Blockchain – an ending or future for collective management organisations?
Dear members, everyone in the music industry is talking about “Blockchain” at the moment. But it's not easy to find …
“I think it’s particularly exciting when I don’t know which direction a song is going to take”
James Gruntz recently released his new album “Waves”. An important role in the creation of this album is the composer …
Julien-François Zbinden: 100 years’ old!
Julien-François Zbinden is a pianist, composer, writer and ... 100 years’ old. On 11 November 2017, the honorary member of …
SUISA Board looks ahead into the future
Initiated by Ticino-based Board member Zeno Gabaglio, the Board of Directors of SUISA held its autumn meeting in Lugano this …
Always on top of things thanks to “my account”
More than 14,000 members are already using our member portal “my account”. More than half of all new registrations of …
Changes in relation to the distribution of Tariff CT 1 and CT 2 collections
In the last few years, cable network providers switched their offerings from analogue to digital. In order to take these …
“Intuition and emotional effect are more important to me than inflexible concepts”
FONDATION SUISA awarded Balz Bachmann the Film Music Prize 2017 for his original compositions for Wilfried Meightry’s film documentary “Bis …
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 …
Toni Vescoli: A year full of vitality and anniversaries
Toni Vescoli was born on 18th July, 75 years ago. 55 years ago, on 19th September, the musician from Zurich …
SUISA, an attractive employer
One day ahead of the General Assembly 2017, SUISA’s Committees for Tariffs and Distribution, for Organisation and Communication as well …
To be continued: Our success story, spanning more than 90 years
The General Assembly of our Cooperative Society will take place on Friday, 23 June 2017, in Zurich. Members will have …
“Hands-on” – the new Common Tariff K
The new Joint Tariff K applies to events which have taken place since 01 January 2017. An overview of the …
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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 …
Raw material for the song production
The beats from others – but your own songs
The melody is a catchy tune but the groove just doesn’t match. For days, you haven’t got rhythm while some …
Publishers’ participation at SUISA not at risk
A decision by the European Court of Justice dating back to 2015 and two German court decisions made last year …
Meeting of the SUISA Board - April 2017
During its spring meeting, the SUISA Board dealt with the financial results of the previous year. It approved SUISA’s annual …
Commentary on SUISA’s annual results for 2016
SUISA can report a very successful financial year 2016. The result reflects an all-time high regarding the income from domestic …
Attend the SUISA General Assembly 2017 and take part in the decision-making process
SUISA’s ordinary General Assembly shall take place on Friday, 23 June 2017 in the Kaufleuten Festsaal in Zurich. How did …
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 …