Zurich Music Week 2025
Where club culture meets the future
From 4 to 10 August 2025, Zurich Music Week will bring the international electronic music scene together for the third …
#Discussion
AI and music
“Our writing instruments are also conducting our thoughts”
The ambivalent relationship between art and technology has been gaining momentum for some time now. The reason for this is …
M4music 2025
Songwriting camps: Songs from the conveyor belt or creative hotspots?
The SUISA panel at the upcoming M4music Festival consists of experts, producers and songwriters who are going to discuss the …
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Swiss Radio Day 2024
Valuable insights for music creators and radio producers
On 29 August 2024, the Swiss Radio Day was held at Kaufleuten in Zurich. A panel organised by SUISA together …
Soundtrack Zurich 2024
Two panel discussions on artificial intelligence in music
Two panels co-organised by SUISA will address the topic of artificial intelligence in music at Soundtrack Zurich, the three-day event …
Regulation
Artificial intelligence – an update on political events
Artificial intelligence is on the move, destination: the future. As is so often the case, the law is lagging behind, …
Challenges
Artificial intelligence and copyright law
Artificial intelligence is undeniably a source of innovative opportunities. Technology is progressing at lightning speed, raising issues specifically for copyright …
SUISA panel at M4music
From songwriting to music production
M4music, the Migros Kulturprozent (Culture Percentage) pop music festival, will take place on 22 and 23 March 2024. This year’s …
Artificial Intelligence
Copyright – a tool at the service of human creativity
Artificial intelligence is ubiquitous. It is a source of reflection in many fields and copyright is no exception. This is …
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 …
Helvetiarockt
Third season of the “Musicians in Conversation” podcast series
In March 2023, the first episode (season three) of the “Musicians in Conversation” podcast series will be launched. In addition …
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 …
Live music
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 …
“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, …
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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Night of Light: SUISA is committed to the event and culture industries
On Monday, 22 June 2020, from 10 pm to midnight, buildings throughout Switzerland were bathed in red light. The occasion …
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 …
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 …
Creating music in the era of contamination
A discussion on the deceptively simple theme of ‘contamination in music’ provided much food for thought, reaffirming the desire to …
Adapting federal copyright law to digital usage
On 26 March 2019, after months of protest on the streets and in the Internet community, the European Parliament approved …