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Visit AFM at NAMM 2024!
The American Federation of Musicians is proud to have 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.
NAMM 2024 takes place January 25-28 in Anaheim. You’ll find AFM next to the Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) at Booth #9916 — view the show map here.
Grab your NAMM badge, stop by our booth and say hello!
Musicians to Rally Jan. 22 to Demand Their Fair Share
In less than three weeks, musicians will begin bargaining with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for the motion picture and TV film contract.
Now it’s our turn to negotiate a fair and sustainable contract – just like our fellow unions WGA and SAG-AFTRA did.
On Monday, January 22, 2024, at 9 a.m., musicians will be marching in front of the AMPTP headquarters in Sherman Oaks to take us directly into that day’s negotiations with a great wave of support from members and fellow union allies.
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As Contract Negotiations Near, Musicians Demand a Fair Share in the New Year
Entertainment Workers are Rising Up: Musicians are Next!
Just as writers and actors fought the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for better wages and strengthened contract protections over many long months in 2023, so too will musicians come January 22.
Contract negotiations for the AFM Basic Theatrical Motion Picture and Basic Television Motion Picture agreements with the AMPTP will take place here in Los Angeles, and AFM members throughout the U.S. and Canada are working together on the grassroots AFM Fair Share for Musicians campaign. Continue reading
January 2024 Overture Online: Musicians Demand a Fair Share in the New Year
Inside This Issue:
- COVER STORY: Musicians Demand a Fair Share in the New Year
- General Membership & Annual Club Meetings: January 22
- 2024 Wage Scale Books Now Available
- Member Spotlight: Michael O’Daniel
- MusiCares Launches ‘Resilience on the Road Toolkit’ for Touring Musicians
- The Year in Labor: An Overview by LA Fed President Yvonne Wheeler
- Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund: A New Year Rings In a New Fund
- Auditions: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
and more!
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General Membership & Musicians’ Club Annual Meetings: January 22, 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
RSVP to: rsvp@afm47.org
(RSVP encouraged, but not required)
MUSICIANS’ CLUB OF LOS ANGELES ANNUAL MEETING
Immediately following General Membership Meeting
All members of AFM Local 47 are also members of the Musicians’ Club of Los Angeles
To review our meeting policies and additional information, please visit afm47.org/gmm
Final Note: Nicholas Louis Martinis
Life Member. Drum Set
8/13/1931 – 12/7/2023
by Robbie Hioki
Nicholas Louis Martinis was born on August 13, 1931 in Philadelphia, PA.
As a young aspiring drummer in Philly, Max Roach let Nick sit in with his band, and there he got to play with Charlie Parker.
Nick went on tour with a band from Philly and settled in Los Angeles. Some of his favorite jobs include working with Frank Rosolino, The Lighthouse All Stars, and the Pete Jolly Trio. He played with Pete for over 30 years. Continue reading
Pacific Jazz Orchestra Launches Spectacular Debut Season
LA Welcomes First Resident Jazz Orchestra in Nearly Two Decades
by Linda A. Rapka
Aiming to entertain and enrich the local community of Los Angeles as well as the global community through performance and education, the newly formed Pacific Jazz Orchestra is the ambitious innovation of Chris Walden, a seven-time GRAMMY-nominated arranger/conductor who serves as the orchestra’s artistic director and conductor.
“I’ve been arranging and conducting for recording artists and for TV and film for 30 years, but I’m now at a point in my career and my life where I wanted to fulfill my own musical vision,” Walden said. “Having worked a lot with symphony orchestras as well as with big bands, I wanted to create a hybrid ensemble that embodies both. And with this 40-piece ensemble we’re able to play jazz as well as symphonic material.” Continue reading
December 2023 Overture Online: The Magic of Music
Inside This Issue:
- COVER STORY: The Magic of Music – ‘Tis the Season to Celebrate the Wonder of Our Art
- Music Performance Trust Fund Offers Increased Funding for 2024
- Congratulations 66th Annual Grammy Nominees!
- Member Spotlight: Siddhartha Khosla
- Local Wage Scale Updates Announced for 2024
- Pacific Jazz Orchestra Launches Spectacular Debut Season
- File for Your Creative Artist Business Tax Exemption
- Auditions: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera
and more!
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Congratulations 2024 GRAMMY Nominees + Winners!
Congratulations to everyone whose work can be heard on the 66th Annual GRAMMY-nominated tracks and albums, recorded under AFM union contracts filed with Local 47!
The awards ceremony takes place Sunday, February 4, 2024.
Listen to our #AFM47 2024 Grammys Playlist: