Applications now being accepted for ITC 2009
Band applications for In The City 2009, the new music event to take place from 18 to 20 October 2009 at The Midland hotel and other venues in Manchester, are now being accepted.
Pop Up: stands available at Leipzig music trade fair

On Saturday, 16 May 2009, it’s time for the eighth annual (Pop Up, Leipzig’s music trade fair featuring discussion forums, workshops and a festival, this year focusing on the music industry in Austria and Switzerland.
Stress releases new album in France

Stress’s new album, Entre deux mondes, is due to be released on 27 April with Warner Music France.
m4music Festival 2009: satisfaction all around
Over the course of a three-day weekend, Zurich was host to performances by such Swiss bands as The Paces, The Mondrians and 7 Dollar Taxi, and international acts including Franz Ferdinand and Maximo Park.
Puts Marie: European tour!

Self-styled Swiss gypsies Puts Marie have embarked on a tour of the European Union, to both its “old” and its “new” members, with stops in Germany and Poland, among other places.
Marketing and promotion conference held at Electron Festival

On Saturday 11 April at 5:30 pm, during Geneva’s four-day Electron Festival, SME will co-host a conference in the lobby of L’ALHAMBRA (free admission) focusing on online distribution, digital labels and the presence of Swiss electronic music on download platforms.
Swiss Music Guide now available
The Swiss Music Guide offers all key contacts on the Swiss music scene in one convenient package.
Lunik on BBC2 playlist

The Swiss pop group pursue their campaign – UK conquest – with four weeks on the BBC2 A-playlist and twice Hit Sheet’s single of the week.