“The Director’s Blog” - “We want to make our work more visible”
The FONDATION SUISA, a non-profit foundation, has been promoting the latest Swiss music creations since 1989. You can read about …
Author: Manu Leuenberger
Wanted: New member for the Distribution and Works Committee
How are collections distributed to authors and publishers? Who receives how much and from which usages of their works? Such …
Where there is no love, everything is in vain
Zurich composer and music journalist Rolf Urs Ringger passed away on 26 June 2019 aged 84.
Changes in distribution for Common Tariff K and Z revenues
The CHF 20 limit for the distribution of revenues under Common Tariffs K (concerts) and Z (circuses) has been eliminated. …
A tribute to Claudio Taddei
On 9 August this year, singer-songwriter and painter Claudio Taddei passed away at the age of 52.
Summer meeting of the SUISA Board
As in previous years, the summer meeting of the SUISA Board took place on the day before the General Assembly, …
The result of an endless passion for experimentation
The Eclecta duo, made up of Zurich and Winterthur residents Andrina Bollinger and Marena Whitcher, experiments with sounds that defy …
Travelling with and inside a space
Place, time and space play a pivotal role in the works of composer, Beat Gysin. In his six-part “Lightweight building …
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Common Tariff 3a: A hundred thousand new SUISA business customers
With regards to Common Tariff 3a (CT 3a), SUISA has been managing all customers directly again since 01 January 2019. …
“Orchestral spaces” or if music becomes spatially tangible when you listen to it
In his work, composer Michael Künstle deals with the interplay between tonal dramatisation and dramatic tones. The 27-year-old Basel resident …
Everyone come and join us at our General Assembly in Biel/Bienne
Dear members, on 21 June 2019, it's that time of the year again. At our General Assembly, you will have …
Specific forms of arrangement
Sampling and Remixes
The articles about arrangements in the “Good to know” series have so far focused on “conventional” arrangements of musical works. …
Overall, a positive financial year 2018
The SUISA Board and its Committees for Tariffs and Distribution as well as for Organisation and Communication met for their …
Adapting federal copyright law to digital usage
On 26 March 2019, after months of protest on the streets and in the Internet community, the European Parliament approved …
“Get Going!” goes into its second round: “We definitely have our fingers on the pulse of our age”
Last year, FONDATION SUISA awarded four innovation grants under the title “Get Going!” for the first time in order to …
KT Gorique, conquering the East side
SUISA member KT Gorique had been invited to the panel organised by SUISA, “Hit the World” at the M4music Festival …
SUISA General Assembly: Our members’ opinion counts
SUISA’s General Assembly takes place in the Kongresszentrum Biel (concert hall) on 21 June 2019. For the first time, two …
The first year of SUISA Digital Licensing AG
A little more than one and a half years ago, SUISA founded its subsidiary company, SUISA Digital Licensing AG. The …
Sound space surveyor and ambient sound explorer
Saxophonist Bertrand Denzler is always working on new opportunities to express himself in the delicate balance that lies between improvisation …
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SUISA Songwriting Camp 2019 now open for applications by SUISA members
The third SUISA Songwriting Camp shall take place between 24 and 26 June 2019 in the Powerplay Studios in Maur …
SUISA makes music possible
A new mission statement, a new organisation chart! Fairness, dedication and passion - these three concepts make up SUISA’s new …