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The “Ländler” originated in the city of Zurich
About a hundred years ago, Zurich became the centre of a new folk music scene. Here, it was mainly Central …
Author: Manu Leuenberger
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Eurovision Song Contest 2023
The Swiss song for Liverpool: Created at the SUISA Songwriting Camp
The Swiss song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is called “Watergun”. The song was composed at the SUISA Songwriting …
#SUISA100
Song for SUISA’s 100th anniversary
Swiss rapper Greis composed an anniversary song on behalf of SUISA together with other co-authors. The multilingual piece “Anthem 2023” …
Helvetiarockt
Third season of the “Musicians in Conversation” podcast series
In March 2023, the first episode (season three) of the “Musicians in Conversation” podcast series will be launched. In addition …
Archipel Festival
A Twelve-Hour Musical Journey Through Switzerland
On 2 April 2023, with the programme “sCHhhh – Traversée expérimentale en Helvétie”, the Archipel festival will showcase the quality …
SUISA Board of Directors
News from the last board meeting
On 19 and 20 December 2022, the Board members gathered for their final meeting of 2022. There, the way was …
Service levels
Made-to-measure member services
SUISA members should be able to access all SUISA services online in an easy and comfortable manner. Not only does …
Common Tariff K
Renegotiating the concert tariff: back to basics
Of all the tariffs that SUISA is currently negotiating, Common Tariff K occupies a special place. Because it regulates concerts, …
#SUISA100
SUISA celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023
On 22 June 1923, the first Swiss collecting society, MECHANLIZENZ, was founded in Bern. One year later, Swiss composers founded …
Distribution and Works Committee
Distribution and Works Committee: Get involved and shape the distribution
Next year, there will be elections for the Distribution and Works Committee. Only 17 of the 22 current members are …
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Aglaia Graf
“The precision applicable to notation requires almost more time than composing itself”
For the composition project “Swiss Beethoven reflections”, Aglaia Graf developed a concept with several movements. These are based on two, …
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Marina Sobyanina
“Beethoven’s music is very groovy. I think that if he was alive today, he’d probably be a modern jazz rock freak.”
In her composition for the project “Swiss Beethoven reflections”, Marina Sobyanina refers to many aspects of the great composer. She …
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Katharina Weber
“The clarinet should act as an individual, struggling and seeking the way”
Katharina Weber is basing her composition work for the project “Swiss Beethoven reflections” not only on Beethoven’s variations on a …
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Member portal
Registering for our member portal “My Account” made simple
Thanks to “My Account”, our members have a good overview of their SUISA affairs. Our personalised member portal helps to …
Annual Report
From the 2021 Annual Report: From law-making to implementation
The «Regulations» division is responsible for SUISA’s legal affairs. This starts with its involvement in political law-making activities, runs through …
Overcoming the pandemic
Hope and commitment
2022 gives rise to hope with regard to overcoming the pandemic and, above all, improving the working situation for our …
Blank media levy
Remuneration for private copying – new CT 4i as of 1 July 2022
Copying music, videos and e-books for their personal entertainment: Consumers in Switzerland have been enjoying this freedom for a very …
Music in video games
Music in video games: Licensing and Addendum to Rights Administration Agreement
What is a video game without sound? Video games are hard to imagine without music. Many games become huge hits …
War in Europe
Two years of pandemic have passed financially smoothly for SUISA – new challenges ahead
After two difficult years for SUISA and authors and publishers due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to face …
Commercial with music
I want to advertise my products: What steps do I have to take with SUISA?
The production of advertising involves several areas. If you are producing an audiovisual commercial created and/or disseminated in Switzerland, you …
“Songs must have a lyrical depth for me”
On 25 May 2022, the “Best Hit” for the best composition will be determined by public voting at the Swiss …