Members

08.12.2024

Hans Bouwens alias George Baker

“That was the best start you could wish for as a songwriter”

SUISA member Hans Bouwens has created world hits - and yet he is hardly known. A conversation with the Dutch …

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SUISA

06.12.2024

SUISA Board of Directors

News from the Board meeting in October 2024

The third meeting of the Board of Directors in 2024 took place at the beginning of October 2024 after the …

Performing rightsDirect licensingCollective managementArtificial intelligenceCorporate strategyAdministration costsBoard

Music world

29.11.2024

SUISA en scène

A platform for young composers

Swiss composers deserve more attention than they generally receive today. SUISA and the Murten Classics Summer Festival are jointly launching …

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Music world

25.11.2024

Solothurn Film Festival 2025

Networking with filmmakers

For the second time, the Solothurn Film Festival is offering an extensive networking and further education programme for professionals from …

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Members

21.10.2024

Homage to Frank Martin

“That kind of fire!”

To mark the 50th anniversary of Frank Martin’s death, the Bern Chamber Orchestra has commissioned Katharina Weber to compose a …

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Members

07.10.2024

Very Rickenbacher

“I have definitely never composed music for monetary reasons”

The “Golden Violin Clef” award goes to Very Rickenbacher this year. This is due to the fact that the musician …

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Royalty distribution

SUISA

2025 settlement dates

To the settlement dates on the SUISA website →

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Switzerland

Swisscopyright

The website of the five Swiss collective rights management organisations →

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Music world

27.09.2024

Swiss Radio Day 2024

Valuable insights for music creators and radio producers

On 29 August 2024, the Swiss Radio Day was held at Kaufleuten in Zurich. A panel organised by SUISA together …

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Music world

13.09.2024

Soundtrack Zurich 2024

Two panel discussions on artificial intelligence in music

Two panels co-organised by SUISA will address the topic of artificial intelligence in music at Soundtrack Zurich, the three-day event …

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Music world

29.08.2024

Music festival

New compositions at the 2024 Label Suisse Festival

Among the 66 or so free concerts taking place between 13 and 15 September 2024 in Lausanne, there are three …

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SUISA

12.07.2024

SUISA Board of Directors

Board meetings in the first half of 2024

The SUISA Board and its standing committees dealt with a wide range of topics in the first half of the …

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Good to know

14.06.2024

Pension benefits for authors and publishers

Cost-of-living adjustment for authorsʼ pensions

Through the Pension Fund for Authors and Publishers and the annual contributions to pension fund assets, SUISA fulfils a social …

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Music world

13.06.2024

#SUISA100

“Mushroom music and glacier crunching: Sounds fantastic? Well, it actually is”

On 16 April 2024, the project “Zukunftsmusik – Utopie sonore – Échos du futur (future sounds)” was presented at the …

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SUISA

12.06.2024

Regulation

Artificial intelligence – an update on political events

Artificial intelligence is on the move, destination: the future. As is so often the case, the law is lagging behind, …

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SUISA

11.06.2024

General Meeting 2024

In the spirit of innovation

The 2024 Annual General Meeting is just around the corner, together with a whole host of innovations that our cooperative …

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SUISA

10.06.2024

From the 2023 Annual Report

The anniversary year in retrospect

Last year was another record year for SUISA. Performance rights were the main contributor: two years after the end of …

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SUISA

07.06.2024

Distribution

Online revenue from “The Mechanical Licensing Collective” in the USA

Remuneration collected by “The Mechanical Licensing Collective” for mechanical rights from online use in the USA: What it’s all about …

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Music use

06.06.2024

Live public transmission

Public screenings for the European Football Championship: what to consider

Many organisers will once again be holding public screening events for the European Football Championship this year. Whether it’s in …

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Music world

06.05.2024

SUISA Songwriting Camp

Making of “The Code”

The song “The Code” is a journey, in terms of music and content. The Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song …

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Music world

03.05.2024

Swiss Music Awards 2024

The composers behind the best hits

Every performer knows how important good songs are for success. And good compositions don’t just happen like that. You need …

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Music world

22.03.2024

Promotion of musical creation

A revised charter for more Swiss music on SRG channels

On 14 March 2024, SRG SSR (the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation) signed a new Swiss Music Charter with representatives of nine …

Music promotionMusic industrySwiss musicPublic serviceSRG SSRAssociation

SUISA

18.03.2024

Live music experience

The renaissance of the Swiss concert scene

The Swiss concert scene is experiencing a remarkable recovery. Venues have been revitalised after the crisis, artists are performing actively …

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