Marc Ridet

lausanne, Switzerland
Publishing / Management / Consulting
Entrepreneur

CONTACT

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