Marc Ridet
lausanne, Switzerland
Publishing / Management / Consulting
Entrepreneur
CONTACT
- ridetmarc0@gmail.com
- +33662092258 (WhatsApp)
1985 to 1995
- Programmer then director of the Dolce Vita. Music Club in Lausanne.
- Sonic Youth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stephen Eicher Alain Bashung, Don Cherry, My Bloody
Valentine, Public Enemy, IAM, Seal and Adamski etc. over 60 concerts a year. - Director of the agency Drive all night in Switzerland: Nick Cave the Mano Negra, Litfiba, Urban DanceSquad, Arno, , Sens Unik, etc.
- Manager of the American singer/ songwriter worldwide: Elliott Murphy
1997 to 2018
- Booker at Paleo Festival in Nyon (until 2010), and Director / Founder of the Foundation for Swiss
Artists (FCMA)- It is a training support foundation, for artists and the professional community funded by city and canton in French part of Switzerland
- Organization and responsible of CAS training with HES (social university) and Bachelor with HEM
(Music university) Lausanne. - In 2010 Director and Founder of Swiss Music Export a national organization ,( Pro Helvetia, Migros%, Foundation Suisa) which main goal is to support , advice the music community and doing networking outside Switzerland with as partners abroad Printemps de Bourges, Eurosonic Groningen, Great Escape in Brighton , Repeerbahn in Hamburg and Mama in Paris main music platform in Europe and many others.
- Member of various Foundation related to music and programmer of the Swiss Label Festival.
2018 / 2019
- Now running his own consulting company:
- Did workshop and training in China (Sxcity,in Bejing), Zandari Festival in Korea, and will start project with Visa for music.
- Manage a Palestinian jazz / Arabic Pianist: Faraj Suleiman
WHAT I DO
- I help bands sell their music (e.g. publishing, licensing, distribution, sync, ticketing, etc.)
- I help promote bands to new audiences (e.g. journalist, PR agent, media, etc.)
- I help bands develop their careers (e.g. A&R, producer, manager, etc.)
LOOKING FOR
- Artist genres
- Hip-hop, Rap, R&B, Soul, Funk, etc.
- Jazz and/or jazz fusion
- World, traditional and/or cultural music
- Artist types
- Currently famous acts
- Undiscovered talents



