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New support strategy: “We want to look ahead”
FONDATION SUISA reinforces its activities regarding the support of music in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein: Each year, four …
Category: Music world
“I composed all of my pieces based on gut instinct”
Martin Nauer is one of the three nominees for the Prix Walo 2018 in the category folk music. The accordion …
“Each of us comes up with a piece of music or a melody once in a while”
One of the three nominees for the Prix Walo 2018 in the folk music category is the formation Ils Fränzlis …
“A lot of what we have in our folk music comes from classical music”
Dani Häusler is one of three nominees for the Prix Walo 2018 in the category folk music. Häusler started playing …
20,000 Swiss Francs and an imaginary composition project
To discuss artistic creation is anything but simple. That’s why Swiss association Jazzy Jams and SUISA have come up with …
M4music copyright debate: Streaming = Goldmine?
At the M4music 2018, SUISA is going to hold a panel discussion on Streaming. Participants discuss, among other subjects, whether …
Applications for the SUISA Songwriting Camp 2018
SUISA organises another Songwriting Camp together with Pele Loriano Productions. The second SUISA Songwriting Camp will be held between 18 …
Schedler Music Summit 2018 with Romina Kalsi
The sixth recurrence of the Schedler Music Summit, an annual international songwriting camp which is organised by music publishing house …
Eurovision Song Contest: Swiss songwriting camp by Pele Loriano Productions and SUISA a huge success
The Swiss broadcaster SRF announced the six songs that will be in the running for the Swiss entry to the …
Composition in time and space
On Saturday, 23 September 2017, during the Basel Biennale Zeiträume (‘spaces in time’), which unifies new music and architecture, one …
Application process for the Schedler Music Songwriter Camp 2018 now open to SUISA members
For the sixth time now, Rudi Schedler Musikverlag GmbH is organising the international “Pop & Schlager Songwriter Camp” between 13 …
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Career and calling
How do I found and run an ensemble for contemporary music? Where do I get subsidies for my music projects …
Swiss music lives thanks to SRG's special interest stations
The Transport and Telecommunications Committee of the National Council has moved to close down six SRG special interest stations and …
New Jersey, just south of Berne
Polo Hofer receives the FONDATION SUISA Prize 2017 in the category “lyrics author”. about the factors distinguishing the works of …
Archipel Festival: Rendez-vous with contemporary music
Now for the 26th time, the Archipel Festival offers an opportunity for a rendez-vous with contemporary music creation between 24 …
La Tessinoise: Much ado about the Ticino
Over the Easter period, it's not just the palm trees and nice weather that make the Ticino attractive: Over a …
20 years M4music – with SUISA in the midst of it
Over the last 20 years, the M4music festival has become an important get-together of the Swiss Pop music sector. In …
Concerts and Festivals in Switzerland
In a commentary for IQ magazine, the publication of the International Live Music Conference (ILMC), outlines the importance of co-operation …
Lyrics for a song: “Anything goes - if it has success”
The FONDATION SUISA dedicates its CHF 25,000 recognition award to lyricists of musical works this year. But what makes a …
This beating heart
On Tuesday, 25 October 2016, in the evening, his heart stopped beating: Pädu Anliker, the “Master of Ceremony” in the …
“Without an organisation like SUISA many songs would never have been created”
The famous and popular musician Peter Reber has been a SUISA member since 1971. In a written interview, the composer, …