While panels are mostly about listening, absorbing information, arguments, and thought processes, this spot is reserved for you and your questions: In the Contact Lounge by SONART, various experts are available to share their expertise with you. So go ahead—ask the pro!
14h – 15h: SOCIAL SECURITY
With Etrit Hasler, Managing Director at Suisseculture Sociale, slam poet, moderator (Consultation in DE/EN/FR)
How do I become self-employed, and is that even a good idea for cultural workers? Can I decide this freely, or does my client determine it? How can I, as a cultural worker, build up a retirement plan? And what happens if I can’t work for an extended period due to illness or an accident?
Switzerland’s social security system is not designed for the working conditions in the cultural sector, making it complex and demanding to navigate. Etrit Hasler from Suisseculture Sociale can’t do the work for you, but he can at least answer your questions.
15h – 16h: MUSIC & LAW
With David Burger, Lawyer, Co-Managing Director at Radicalis, Founder of MMF, Board Member of SMR (Consultation in DE/EN)
Copyright law, performer rights, international law, contracts with labels, managers, publishers, distributors, and promoters—music law is a jungle where musicians often get lost. This is where you’ll find clear and concise answers to your most pressing questions.
16h – 17h: MUSIC BUSINESS MINDSET
With Marc Bernegger, Management & Music Business Coach, COLDKINGS GMBH Zurich, www.coldkings.com (Consultation in DE/EN)
This session is all about you and your projects, focusing on essential music business mindset questions:
• PROFILE/IMAGE: Who are you, and what do you do?
• BOOKING: Why should people book you?
• PROMOTION: How and where should people discover you?
• RECORDINGS & RELEASES: Why are you recording music, and how and when should you release it?
• TIMING & BUDGETS: How much time and money do you have for your project?
• COLLABORATIONS & NETWORKING: Which connections will help you move forward?