussion at the meetings of the SUISA Board on 28 …
The Zwahlen/Bergeron duo want to make the previously unheard audible - and visible
On the one hand, the centuries-old tradition of choral music and, on the other, the almost endless possibilities offered by …
Jessiquoi: having the freedom to reinvent yourself
Searching for her personal identity is the force that drives her creativity. It has enabled Jessica Plattner, alias Jessiquoi, to …
Michel Barengo: sound collector and tinkerer outside the comfort zone
Soak up as much as possible and then process it. That is Michel Barengo’s creed. The 37-year-old Zurich resident will …
Anna Gosteli: “I never know where things will take meˮ
Despite her outstanding training and commercial successes in a number of bands, Anna Gosteli hid her light under a bushel …
Report of the task force of the SUISA Board of Directors - end of June 2020
In April 2020, SUISA’s Board of Directors set up a working group to respond as quickly as possible to the …
Corona budget up to the end of May has been met
For the second time, the Board of Directors had to hold its regular meetings as video conferences due to corona. …
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SUISA General Meeting: Emergency fund for authors and publishers approved
SUISAʼs General Meeting approved the emergency fund for composers, lyricists and publishers of music in the amount of CHF 1.5 …
«Get Going!» goes into the third round
«Get Going!» enables new perspectives: The idea of «Get Going!» is based on the philosophy of «making it possible». «Get Going!» …
Willy Viteka, the successful music publisher and music producer has passed away
Willy Viteka, an entrepreneur who made a significant contribution to the Swiss music industry as a classical producer-music publisher, passed …
From forte to pianissimo in just a few beats
In 2019, SUISA recorded its best results in its 96-yrear history, with total revenues of CHF 171 million. Moreover, thanks …
Support for SUISA members during the corona crisis
Following the federal COVID-19 ordinances, music usage plummeted depriving authors and publishers of a significant portion of their royalty revenues. …
Information on live streams for SUISA members
The corona measures led to a loss of performance and earning opportunities for music creators and to a painful loss …
No General Meeting 2020 – but voting by correspondence instead
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the General Meeting cannot take place in its usual form. However, members with voting rights may …