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News for SUISA members / March 2021

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  • Music and culture are part of your daily needs

    A year ago, on 28 February 2020, the first restrictions for cultural events were adopted. Initially events were limited to 1,000 people, then the first lockdown occurred in mid-March. Thanks to precautionary measures, small rule relaxations were granted in the summer, but they were gradually reversed in autumn. Since mid-January 2021, we have been stuck in the second lockdown: without music events, without access to real – non-virtual – cultural experiences.

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  • Negotiating in the age of corona … and with corona

    Negotiating is one of SUISA’s key functions. SUISA negotiates tariffs and contracts inter alia. It must safeguard the interests of its members, ensure their legitimate demands are understood and accepted, and obtain the best possible terms for musical creation. It does this through discussion and compromise: in a nutshell, through human relations. But last spring, a new player invited itself to the negotiating table: Covid-19.

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  • Planning ahead in a crisis situation

    Advance planning is particularly important in times of crisis. During the December 2020 meetings of the Board, SUISA looked at the key issue, budgetting, and other relevant topics for the future.

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  • Legal consequences of concert cancellations for Covid-19

    Regrettably, owing to the coronavirus, some musical events have had to be cancelled. What are the consequences of such cancellations for the artists and organisers concerned? Is the artist still entitled to the contractual fee?

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  • 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 global audience within an instant. The distribution of copyright royalties, however, is complex when it comes to online usages. This is also due to the fact that the processes differ from those for performing and broadcasting rights. The most important advice is: First, register the work with SUISA as early as possible, then publish it online.

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  • Julien-François Zbinden: an extra-ordinary force of personality

    On 8 March 2021, Swiss composer and jazz pianist Julien-François Zbinden passed away. He was 103 years’ old. Julien-François Zbinden was President of SUISA from 1987 to 1991. Obituary by Xavier Dayer, President of SUISA.

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  • “It would be nice if this crisis would lead to some sort of a raised awareness”

    During the corona crisis, SUISA’s “Music for Tomorrow” project provides a platform for some members to report on their creative activities and the challenges they are facing during this period. This time, Zurich musician and songwriter Anna Känzig tells how it feels when one concert cancellation after the other flutters into her house and why she hasn’t lost her courage despite of that. For “Music for Tomorrow”, she exclusively performed her song “House of Cards”, which nicely describes the current circumstances.

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  • Music in companies: What to bear in mind

    Music plays an important role in many businesses. It creates a pleasant atmosphere for customers, guests, and employees, it enhances advertising messages, and is an important part of corporate events. The rights to use music are easy to obtain from SUISA. Depending on the type of use, different tariffs and rates apply.

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  • “We want to prevent current projects from failing”

    With “Keep Going!”, FONDATION SUISA is temporarily expanding its funding portfolio.

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Photos (from top to bottom): Beat Felber; Tabea Hüberli & Dirk Hoogendoorn; Tabea Hüberli & Dirk Hoogendoorn; Disq; Anutr Yossundara / Shutterstock.com; Jean-Pierre Mathez; Anna Känzig; Tana888 / Shutterstock.com; FONDATION SUISA.