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SOUND RECORDING SCALE SUMMARY |
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Effective 2/1/2008 - 1/31/2009 |
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Demo Recording Scale |
Limited Pressings |
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3 Hours
(15 minutes of recorded music)
No. Sides - Basic, Unlimited, Sweeten - 4 sides |
3 1/2 Hours
(20 minutes)
No. Sides - Basic, Unlimited, Sweeten - 5 sides
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4 Hours
(25 minutes)
No. Sides - Basic, Unlimited, Sweeten - 6 sides |
4 1/2 Hours
(30 minutes)
No. Sides - Basic, Unlimited, Sweeten - 7 sides |
5 Hours
(35 minutes)
No. Sides - Basic, Unlimited, Sweeten - 8 sides |
| Leader/Contractor |
745.14 |
993.54 |
1,241.94 |
1,490.34 |
1,738.74 |
| EP Fund |
81.97 |
109.29 |
136.61 |
163.94 |
191.26 |
| Sidemusician |
372.57 |
496.77 |
620.97 |
745.17 |
869.37 |
| EP Fund |
40.98 |
54.64 |
68.31 |
81.97 |
95.63 |
| 1/2 Hour overtime |
124.20 |
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13.66 |
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| 1/4 Hour OT |
62.10 |
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6.83 |
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| 1st Double add: (20% of scale) |
74.51 |
99.35 |
124.19 |
149.03 |
173.87 |
| EP Fund |
8.20 |
10.93 |
13.66 |
16.39 |
19.13 |
| 2nd Double & each thereafter: (15%) |
55.89 |
74.52 |
93.15 |
111.78 |
130.41 |
| EP Fund |
6.15 |
8.20 |
10.25 |
12.30 |
14.35 |
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(7 1/2 minutes of recorded music)
No. Sides - 2
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2 Hours
No. Sides - 2
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| Leader/Contractor |
491.78 |
655.70 |
| EP Fund |
54.10 |
72.13 |
| Sidemusician |
245.89 |
327.85 |
| EP Fund |
27.05 |
36.06 |
| 1/2 Hour overtime (sidemusician) |
81.96 |
124.20* |
| EP Fund |
9.02 |
13.66 |
| 1/4 Hour OT (sidemusician) |
40.98 |
62.10* |
| EP Fund |
4.51 |
6.83 |
| 1st Double add: (20% of scale) |
49.18 |
65.57 |
| EP Fund |
5.41 |
7.21 |
| 2nd Double & each thereafter: (15%) |
36.88 |
49.18 |
| EP Fund |
4.06 |
5.41 |
* Represents overtime payment beyond the first 1/2 hour. The first 1/2 hour is at straight time. |
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| No Recording is Permitted Without the Use of a Valid AFM Recording Agreement |
| Pension: All Sessions AFM-EP Fund Contribution 11% of Gross Scale (including overtime and doubling) |
| No Cancellations less than seven (7) days prior to the date of the session |
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| Health and Welfare |
| 22.00 per musician for the first original service and 16.50 for each additional service that day |
| Arrangers/Orchestrators/Copyist - 22.00 per service and 16.50 for each additional additional that day. |
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Sessions MUST be reported in advance. |
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Contracts MUST be filled in COMPLETELY. |
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The leader or contractor MUST, WITHIN 72 HOURS of the session, turn in a B-4 report form with the completed W-4's and I-9's with backup, for all personnel to the company and have the representative of the company accepting the report form initial and date it to acknowledge receipt of same. If the report form, W-4's and I-9's are mailed to the company, they must be sent by certified mail, and return receipt requested. |
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DOUBLE SCALE
for the following holidays |
| In the United States: |
In Canada: |
| New Year's Day, Labor Day, President's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Memorial Day, Christmas Day, Independence Day |
New Year's Day, Dominion Day, Good Friday, Labour Day, Easter Monday, Thanksgiving, Victoria Day, Christmas Day |
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Between Midnight and 8:00 a.m. |
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After 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays if it is the 6th consecutive day of work for the company |
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On Sundays |
For more information on Premium Rates, call John Acosta 323-993-3170 |
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| The budget cap for these recordings is $99,000 per complete album. These amounts are exclusive of artist and producer advances and travel expenses of artist and producer but include all other production costs as customarily understood by the industry. |
| "Concept pieces" and "choral works" for publication budgeted at $40,000 or less will utilize the Limited Pressing Agreement and be exempt from obligations to the Phono SPF and MPTF. |
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| 3-hour session |
| Sidemusician |
209.29 |
| Leader/Contractor |
418.58 |
| Pension |
11% |
| H & W |
$15.50 for each original service |
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---Local 47 Demonstration Recording Scale |
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| 1 to 15 musicians |
35.00 |
| 16 to 30 musicians |
30.00 |
| Over 30 musicians |
25.00 |
| Leader |
150% of Base Scale |
| Contractor |
Must be hired in addition to a Leader if more than 10 musicians are used on a session. The Contractor is paid no less than 150% of applicable base scale for the session. |
| H&W |
10% |
| Pension |
10% |
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1 hour |
| Overtime |
Paid on all work performed after 6 hours of any work beyond a 7 hour time span. The overtime rate shall be 150% of base scale, pro-rated in 1/2 hour segments. |
| Breaks |
Breaks (rest periods) shall be 10 minutes each hour and may be accumulated. A rest period may not be scheduled sooner than 30 min after the start of a session nor later than 90 minutes after the start of a session. A meal break must be scheduled no later than 5 hours after the start of a session. |
| Doubling |
First double ...................................................25% of basic scale |
| each additional double ...................................10% of basic scale |
| Stacking |
50% of basic scale per overdub |
| Cartage |
$30 each for harp, timp, or keyboard; $6 each for accor dion, amps, bari sax, bass sax, chimes, contrabass clarinet, contrabassoon, drums, marimba, string bass, tuba, vibes, or cello. |
| Music Prep |
50% of scale rates for sound recording |
| Form |
A Form B-5 (Demonstration record, Audio only) must be filed on all sessions. |
| Additonal Use |
ANY use of material recorded at a demonstration recording session for any purpose not specified shall require execution of the appropriate agreement with the American Federation of Musicians or, when applicable (e.g., Limited Pressing Recordings), with Local 47. Payment for any such use shall always be considered a new use and shall be at the full amount required for that use, with NO CREDIT for any amounts paid for the demonstration recording session. |
| Demo Use |
A Demonstration Recording (Film,CD or Video Tape) is to be used exclusively for the purpose of recording a composition, an arrangement, and/or and artist or ensemble for personal use and study and/or for presentation to producers, employers, contractors, agents, purchasers, or institutions for the purpose of: 1) promoting the composition(s) or arrangement(s) recorded; and/or 2) obtaining employment for the performer(s) or other advancement (e.g., for admission to an educational institution, or for a scholarship or award).
It is not to be released for sale in ANY quantity, nor to be used for any other purpose not specified here without permission of Local 47. |
| Music Prep |
Music Preparation is paid at 100% of the applicable base scale or at 50% of the rates set forth for those services in the current Federation Sound Recording Labor Agreement, whichever scale is higher. |
| Late Payment |
Late Payment charges of 5% will be made after fifteen working days if mosicians have not been paid. An additional 5% will be charged on the total for each additional fifteen working days the payments are late. |
| Upgrades |
Upgrades from a demo to any other product must be paid at no less than 100% of base scale for that product. There is no pro-rata or any other deduction for an upgrade from a demo. (See Rules and Regulations sec: 8) |
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Local 47 Limited Pressings
10,000
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$60.00 per hour with a two hour minimum call |
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Multiple Parts 50% for second and each additional track |
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Leader/Contractor: Leader, contractor or single musician shall receive not less than 150% of base scale. If twelve or more musicians are employed a contractor is required. |
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Sweetening |
| a) One hour minimum call |
| b) Original music must have been recorded in Local 47's jurisdiction |
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Synthesizers $80.00 (f) Music Preparation 50% Of National Phonograph rate |
| H&W |
10% of scale wages |
| Pension |
10% of scale wages |
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| Overtime |
To be prorated in one-half hour increments |
| Premium Time |
150% on holidays only; holidays per National Agreement |
| Finished product |
7 1/2 minutes per hour |
| Doubling |
25% for the first double, 10% for each double thereafter. All other provisions as per Local 47 Wage Scales and Rules and Regulations (see pages 2 & 24) |
| Rest Period |
10 minutes per hour |
| Cartage |
A cartage fee of $30.00 for large instruments (harp, timpani, etc.) and $10.00 each for medium sized instruments (amplifiers, drums, string bass, baritone sax, etc.) |
| Upgrade |
In the event such limited pressings exceed 10,000, an upgrade payment
of 100% of National scale will be paid to the musicians who participated in such recordings. Payments made under the terms of the Limited Pressing Agreement will be credited against such upgrade. |
| Chamber Music |
(a) Fifteen minutes of recorded music allowed per hour
(b) One musician per part
(c) Maximum of twenty-four musicians
(d) No sweetening or overdubbing
(e) Prior approval of Local 47 Board necessary |
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