With Swiss Music Export to Showcase Festivals in Berlin, Hamburg, Paris & Vienna
It pays to keep in touch with Swiss Music Export! As always, SME will be organising a number of showcases, business mixers and other networking events this year at a number of European showcase festivals. Subscribers to the SME newsletter will not only be the first to be informed of these events. In some cases […]
Berlin Music Week complete with Swiss Business Mixer and m4music Night (3 – 7 September)
SWISS BUSINESS MIXER „ZÜRICH TRIFFT BERLIN“ Not content with organising a simple “business mixer” event, Swiss MusicExport together with City of Zurich Kultur will be presenting a whole “Swiss afternoon” on September 4th at this year’s Berlin Music Week, complete with panel discussions, showcase performances and – of course! – Raclette. Switzerland might be a […]
William White – Release in UK and Ireland
The unlikely success story of William White continues. When it was released in Switzerland in March, William’s double album “Open Country” entered the Swiss album charts at number 2. This was the highest ever placing achieved in Switzerland by an independent artist without a major distributor. On 15 August, “Open Country” was released in the […]
Camilla Sparks Debut Released in Italy
„For You the Wild“, the appropriately titled debut album by Barbara Lehnhoff aka Camilla Sparksss, will be released in Italy in September (through Africantape and On the Camper Records, via Mandai Distribution). The album was released to uniformly enthusiastic reviews in Switzerland in April. The album is a collection of songs written by Camilla and […]
Solange La Frange on Luc Besson’s „Lucy“ Movie Soundtrack
A comeback at the top of the bill for Solange La Frange whose featuring on Dancing In Nowhere of Electro Duo „Make The Girl Dance“ appears in Luc Besson’s latest movie Lucy. This track co-composed and interpreted by Julie Hugo – Solange La Frange’s vocal identity – came out this spring before to appear on […]
Bastian Baker Tours Japan
After his success in France, Switzerland and Germany, Bastian Baker’s next stop is Japan. After a busy summer choc-a-bloc with festivals in Europe and a trip to Canada, the young singer/songwriter has so far lined up three shows in Osaka (17 November), Nagoya (18 November) and Tokyo (19 November). Before travelling to Japan, he will […]
Behind the Scenes: Exclusive interviews with Swiss Artists
Exclusively brought to you by Fondation CMA and Swiss Music Export: Listen to the interviews
Paléo Festival, 22 – 27 July 2014
SME in collaboration with the Paléo Festival and FCMA is setting up a series of daily showcases for Swiss bands. From tiny beginnings as a folk festival, the Paléo Festival in Nyon, the hometown of Swiss Music Export, has long since developed into the most important platform for Swiss bands to showcase their talents in […]
Rootwords at Across Berlin, 22 – 26 July 2014
Pop-jazz-singer Mya Audrey went down a storm during the last series of Across Berlin events in June. Geneva-based rapper Rootwords is set to follow her example in July. Across Berlin was launched last spring to provide a platform for up-and-coming artists keen to establish their reputation in Germany. Five series of Across Berlin concerts are […]
Eluveitie with new album
August sees the release of „Origins„, the sixth studio album by Eluveitie, pioneers of the „new wave of folk metal“. After the success of their 2012 album „Helvetios“ (top 5 in Switzerland, top 30 in Germany, top 3 in the US heatseekers charts as well as 143 in the official Billboard charts – a remarkable […]
