Slam & Howie and the Reserve Men release their first live album
Fusing rockabilly with the more raucous moments of Hank Williams, a hint of Pogues and a hefty dose of Southern rock, Slam & Howie and the Reserve Men are one of the hardest working live bands in Switzerland. Since their formation in 2007 the quintet has performed well over 700 concerts across the whole of […]
Reza Dinally releases debut album
3 October sees the release via Sony Distribution of Reza Dinally’s remarkable debut album in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and France. “Depths of Montmartre” contains the essence of 33 years’ worth of life experience. After a false start with a grunge band as a teenager, Reza slipped into his new guise as a singer/songwriter more by […]
Verveine signs with French tour agency Bi-Pole
Verveine, a young artist from Vevey, has signed with French agency Bi-Pole. She joins a roster also comprising, among others, Benjamin Fincher, Cymbals and fellow Swiss acts Filewile and Oy. Influenced by artists as diverse as Kraftwerk, Björk, the Knife or even Aphex Twin, her music may be loosely described as “Folktronica” with a dark […]
Swiss Music Export at Reeperbahn Festival Hamburg – 17- September 2014
As a long-standing partner of the Reeperbahn Festival, Swiss Music Export will once again make sure Swiss music will be strongly represented at this hugely popular event in Hamburg. The traditional Swiss Business Mixer will take place this year on Friday, 19 September 2014, 14:00 – 18:00. New, however, is the venue, Cowboy & Indianer. […]
Label Suisse Festival, Lausanne, 19 – 21 September
Label Suisse is a free festival taking place in various locations in Lausanne. It aims to represent Swiss music in all its abundant stylistic variety, ranging from rock, pop, folk and electro all the way to French chanson, classic music and choral singing. In collaboration with the Swiss Ministry of Culture, Pro Helvetia, Présence Suisse, […]
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 […]
