Invitation for applications
Apply for the Montreux Songwriting Camp
SUISA, Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation and Pro Helvetia are jointly launching the Montreux Songwriting Camp. Applications are open until the …
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Swiss ESC entry 2025
“Voyage” – from the SUISA Songwriting Camp to the Eurovision Song Contest
The ESC is taking place on home ground for Switzerland this year – and its song entry is also homegrown. …
Invitation for applications
Take part in the SUISA 2025 Songwriting Camp: Apply now!
Are you a SUISA member or principal and ready for the challenge of writing pop songs together with other creative …
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SUISA Songwriting Camp
Making of “The Code”
The song “The Code” is a journey, in terms of music and content. The Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song …
Swiss Music Awards 2024
The composers behind the best hits
Every performer knows how important good songs are for success. And good compositions don’t just happen like that. You need …
Eurovision Song Contest 2024
“The Code” was composed at the SUISA Songwriting Camp
Just like “Watergun” last year, the Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 also comes from the SUISA Songwriting …
Songwriting in a team
Call for applications for the SUISA 2024 Songwriting Camp
Are you a SUISA member or principal and would like to compose pop songs as part of a team? Apply …
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Eurovision Song Contest 2023
The Swiss song for Liverpool: Created at the SUISA Songwriting Camp
The Swiss song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is called “Watergun”. The song was composed at the SUISA Songwriting …
#SUISA100
Song for SUISA’s 100th anniversary
Swiss rapper Greis composed an anniversary song on behalf of SUISA together with other co-authors. The multilingual piece “Anthem 2023” …
“Songs must have a lyrical depth for me”
On 25 May 2022, the “Best Hit” for the best composition will be determined by public voting at the Swiss …
“Music puts the lyrics into context”
On 25 May 2022, the “Best Hit” for the best composition will be determined via audience voting at the Swiss …
“If everything was easy to understand, the lyrics would be boring”
On 25 May, 2022, the “Best Hit” for the best composition will be determined by public voting at the Swiss …
SUISA Songwriting Camp 2021: now open for applications by SUISA members
The fourth SUISA Songwriting Camp will take place from 5 to 7 July 2021 in the Powerplay Studios in Maur …
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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 …
Specific forms of arrangement
Sampling and Remixes
The articles about arrangements in the “Good to know” series have so far focused on “conventional” arrangements of musical works. …
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SUISA Songwriting Camp 2019 now open for applications by SUISA members
The third SUISA Songwriting Camp shall take place between 24 and 26 June 2019 in the Powerplay Studios in Maur …
Raw material for the song production
The beats from others – but your own songs
The melody is a catchy tune but the groove just doesn’t match. For days, you haven’t got rhythm while some …