M4music 2023
A treasure trove of music and know-how
This yearʼs M4music Festival will take place on Friday and Saturday, March 24/25, 2023, at Schiffbau, Moods and Exil in …
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Overcoming the pandemic
Hope and commitment
2022 gives rise to hope with regard to overcoming the pandemic and, above all, improving the working situation for our …
“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, …
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 …
Social insurances
Are royalties subject to social security (AHV/AVS) contributions?
Do royalties qualify as earnings from self-employment? Swiss AHV/AVS compensation offices follow different practices.
Music and culture are part of your daily needs – it’s not enough to just open the food shops!
A year ago, on 28 February 2020, the first restrictions for cultural events were adopted. Initially events were limited to …
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“It would be nice if this crisis would lead to some sort of a raised awareness”
During the corona crisis, SUISA's “Music for Tomorrow” project provides a platform for some members to report on their creative …
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“The crisis feels a little like being in a rehab clinic to me”
During the corona crisis, via its project “Music for Tomorrow”, SUISA is providing a platform for some members to report …
Support for SUISA members during the corona crisis
Following the federal COVID-19 ordinances, music usage plummeted depriving authors and publishers of a significant portion of their royalty revenues. …
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“In this, we are all really challenged as a community”
With the “Music for tomorrowˮ project, SUISA aims to support its members in these difficult times. We offer artists a …
A career as a producer of electronic music?
In cooperation with SUISA and the association “Cultures électroniques”, the Electron Festival, music festival for electronic music in Geneva, is …
M4music: Hit the World – this is how international female hit composers did it
Have you ever wondered how hits are created? How a song comes into existence which lets the feet across generations …
Festival Archip-elles – Women Power
The Geneva Festival for contemporary music creation has dedicated itself to music originating from the pen of women for its …
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Marc Sway
“You write more songs than fit on an album”
When we visited him in his studio in January 2018, the long-term SUISA member Marc Sway allowed us a peek …
SUISA remuneration is subject to AHV (pension) contributions
Copyright royalties paid out by SUISA are deemed as earned income from independent activities and therefore have to be taken …
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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 …
In Gedenken an Erwin Ernst Kunz
Musiker, Dirigent, Komponist, Arrangeur, Musiktheoretiker - Erwin Ernst Kunz, oft nur Ernst Kunz genannt, war ein musikalischer Tausendsassa und hat …