Background on SUISA Digital's lawsuit against Snapchat operators
Today, SUISA Digital Licensing (SUISA Digital) announced that it is suing Snap for copyright infringement. Snap operates the successful platform …
“Us composers, we are like surgeons for peopleʼs souls”
Romanian composer Sebastian Androne-Nakanishi attracted international attention at a young age. He moved to Switzerland in 2019 and recently joined …
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Applications for the 2022 SUISA Songwriting Camp
For the fifth time, SUISA is organising a songwriting camp in collaboration with Pele Loriano Productions. It takes place from …
Non-theatrical or dramatico-musical
Small rights and grand rights: who does what?
If there is one matter that regularly triggers heated debate, it is the distinction between small rights and grand rights. …
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SUISA panel at M4music: What influence does streaming have on songwriting?
Today, music is often consumed via streaming platforms. With millions of songs available, individual pieces quickly get lost in the …
Marché international du disque et de l’édition musicale
Midem (1967-2021) – the end of an era
Midem in Cannes was the embodiment of a flourishing music business for decades. A tribute to one of the most …
More efficiency and back to a degree of normality
“A crisis is a productive state, you just have to take away the taste of disaster.ˮ This quote from the …
Obituary
Endo Anaconda forever!
Poet, composer and musician Endo Anaconda passed away on 1 February 2022. The singer of the Berne dialect band Stiller …
Going through times of crisis with strong cooperational partners
At a round table discussion, Christoph Bill and Alexander Bücheli, two representatives of SUISA customers from the promoter and event …
Board meetings December: Budget established for the year 2022
The meetings of SUISA's Board of Directors on 12 and 13 December 2021 had unfortunately to be held in the …
“Musicians in Conversation”: Podcast by Helvetiarockt
Under the title “Musicians in Conversation”, Helvetiarockt – the Swiss coordination office and networking platform for female musicians in jazz, …
New features in member services of SUISA
SUISA has been enhancing its online service for years now, especially for music authors and music publishers. Self-service is key: …
Online revenues
Residuals from online collections – what’s that and how can I participate in them?
In mid-December, we pay our members the fourth settlement of their online revenues this year. But this time, we’ll put …
SUISA Board meeting, autumn 2021
The Board of Directors and the Committee for Tariffs and Distribution and the one for Organisation and Communication gathered on …
An inconspicuous medium which deserves more attention
The Schweizer Musikzeitung is so much more than a mouthpiece for Swiss music associations. It has grown to become an …
SUISA and the Covid-19 crisis
Since the end of February 2020, it’s not just the music sector that has been confronted with an unforeseen challenge. …
Cla Nett: Passionate Blues musician, dedicated lawyer
On 27 September 2021, Cla Felice Nett, lawyer, musician and SUISA member since 1981 passed away after a long and …
Pirmin Huber
“Techno and ländler music are very closely related to each other”
Electronically processed everyday sounds are combined with elements of ländler music to create a new listening experience: this is what …
Erika Hug: Committed and combative
SUISA and FONDATION SUISA are mourning Erika Hug. The publisher and entrepreneur had been influencing the promotion of Swiss music …
SUISA Talks at the Zeiträume Festival Basel 2021
Enjoy ten days of contemporary music and experience how the works, often composed especially for the festival, play with their …
New login procedure for the “My Account” member portal
On 7 September 2021 SUISA is introducing a new login two-factor authentication procedure for the “My Account” member portal. This …