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The Great Escape 2024 – Frontpage “Inscrivez-vous!”

The Great Escape 2024 ⎪ 15–18 mai, Brighton (UK) ⎪ Inscrivez-vous!


Grâce au rabais spécial suisse, profitez d’une accréditation à un tarif préférentiel

Les participant·e·s professionne·lle·s suisses bénéficient d’un rabais spécial de 15% sur le pass TGE-Delegate – une offre de Swiss Music Export et de ses partenaires…

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The Great Escape 2024 ⎪ 15.–18. Mai, Brighton (UK) ⎪ Jetzt anmelden!


Vergünstigte Akkreditierung dank Schweizer Spezialrabatt

Schweizer Professionals profitieren von einem Spezialrabatt von 15% auf ihre TGE-Delegate Passes, ein Angebot von Swiss Music Export und Partnern…

WEITERLESEN

The Great Escape 2024 ⎪ 15–18 maggio, Brighton (UK) ⎪ Iscrivetevi ora!


Beneficiare dell’accreditamento a una tariffa preferenziale grazie allo speciale sconto svizzero

I partecipanti professionisti svizzeri ricevono uno sconto speciale del 15% sul pass TGE-Delegate – un’offerta di Swiss Music Export e del suoi partner…

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The Great Escape 2024 ⎪ 15–18 May, Brighton (UK) ⎪ Register now!


Take advantage of an accreditation at a preferential rate thanks to the special Swiss discount

Swiss professionals benefit from a special 15% discount on their TGE Delegate Passes, an offer from Swiss Music Export and partners…

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In Memoriam Jean-Pierre Mathez (1938–2023)

We have received the sad news that our long-standing Foundation Board member and Chairman of the Individual Requests Committee

Jean-Pierre Mathez

has passed away at the age of 85.

Jean-Pierre was elected to the Foundation Board in 1996 and left in 2014. He also chaired the Individual Requests Committee (now Artistic Committee) from 1997-2014. The Foundation owes Jean-Pierre a great deal, and the administrative office also benefited from his knowledge and prudence.

A tribute from our Director is paid to him on The Director’s Blog:

READ MORE: ◼︎ IN GERMAN ◼︎ IN FRENCH


International presences

Reeperbahn Festival 2023 – Review

Reeperbahn Festival ⎪ 20–23 September 2023 ⎟ Hamburg (DE)

A packed Swiss programme leaves deep marks on the 2023 Reeperbahn Festival

In cooperation with FONDATION SUISA, the Swiss Embassy in Germany, the FCMA, the City of Zurich Culture and the Music Offices of Basel and Lucerne, Swiss Music Export organised several showcase and networking events from Thursday evening to Friday night, where Swiss bands could present themselves and management, labels and other industry representatives could network with their international colleagues.

Anyone who carries that much weight leaves a lasting impression. Go SWISS MUSIC!

The next Reeperbahn Festival will be held in Hamburg from 18 to 21 September 2024.

SWISS LIVE ACTS AT REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL 2023
From spherical electro pop to brass-driven hip-hip beats on to hard punk rock guitars and much more in between: The total of 17 Swiss bands in this year’s Reeperbahn Festival programme was a testament to the uncanny strength and breadth of the helvetic music scene:

ALINA AMURI
Website
ALOIS
Website
A. BOLLINGER
Website
ASBEST
Website
COBEE
Website
DI-MEH
Website
DIRTY S. MAGNET
Website
GRANDBROTHERS
Website
LA COLÈRE
Website
LA NEFERA
Website
MEHMET ASLAN
Website
MISCHGEWEBE
Website
SAM HIMSELF
Website
SIRENS of LESBOS
Website
SOFT LOFT
Website
VERONICA FUSARO
Website
YET NO YOKAI
Website

SWISS MUSIC @ REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL 2023 ⎪ IMPRESSIONS:

SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ RBF 2023 ⎢ Photo ©FONDATION SUISA
«Get Going!»

Wurmbaslehuufe.ch ⎪ «Get Going!» 2021

2021 «Get Going!» Portrait Series

Christoph «Sirgel» Hartmann ⎪ Photo ©Reto Martin


Christoph “Sirgel” Hartmann, Roland Hofer and Niculin Janett – three musicians from the canton of Thurgau – are composing a “characteristic” folk music melody with a simple chord accompaniment for each of the 80 municipalities in the canton. The compositions will be made available as sheet music and audio files, free of charge or copyright, on the online platform “www.wurmbaslehuufe.ch”. The intention is for the online platform to grow into a meeting and information hub for both the local community and creative artists, aimed at broadening their horizons with respect to Swiss folk music.

Project:
wurmbaslehuufe.ch
Link to Christoph Hartmann’s website
sirgelsound.ch
Link to Niculin Janett’s website:
niculinjanett.ch

«Get Going!» has existed as a FONDATION SUISA funding offer since 2018. With this new form of a grant, creative and artistic processes that do not fall within established categories are given a financial jump-start.

«Get Going!»

Lucia Cadotsch ⎪ «Get Going!» 2021

«Get Going!» Portrait Series 2021

Lucia Cadotsch ⎪ Photo by ⓒDovile Sermokas


Lucia Cadotsch / LIUN + The Science Fiction Orchestra
“After concentrating the last few years with my trio “Speak Low” – together with bassist Petter Eldh and saxophonist Otis Sandsjö – mainly on working in chamber music instrumentation, the need has grown in me to explore the sonic and compositional possibilities of a large ensemble. I am therefore very much looking forward to composing and recording new pieces for an orchestral album next year, together with producer Wanja Slavin. In addition, I hope that a new ensemble will emerge from the collaboration with the many exciting artists, which will continuously develop, cross-fertilise and perform live.”
luciacadotsch.com
youtube.com/watch?v=OQ7ETYq0Ksg

«Get Going!» has existed as a FONDATION SUISA funding offer since 2018. With this new form of a grant, creative and artistic processes that do not fall within established categories are given a financial jump-start.

«Get Going!»

Martina Linn ⎪ «Get Going!» 2021

«Get Going!» Portrait Series 2021

Martina Linn ⎪ Photo ⓒTabea Hueberli


Martina Linn on the hunt for traces of Rheto-Romanic at Chasa Parli
In 2022, the Grisons-based singer and composer Martina Linn will be going to the Münstertal valley in search of traces of Rheto-Romanic culture. Over the course of three months, she will be setting up a kind of musical laboratory at Chasa Parli with the aim of transporting old Rheto-Romanic folk songs and poetry into the world of contemporary music. In doing so, she will draw on her ancestral genre of indie-folk, while overhauling and expanding her songwriting by working with the different spaces and natural and unnatural effects. The resulting songs will be arranged and recorded on site with the aim of releasing them as a CD book, including illustrations and text documenting her search.
chasa-parli.ch
martinalinn.com

arttv Portrait
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MARTINA LINN

30.12.2022

«Get Going!» has existed as a FONDATION SUISA funding offer since 2018. With this new form of a grant, creative and artistic processes that do not fall within established categories are given a financial jump-start.

«Get Going!»

Lucia Cadotsch ⎪ «Get Going!» 2021

«Get Going!» Portrait Series 2021

Lucia Cadotsch ⎪ Photo by ⓒDovile Sermokas


Lucia Cadotsch / LIUN + The Science Fiction Orchestra
“After concentrating the last few years with my trio “Speak Low” – together with bassist Petter Eldh and saxophonist Otis Sandsjö – mainly on working in chamber music instrumentation, the need has grown in me to explore the sonic and compositional possibilities of a large ensemble. I am therefore very much looking forward to composing and recording new pieces for an orchestral album next year, together with producer Wanja Slavin. In addition, I hope that a new ensemble will emerge from the collaboration with the many exciting artists, which will continuously develop, cross-fertilise and perform live.”
luciacadotsch.com
youtube.com/watch?v=OQ7ETYq0Ksg

arttv Portrait
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LUCIA CADOTSCH

30.12.2022

«Get Going!» has existed as a FONDATION SUISA funding offer since 2018. With this new form of a grant, creative and artistic processes that do not fall within established categories are given a financial jump-start.

International presences

jazzahead! 2023 – Review

The 17th jazzahead! edition was a good one, while the numbers still have room to grow

From 27 to 30 April, the professional jazz world met in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen for the 17th jazzahead! – Europe’s biggest jazz trade event felt like it did before the pandemic, only somehow better. Proximity was a decisive factor here, not only regarding the design of the trade fair and concert halls, but also in terms of interhuman exchange.

All the more surprising is the comparison of visitor numbers: With 2,800 professional delegates, jazzahead! exceeded last year’s edition, which was still strongly marked by the pandemic, by only 100 people. There is room for improvement here. However, this did not disturb the exuberant atmosphere.

The ambience was also visibly enjoyed by the 60 or so Swiss participants coming together during the trade fair at the yellow glowing SWISS MUSIC stand. Here, they met their international partners, displayed their promotional material or simply took a breather in between. The platform was offered to them free of charge by the FONDATION SUISA, Pro Helvetia and SONART – Swiss Musicians Association, who were also taking care of the front office.

There was Swiss live music on each of the three trade fair days, too: Sc’ööf, LIUN + The Science Fiction Orchestra and UASSYN delighted, without a shadow of a doubt, numerous international bookers’ ears.

The next jazzahead! is scheduled from 11 to 13 April 2024.

SWISS MUSIC @ jazzahead! 2023 ⎪ Impressions:

SWISS MUSIC @ jazzahead! 2023 ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ jazzahead! 2023 ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ jazzahead! 2023 ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ jazzahead! 2023 ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ jazzahead! 2023 ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ jazzahead! 2023 ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ jazzahead! 2023 ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ jazzahead! 2023 ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ jazzahead! 2023 ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ jazzahead! 2023 ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA
SWISS MUSIC @ jazzahead! 2023 ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA

Photos: SWISS MUSIC @ jazzahead! 2023 ⎪ by ⓒFONDATION SUISA

International presences

WOMEX 2023 – Register now!

Register now for WOMEX with SWISS MUSIC
25–29 October 2023, A Coruña (ES)

Three reasons why Swiss music professionals should visit the Worldwide Music Expo WOMEX:

  1. Network with more than 3’000 international music professionals from over 100 countries
  2. Live music by 60 bookable international showcase acts
  3. A free platform on site as well as registration fee discount thanks to SWISS MUSIC

SWISS MUSIC is a promotional programme for Swiss music abroad by FONDATION SUISA and Pro Helvetia in cooperation with artlink. Swiss professionals of the music sector can now enroll for WOMEX via the SWISS MUSIC stand.

Your advantages:

  • EUR 40 discount per person on the registration fee (= rate: «From 3rd Person»)
  • Free use of the stand infrastructure, incl. presentation area
  • Competent stand staff at your disposal
  • Free presence on swissmusic.ch
  • And more…


Become part of the SWISS MUSIC delegation at WOMEX 2023:

enroll


Registration deadline:
20 October 2023


For questions concerning the registration, please contact:
registration@womex.com
For questions concerning the SWISS MUSIC stand, please contact:
swissmusic@fondation-suisa.ch

In the event of insufficient registrations, FONDATION SUISA and ist partners reserve the right to withdraw their support offer at any time up to the event.

See you in A Coruña in October!



And here are some more impressions from the SWISS MUSIC stand at WOMEX 2022, last October in Lisbon (PT):

Partner projects

Winners «Best Swiss Video Clip» 2023:

BSVC 2023 – Winners Jury Award ⎪ «Trauma» (Gina Eté) Regie Jelena Vujović ⎪ Photo ©m4music
BSVC 2023 – Winners Audience Award ⎪ «Pistache» (Estelle Zamme & J4KIM) Regie J. Ledermann / J. Perez ⎪ Photo ©m4music


GINA ÉTÉ and Estelle Zamme & J4KIM win the «Best Swiss Video Clip» 2023

The Migros Culture Percentage’s m4music pop music festival, FONDATION SUISA and the Solothurn Film Festival awarded the «Best Swiss Video Clip» prizes for the 11th time on 25 March at the m4music Award Show in Zurich. A total of 208 artists submitted their music videos for the «Best Swiss Video Clip» 2023. The Zurich-based musician GINA ÉTÉ received the Jury Award for her music video «Trauma», with JELENA VUJOVIĆ as stage manager. The Audience Award went to Estelle Zamme & J4KIM and the film duo Julien Ledermann & Joaquim Perez for their video clip «Pistache». The prizes, worth CHF 5,000 each, are sponsored by FONDATION SUISA.

JURY AWARD

The «Best Swiss Video Clip» 2023 Jury Award was attributed to «Trauma» by the Zurich musician GINA ÉTÉ. It was directed by JELENA VUJOVIĆ, also from Zurich.

The jury, consisting of director Mei Fa Tan, filmmaker Géraldine Rod, presenter Lea Inderbitzin of SRF Sounds! Director of the FONDATION SUISA Urs Schnell and Philipp Schnyder, Director of the Migros Culture Percentage’s m4music festival, were impressed by the tasteful treatment of a serious and emotional subject: With aesthetic black-and-white shots and iconic elements, the video deals with humanitarian issues such as war, poverty and the refugee crisis in a discreet and intelligent way and succeeds in moving people, triggering emotions and sparking discussions. It is precisely these qualities that place «Trauma» at the top of the «Best Swiss Video Clip» list, explains Mei Fa Tan.

AUDIENCE AWARD

In the online public vote, «Pistache» by ESTELLE ZAMME & J4KIM, Neuchâtel, and the director duo JULIEN LEDERMANN & JOAQUIM PEREZ, Le Locle, beat the 15 other clips to win the «Best Swiss Video Clip» 2023 Audience Award.