Personne’s attention economy
Newly out on Irascible records and Two Gentlemen records is the first sign of recorded life from Personne, an exciting new outfit formed in a blaze of creativity by three musicians not usually associated with each other. Zurich-based singer and pianist Anna Girsberger was last heard of in these pages when she released a much-admired […]
Two Swiss Acts Join Les Inouïs du Printemps de Bourges 2026
An exceptional year for Switzerland: two Swiss artists have been selected for Les Inouïs du Printemps de Bourges 2026, one of France’s most respected emerging talent platforms. MARIE JAY | 17 APRIL | 15:30 | 22 ESTPower and vulnerability meet in Marie Jay’s music. Her distinctive pop sound plays with conventions only to subtly subvert […]
Swiss Music Export @ m4music
m4music20/21 March 2026Schiffbau and other venuesZurich, Switzerland The official start of spring, March 21: could there be a more appropriate date for a music festival/conference that prides itself on serving up our musical future, now? With a carefully curated range of panel discussions, workshops and presentations, and a bright and spacious foyer with plenty […]
Veronica Fusaro @ European Song Contest 2026 in Vienna
Veronica Fusaro has come out top on top in the selection process for a Swiss representative at the finals of the European Song Contest 2026 in Vienna. Quite rightly, the 28-year-old singer/songwriter from Thun declared herself over the moon about the news, describing her feelings as «ultra-mega-giga-crazy». The song with which she will take part […]
Black Sea Dahu bring Everything
The much-travelled and -admired Black Sea Dahu return from the studio with more musical magic, a superb new album entitled “Everything”, out now via Mouthwatering Records. Singer and songwriter Janine Cathrein’s bunch of Dahus have come a long way both literally and metaphorically since that unforgettable single of theirs, „In Case I Fall for You.“ […]
Kadebostany in praise of the Outsider
Genevan producer/DJ Guillaume de Kadebostany returns with his fifth album under the guise of Kadebostany, traveller of the world and musical alchemist. Entitled “The Outsider”, it is available now. Kadebostany have journeyed quite some distance since their gestation two decades ago. Originally setting off as a mock musical army complete with semi-ironic uniforms and an […]
Panda Lux exploring their heart
Panda Lux return from their two-year hiatus with a very fine fourth album. “Herz” (“heart”) is out now via Mouthwatering Records. Almost broken by the work on their conceptual genre-mix LP “Blumen I – IX”, Panda Lux – two brothers and two childhood friends who have played music together since their early teenage years – […]
Rapping resilience from LUM
Multi-lingual rapper LUM’s new EP “Badmami” is available now via Home Crowd Recordings. Providing “Pop-Rap for bad bitches” (it says in her Insta bio), LUM serves up a spicy melange of Bailefunk, Raggaeton and poppy hip-hop with a hint of Spain thrown in. Born and bred in French-speaking Lausanne with a family background in Spain, France […]
Mattiu growing an Aura
Entitled “Aura”, Mattiu’s new album is out now via Radicalis Music. The singer/songwriter from the Grisons mountains is blessed with a pure boy choir voice that cuts right through the small-talk to hit the heart. He also has a supremely confident knack to come up with melodies whose warmth lingers on long after the needle […]
Enjoy Europe’s Best Showcase Festivals in the Company of Swiss Music Export
There are many showcase festivals to choose from, and Swiss Music Export chooses only the best! Throughout the year, we present showcases all over Europe, we host networking events, and we serve up apéros and brunches, all in the service of music made in Switzerland. Better still, delegate passes and tickets are often a lot […]
