Shirley Cornell (Appleton)
Life Member. Violin
12/28/1922 – 10/12/2016
Survived by children
Adrian P. Bal
Vocalist
1/24/1925 – 9/20/2016
Survived by spouse & children
John C. Caper
Life Member. Trumpet
2/6/1933 – 9/8/2016
Survived by spouse & children
Barry Socher
Life Member. Violin
11/2/1947 – 10/22/2016
Survived by spouse & children
Frederick Tinsley
Life Member. Bass
3/3/1940 – 9/19/2016
Survived by spouse & children
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Professional Musicians, Local 47 and Employers’ Health and Welfare Fund
Eligibility & Enrollment Information
Eligibility and Enrollment information will be mailed to eligible participants in approximately mid-November. Enrollment materials will be sent to the participant’s last address on file with the Fund’s Administrative Office, so please ensure that the Fund has your most up-to-date address information.
The enrollment materials will advise the eligible participant at which Level of coverage they have qualified (A, B or C), based on employer contributions the Fund received on the participant’s behalf for employment between Oct. 3, 2015, and Oct. 2, 2016. Benefit summaries and co-premium costs for the applicable Level will also be included in the enrollment material. Continue reading
AFM Local 47’s three titled officers were pleased to present Phil Upchurch with his Life Member pin following the meeting. His lifetime membership in the Los Angeles musicians union was recognized in a letter presented to him by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein. From left: President John Acosta, Phil Upchurch, Secretary/Treasurer Gary Lasley, Vice President Rick Baptist.
A prolific guitarist whose distinctively funky, blues-steeped jazz style has graced well over a thousand recordings across the popular music spectrum, the legendary Phil Upchurch has also recorded 27 albums of his own leadership, as well as movie soundtracks.
3-month trial membership for $12.50
TMA SoCal is the Southern California Chapter of the Theatre Musicians Association, an AFM Player Conference representing musical theatre musicians throughout the United States.
Why Join?
ADVOCACY:
TMA is the only AFM Player Conference dedicated exclusively to issues and concerns facing all theatre musicians in the AFM. We advocate to the AFM and through our local chapters on behalf of traveling, local and Broadway-based musicians. Continue reading
ProMusicDB calls for first-ever artist-controlled database for music credits
In the digital age, controlling one’s music credits, identity and legacy is more challenging than ever before. Many organizations have tried—and failed—to serve as a central online music credits resource.
Why have none of these organizations succeeded? For starters, none are willing to put the control of credits in the hands of the artists themselves. It’s only fitting, then, that an artist would develop the most promising solution to date: ProMusicDB.org. Continue reading
Life Member. Trumpet
(2/6/1933 – 9/8/2016)
John Caper Jr., longtime Local 47 member, retired, passed away Sept. 8, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Pamela, his son John Caper III, daughter-in-law Iris Caper, daughter Cathi Wolf, son-in-law Rick Wolf, and grandchildren Courtney Omahen, Scott Wolf, Terry Wolf, Christine Caper, Catherine Caper, and stepdaughter Angelique Lionheart and grandson Joaquin Taylor.
Yo Cip is a feature film dedicated to telling the story of one of the longest working session musician around today. This is a tale of an amazing yet unsung career in session music from Sinatra to the Academy Awards. Continue reading
“Hey hey, shut it down, L.A. is a union town!” supporters chanted at today’s SAG-AFTRA rally against video-game makers. American Federation of Musicians members pictured here with SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris.
AFM members joined more than 300 on a picket line in Playa Vista today in support of SAG-AFTRA interactive video game voice actors who have been on strike since Oct. 21. Continue reading
Open Enrollment ends Nov. 30, 2016
Musicians! Manage everything in your digital life in one place online – get credit, manage your archive, and save your legacy today!
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