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 …
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Helvetiarockt: SUISA supports the voice of female musicians in Switzerland
Women are still underrepresented in music, on stage and as producers. For this reason, the association Helvetiarockt has been standing …
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 …
Swiss Music Awards: Songwriters are awarded with the “Best Hit” award
This year, the Swiss Music Awards will honour the Swiss “Best Hit” of the previous year once again. But the …
How do you write a streaming success?
Tips and reflections on modern song structures by successful songwriters as well as other music industry representatives at the SUISA …
Outlooks and insights
In its meetings on 10 and 11 December 2019, the Board focussed on the budget for 2020 and SUISA’s strategy …
Reto Parolari: The passionate and blazing flame shines no more
On Sunday 15 December 2019, Reto Parolari, composer, conductor, arranger and multi-instrumentalist from Winterthur passed away, completely unexpectedly, aged 67. …
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 …
Setting to music
Whether they write choir music or a pop-song, composers are often inspired by an existing text which they want to …
Switzerland finally has a new copyright law!
On 27 September 2019, both the National Council and the Council of States at last held a final vote approving …
How SUISA distributes fees collected for background entertainment
More than 100,000 companies in Switzerland use music, TV and films for background entertainment purposes. For these usages, the companies …
Two new faces for the Board meeting in autumn
At the General Meeting in June 2019, two new members were elected into the SUISA Board. At the first meeting …
Videos with music on the internet: New offer for small enterprises
Until now, enterprises and individuals had to license each video with music on their websites and social media channels individually …
Finding her own universe
Cécile Marti is one of the most outstanding protagonists of contemporary music in Switzerland. In her work, the composer and …
“The Director’s Blog” - “We want to make our work more visible”
The FONDATION SUISA, a non-profit foundation, has been promoting the latest Swiss music creations since 1989. You can read about …
Wanted: New member for the Distribution and Works Committee
How are collections distributed to authors and publishers? Who receives how much and from which usages of their works? Such …
Where there is no love, everything is in vain
Zurich composer and music journalist Rolf Urs Ringger passed away on 26 June 2019 aged 84.
Intriguing insights and concerts at the Zeiträume Festival
Would you like to look over composers’ shoulders while they are working? Would you like to ask them what inspires …
Changes in distribution for Common Tariff K and Z revenues
The CHF 20 limit for the distribution of revenues under Common Tariffs K (concerts) and Z (circuses) has been eliminated. …