MaMA Music & Convention 2026 ｜ 14–16 October ｜ Paris (FR)
From 14 to 16 October 2026, MaMA Music & Convention brings together French and international music industry professionals in Paris. For three days, the Pigalle and Montmartre districts become a vibrant meeting place for networking, exchange and musical discovery.
Once again this year, Switzerland will be represented at MaMA thanks to Swiss Music Export, with the support of FONDATION SUISA and Pro Helvetia. Several Swiss artists will also be featured in this year’s programme, highlighting the diversity and vitality of the Swiss music scene.
The Swiss delegation invites MaMA professionals to discover the Swiss music scene at the must-attend Swiss Business Blender, a networking event dedicated to meeting and exchanging around Swiss music. An opportunity to enjoy some finger food paired with a glass of Swiss wine, as well as to experience showcases by the following talented artists:
LADY O｜16:15–16:35 LONE ASSEMBLY｜17:00–17:45
LADY O｜Photo @Léonie Guyot
LONE ASSEMBLY｜Photo ⓒMargaux Fazio
Admission to the SWISS BUSINESS BLENDER is free for MaMA professionals. Registration is required.
On Friday 16 October 2026, the Swiss music scene will also be represented in the MaMA programme by ROSHÂNI and TENDINITES. Both acts will be performing at the La Machine du Moulin Rouge music club:
ROSHÂNI｜23:00–23:40 TENDINITES｜00:05–00:45
ROSHÄNI｜Photo @Laureat Bakolli
TENDINITES｜Photo @Gwendoline Albasini
PASS PRO AT A SPECIAL RATE
Swiss music professionals can purchase their 3-day PRO PASS for MaMA 2026 for EUR 110 instead of EUR 150 thanks to the promo code from Swiss Music Export and FONDATION SUISA.
The Spotlight Swiss Film Music is a programme funded by FONDATION SUISA to promote Swiss film music. It showcases composers who work for film and audiovisual media, and makes their music accessible outside its original visual context.
Michael Künstle and Matteo Pagamici compose together for film and television. Their works include, for example, ‘Sisi & Ich’ and ‘Neumatt’. In 2026, the FONDATION SUISA will dedicate the Spotlight Swiss Film Music to the duo as part of ‘Cinema in Concert’ at the Zurich Film Festival.
This year’s featured artists, Michael Künstle and Matteo Pagamici, met whilst studying ‘Composition for Film, Theatre and Media’ at Zurich University of the Arts. They develop their projects together from the very beginning: they exchange ideas, work out musical concepts and clarify what role the music should play within a story. They then write musical suites individually, which are later brought together to form a complete work. After several years of collaboration, they have become a well-established duo: in the finished piece, it is often no longer possible to say definitively who originally came up with an idea.
This collaboration also shapes their work on Frauke Finsterwalder’s feature film «Sisi & Ich». The film tells the story of Empress Elisabeth from the perspective of her lady-in-waiting Irma Sztáray, played by Sandra Hüller. Künstle and Pagamici arranged and produced the song performed by Hüller for the end credits.
In 2025, their first joint album, ‘Dimensions’, was released; it was recorded with a 92-piece orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London and released on their own label, ‘Handcrafted Music’..
2025 ｜ Balz Bachmann In 2025, this ‘Spotlight’ was awarded to Balz Bachmann, one of Switzerland’s most renowned and internationally sought-after film composers. The Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra presented a specially arranged suite featuring highlights from his film music of recent years.
In 2024, Bachmann was selected from among only twelve composers worldwide to participate in the prestigious ‘Spot the Composer’ promotion programme at the Cannes Film Festival. His works have received numerous awards, including the Swiss Film Award, and have been performed internationally.
2022 ｜ Marcel Vaid Swiss-German composer and musician born in 1967, who has set over 50 feature films and documentaries to music. Known for combining acoustic instruments with electronic elements. Four-time winner of the Swiss Film Award and lecturer at the Zurich University of the Arts.
2021 ｜ Diego Baldenweg One of the three Baldenweg siblings (along with Nora and Lionel), who produce work for film and TV. They combine orchestral and modern soundscapes and have won multiple international awards.
2018 ｜ Christine Aufderhaar Swiss composer for cinema, TV and concerts, based in Berlin. Winner of multiple awards, including “European Composer 2008 for Switzerland”.
2017 ｜ Fabian Römer Römer is a Swiss film composer for cinema and TV productions such as “Die Tür” and “Tannbach” and a winner of several international awards.
2016 ｜ Niki Reiser One of the most well-known Swiss film composers. He has worked with Dani Levy and Rolf Lyssy, amongst others, and received the Swiss Film Award on multiple occasions.
2015 ｜ Martin Tillman Swiss cellist and composer born in 1964, a close collaborator of Hans Zimmer on Hollywood productions such as “The Dark Knight” and “Pirates of the Caribbean”.
2014 ｜ Marcel Barsotti Swiss film composer born in 1963, creator of over 100 soundtracks for cinema and TV, including “Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen“ and “Pope Joan”.
Once again this year, Swiss Music Export and FONDATION SUISA will be present at the Reeperbahn Festival with a rich and varied programme, as well as exciting networking events and showcases. And, of course, with numerous Swiss acts taking to the stage.
Swiss Music Export is hosting a reception at the Indra Musikclub. An opportunity to make new contacts and exchange ideas in a relaxed atmosphere before the evening programme gets underway.
A programme organised by Swiss Music Export, FONDATION SUISA, Pro Helvetia, the Phonoproduzierende Foundation and the Swiss Performers’ Foundation (SIS).
A selection of the most exciting new acts currently performing in Switzerland will offer an insight into the wide variety of music being created in the different corners of our country:
DANITSA ｜ 19:00 – 19:45
MALUMMÍ ｜ 20:15 – 21:00
MOICTANI ｜ 21:30 – 22:15
BLANCHE BIAU ｜ 22:45 – 11:30
JULE X ｜ 00:00 – 00:45
In collaboration with FCMA, the Cultural Department of the City of Zurich, Musikbüro Basel and Musikbüro Luzern.
Want to find out more about the “Swiss Specials” and the Swiss artists performing at this year’s Reeperbahn Festival?
ACCREDITATION: SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR SWISS MUSIC PROFESSIONALS
And to encourage you to make the trip to Hamburg, the Swiss partners are offering Swiss music professionals a special price of EUR 333.15 instead of EUR 454.73 for accreditation to Reeperbahn Festival 2026: the FULLPASS Conference & Festival (4-day ticket).
Register now at the SWISS MUSIC collective stand ⎪ 22–24 April, Bremen (DE)
International jazz professionals will gather from 22 to 24 April 2027 in Bremen in the halls and in front of the showcase stages of jazzahead!, Europe’s largest jazz fair. This is a fantastic opportunity for Swiss music professionals to network and for Swiss bands to showcase themselves to an international audience of jazz enthusiasts. Register now as a professional participant at the SWISS MUSIC stand:
PROFESSIONAL PARTICIPANT AT THE SWISS STAND
Swiss participants can now register for the SWISS MUSIC collective stand and save money – Sign up now for the SWISS MUSIC stand!
YOUR ADVANTAGES:
20% discount on your accreditation Early registration is worthwhile: jazzahead! has new, increased rates. You can find all deadlines and rateshere.
Increased visibility at the trade fair
Free use of the joint stand as – a presentation space – a meeting hub – a storage space
Super-friendly team on site, who will be happy to help and advise you!
The SWISS MUSIC stand is presented by FONDATION SUISA, Pro Helvetia and SONART – Swiss Musicians Association.
AND THIS IS HOW IT GOES:
Create a user profile and log in: Click on “SIGN UP FOR THE SWISS STAND” (below)
Sign up as a professional participant affiliated with the SWISS MUSIC stand: Please enter the following information: – Name of the main exhibitor: SWISS MUSIC – Stand number: 6D40 – Contact person for main exhibitor: Marcel Kaufmann – Discount code: RAUM27 – Complete registration
Once you have registered, you will be taken to the
If the number of registrations is too low, FONDATION SUISA and its partners reserve the right to withdraw their funding offer at any time prior to the fair.
SWISS MUSIC@ MaMA Music & Convention ⎪ 14–16 Oct 2026
With special discount to MaMA 2026
Swiss Music Export and FONDATION SUISA dispose of a quota of professional passes at preferential rates: Swiss professionals can use the Promo Link to get registered for MaMA Music & Convention 2026 and benefit from a 3-day PRO PASS of EUR 110.- instead of EUR 150.-.
The MaMA music & convention has been in existence since 2010. For three days in Paris’s Pigalle and Montmartre districts, booking, label and other music professionals will meet for live music, conferences and networking events. The focus is on dialogue between the French and international music industry. Music styles range from rock and pop to hip-hop and electronica.
Visit the Reeperbahn Festival 2026 with a special Swiss discount
Swiss Music Export and FONDATION SUISA dispose of a quota of professional passes at preferential rates.
Swiss professionals can use the Swiss Promo Code to get accredited for Reeperbahn Festival 2026 and benefit from a FULL PASS Conference & Festival (4 Day Ticket) at a preferential rate of EUR 333.15 instead of EUR 454.73.
For the third time, the Reeperbahn Festival is offering young professionals (up to the age of 29) the PIONEER PASS Conference & Festival (4 Day Ticket), giving them accreditation at the exceptional preferential rate of EUR 252.44 instead of EUR 454.73.
Since 2006, the four-day Reeperbahn Festival has developed into one of the most important meeting places for the international music industry. It combines numerous showcase concerts in the venues of Hamburg’s St. Pauli district with conferences and networking events for labels, publishers, promoters and many other sectors of the music industry.
FONDATION SUISA has selected Fabio Baechtold as its new Director. He will take up his position on 1 July 2026, succeeding Urs Schnell, who has led the foundation since 2008 and will retire at the end of September 2026.
Zeno Gabaglio, President of the Foundation Board: “Urs Schnell played a key role in shaping FONDATION SUISA over many years and navigated the far-reaching changes in the cultural world with great success and ingenuity. We are very grateful to him for his leadership. Fabio Baechtold combines broad and in-depth knowledge of the Swiss music scene with an outstanding ability to listen and accurately assess current developments. With him at the helm, FONDATION SUISA will be very well positioned to actively tackle the challenges of the present and the future.”
Fabio Baechtold has served as managing director of the Bernese jazz organiser BeJazz since 2007 and has coordinated the Suisse Diagonales Jazz festival since 2017. He was a member of the City of Bern’s Music Commission for eight years and later served as its chair. Fabio Baechtold: “The switch from being a jazz promoter to music promotion more broadly gives me the opportunity to work with all musical genres in the future. I am very much looking forward to tackling this task together with the team. My aim is to consistently focus on the needs of the music scene and music creators.”
In Fabio Baechtold, FONDATION SUISA has gained a prominent figure on the Swiss music scene with many years of experience in promotion, outreach and networking. The Foundation Board strongly believes that he will not only continue the Foundation’s successful work, but also provide new impetus and targeted growth.
FONDATION SUISA is very much looking forward to working with Fabio Baechtold and to the fresh ideas he will bring to the foundation’s work.The not-for-profit foundation FONDATION SUISA has been promoting contemporary musical creation in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein since 1989 and working to strengthen its diversity and visibility long-term
FONDATION SUISA and arttv present video features on selected musicians who report on their work and current projects. In addition, arttv portrays the recipients of last year’s «Get Going!» awards by FONDATION SUISA in multi-part series video portraits.
A partnership between:
arttv ｜ Latest arttv video feature: Marc Méan: Soundscapes between ritual and experimentation
PUBLISHED ON 16 JUNE 2026
Using organs, electronics and site-specific resonance, Marc Méan develops a musical language that transcends the sacred
In his current project, ‘L’orgue comme voyage de découverte’, jazz pianist and sound researcher Marc Méan explores organ instruments outside their liturgical context in an organic way: last autumn, he recorded three organs – including that of the Sihlfeld Crematorium – and developed them into new compositions. His playful approach follows clear, self-imposed structures and combines experimentation with precision. The ‘Get Going!’ grant from FONDATION SUISA enables him to further expand this research. Central to this is his studio at the Zentralwäscherei in Zurich, where he values the creative proximity to other artists and cultural practitioners.
The Great Escape once again brought the international music industry to Brighton from 13–16 May 2026. As one of Europe’s key showcase festivals, it remains an important meeting point for artists and music professionals from across the globe.
A new addition to this year’s Swiss activities was the Swiss Morning Brew at Olea Specialty Coffee & Matcha, which offered delegates an informal networking moment over coffee, pastries and Swiss chocolate before the festival day began.
The main Swiss networking event followed at Komedia Studio, where the Swiss Business Blender (formerly Swiss Business Mixer) brought together music professionals and delegates. The venue remained busy throughout the afternoon, with attendees gathering for networking and live performances by BombayMami, Argyle, LEILA and Eileen Alister, creating a lively and welcoming atmosphere throughout the event.
Presented by Swiss Music Export, FONDATION SUISA, Pro Helvetia and the Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom.
Swiss live acts at the Swiss Business Blender:
12:15 ｜ BOMBAYMAMI
13:15 ｜ ARGYLE
14:15 ｜ LEILA
15:15 ｜ EILEEN ALISTER
OTHER LIVE ACTS @ TGE 2026
As in previous years, the showcase artists also performed additional official festival showcases across Brighton, helping to increase their visibility within the wider TGE programme. Swiss act Comastatic also appeared in the official festival line-up:
EILEEN ALISTER Thu 14 May ｜ 19:15 ｜ Revenge COMASTATIC Thu 14 May ｜ 21:15 ｜ Daltons BOMBAYMAMI Fri 15 May ｜ 20:15 ｜ Patterns Upstairs LEILA Sat 16 May ｜ 20:15 ｜ Komedia Studio ARGYLE Sat 16 May ｜ 21:30｜ One Church
The next Great Escape festival will take place in Brighton from 12 to 15 May 2027.
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