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Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Resources

Resources for Musicians

Musical Instrument & Work Attire Replacement

Altadena Musicians – registry where musicians can list gear lost in the L.A. fires – and donors can help to replace them through gifting or purchasing directly
FEMA Help for Self-Employed and Artists – information on replacing musical instruments and occupational tools including computers and other equipment
Fender CA Wildfire Relief – instrument & gear replacement
FreeConcertClothing.org – This clothing co-op offers free pre-loved, gently used concert clothing, shoes and accessories from concert tails, tuxedos, concert black attire and evening gowns
Guitar Center Music Foundation – grants available for those who have lost musical instruments/equipment in the fires

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Join AFM & MPTF at NAMM 2025!

The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada and the Music Performance Trust Fund are excited to once again be co-hosting a booth at this year’s National Association of Music Merchants Show, the industry’s largest stage uniting the global music, sound and entertainment technology communities. The event takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Find us at Booth 7806 during the event’s three exhibit days, January 23-25 (view map).

Snag your 2025 NAMM badge here.

January 2025 Overture Online: Happy New Year – Let’s Get Organized!

Inside This Issue:

General Membership Meeting & Musicians’ Club Annual Meeting: Monday, January 27 – Voting on 2 Resolutions to Amend the Bylaws
New Rehearsal Room Rates for 2025
Member Spotlight: Bruce Springsteen
Don’t Get Penalized! File for Your L.A. Business Tax Exemption by Feb. 28
What is Organizing?
Why Young People Support Unions So Strongly
Do Not Work For Alert: Giorgio Lalov, dba Teatro Lirico D’Europa
AFM, NBCUniversal Settle Civil Action; Submit Your Incomplete Track Information
Do We Have an Unclaimed Check Waiting for You?
Audition Notices: Long Beach Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
and more!

Browse our full Overture pdf archives here.

For special members-only Overture content — Executive Board minutes, CBAs, Local 47 Wage Scales, Bylaws, Suspended/Expelled member lists, and more — log in to your new E2 member account at ensemble.afm47.org and browse the “Overture” section on the Documents page. (New to E2? Visit our E2 FAQ here.)

New Rehearsal Room Rates for 2025

As of January 1, 2025, rehearsal room rental fees will be increased by $5. There is still no charge for backline (PA, microphones, amps, etc.). Life Members will continue to receive a $5 discount.

We understand the importance of our rehearsal spaces to members and are happy to continue to provide these spaces for a fraction of what is charged elsewhere.

To view the new rates and to book a room, log in to your member account by clicking the Booking button at afm47.org/rehearsals.

December 2024 Overture Online: Happy Holidays from AFM Local 47!

Inside This Issue:

Spread Joy With a Toy! Donate an Unwrapped Toy to Local 47 by December 18
October General Membership Meeting Recap/Resolution Adopted
Member Spotlight: Germaine Franco
AFM 47 Life Member Clint Eastwood Releases 40th Film, ‘Juror #2’
Election 2024: Celebrate the Wins, Organize for the Future
Instrument Insurance is Back: Protect your Gear With AFM & HUB
Center Theatre Group Celebrates Extended Run of ‘American Idiot’
With Deaf West Theatre at Mark Taper Forum
Celebration of Life: George Bohanon
Audition Notice: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
and more!

Browse our full Overture pdf archives here.

AFM Local 47 Bylaws update

At our General Membership Meeting on October 28, 2024, a Resolution to amend the Bylaws was presented concerning the scheduling of quarterly General Membership Meetings (Article VIII, Section 1).

Due to the lack of quorum, a Special Executive Board meeting was held so that the Board could act upon the Resolution, which was recommended for a YES vote by the Legislative Committee. Several members asked questions and offered various opinions, suggestions and recommendations. Of the seven Board members present, all unanimously voted in favor to pass the Resolution.

Local 47 members may read the Resolution by logging in to your online account at ensemble.afm47.org, selecting DOCUMENTS, and clicking the link under the “Resolution to Amend the Bylaws” ribbon. (If you have not yet logged in to our new system, please view the instructions here.) The revised set of Bylaws may also be accessed under the “Other Members-Only Documents” ribbon.

‘Tis the Season: Spread Joy With a Toy!

Donate an unwrapped toy to Local 47 by December 18, 2024

The holidays are approaching rapidly and thousands of families will have to decide whether to buy food, pay rent, or keep the heat on in their homes during the winter nights. Without our help, many of our union sisters, brothers and siblings will be unable to afford holiday presents for their children. Continue reading →

Celebration of Life: George Bohanon

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General Membership Meeting/Musicians’ Club Annual Meeting: 1/27/2025

Monday, January 27, 2025 – 7:30 p.m.
This will be a hybrid meeting format, both online and in person.

In-Person: Captain Greg Welch Gathering Place, 3220 Winona Ave. Burbank CA
Remote: If you will be attending via Zoom, registration is required. Please click here to register; registration will close 1/27 at 7:30pm. Once your membership is verified by our staff, you will receive an email link with the virtual access code.

Musicians’ Club Annual Meeting to immediately follow GMM

Open to all AFM Local 47 members in good standing.
Light refreshments will be served.

On the Agenda (subject to change):
– Presentation of 50-Year Pins
– Voting on 2 Resolutions to Amend the Bylaws
– Officer Reports
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Backpack Friday 11/29/2024: Help someone in need

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