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Common Tariff 3a: A hundred thousand new SUISA business customers
With regards to Common Tariff 3a (CT 3a), SUISA has been managing all customers directly again since 01 January 2019. …
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 …
#SUISA100
How Switzerland learned to rock’n’roll
How and when did rock’n’roll reach Switzerland? What traces did the rebellious music from America leave behind? Who was the …
Anna Gosteli: “I never know where things will take meˮ
Despite her outstanding training and commercial successes in a number of bands, Anna Gosteli hid her light under a bushel …
Obituary
Endo Anaconda forever!
Poet, composer and musician Endo Anaconda passed away on 1 February 2022. The singer of the Berne dialect band Stiller …
Web series “Louis gets it!”
How a hairdresser discovers SUISA
The SUISA web series with the title “Louis gets it!” has been launched. In the six-part series, hairdresser Louis finds …
Marché international du disque et de l’édition musicale
Midem (1967-2021) – the end of an era
Midem in Cannes was the embodiment of a flourishing music business for decades. A tribute to one of the most …
Blank media levy
Remuneration for private copying – new CT 4i as of 1 July 2022
Copying music, videos and e-books for their personal entertainment: Consumers in Switzerland have been enjoying this freedom for a very …
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SUISA General Meeting: Emergency fund for authors and publishers approved
SUISAʼs General Meeting approved the emergency fund for composers, lyricists and publishers of music in the amount of CHF 1.5 …
Andrzej Ojczenasz
“I want to be part of a larger family”
On 24 August 2025, the Murten Classics Festival will present compositions by David Philip Hefti and Rudolf Kelterborn, along with …
Introduction of a process-oriented organisation chart at SUISA
SUISA’s organisational structure changes from 01 January 2019 onwards. The Board had decided to implement the project “Horizon 2019” upon …
“I composed all of my pieces based on gut instinct”
Martin Nauer is one of the three nominees for the Prix Walo 2018 in the category folk music. The accordion …
Online licensing activities require early work registrations
From a sales perspective, online music distribution provides enormous opportunities. With little effort, music can be made available to a …
KT Gorique, conquering the East side
SUISA member KT Gorique had been invited to the panel organised by SUISA, “Hit the World” at the M4music Festival …
Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland
Musical creativity meets Eurovision: Songwriting workshops for school classes
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel will be more than just a big show – it is going to …
Gaudenz Werner Wigger
“My music arises from within”
On 24 August 2025, the Murten Classics Festival will present compositions by David Philip Hefti and Rudolf Kelterborn, plus two …
AI, copyright and radio
SUISA at Swiss Radio Day 2025
On 28 August 2025, the Swiss radio industry will come together for its most important annual event: Swiss Radio Day. …
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 …
Obituary
A life dedicated to Swiss culture and its charisma
In memoriam Roy Oppenheim, 2 September 1940 to 8 April 2025.
Anniversary
100 years of SUISA
Today, Suisse Auteurs unites more than 40,000 composers, lyricists and music publishers who have assigned their copyrights to SUISA for …
A tribute to Claudio Taddei
On 9 August this year, singer-songwriter and painter Claudio Taddei passed away at the age of 52.