Today the Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employers’ Pension Fund announced that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has approved the AFM-EPF application for Special Financial Assistance. Funds are expected to be received on or about August 12, 2024. Continue reading
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Set up your new online member account
We are pleased to announce that Ensemble 2.0 (aka E2), AFM Local 47’s new cloud-based member and contract database, is now live.
How do I log in?
Login instructions will differ depending on your relationship with Local 47. Continue reading

July 2024 Overture Online: Freedom
Inside This Issue:
- COVER STORY: Freedom
- Member Spotlight: Steven Allen Fox
- Changes are Coming to our Website: Update Your Directory Profile Today
- The Music Inside “Inside Out 2”
- AFM Local 47 Members Celebrate Union PRIDE
- Valley Economic Alliance Honors Controller Malia M. Cohen and Treasurer Fiona Ma
- #WhyUnion? Norman Ludwin Shares His Answer
- IATSE Secures Tentative Agreements
and more!
No smart device? No problem! View our pdf archive here. Continue reading
Secretary/Treasurer’s Report: July 2024
Happy summer!
We are facing a number of challenges here at Local 47 and every one of them is significant and interconnected. Your Executive Board is grappling with our finances long term, but the realities of revenue versus expenses are presenting real challenges to investing in our goals and values.
Plan on attending the next General Membership Meeting on July 22 at 7:30 p.m. to hear detailed information on our finances. We need your input and participation!
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Freedom
This Independence Day, we are reminded about the value of freedom in our daily lives.
As a labor union, one important freedom we hold most dear is the freedom in the workplace to be able to work with rights and protections that keep us safe and secure while on the job. Continue reading

Member Spotlight: Steven Allen Fox
Maestro Steven Allen Fox is an innovative concert creator, conductor, producer, and composer who has conducted or produced over 100 premieres of new compositions and suites. He received a bachelor’s degree in music from Illinois State University, majoring in music theory and composition, and also has a graduate certificate in film and television scoring from the University of Southern California. Continue reading
Events: July 2024
Open to all AFM Local 47 members in good standing
On the Agenda (subject to change):
– Presentation of 50-Year Pins
– Officer Reports
– Old and New Business
To review meeting policies, Robert’s Rules, bylaws and past meeting minutes, please visit afm47.org/gmm. Continue reading

Music Performance Trust Fund – July 2024
Local 47 member Kirk Andrés Wilson and his quartet performing an MPTF-sponsored Juneteenth concert 6/19/2024 at Hollywood Piano in Pasadena.
Are you interested in presenting a FREE and open to the public CONCERT?
For over seven decades, the Music Performance Trust Fund provides grants for free public live music events. Its mission includes contributing to the public knowledge and appreciation of music, as well as making music a part of every child’s life experience. Continue reading

Verify Your Directory Contact Information
We’re in the home stretch! As we’ve been reporting over the past several months, AFM Local 47 has been hard at work updating our IT infrastructure, and in the coming weeks we will launch a new, fully cloud-based database named Ensemble 2.0 (aka “E2”) that will feature many substantial upgrades.
All members are encouraged to update your Directory contact info now, and most importantly verify/update your email address, to expedite the new online registration process once E2 is launched. Please review your public profile information by searching your name at afm47.org/directory (note: mailing addresses are never posted publicly). o verify your full information on file, and/or to make any updates to your profile, please email directory@afm47.org. Continue reading
