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Memorial for Brian O’Connor
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BRIAN O’CONNOR Memorial service: There will also be a Musical Celebration of Brian’s Life at Local 47 in June. Stay tuned for further details. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the UCLA Neurology Foundation. You may send a donation by check or money order to: Attention: Luba Skoropad Make check payable to: UCLA Foundation Please indicate on the memo line: “For the research of Dr. Linda Liau.” |
Fight for $15 on April 14th
Workers are fed up. Fed up with companies like McDonald’s that rake in billions each year while workers can’t make ends meet.
Fed up with impossible choices – between paying bills, feeding our kids or just keeping a roof over our heads.
And we won’t be ignored any longer. On April 14 across California, we’re standing up for $15 and union rights. Will you be there with us?
YES! It’s time for $15 and union rights. I want to stand with workers on April 14!
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The Actors Fund: A Great Hidden Resource for Musicians
Not just for SAG members – The Actors Fund serves musicians, dancers, and everyone in entertainment
Did you know that The Actors Fund isn’t just for actors?
Founded in 1882, The Actors Fund is for ALL professionals in entertainment and assists more than 21,000 performing artists a year across the country, more than 5,000 of whom are in the Western Region. Continue reading
Final Note: Brian O’Connor
In Loving Remembrance:
BRIAN O’CONNOR
Horn
(12/6/1951 – 3/4/2016)
By Marie Matson
Brian O’Connor sincerely loved to play his horn. It was his career, his passion and his life. His pure tone and floating high-range were part of his signature sound, and his majestic horn solos in “Star Trek: First Contact” are known and loved across several generations. (In fact, playing recordings of Brian’s “Star Trek” and other solos in the hospital room got him a lot of extra attention!) Brian made a peaceful transition on March 4, 2016, but his feisty spirit and his vast legacy of recorded and live work will be with us forever. Continue reading
Monthly Ravel Group @ Vitello’s
Monthly Ravel Group
Third Fridays, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
@ Vitello’s on Tujunga
Dr. Richard Niles
The Ravel group was founded nine years ago by composer Ron Jones and meets every month to study great contemporary and classical scores. There’s always exciting guest panelists with lots of interactive questions, plus musical and score examples on a great projection system. Past guests include Tyler Bates, Ira Hearshen, Rick Baptist, and Gene Cipriano.
On March 18, 2016, our guest is Dr. Richard Niles, a prolific composer, arranger, and producer. Recordings featuring his work have sold over 250 million copies worldwide. Continue reading
2015 Roundup – Film & TV Scores Made in L.A.
Kudos to all the talented artists involved in scoring these motion picture and TV shows AFM Local 47, Los Angeles in 2015!*
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Celebrate Women’s History Day by Watching ‘He Named Me Malala’
Today is Women’s History Day, and we’re celebrating by watching the Los Angeles-scored, critically acclaimed documentary, HE NAMED ME MALALA. Continue reading
Happy 100th Birthday, Slim!
Local 47 President John Acosta with Life Member Homer Archibald “Slim” Tanner displaying proclamations from the City of Downey and U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein in honor of his 100th birthday, March 7, 2016. (Photos by Linda A. Rapka)
Today, Life Member Homer Archibald ‘Slim’ Tanner enjoyed the celebration of the century, literally — March 7, 2016 marks his 100th birthday!
Local 47 President John Acosta, along with Communications Director Linda Rapka, visited Slim at his home in Downey to present him with a birthday card, balloon, and a special gift: a Certificate of Recognition signed by Downey Mayor Alex Saab, Mayor Pro Tem Fernando Vasquez, and Councilmembers Sean Ashton, Roger C. Brossmer, and Luis H. Marquez, expressing their “sincerest best wishes on this very special occasion.” Continue reading
Lee Ritenour’s Six String Theory Competition Open for Applications
Grammy-winning guitarist/producer, Local 47 member Lee Ritenour hosts the biennial Six String Theory Competition for the 5th time with applications accepted in guitar, bass, piano/keyboards, and drums.
Registration is open through May 15, 2016, on the website sixstringtheory.com by submitting two YouTube videos. For guitar, applicants may register in the genres of Rock, Blues, Jazz/Fusion, Acoustic/Country, Classical/Flamenco and Rhythm Guitar which includes Pop, Funk, R&B, and World styles (Brazilian, Latin, African, Island, etc.). For rhythm players, any contemporary music style will be accepted such as jazz, fusion, R & B, rock, blues, etc. Continue reading