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WOMEX 2023 – Register now!

11. April 2023 Muriel Royer

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:

Network with more than 3’000 international music professionals from over 100 countries
Live music by 60 bookable international showcase acts
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:

27. March 2023 Muriel Royer

BSVC 2023 – Winners Jury Award ⎪ «Trauma» (Gina Eté) Regie Jelena Vujović ⎪ 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.

Partner projects

Demo of the Year 2023 – Anuk Schmelcher with «Power»

27. March 2023 Muriel Royer

Demotape Clinic – Winner Demo of the Year 203: ANUK SCHMELCHER ⎪ Photo ©m4music

Anuk Schmelcher wins the «Demo of the Year» Award 2023

The 25th edition of m4music, the Migros Culture Percentage’s pop music festival, celebrated Swiss music creation over two days with almost 1’500 accredited professionals and more than 6’000 music fans present for the occasion. This was an opportunity to highlight the burgeoning Swiss music scene. The most promising songs were rewarded in the categories of Pop, Rock, Lyrics & Beats, Electronic, and, for the first time in 2023, in the Out of Genre category. And the Winners are…

DEMO OF THE YEAR 2023

With «Power», ANUK SCHMELZER from Biel wins not only the FONDATION SUISA Award in the category Pop, but also the title of Demo of the Year with a prize of CHF 5’000.

FONDATION SUISA AWARDS 2023

The FONDATION SUISA Awards 2023, worth CHF 3’000 each, were also granted to winners in the following categories:

Category Pop ⎪ ANUK SCHMELCHER (BE) with «Power»
Category Electronic ⎪ MONODADA (TG) with «Urubu»
Category Lyrics & Beats ⎪ WAS DAS? (BS) with «Intakt»
Category Rock ⎪ MOONPOOLS (BS) with «Damaged Goods»
Category Out of Genre ⎪ FULMINE (FR) with «Bocca Bava»

ANUK SCHMELCHER ⎪Cat. Pop ⎪ Photo ©m4music

MONODADA ⎪ Cat. Electronic ⎪ Photo ©m4music

WAS DAS? ⎪ Cat. Lyrics & Beats ⎪ Photo ©m4music

MOONPOOLS ⎪ Cat. Rock ⎪ Photo ©m4music

FULMINE ⎪ Cat. Out of Genre ⎪ Photo ©m4music

International presences

IKF 2023 – Review

31. January 2023 Muriel Royer

22–25 January 2023, Freiburg i-Bri. (DE)

IKF 2023 – The thirst post-Corona edition

The chosen title may still seem a bit premature, but at IKF 2023 Corona was indeed hardly an issue. What a relief for the participants of the 35th Freiburg trade fair for stage productions after two cancellations due to the pandemic.

Although, as expected, the IKF had to accept a drop in visitors compared to 2020, numerous agencies and artists did not miss the opportunity to present themselves to the international professional audience at the exhibition stands and on stage from 23 to 25 January 2023.

FONDATION SUISA and Pro Helvetia were also present with the SWISS MUSIC stand, together with and for the Swiss music business. The stand was an attractive and cost-effective platform at the IKF to artists and agencies, in particular the five Swiss live showcases in the field of music:

On Tuesday afternoon, the fair public also gathered around the two neighbouring stands SWISS MUSIC and Schweizer Künstlerbörse t. Theaterschaffen Schweiz for a 90-minute Swiss stand aperitif. A unique opportunity to network – and not least to discover Swiss wine.

The next IKF will take place from 20 to 22 January 2025 in Fribourg.

L’IKF 2023 in figures:

350 exhibitors from 20 countries
4’200 trade visitors from 27 countries
125 showcases

SWISS MUSIC @ IKF 2023 in pictures:

SWISS MUSIC-stand @ IKF 2023 ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA

SWISS MUSIC @ IKF 2023 – Showcase Carrousel ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA

SWISS MUSIC @ IKF 2023 – Showcase Claudia Masika Band ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA

SWISS MUSIC @ IKF 2023 – Showcase Kolsimcha ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA

SWISS MUSIC @ IKF 2023 – Showcase Schaebyschigg ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA

SWISS MUSIC @ IKF 2023 – Showcase Sara Binet ⎪ Photo by ⓒFONDATION SUISA

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Best Swiss Video Clip 2023: Online Voting begins

23. January 2023 Muriel Royer

AUDIENCE AWARD – VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE CLIP

The race for the title of best music video is on: FONDATION SUISA, the Solothurn Film Festival and m4music, the pop music festival of the Migros Culture Percentage, are looking for the “Best Swiss Video Clip 2023”. A Jury Award and an Audience Award are up for grabs.

You have until 31 January to vote for your favourite clip from the 16 nominees:

Campsite by Anna Erhard, making of: Moris Freiburghaus
Mediane (ou une ode à la médiocrité) by Dalai Puma,
making of: Ramón Oliveras, Franziska Staubli, Yannik Sandhofer, Nicole Pfister
Decoration by Dino Brandão, making of: Julien Chavaillaz
Rainbow by Elio Ricca, making of: Drobik Siriam, Remo Schmidheiny, Elio Ricca
Detergent Daze by emanuel, making of: Lucas Ackermann
Pistache by Estelle Zamme & J4KIM, making of: Julien Ledermann, Joaquim Perez
Trauma by Gina Eté, making of: Jelena Vujović
Rainbow Machine by Harvey Rushmore & The Octopus, making of: Bianca Caderas
Cadavre exquis by Hyper Duo, making of: Emmanuel Vion-Dury
La La Land by Lakna, making of: Luca Perrin
Deux mouches by My Name Is Fuzzy, making of: Bastien Bron
Gangstaz by Nathalie Froehlich, making of: Nathalie Froehlich, Fredrik Gabrielsson
Blumen by Panda Lux, making of: Kezia Zurbrügg
Synaptic Failure (Aelk Minsur Remix) by Simon Grab, making of: Jonathan Jäggi
Fuck by Soukey x Artbabe, making of: Jonathan Hug
Rucksucre by Toutbleu, making of: Camille de Dieu, Laurent Novac

VOTE NOW!

The Jury Award and the Audience Award for the «Best Swiss Video Clip»2023, each worth CHF 5,000, are donated by the FONDATION SUISA. The winners of both prizes will be announced in early March. The awards will be presented live at the m4music Award Show on Saturday 25 March 2023.

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Demotape Clinic 2023

17. November 2022 Muriel Royer

SOUKEY – Winner 2022, Lyrics & Beats / Demo of the Year

The Migros Culture Percentage and the SUISA FOUNDATION are looking for the new Swiss talent of tomorrow:

The most promising tracks will be awarded in the categories Pop, Rock, Lyrics & Beats, Electro and, for the first time in 2023, in the category Out of Genre. This new category is aimed at artists who push the usual genre boundaries or who are active in the fields of new jazz, avant-garde and experimental music.

A selection of the 60 most convincing demos in the five categories will be presented on 24 and 25 March 2023 at the m4music Festival in Zurich. Music professionals will give direct feedback to the musicians.

FONDATION SUISA Awards worth a total of CHF 20,000 will be presented. In addition, the winners will receive radio airplay, festival showcases, publicity on the Swiss music scene and coaching by “Double”, the Migros Culture Percentage’s mentoring platform.

The deadline for submitting demos has expired.

International presences

WOMEX 22 – Review

24. October 2022 Muriel Royer

19–23 October 2023, Lisbon (PT)

WOMEX and the European South – a success story

The Worldwide Music Expo took place in Lisbon from 19 to 23 October 2022. More than 3,000 music professionals from all over the world met at the trade fair in the Altice Arena during the day and at the showcase concerts in the city center in the evening.

Among them was a 30-strong Swiss delegation, consisting of promoters, agencies, managements, media professionals and artists, who could be found at the SWISS MUSIC joint stand during the four days of the fair. Here they met with their international partners, made new contacts and cultivated existing ones.

On Thursday afternoon, a joint speed meeting with the Portuguese and Austrian delegations and the stand reception with Swiss wine and cheese specialties gave the Swiss participants the opportunity to come into contact with many international guests at once. Both events were correspondingly well attended.

Even three quarters of a year after the end of the last big Corona wave, the need for physical meetings is unbroken and apparently cannot (yet?) be thwarted by the threat of the next wave. This does not necessarily make the business easier for the music world, but it does make it a whole lot more personal.

For the coming year, WOMEX has found the city of A Coruña in northwestern Spain as the host city.

WOMEX 2022 in numbers: