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 …
Author: Manu Leuenberger
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 …
A Board Meeting focused on the coronavirus
To comply with coronavirus regulations, SUISA’s Board met for the first time by video conference on 28 and 29 April …
Remembering an extraordinary person and gifted musician
The pianist Willy Bischof was an established figure on the Swiss jazz scene and made his mark on the programmes …
SUISA extends payment deadline for its customers
From April 2020 and until further notice, SUISA will grant an extension of the payment period on invoices issued. For …
The revised copyright law has come into force
The coronavirus pandemic has naturally eclipsed this event. Yet the amended Federal Copyright Act came into force on 1 April …
Collective management is a service for music creators and music users alike
Whether it’s background music in businesses or the new blanket license deal covering videos with music on the internet for …
Penny-pinching in digital music distribution
Business in the online sector has been subject to constant change - not only for copyright societies. In the second …
Brave new world
There is hardly any other technical development that has turned the music business upside down as much as the success …
The Artist’s Agreement compared with the Publishing Agreement
The economic producer (a label, for example) finances the production of sound recordings containing performances by p artists with the …
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"Répondez-Moi": Third Swiss ESC song from the SUISA Songwriting Camp
With "Répondez-Moi", Switzerland is sending a French-language entry to the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time since 2010. The …
Outlooks and insights
In its meetings on 10 and 11 December 2019, the Board focussed on the budget for 2020 and SUISA’s strategy …
10 years of Helvetiarockt: Amplify the voice of women*
For the last 10 years, the association Helvetiarockt has been fighting for a better representation of women* in the music …