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Beyond Music

We are Social Change

Beyond Music, an innovative NGO, is dedicated to initiating change through music. We were founded in 2018 by the Swiss Beyond Foundation with support from Tina Turner and serve as a premium online platform for professional artists from all cultural backgrounds to collaborate in album projects. Leveraging the combined forces of music, technology, and community, we are eager to catalyze significant social transformation.

Our mission is to bring together artists from all corners of the globe, fostering collaboration that promotes intercultural understanding, compassion, and allyship through innovative musical expressions. We harness the universal language of music to explore new perspectives, ideas, and cultures, driving positive social impact on a worldwide scale. With a remarkable track record of three albums addressing pressing global issues, we united high-quality producers and our members in an effort to create meaningful songs about current matters.

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Create Impact Through Music

For our new album project Vol.4 'Songs for Social Change', we gathered a team of three award-winning stars: 5-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo, Afrobeats hitmaker Pheelz and Ghanaian pop sensation Wiyaala. The guest artists have now selected three winning songs from the submissions and will collaborate with the artist teams in studios to produce powerful music that aims to reshape our world. All costs are covered, and the winning artists will perform alongside the stars in a music video. The songs will be submitted for the new Grammy category "Best Song for Social Change". 20 further submissions have been awarded a total of 85,000 US dollars. These songs, along with the Top 3, will be released on the Beyond Music album Vol.4, which will be promoted worldwide. Thank you to everyone who participated. We can't wait to share your incredible music with the world. Stay tuned for the release of Vol.4!

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What happened so far

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Announcements

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Announcing the final winners of Vol.4! Featuring the winning song for a collaboration with hitmaker Pheelz. Celebrate global creativity driving social change.

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Ghanaian pop sensation Wiyaala and hit producer Dodo announce their winners, with whom they will go into the studio. Hearty congratulations to the team!

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5-time Grammy winner and African legend Angélique Kidjo has chosen the winning song for her collaboration. We warmly congratulate the involved artists!

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The submission phase for album Vol.4 has ended. Thank you for your contributions and your dedication to inspire change!

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Exciting news for Vol.4: Additional cash prizes for 17 further winning songs

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Announcements

We believe the seeds of social change grow from within. This is why we made "Social Change" the focus of our upcoming album Vol.4.

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Winners Vol.4

Thank you for your amazing submissions for album Vol.4!

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Vol.3 Conflict

The ongoing virus pandemic continued to restrict the lives of artists. Thanks to our online platform, the Beyond Music Project was able to proceed unimpeded. Given today's diverse challenges, the five-time Grammy Award-winning producers of our Vol.3 album, Michael League & Bill Laurance, chose "conflict" as the guiding musical theme. Artists were asked to apply this concept to every element of the musical creation process. "Conflict" was to be used as a creative and inspirational tool to think about all kinds of struggles and reflect those experiences in their music. We received 140 pieces of music from 850 artists of 54 countries. 16 of these songs were selected and newly produced.

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Music Videos

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Album Release Vol.3
Conflict
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3rd Single Vol.3
Wororo
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2nd Single Vol.3
Chand Ke Phool
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1st Single Vol.3
Hold Oss
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Album Release Vol. 2
Same Planet
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3rd Single Vol.2
Meadow
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2nd Single Vol.2
Vidala De La Espera
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1st Single Vol.2
Child Song
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Album Release Vol. 1
Same Sky
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Billboard World Premiere
Our Colors
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7th Single Vol.1
We Are One
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6th Single Vol.1
Water
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5th Single Vol.1
Better Together
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4th Single Vol.1
Matumaini
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3rd Single Vol.1
Saa’t Arahman
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2nd Single Vol.1
El Clavel Del Aire
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1st Single Vol.1
Ma Ding Wo Avale One

Process

  • Beyond Music Community

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      Connect

      Create your profile, describe what kind of artist you are and connect with professional musicians, composers, singers and songwriters from all over the world. To date, we have artists from 171 countries in our community.

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      Collaborate

      Search for artists by musical skills, instruments, vocal techniques, genres and cultural backgrounds, and get in touch with them. Exchange ideas and create unique pieces of music together.

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  • The Project

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      Submit

      Upload your collaborative music to the Beyond Music Project, which is held regularly with a focus on different musical themes. Let your creativity run wild and surprise us with unusual artist teams and outstanding music pieces.

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      Win

      For the Beyond Music Project Vol.4, the Top3 winners will collaborate with world-renowned and award-winning guest artists. They will go into a studio of the star's choice and record their song together. We will market the songs and the album worldwide.

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This is Beyond Music

Get to know our community

Due to the impact of the virus pandemic, we were suddenly at home more than ever before. But thanks to our digital community, we were able to stay in touch with the outside world at all times and continue doing what we love most - music.

We asked our Beyond Music members to introduce themselves as artists and their homes, and from their contributions, we've created several hundred video portraits for you to watch.

Meet our artists from around the world, learn about the diversity of their musical styles, instruments and cultural backgrounds. Get inspired for future collaborations.

Or apply to join our network if you wish to become part of Beyond Music and this unique community.

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Beyond Stories

Stories & News from our Artists, Ambassadors, Supporters

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Ambassadors

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With a Little Help from Our Friends

A great diversity of musicians, music legends, producers, artists, and global innovators represent our ambassadors – they are encouraging musicians from all over the world to take the chance to collaborate and create unique music together!

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Tina Turner

Tina Turner

"Become open to invite the beyond. Go beyond!"

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Herbert Grönemeyer

Herbert Grönemeyer

"Music is the strongest superfood for the soul. It heats, supports and lifts up."

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Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson

"Music is a spiritual side of man."

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Kareem Roustom

Kareem Roustom

"Bringing together disparate cultures through music is my passion."

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Ivan Lins

Ivan Lins

“Music can do miracles - it can save, heal, bring people together, preserve or create peace.”

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Seven

Seven

"Music is the true diary of memories. Nothing is stronger."

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Idan Raichel

Idan Raichel

“Music tells you the story of where we all have come from.”

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Alita Moses

Alita Moses

"Music is a beautiful tool and power with which lives are changed and barriers are broken."

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Kinan Azmeh

Kinan Azmeh

"Making music is an act of freedom and collaboration, and I love both."

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Rony Barrak

Rony Barrak

"Music is the one unique language that all people in our universe share."

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Chen Reiss

Chen Reiss

"The breath carries the soul.”

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Michael Dreyer

Michael Dreyer

"Bringing cultures together with respect and knowledge is the gift of our time."

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Billy Childs

Billy Childs

"I believe in music that invites the listener in."

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Amel Brahim-Djelloul

Amel Brahim-Djelloul

"Music is the expression of the unspeakable, the universal language of the human heart."

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Avi Avital

Avi Avital

“In music, there can be no taboos”

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Christopher James

Christopher James

“Music is the rhythm of life and soundtrack to your imagination.”

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David Lang

David Lang

"Music is the one place where all differences can fall away."

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Swami Jr.

Swami Jr.

“Music helps me to support the heavy weight of existence, it is a soul refuge.”

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Mari Boine

Mari Boine

“It is one of the main challenges of the world today to combine the ancient and the modern.“

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Walter Werzowa

Walter Werzowa

"There is one efficient way uniting cultures: and that is Music. Music transcends cultural or language barriers."

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Manfred Leuchter

Manfred Leuchter

"I love collecting elements from diverse music cultures and forming them into a unique style."

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Clive Deamer

Clive Deamer

"I do my utmost to make my contribution relevant."

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Claus Reichstaller

Claus Reichstaller

„Music is sharing, not competition“

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Constantine Orbelian

Constantine Orbelian

"I was simply in the right place at the right time when my particular skills were needed."

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Philip Giffin

Philip Giffin

“What’s the number one rule in music? There are no rules.”

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Martin Zenker

Martin Zenker

"In music and life I always try not to mix up confidence and ego. One is driven by trust, the other by greed."

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Beyond Foundation

Music is the language of Unity

Beyond Music is made possible by the Swiss non-profit Beyond Foundation, whose mission is to unite the world's cultures through music to promote intercultural understanding, dialogue and respect. Behind the Beyond Foundation is the philanthropist couple Regula and Beat Curti, who established the foundation in 2007.

"It is time to experience ethical values that transcend every culture and belief system. Music is the universal language of unity. The interactions between musicians from different cultures create magic." - Regula Curti

"Sound is the first and last energy of life. Commitment to culture and public interest is of central importance. Giving back what I enjoy financially and spiritually is the most important part of my life." - Beat Curti

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