Greetings Colleagues!,<\/p>\n
I.\tReminder of vital Local 47 meeting April 23rd.
\nII.\tDisney Director of Music Cheryl Foliart at ASMAC Luncheon
\nIII.\tMember Comments<\/p>\n
I.\tReminder of vital Local 47 meeting April 23rd.<\/p>\n
On Monday April 23rd, a week from this Monday at 7pm at the
\nLocal, the future course of Local will be decided. Gary Lasley and
\nRMA VP Marc Sazer have submitted 3 resolutions which, if passed,
\nwill consolidate the recording elite’s and Espinosa administration\u2019s
\npower over our Local and shut down the members voice once again.
\nWe need you at the meeting to stop their attempt to raise the
\nquorum to an absurd 170 and stop the members\u2019 voices from
\nbeing restricted to only a regular Tuesday Board meeting.
\n\tWe need all concerned Rank and File members to attend
\nthe meeting and VOTE NO on all of Lasley\/Sazer\u2019s oppressive
\nresolutions.<\/p>\n
The RMA has already put out two mailings urging their members
\nto attend and they must be outnumbered if we are to keep our
\nvoice!
\n\tAlso at this meeting: Two positions on the election board
\nwill be filled by YOUR VOTES! Please come down and protect the
\nintegrity of this board by voting in independent voices.<\/p>\n
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II.\tASMAC MONTHLY LUNCHEON FEATURES CHERYL FOLIART <\/p>\n
Cheryl Foliart is truly a gem in the Los Angeles Film, TV and
\nMusic Community. Take this chance to hear her speak and
\nperhaps ask some of the questions you\u2019ve always wanted to
\nask a studio Director of Music! These chances don\u2019t come
\nalong often, so don\u2019t miss it!<\/p>\n
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 @ Catalina’s <\/p>\n
Cheryl Foliart\u2019s career has followed a varied path, running the
\ngamut from award-winning instrumentalist, graduate of USC\u2019s
\nprestigious music program, music producer, to music executive.
\n During this last phase her career has chronicled some of the
\ngreatest shows in television history. Beginning at Paramount in
\nthe mid 80\u2019s, she had the opportunity to oversee such Nielson
\nfavorites as Cheers, Family Ties, Webster, McGyver, Star Trek:
\nthe Next Generation and the first series made for cable, Brothers.
\nDuring her tenure there, she was instrumental in organizing
\nhundreds of recording sessions, most of which were done at the
\nvenerable Stage M, and had the opportunity to work with the
\nleading composers and musicians of that era. She has been a
\nlong time champion of the live musicians here in Los Angeles,
\nand was a key player in returning live recording to television.
\n Leaving Paramount in 1990, she become one of the youngest
\ndepartment heads at the Walt Disney Company, where she has
\nserved as Vice-President since 1996. Over the course of her
\nDisney career she has organized and directed the day to day
\nactivities on thousands of episodes of such television classics as
\nHome Improvement and the current hits Lost, Desperate
\nHousewives, Scubs, Grey\u2019s Anatomy, Ghost Whisperer Criminal
\nMinds and Ugly Betty. Cheryl\u2019s music background has been
\nindispensable in interfacing with composers and musicians and
\nher passion for the musical score along with her in depth
\nknowledge of our industry continues to make her one of the
\nmost successful executives in the business. <\/p>\n
Catalina Bar & Grill
\n6725 West Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028
\n(1 BLOCK E OF HIGHLAND \u2013 north side of street \u2013 cor of McCadden) <\/p>\n
Cost: ASMAC Members & Students $30 \u2022 Guests and all walk-ins $35
\nParking: Valet $3.00 \u2022 Enter on McCadden – west side of Catalina\u2019s \u2013 lot at back <\/p>\n
Please make reservations by Tuesday morning, April 17th @ 818\/994-4661
\n Or by email to syd@theproperimageevents.com AND check out our website—www.asmac.org <\/p>\n
REMINDERS AND SAVE THE DATES
\nWednesday, May 16th – 11:30am – Monthly Luncheon @ Catalinas
\nHonoring our Own \u2013 Sylvester Rivers and Chris Walden
\nWednesday, June 20 \u2013 Monthly Luncheon @ Catalinas
\nSpecial Guest Speaker \u2013 Composer\/Producer Rickey Minor, (Music Director, American Idol) <\/p>\n
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III. MEMBER COMMENTS<\/p>\n
From Chris Tedesco\u2026.<\/p>\n
Rumors abound – and e-mails abound.<\/p>\n
I need to straighten some things out – and feel to circulate this. <\/p>\n
I am NOT contracting for New Era scoring – this is a co. that is
\nlooking to do fi-core dates in town so they don’t have to go to
\nSeattle or London anymore to do their library stuff – hmm
\nmoney kept in town regardless – BETTER than going away many
\nsay. They have done dates in town with other ESTABLISHED
\ncontractors who had no business taking the job – but they did – <\/p>\n
in fact – I heard they just did some more and I did not contract
\nbut know the job got done dark – and that company has spent
\nmoney in town – better than going to Seattle some may say. <\/p>\n
I sent around e-mails saying – “hey – FI CORE stuff – this may
\nbe a way to put SEATTLE out of work – now, that is a goal – and
\nafter 12 years of success up there with no signs of slow down –
\nI would think it’s time to get those jobs back any way it can be
\ndone – regardless. <\/p>\n
Studios closing, players in your elite class moaning about loss of
\nwork – yet no progress <\/p>\n
Producers are demonstrating DAILY that they don’t need LA for
\nlower budget or buyout projects <\/p>\n
You may have been forwarded some e-mails of past. I call them
\nlike I see them and this is in no way a blast on you. I am a flag
\nwaving AFM, RMA, local member all the way – You have to get
\nrid of the “me versus you” – and get all parties of the RMA and
\nlocal working together to end this Runaway scoring issue. <\/p>\n
I cannot watch another composer who lives here, works here,
\nmakes his or hers deals here not being able to score here – now
\nhow sad is that? – every job is sacred, period, and every job done
\nout of town is a travesty. I don’t have the solution either. …. just
\na lot of complaining players that are not in the elite recording
\nstatus not working <\/p>\n
You have to wait 4 to 6 weeks to get open dates form Simon
\nJames in Seattle now – nice <\/p>\n
Union wise – I file many union contracts for jobs in town – live
\nand recorded – so I am not A UNION BUSTER. The first thing out
\nof my mouth when someone calls for anything (live or recorded)
\nis….”can it be union?” – always. I get my health insurance from
\n47 and lobby for it always. <\/p>\n
There are MANY able players in town not part of the “nifty” 100
\nto 250. ALL are afraid to say what is going on- and maybe I am
\nthe only dummy to say it in e-mails publicly. But ya know, AGAIN,
\nafter Seattle’s 12 years of successfully taking the middle and
\nlower end of the recording biz – something has to be done –
\nfrustrated and venting here. <\/p>\n
I am not the guy offering up a buyout, giving in to producers etc –
\nI DON’T have the answer – I’m just getting people talking about
\nthe issues. <\/p>\n
I want to be the guy picking up the phone calling players for
\nwork – it is an un-truth that there is only one or two contractors
\nin town that can book a great orchestra <\/p>\n
And by the way – there are many “elite” players still doing dark
\ndates all the time – and why are these people deemed teflon
\nproof and continue to work regardless in the elite sessions????
\nWould you like names?? there is a horn player in your section
\nthat does them at a composers home studio.<\/p>\n
AND…..what about composers that ARE in the AFM and RMA
\ntaking jobs up to Seattle – what is right about that? – it says in
\nthe by-laws that composers are bound by the same rules as rank
\nand file.<\/p>\n
There is NOTHING right about any of the goings on with all this. <\/p>\n
Who’s fault is it that a job comes out of the gate with the stamp –
\nNO AFM! <\/p>\n
thanks <\/p>\n
Chris T <\/p>\n
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Well <\/p>\n
Pension going down by a quarter % – not enough going in front
\nend I guess as the Titanic still takes on water while everyone sits
\naround as Seattle flourishes <\/p>\n
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You know these resolutions wouldn’t have been proposed unless
\nthe RMA was absolutely positive they would have enough people
\nthere to pass them. I hope your email list has enough people on
\nit to make a difference. <\/p>\n
I for one would like more information on NEW ERA SCORING.
\nSounds like maybe a viable solution to the problems we’re having.
\nIf we lose our voices this time, I don’t think I am going to have
\nany more use for this union. Core Status is great if you’re getting
\nenough union work to make it worth while. The other solution
\nwould be to resign from the union so they do not enjoy any more
\nfinancial support. Hit them in the wallet and they will listen.<\/p>\n
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My husband is a substitute teacher (and actor, more
\n importantly!). <\/p>\n
He is a member of UTLA, but chooses to only pay the
\n “Agency Fee” (their term, not mine). He pays a
\n portion of the dues (about 2\/3), but so far has never
\n been turned down for any service that UTLA (United
\n Teachers Los Angeles) provides. He gets the UTLA
\n paper, UTLA has helped him with payroll issues., etc.
\n etc.
\n Is Hal right that you have to resign completely from
\n the AFM?<\/p>\n
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What are you guys talking about exactly? What is this core
\nwhatever stuff?<\/p>\n
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An article about “Virtual Orchestras” and Theater appeared in the
\nNY Times this last Sunday.<\/p>\n
It might be of interest.<\/p>\n
The link is:<\/p>\n