I. NOTICE FROM THE AFM ABOUT THE GUILD
\nII. NOTICE OF A SEMINAR WITH STU PHILLIPS FROM THE SCL
\nIII. MORE MEMBER COMMENTS<\/p>\n
Greetings Colleagues,<\/p>\n
We read the notice below on page 2 of the APRIL, 2007 International
\nMusician. For those still professing that the RMA\u2019s Guild is a legit
\ngroup, please read carefully. It seems the AFM agrees with us.<\/p>\n
Then we share with you a notice from the SCL about an upcoming
\nseminar and end with more member comments.<\/p>\n
THE COMMITTEE<\/p>\n
I. STATEMENT FROM THE APRIL 07 INTERNATIONAL MUSICIAN<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
AN URGENT MESSAGE FOR AFM MEMBERS<\/p>\n
This notice is to inform members of the American Federation of
\nMusicians that an entity calling itself the Professional Musicians
\nGuild is in no way affiliated with the AFM. If you are approached
\nand asked to join the Professional Musicians Guild, the AFM
\nwould like to know the particulars of your case. Please e-mail this
\ninformation to AFM Secretary-Treasurer Sam Folio at sectreas@afm.org.<\/p>\n
II. NOTICE OF SEMINAR WITH STU PHILLIPS FROM THE SCL<\/p>\n
THE SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS
\n SCL Seminar Series
\nhttp:\/\/www.TheSCL.com <\/p>\n
Don’t miss out on an informative, insightful, and entertaining
\nafternoon of score analysis, creative advice, wit, wisdom and
\nexpertise from one who has seen it all in the music business.
\nBe sure to RSVP as soon as possible in order to guarantee your
\ncopy of the scores, handouts, and book. <\/p>\n
THE SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS (SCL)
\n presents the Seminar
\n CAREER NAVIGATION & SCORE ANALYSIS WITH STU PHILLIPS <\/p>\n
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 6, 2007
\n 3:00 – 5:30 pm
\n American Film Institute – Mark Goodson Screening Room
\n 2021 N. Western Avenue (at Los Feliz), Los Angeles, CA 90027 <\/p>\n
The Society of Composers & Lyricists (The SCL) is proud to present
\nCAREER NAVIGATION & SCORE ANALYSIS WITH STU PHILLIPS, an
\nafternoon with composer, musical director, conductor, arranger,
\norchestrator, musician, A&R record producer, and SCL Board Member
\nStu Phillips. One of the most productive and diverse figures in our
\nbusiness, Stu\u2019s career has covered every aspect of the entertainment
\nfield over of the course of his long and illustrious career. Come
\nspend an informative afternoon with Stu as he shows clips and plays
\nexamples taken from his personal archives, analyzing scores,
\ndiscussing how to navigate the rough seas of the film & television music
\nindustry, and giving his insight on how to have a long and rewarding
\ncareer in our business. Stu will also be offering complementary copies
\nof his best selling book, STU WHO – FORTY YEARS OF NAVIGATING THE
\nMUSIC BUSINESS, to the attendees after the seminar. <\/p>\n
STU PHILLIPS studied music at The High School of Music & Art in
\nNew York City, and at The Eastman School of Music in Rochester,
\nNY. He was a talented A&R man in the early sixties not only
\nnurturing new talent, but producing one of the iconic records of
\nthe era, BLUE MOON by the Marcels. He arranged and produced
\nthe top selling JOHNNY ANGEL for a young Shelley Fabares. Beginning
\nthe next phase of his career \u2014 as a film and television composer \u2014
\nStu was the busiest man in LA during an amazing run which included
\nthe score to such television classics as the original BATTLESTAR
\nGALACTICA, KNIGHT RIDER, THE FALL GUY, QUINCY, THE MONKEES
\nand BUCK ROGERS. His film credits include BEYOND THE VALLEY
\nOF THE DOLLS, HELLS ANGELS ON WHEELS and MACON COUNTY
\nLINE. Numerous of these scores have been released on CD and
\nhave been adapted for symphonic orchestra. Stu has been
\nnominated for four Grammy\u2019s during his career, and his ring tone
\nof the KNIGHT RIDER theme was awarded special recognition by BMI.
\nhttp:\/\/www.stuwho.com <\/p>\n
This SCL seminar is:
\n FREE (a membership benefit) for Members of the SCL
\n $25 – Non-members
\n $15 – Students with valid IDs
\n FREE PARKING
\n Seminar fee will be waived if joining the SCL before or at seminar check-in.
\n SCL Platinum Members are welcome to bring one non-member guest for free.
\n SCL Diamond Members are welcome to bring two non-member guest for free. <\/p>\n
To RSVP:
\nReply to: rsvp@thescl.com) provide your first & last name and your daytime phone #
\n(in case we need to contact you), and if you are a member of the
\nSCL (or not).
\n – If additional people are coming with you, please provide their
\nname(s) and whether they are SCL members or not.
\n – Confirmation of your RSVP will be sent only if you request it at
\nthe time of sending your RSVP. <\/p>\n
The SCL gratefully acknowledges the continuing support of our
\nSCL Members, along with ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC.
\n *************************************************************** <\/p>\n
THE SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS (SCL) is the non-profit and primary organization for actively-working professional composers and lyricists, with a distinguished 60-year history in the fine art of creating music for motion pictures and television. The predecessor organization, the Screen Composers Association, began in 1945 with such legendary icons as Max Steiner, Bernard Herrmann, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Dimitri Tiomkin and David Raksin among others. Current SCL Members include the top creative professionals whose experience and expertise is focused on many of the creative, technological, legal, newsworthy and pressing issues of the film\/television\/game music industry today.
\nhttp:\/\/www.TheSCL.com<\/p>\n
III. MORE MEMBER COMMENTS<\/p>\n
Most of these comments were sent immediately before the April
\n23rd\u2019s meeting…
\n—<\/p>\n
You guys are my heroes! For a very long time I really had my
\ndoubts about the Local 47 and the officers that were in charge.
\nWhen I tried to tell my friends about joining the AFM, they gave
\nme responses like; \u201cThey only take your money.\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m afraid to
\njoin because we won\u2019t be able to play in clubs.\u201d For me I am
\nfortunate to be in the Local 47 for the last 21 years. I have made
\nmany great friends and played some wonderful gigs with the help
\nof the Local 47.<\/p>\n
The union was there for me; for example I have one story that
\nhappened to me when I was 17 years old. I was playing in a jazz
\nquartet (alto sax, piano, bass, and drums) and we were playing in
\na club on the corner of Grand and Olympic in Downtown Los
\nAngeles. One side was a boom-boom disco room, and the other
\nside was the jazz cocktail lounge. The place was crowded and
\neverything seemed to go well. Mind you the cover charge to get
\ninto the club was 10 dollars. That was a steep price in 1985. At
\nthe end of the night when we were expecting our money; the
\nowner told us to come the next night and we\u2019ll get paid because
\nthey didn\u2019t make enough money to clear their overhead. That was
\nFriday night so here comes Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Well the place was even more crowded on Saturday night, and we
\nthought that we were going to really get some cash. The owner
\ntried to stiff us again by telling us the same story while having his
\nhenchmen intimidate us by taking our gear outside. Thank God
\nwe had a contract and we called 1-800- ROAD GIG from a pay
\nphone and left a message. To make a long story short, we received
\npayment for the 2 gigs; we were also covered for our work dues
\nand pension. If it weren\u2019t for the AFM, we would have been stranded.<\/p>\n
Since I discovered your Committee, I feel a new sense of pride
\nthat I haven\u2019t felt in years. Because of your efforts, I\u2019m honored
\nto be a member of the Local 47.<\/p>\n
God bless each and everyone of you,<\/p>\n
————<\/p>\n
Re: Hal for AFM Pres — It is my impression that about half of the
\nAFM delegates are star-struck by anyone from a big local and the
\nother half are disgusted by Sandy DeCresent’s minions lobbying
\nat the Convention. My info is that the anti-Tom Lee faction will be
\nrunning Moriarity for AFM pres, the only person they see who has
\na chance of winning. <\/p>\n
Perhaps worse for L47 than Hal being elected AFM pres would be
\nthe line of succession to the presidency at L47. Yikes! <\/p>\n
A quote I just heard may be useful to you: “… being nice to a bully
\n doesn’t work. You’ve got to fight back. You’ve got to stand up.” —
\nLaura Flanders on Democracy Now! 4\/9\/07 <\/p>\n
————<\/p>\n
How do we represent our vote if we physically can not attend this
\nmeeting. How come there was never a absent “t” vote represented.
\nI think there are a lot of us that can not attend this meeting so
\nour voice once again will not be heard. If you have any suggestions,
\nI would be more than happy to listen as I am upset that my voice
\ncan not be heard or represented and there hasn’t been an alternative
\npresented. <\/p>\n
————<\/p>\n
whoever you are, good luck…i can’t make the meeting because i
\nwould have to shut down the library where i work 1 nite a week, and my student helper isn’t here cuz he’s sick…so i hope you get the votes necessary!!!!!!!!!!!! please put out an email as soon as you can about what happened at the meeting! <\/p>\n
————<\/p>\n
THIS GUY IS THE S*** MAN _ COME FORWARD AND BE KNOWN <\/p>\n ————<\/p>\n That was a nice bit of writing by the person who wrote to “Dear There are things to learn from this situation, and things to ponder. The tradition of Western Enlightenment has taught us, among The most important characteristic of a marketplace is its MOBILITY, Bottom line: it is obvious that the only principles (we’ll call them that) Meantime those Hollywood “egos to the moon” will continue in their ————<\/p>\n I have three issues: <\/p>\n (1) You wrote: “The COMMITTEE FOR A MORE RESPONSIBLE LOCAL So, who are you guys? Do you intend to remain anonymous? <\/p>\n (2) Re: Raising the quorum to 100? How did this happen? Was (3) I have been complaining to the officers for years about our ————<\/p>\n (Referring to the April 2rd meeting) ————<\/p>\n General response to some of the last comments:<\/p>\n I think there is an inherent misunderstanding by some of the And healthy discussion such as this is in my opinion desperately Yes opportunities arise and the tides change; new members join and (anonymous)<\/p>\n ————<\/p>\n Dear Anonymous, <\/p>\n First of all, use proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, and logic, if you Second, after reading the RMA article, I’d prefer a larger quorum, to avoid ———–<\/p>\n Thank you for the heads up. I will make every effort to attend the BTW: I have a little “horror” story of my own concerning on-line You may know that it’s possible to use file transfers over the web Months ago, I emailed 47 and AFM\/NYC to ask that they consider That was in December, and even though I did follow up emails there’s Why “the powers that be” won’t set up an AFM sponsored\/backed What the (fill in expletive) is going on with these folks? We can’t But noooooo…….I haven’t heard a peep from anyone and I have I can really see the AFM “imploding on itself”, and I have to ask Isn’t there some sort of gov’t oversight (NLRB, etc.) entity that One other thing i have to question is why doesn’t the AFM have What kind of bovine feces is this? <\/p>\n ————-<\/p>\n Local 47 Colleagues,<\/p>\n The next mailing will include more member comments and some Until next time,<\/p>\n THE COMMITTEE FOR A MORE RESPONSIBLE LOCAL 47<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I. NOTICE FROM THE AFM ABOUT THE GUILD II. NOTICE OF A SEMINAR WITH STU PHILLIPS FROM THE SCL III. MORE MEMBER COMMENTS Greetings Colleagues, We read the notice below on page 2 of the APRIL, 2007 International Musician. For those still professing that the RMA\u2019s Guild is a legit group, please read carefully. It […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-committee-newsletters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.responsible47.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWeekend Warrior.” It will be interesting to see what happens
\ntomorrow at the meeting. <\/p>\n
\nWe can state the truth a number of different ways, yet when the
\nrubber hits the road it often becomes clear that people don’t care
\nabout the truth–even while they flatter themselves by declaring
\nthat they do. Human corruptibility is nothing new; Augustine talked
\nabout it at length 1600 years ago. <\/p>\n
\nother things, that remedies for corruption include individual
\nliberties, free-market economics and decentralization of power.
\nI didn’t read the email but I can’t imagine how the the RMA could
\nuse “its the marketplace” as part of its rationale without completely
\nperverting the meaning of marketplace.<\/p>\n
\nexactly what the powers that be want to thwart. But, as I said, I
\ndoubt they honestly care about the marketplace in the abstract or
\nin theory, just their bank accounts and homes in the Hollywood Hills. <\/p>\n
\n involved here are the quest of money and control. It is probably safe to
\n assume that no one will change their practices unless forced to. The
\n situation is a travesty. I have no doubt it will change but it remains to
\n be seen whether those changes happen sooner or later. <\/p>\n
\nvanity and greed, while promulgating their contrived reality to whoever
\nwill listen–students, Kool-Aid drinkers, fellow travelers, sycophants,
\n provincial thinkers and the intellectually challenged. They’ll ride the
\n ride until the power is turned off, at which point there might be some
\nhope of restoring some measure of self-respect to our community. <\/p>\n
\n47 is a collection of Local 47 Members dedicated to the rank and
\nfile. We exist to provide information. . .” <\/p>\n
\nit a bylaw change? Was it a typo? Did an extra zero merely get put
\naccidentally at the end? How stupid is this? I don’t remember seeing
\nthis issue anywhere. Two years without a membership meeting?
\nYou gotta be kidding. <\/p>\n
\nsitting still and watching the musician’s union die on the vine.
\nThere is so much they could do to indoctrinate youngsters in school
\nand they have let whole generations grow up ignorant. I guess
\nwith the local’s officers, the old saying is alive and well, you can’t
\nteach a pig to fly. <\/p>\n
\nOh, I wouldn’t miss this. Thanks for keeping we peons informed,
\nI personally appreciate it very much. =)<\/p>\n
\nmembers’ comments regarding a few key points. First of all, in
\nregard to “the Committee’s” anonymity, those who are suspicious
\nas to why identities have been kept hidden is in my opinion a bit
\nirrelevant to the open discussion we are all reading insofar as
\nopposing viewpoints ARE displayed and while there may be biased
\naccusations or even truths expressed, they are certainly open to
\ndiscovering the facts of the situation. I also understand that there
\nare good political reasons for keeping individual names from
\nbeing published here – just look at the daily mudslinging e-mails
\nthat came from Hal’s office during the last election, not to mention
\nthe actual proposals we will be voting on. There is a great deal to
\nbe concerned about when it comes to the health and welfare of
\nour union and its members. <\/p>\n
\nneeded amongst our membership. Our low quorums for union
\nmeetings should serve as an example of the complacency of the
\nmajority voice of the union. While our union is made up of a range
\nof honest, good people – some doing very well and some not,
\nthere are also those who have a different agenda. Regardless of
\nwhich side of an issue you are on, I think it’s safe to say our union
\ncan do more for its members and better represent the majority of
\nthem – and we need to stand up and demand that or as the saying
\ngoes, “bad things happen when good people do nothing”. While
\nnobody expects the union to find us work, we would hope that
\nwith equal experience, effort, talent, business sense and positive
\nattitude, our union won’t stack the deck against any of us. I will
\nbe the first to say that those who do very well generally deserve it
\nand have paid their dues. But we cannot allow our union to effectively
\nsay to the rest, “sorry, those jobs are full now and we’re not accepting
\nany more applications”. <\/p>\n
\nthere are new musicians coming into the fold all the time; but ask
\nyourself this question, “is your union doing all it can to help this
\nhappen, or prevent it?”. See you Monday (I hope). <\/p>\n
\n want to be understood, and if you want to win people over to your way of
\n thinking. Your message below, which makes no reference to the facts and
\n arguments of the RMA newsletter, has one particularly atrocious sentence
\n which says: ” If you know the ins and outs their arguments and assinine and
\n insult the intelligence of anyone who knows the score (no pun intended).” <\/p>\n
\n tyrrany of any vocal minority (whether it’s FMA, RMA, or, yes, even The
\n Committee). If your committee’s positions on every union matter are so
\nmuch better than those of the board and of other musicians, certainly you
\nshould be able to convince at least 170 musicians to push your positions
\nthrough at general membership meetings. <\/p>\n
\n4\/23 meeting. Is there something that can be done to insure
\nadequate parking for Members attending this meeting? <\/p>\n
\nrecording sessions and 47\/AFM inaction, non-replies, etc. <\/p>\n
\nto record music tracks. There’s a website (www.sessionplayers.com)
\nthat has a list of “name” musicians available to record tracks for
\nanyone, world-wide. This is a great use of the technology, because
\nit enables a musician\/artist from (let’s say Hungary) to have the
\ntalents of a Luis Conte play on their (mostly) independent recording.
\nOther players use their own websites (i.e. russmiller.com) to do
\nthe same thing. Industry mags like “Mix” and “Recording” have had
\nads for online sessions for quite a while, and evidently this is working
\nfor many musicians\/artists worldwide. <\/p>\n
\nsetting up an AFM site for online recording. Sam Folio did reply,
\nsaying they were going to look into this and get back to me. I also
\nreceived a reply from the 47 office saying the same thing. <\/p>\n
\nbeen no response to my inquiries. <\/p>\n
\nsite for members to use the web to record and make some $$$
\n(along w\/dues payments) is beyond me. <\/p>\n
\nuse things like Craig’s List because they’re warning their users to
\ngo local only. Besides, an AFM-backed site would add credibility
\nto any Member offering his\/her services because of Union contracts. <\/p>\n
\nto ask myself “why?”. Is it because there’s some “deal” to keep as
\nmuch work as possible in recording studios? Is RMA influencing
\nthem against such a move? What’s the logic behind not seeing\/doing
\nthis on their own initiative? Especially since that’s what we’re paying
\nthem (by our dues) to do? I’m at a loss to explain this. <\/p>\n
\nwhy am I paying dues when nothing’s being done for me. This is
\nREALLY jacked-up! <\/p>\n
\ncan help us get things straight here? <\/p>\n
\nagreements w\/ foreign orchestras and music associations? Every
\nmonth in Int’l Musician there are ads for foreign orchestras, and
\nthere is always a disclaimer that AFM can’t vouch for working
\nstandards, etc. <\/p>\n
\nof what’s going on behind closed doors at the Local.<\/p>\n