The sound of the mountain
For the first time ever, the Floating Notes Festival will be held at the San Bernardino in Graubünden this year. …
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Christian Henking
“As a composer, you’re always a beginner”
In his composition for the project “Swiss Beethoven reflections”, Christian Henking uses the melody of the Swiss song used by …
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Archipel Festival – a well-established works smithy
The Archipel Festival is going to give a large audience access to a plethora of new works between 16 and …
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Ghost Festival - The big silence
The Ghost Festival, the biggest concert event ever to be held in Switzerland will take place over the next weekend. …
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Label Suisse and SUISA make Swiss music possible
The ninth edition of the Label Suisse Festival will take place in Lausanne from 18 to 20 September 2020. Programming …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Label Suisse: a showcase for Swiss music in all its diversity
The eighth edition of the Label Suisse Festival was held in Lausanne from 14 to 16 September. The biennial festival, …
“SUISA Day” at the Murten Classics Festival proves a resounding success
The programme of the Murten Classics Festival included a full day of contemporary music on 25 August 2018 as part …
Open for a new things at the Festival Murten Classics
On Saturday 25 August 2018, the Festival Murten Classics and SUISA extend an invitation to immerse yourself into the world …
Swiss creations at Festival Archipel
By placing four Swiss composers in the limelight on Wednesday 21 March 2018, Festival Archipel demonstrated that Swiss composers are …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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 …