Actively involved on the alternative scene at Geneva’s Usine cultural centre, Albane Schlechten joined PETZI, the Swiss federation of music venues and festivals, in 2016. She took over as the director of the FCMA, the French-Swiss foundation for song and contemporary music, in 2019. Albane is extremely politically engaged with both cultural affairs and gender equality issues. She also co-founded the We Can Dance iT organisation to raise awareness about sexist and sexual violence on the night-life scene.