SWITZERLAND - Road Map
Fast facts
Dial Code: +41
Population: 8,5 million
Language: German, French, Italian
Capital City: Berlin
Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF)
GDP Per Capita: $67,557
Labels, distribution & licensing
RECORD LABELS
Warner Music Switzerland (Major)
Universal Music Switzerland (Major)
Sonty Music Switzerland (Major)
Hathut Records (Jazz and Art Music)
Phonag Records (Mixed)
Purple Music (Electronic)
VDE-Gallo Records (Art Music)
TOURBOmusic (Art Music)
FM Music Group (Mixed)
Bakara (Mixed)
A Tree In A Field Records (Mixed)
Irascible Music (Mixed)
Two Gentlemen (Mixed)
Vitesse Records (Mixed)
Mouthwatering Records (Mixed)
Publishing & Performance rights
PUBLISHING
Aloud Records and Publishing (Popular Music)
Ambulance Records (Popular Music)
Deepdive Publishing (Mixed)
OBHMUSIC (Mixed)
Tyrolis Music (Mixed)
Viteka Music (Mixed)
CH Musica (Art Music)
Edition Melodie (Mixed)
Interstellar Music (Mixed)
STUDIOS
Zurich:
Geneva:
Media, PR & Promotion
MEDIA
TV:
Radio:
Newspapers:
Neue Zürcher Zeitung (German)
20 Minuten (German)
Blick am Abend (German)
Blick (German)
Tages Anzeiger (German)
20 minutes (French)
24 heures (French)
Le Matin ((French)
Tribune de Genève (French)
Le Temps (French)
PR AGENCIES
Straix (Popular Music)
Starfish (Mixed)
Radiclis (Mixed)
Odaras Productions (Mixed)
Intermusic (Mixed)
ClaxMusic (Popular Music)
Black Pike Favorites (Mixed)
MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS
Indiesuisse (Represents independent record companies)
IFPI (Represents major record companies)
SVMV (Organization for music publishers)
SUISA ( Copyright Management Organization)
Helvetia Rockt (Working to get a more equal music climate in Switzerland)
Migros-Kulturprozent (Organization working to promote Swiss popular music)
Swiss Music Export (Interest organization that works to increase Swiss music exports)
Schweizerischer Musikerverband (Swiss Musicians Assocation)
SONART (Interest organization for artists)
SMP (Network for organizers)
Live & Venues
LIVE
June:
Fête de la Musique, Genève (Mixed)
July:
St Galler Festspiele, St. Gallen (Art Music)
Lugano Estival Jazz, Lugano (Jazz)
Gurtenfestival, Bern (Popular Music)
Paléo Festival, Nyon (Popular Music)
People in the City, Lausanne (Electronic)
August:
Openair am Bielersee, Vinelz (Popular Music)
Street Parade, Zurich (Popular Music)
VENUES
Zurich:
Papiersaal (Mixed)
Komplex 457 (Mixed)
Pelikanbar (Mixed)
Ebrietas Bar (Rock)
Mehrspur (Jazz)
Moods (Jazz)
Mascotte (Popular Music)
Bogen F (Mixed)
Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo (Mixed)
Provitreff (Mixed)
Geneva:
Codebar (Mixed)
Kalvingrad - Usine (Mixed)
PTR (Rock)
AMR (Jazz)
Scène Ella Fitzgerald (Mixed)
Basel:
Atlantis (Mixed)
Renée (Mixed)
Humbug (Mixed)
H95 (Mixed)
The Bird's Eye Jazz Club (Jazz)
Lausanne:
Les Docks (Mixed)
Le Romandie (Popular Music)
Le Bourg (Mixed)
Chorus (Jazz)
La Datcha (Jazz)
Bern:
Dachstock (Mixed)
Kulturzentrum Reithalle (Mixed)
Marians Jazzroom (Jazz)
BERNEXPO (Mixed)
BeJazz (Jazz)
BOOKING AGENTS
Takk (Mixed)
Soldout Productions (Popular Music)
Syrup Artist Agency (Popular Music)
Shaktimusic (Mixed)
Mainland Music (Popular Music)
Just Because (Mixed)
House Artists (Electronic)
Gadget (Mixed)
Frontline Music (Popular Music)
DeepDive Music (Popular)
ORCHESTRAS
Bern:
Basel:
Geneva:
Lucerne:
Lausanne:
Zurich:
CONCERT HALLS
Geneva:
Lucerne:
Basel:
Zurich:
St. Gallen:
Lugano:
Other
MUSIC INDUSTRY NETWORKING ARENAS
Zurich:
m4Music (Music industry conference and showcase festival focusing on popular music)