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My second album „Island of Way back“ is out❤️✨🫶🏻

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10.03.2026 12:39 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The SRG is saved—for now The halving initiative has failed, and public broadcasting has been saved. But the battle is already moving into the next round.

Yesterday, Switzerland voted to keep its strong public broadcasting. But the far-right efforts to destroy it continues.

09.03.2026 08:44 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Edition #183 This week, we recommend the new songs by Farveblind, Mary Middlefield, Corella, Haylie Davis, and an Angie McMahon rework of SASAMI.

Wake up to loud, wild songs. Then relax with gentle folk and pompous pop. Our recommendations for this week bring you both to your Sunday coffee: socially critical messages and sweet introspection.

08.03.2026 08:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Zürich Openair cancelled for 2026 Zürich Openair will not take place this year, citing schedule changes of international festivals as the main reason. The music festival is scheduled to return in 2027.

Facing fierce booking competition from Rock en Seine and Reading/Leeds, Zürich Openair cancels its 2026 edition after a record-breaking attendance last year. #musicbusiness

17.02.2026 12:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Gallery: The Last Dinner Party and Sunday (1994) at The Hall On 14 February, The Last Dinner Party and Sunday (1994) transformed the evening into a cinematic Valentine’s Day gathering, filling the room with tense silence and stirring moments.

On 14 February, The Last Dinner Party and Sunday (1994) transformed the evening into a cinematic Valentine’s Day gathering, filling the room with tense silence and stirring moments.

16.02.2026 07:57 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Far-Right Referendum Threatens Swiss Music Scene A referendum seeks to cut the public broadcasting fee in half. It not only threatens independent journalism but also the opportunities for Swiss musicians.

A referendum seeks to cut the public broadcasting fee in half. It not only threatens independent journalism but also the opportunities for Swiss musicians.

28.01.2026 10:59 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The Roundup °15 Today’s newsletter is presented by Good News Productions. Sivert Høyem is one of Scandinavia’s most distinctive voices. As the charismatic frontman of Madrugada, he made music history. On February 26, Høyem will bring his new tour to X-TRA Zurich. Buy Tickets Now Even though Friday the 13th is generally considered an unlucky day, we don’t want to indulge in superstition here. On the contrary, maybe it will even be a lucky day for you. Because you still have until tomorrow to win our free tickets for Sivert Høyem on 27 February in Zurich. Click here to enter the raffle. * * * Today is a lucky day for me because The Beauty of Gemina have released a new single (even though I was lucky enough to hear it a few days early). _Endless Ever_ is the name of this six-minute epic, which deals with the theme of agonising eternity. „ _Endless Ever_ is about waiting as a state of being—about a love or hope that is greater than time,“ the band’s mastermind, Michael Sele, reveals. „I wanted to capture that feeling when seconds hurt because you miss someone, time loses its meaning, and in the end, all that remains is the endless clinging to hope.“ You can find out whether this endeavour was successful and what other sonic signatures are hidden in the song in my review. * * * ****Thumbs up! Earl Sweatshirt was satisfied with the Swiss audience.**** Credits: Evelyn Kutschera And I would like to round off today’s newsletter with something to feast your eyes on. Our photographer, Evelyn Kutschera, squeezed herself between the stage and the audience at the Rote Fabrik cultural centre in Zurich to capture the concerts by Earl Sweatshirt and Sideshow for us. Here are the atmospheric impressions.

In this week's roundup: A review, a gallery, and a contest.

13.02.2026 13:00 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Negative White | Trustfund Independent music newsletter from Switzerland

I just set up a @trustfnd.com account for @negativewhite.com! Excited for the first collab.

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13.02.2026 07:44 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

A violent thunderstorm broke out on Tuesday evening in The Hall on the outskirts of Zurich. But it had been brewing rather slowly.

06.02.2026 07:14 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The Lost Paul McCartney Interview In 2012, I had the opportunity to interview Paul McCartney on the phone. When I formatted my hard drive a few years later, I thought I lost the recording forever. Until today.

For more than 10 years, our editor thought to have lost the recording of his Paul McCartney interview forever.

Today, it turned up again.

04.02.2026 21:26 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Far-Right Referendum Threatens Swiss Music Scene A referendum seeks to cut the public broadcasting fee in half. It not only threatens independent journalism but also the opportunities for Swiss musicians.

A referendum seeks to cut the public broadcasting fee in half. It not only threatens independent journalism but also the opportunities for Swiss musicians.

28.01.2026 10:59 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

New year, same battle. I will speak at this year’s Eurosonic on a panel about alternative social media for musicians and bands. Less dopamine and rage, more community, inspiration and connection 🦋⚡️

07.01.2026 14:05 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

Maintaining Creativity as a Songwriter — Part 1: Creating Routine In a four-part series, American educator, author, and former staff songwriter Andrea Stolpe shares routines, examples, and advice to maintain your creativity as a songwriter.

First part is out right now, detailing a 30-min daily routine to hone your songwriting craft:

07.01.2026 09:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We’re excited to host Andrea Stolpe, reknown songwriter and educator, for a 4-part series on maintaining creativity as a songwriter in January.

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02.01.2026 08:37 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Some action over on @negativewhite.com‘s Instagram…

20.12.2025 19:41 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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20.12.2025 09:16 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Swiss radio stations experiment with AI-generated music An investigation by Nau.ch reveals that private radio stations Radio 1, Grischa, and Zürisee are using AI-generated music overnight to reduce costs. We need action.

Der Einschätzung von @janoschtroehler.com ist wenig hinzuzufügen.

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19.12.2025 16:38 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Swiss radio stations experiment with AI-generated music An investigation by Nau.ch reveals that private radio stations Radio 1, Grischa, and Zürisee are using AI-generated music overnight to reduce costs. We need action.

This is not a headline we wanted to write this year. But unfortunately, it was just a question of time…

19.12.2025 15:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

German concert promoters band together to launch a new fund to secure a diverse future for the industry. A solution for Switzerland, too? We talked to the experts.

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18.12.2025 09:49 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

orange background image with text: "Should there be a grassroots levy in Switzerland? Read more on the concert crisis and a potential solution in tomorrow's edition of Sound Business

Tomorrow, we’ll send the final edition of Sound Business this year.

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17.12.2025 21:40 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

25 Songs That Made 2025 Exceptional Negative White unveils its picks for some of this year’s most compelling songs.

From the wealth of musical creativity that we have covered editorially this year, we have distilled 25 songs that made 2025 something extraordinary.

Loud, raucous sounds, dancing melodies and bittersweet pieces.

10.12.2025 13:01 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

25 Songs That Made 2025 Exceptional Negative White unveils its picks for some of this year’s most compelling songs.

From the wealth of musical creativity that we have covered editorially this year, we have distilled 25 songs that made 2025 something extraordinary.

Loud, raucous sounds, dancing melodies and bittersweet pieces.

10.12.2025 13:01 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Killed Darlings For this week’s special edition, we’ve been digging through the songs that didn’t make it into the Weekly5 but deserved it. Here are our killed darlings.

We received hundreds of new songs every week, asking for a feature. Naturally, many of them fall through the cracks.

That’s why we save a bunch of them to revisit later on, even if they initially didn’t make the cut.

Today, we present five of these "killed darlings".

07.12.2025 07:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Workshop - Workshop -

Next Monday 8.12 I wil lead a workshop about the open social web in Basel (the Workshop will be in German) www.musikbuerobasel.ch/aktuell/news...

04.12.2025 12:46 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Gallery: LEAP & Tally Spear at Salzhaus Winterthur The UK band LEAP played live at Salzhaus Winterthur. Before they came on stage, Tally Spear warmed up the mixed but mainly young audience.

Some stunning shots by our resident photographer Evelyn Kutschera.

21.11.2025 17:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

How To Effectively Promote Your Music To Media How you promote your new track, EP, or album to journalistic media differs significantly from a broader audience. We review hundreds of promotion emails every week—and have distilled some of the best ...

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How you promote your new track, EP, or album to journalistic media differs significantly from a broader audience. We review hundreds of promotion emails every week—and have distilled some of the best practices.

12.11.2025 09:33 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

How To Effectively Promote Your Music To Media How you promote your new track, EP, or album to journalistic media differs significantly from a broader audience. We review hundreds of promotion emails every week—and have distilled some of the best ...

Now free to read:

How you promote your new track, EP, or album to journalistic media differs significantly from a broader audience. We review hundreds of promotion emails every week—and have distilled some of the best practices.

12.11.2025 09:33 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

For almost twenty years, Jean Zuber steered Swiss Music Export. A conversation about watering little plants, beacon projects, and why funding institutions should never curate.

Time for an unofficial exit interview: www.negativewhite.com/interview-je...

12.11.2025 06:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

How To Effectively Promote Your Music To Media How you promote your new track, EP, or album to journalistic media differs significantly from a broader audience. We review hundreds of promotion emails every week—and have distilled some of the best ...

Every week, I plough through hundreds of promotion emails for new music. Some of them are more effective than others.

Here’s my perspective on what makes a good email promotion:

06.11.2025 09:53 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Effective Promotion Emails in Times of Overload The Sound Business #5 • Jazz'n'More is shutting down, Black Sea Dahu featured in a documentary, and how to effectively promote new music to music media.

The latest business briefing is out:

30.10.2025 07:29 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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