2\/23\/18<\/p>\n
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I. THE INNER CIRCLE SPEAKS
\nII. UPDATE ON THE BUTCH LEWIES ACT
\nIII. EVENTS<\/p>\n
…Absolutely guaranteed anonymity – Former Musician’s Union officer
\n‘
\n…The one voice of reason in a sea of insanity – Nashville ‘first call’\u2028scoring musician
\n…Allows us to speak our minds without fear of reprisal – L.A. Symphonic musician<\/p>\n
…Reporting issues the Musicians Union doesn’t dare to mention – National touring musician<\/p>\n
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I. THE INNER CIRCLE SPEAKS<\/p>\n
KARMA’S A BITCH<\/p>\n
It has now been confirmed by multiple sources
\nthat an well-known officer of the RMA, sued a
\nmajor contractor last year because the contractor
\nstopped hiring them. They lost, of course. Said
\ncontractor stopped hiring them because, according
\nto the contractor, their lack of “musical contribution”.
\nWhether they are used by the contractor at this point
\nis unknown.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s called FREE-LANCING, Mr\/Ms 2nd fiddle and
\ncontractors can hire (Or not hire) who they like!
\nHow Ironic that after all the careers you\u2019ve affected
\nfor good or ill (far more for ill), you should find yourself
\naffected by the same practices. You\u2019ll have to suffer
\nalong with the 1000\u2019s of sessions you\u2019ve played
\non and the six figure July check you get.<\/p>\n
THERE\u2019S ALWAYS ANOTHER<\/p>\n
It certainly seems that once the system had
\nalmost gotten rid of one person there\u2019s another
\nready to take their place. The below should
\nprove to the kool-aide drinkers that, yes,
\npeople are still blacklisted and targeted.
\nAnd that the RMA is still the most disruptive
\nentity in our business. Indeed, the RMA
\nleadership’s conduct and AFM’s conduct has
\nmade the AFM brand absolutely toxic to a
\nmajority of studios and producers of content,
\nnot to mention the composers.<\/p>\n
Looking at the below shows why no one
\nwants to work with the AFM if they have a
\nchoice.<\/p>\n
This has ALSO been verified by multiple
\nsources\u2026. (Some identities are protected
\nhere, though figuring out who is being
\nreferred to should be a simple matter
\ninside the recording industry.)<\/p>\n
-A local union contractor was busted in
\nthe fall of last year for a non-union
\nrecording date at \u201cThe Bridge\u201d in
\nGlendale, CA<\/p>\n
-A list of the musicians involved was
\nleaked to contractors before the musicians
\naccused were charged. This resulted in
\nseveral established musicians becoming
\nblacklisted from A list contractors.<\/p>\n
-An RMALA officer orchestrated this
\noperation in an attempt to target specific
\ncontractors who are in opposition to his
\nown personal interests. Coincidentally,
\nthose who also refuse to hire him.<\/p>\n
– This RMA Officer, who has also stopped
\nworking for this contractor, is on the war
\npath having used former Local 47 employee
\nGordon Grayson as his henchman to spy
\non selected contractors. (Mr. Grayson was
\nat one point spotted taking photos outside
\nof Warner Brothers) Gordon\u2019s associate Erick
\nCruz took photos outside of the Bridge
\nRecording to bust said contractor\u2019s session.
\nOnly some of the musicians present were
\ncharged.<\/p>\n
-The RMA Officer who himself is on the
\nA-list, will deny any and all accusations,
\nand hides behind Grayson\u2019s actions, so
\nthat he may remain in good graces with
\nhis colleagues – the very same people
\nwho he spies on and incriminates.<\/p>\n
– The RMA Officer maintains friendships
\nwith musicians and then uses personal
\ninformation to bust these select contractors.<\/p>\n
– The RMA Officer has also gained preferential
\ntreatment from a certain contractor for
\neliminating this contractor\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n
– The RMA Officer has held a grudge towards
\nthis particular \u201cbusted\u201d contractor and his
\npartner for many years.<\/p>\n
-What is the advantage to this RMA Officer
\nin attacking musicians who are barely scraping
\nby to make a living, while he sits comfortably
\nin an A-list chair helping the one contractor
\nwho still hires him?<\/p>\n
-He addresses the only contractor who hires
\nhim as \u201cfat fi-core idiot\u201d, \u00a0and he will do anything
\nhe can to manipulate him into returning to the
\nunion while he busts actual union contractors.<\/p>\n
-He has no allegiance to anyone who will not
\nhelp him professionally.<\/p>\n
We hope this provides you with some insight to
\nthe inner workings of the RMA and their henchman
\nworking on their own accord outside of Local 47\u2019s
\njurisdiction. Please help us by informing the
\ncommunity via the blog.<\/p>\n
Enjoy,<\/p>\n
-The Inner Circle<\/p>\n
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II. UPDATE on the Butch Lewis Act<\/p>\n
Bi-Partisan Committee Created to Solve Pension Crisis by Year\u2019s End<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the Butch Lewis Act did not make it
\ninto the bipartisan budget deal the U.S. Senate passed
\nlast week. However, this is no reason to give up hope.
\nAs a compromise, a bipartisan House and Senate Joint
\nSelect Committee, led by Senator Sherrod Brown, will be
\ntasked with coming up with a solution to the pension
\ncrisis by the last week of November 2018. You can read
\nthe details about the committee on his website here.<\/p>\n
\u201cWashington bailed out Wall Street, and Wall Street
\nturned around and stole the pensions Ohioans worked
\nfor. Now Congress has a responsibility to protect the
\npensions workers earned before it is too late,\u201d Senator
\nBrown said. \u201cWhile it is not the immediate solution we
\nhoped for, this Committee will force Congress to finally
\ntreat the pension crisis with the seriousness and
\nurgency American workers deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even without the bill passing, there are some encouraging
\nthings that have happened. In supporting the Butch Lewis
\nAct we, the AFM membership, pushed the trustees to finally
\nlook beyond MPRA as a legislative solution to our pension
\ncrisis. Six months ago, they were totally disengaged from the
\nlegislative process claiming that there is no pension-related
\nlegislation that could help the AFM-EPF. Flash forward to
\nDecember 2017, after immense pressure from AFM
\nmembership the trustees are writing to us in full support of
\nthe Butch Lewis Act. That is progress which only came
\nthanks to your calls and emails.<\/p>\n
While the Butch Lewis Act did not get added to the budget
\ndeal, this new Committee could develop something better.
\nThere are some good components to the Committees\u2019 mandate.
\nThere is a hard deadline, the last week of November 2018,
\nto report on a bill to solve the pension crisis. Also, if there are
\n10 committee members in agreement they are guaranteed
\nan expedited vote on Senate floor with no amendments.<\/p>\n
The Committee is also required hold at least 5 public hearings,
\nincluding the option for another outside of D.C. These meetings
\nwill be held to hear directly from retirees, workers, and businesses
\naffected by the pension crisis. Now, this is the challenge to the
\nAFM and the AFM-EPF trustees. While call-in campaigns are
\nuseful, they pale in comparison to a physical presence. Our
\ntrustees need to be at those meetings. Not only that, but they
\nshould monitor and interface with the members of the Committee,
\nthroughout the year, to make sure our needs are heard. MPS has
\nlong been in contact with Senator Brown\u2019s staff (see our previous
\narticle here). There is no obstacle to our trustees having the same
\naccess.<\/p>\n
While our trustees seemingly continue to pursue making cuts
\nto benefits through MPRA as an option, it should never be the
\nfirst and only option.\u00a0 With the creation of the House and Senate
\nJoint Select Committee tasked with coming up with a solution to
\nthe pension crisis, there is a new opportunity to move in a direction
\naway from MPRA and cuts to benefits. Our trustees should be
\nplanning to take full advantage of this and there is no excuse
\nfor them to not be fully engaged in this process.<\/p>\n
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III. EVENTS
\nDEAN AND RICHARD
\nare now at Culver City Elks the first \u2028Friday of \u2028every month.
\n7:30pm-10:30pm,
\n11160 Washington Pl.
\nCulver City, 90232
\n310-839-8891<\/p>\n
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2\/24\/18<\/p>\n
ASMAC WORKSHOP WITH LADD MACINTOSH!
\nSaturday, February 24th \u00a0from 11am -2pm
\nValley College Recital Hall
\n5800 Fulton Ave
\nValley Glen, CA 91401<\/p>\n
\u201cProblem Solving in Film Orchestration.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ladd will share solutions he has encountered in his
\nfilm orchestration career: such as dealing with
\nsustained low brass in Hans Zimmer\u2019s \u201cCrimson
\nTide,\u201d to alternating low winds in Harry
\nGregson-Williams\u2019 \u201cLive By Night,\u201d to creating
\nthe desired sound for the villain in Heitor Pereira\u2019s
\n\u201cThe Smurfs,\u201d as well as other situations. Other
\ntopics include too much information in the midi
\nfile versus not enough; unusual instruments and
\ninstrumentation; and insights into writing for live players.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0570667\/<\/p>\n
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2\/25\/18<\/p>\n
SONG OF THE ANGELS FLUTE ORCHESTRA
\nSunday, February 25th at 4pm.
\nLa\u00a0Crescenta Presbyterian\u00a0Church,
\n2902 Montrose Avenue, La Crescenta, CA\u00a0 91214
\nWebsite for directions:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0www.lcpc.net
\nConcert starts:\u00a0 4 pm
\nCharles Fernandez, Conductor<\/p>\n
Ever seen a Double contrabass Flute?… or a Contrabass
\nFlute in F? (Only one in the world) Well come out, see
\nthese amazing instruments and hear a widely diverse
\nconcert including:<\/p>\n
-Vivaldi 2 flute concerto – Soloists Deborah MacMurray and Lisa Norton
\n-Handel Harp Concerto – Soloist Naomi Alter (arr. Fernandez)
\n-Puccini Arias (La Boheme and Turandot) – Tenor Egan Connor Carroll (arr. Fernandez)
\n-Francine Pancost\u2019s new arrangement of Gabriel\u2019s Oboe featuring Frederick Staff soloist.
\n– Faure\u2019s Marceau De Concours \u2013 Francine Pancost, alto flute soloist.
\n– Chicako Iverson\u2019s premiere work – Days with a Daughter.<\/p>\n
Plus more!<\/p>\n
Have a flute? Come, bring your students and play a concert
\nending work with us! All are welcome!
\nReception to Follow.<\/p>\n
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2\/25\/18<\/p>\n
COMPOSER’S ENSEMBLE LOS ANGELES<\/p>\n
3 PM
\n2050 Main Street
\nSanta Ana, CA<\/p>\n
Series Premiere!
\nFREE!<\/p>\n
This exciting new concert series features
\na new genre of music each month!<\/p>\n
From Jazz to Opera, Chamber Music to R&B,
\nEach concert will re-invent itself in sound as
\nwell as opportunities to participate! Get ready
\nto listen and bring your horn to play.<\/p>\n
Come join the members of CELA:
\nLaura Halladay – Flute
\nPhil Feather – Oboe
\nKim Richmond – Clarinet
\nJohn Mitchell – Bassoon
\nJosh Aguiar – Trumpet
\nMelissa Hendrickson – Horn
\nRon Minor – Trombone
\nMarcy Vaj – Violin
\nCrystal Alforque – Violin
\nRobin Ross – Viola
\nDerek Stein – Cello
\nLarry Tuttle – Bass<\/p>\n
in a concert of new music written
\nby the members!<\/p>\n
MORE INFO AT:
\nmusic360presents.wixsite.com\/connect<\/p>\n
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3\/7\/18<\/p>\n
NACUSA concert<\/p>\n
Three’s Company featuring Trio Accento,
\nwith
\nLimor-Toren-Immerman, violin;
\nMaksim Velichkin, cello and
\nNora Chiang Wrobel, piano,<\/p>\n
at Mimoda Studio,
\n5774 W. Pico Blvd
\nLos Angeles, CA 90019.<\/p>\n
Admission is free.<\/p>\n
Works include:
\nGernot Wolfgang: Jazz and Cocktails
\nKenneth Froelich: Polarize
\nRussell Steinberg:\u00a0 Paleface
\nDeon Nielsen Price: Angel Trio
\nRichard Derby: Introspection
\nWilliam Toutant: Homage a Debussy.<\/p>\n
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The Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program at the Seattle Film Institute<\/p>\n
is now accepting applications for the one-year<\/p>\n
Master of Music in Film Composition<\/p>\n
One of the Top 4 Film Music Programs in the World!<\/p>\n
Recently rated as the #4 school in the world for film scoring education by\u00a0Music School Central.<\/p>\n
“in just one year, the school places students into a pressure cooker of intense learning resulting in a professional demo reel that can be used to obtain future paid commercial opportunities.”<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Learn from Industry Professionals<\/p>\n
All PNWFS faculty are active professional film and game composers, orchestrators, copyists, and engineers, including the program’s creator and lead instructor Dr.\u00a0Hummie Mann. \u00a0Hummie is the two-time Emmy Award winning film composer of “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” and featured in Variety Magazine’s article\u00a0“Leaders in Learning”.<\/p>\n
Our Program Features:
\n\u2022 9 live recording sessions with professional musicians at Studio X, Seattle’s premiere, world-class studio.
\n\u2022 Opportunities to work with student directors to score actual films from film programs all over the world.
\n\u2022 \u2028Training in all major software programs used in the industry.
\n\u2022 \u2028A state-of-the-art workstation assigned to each student fully installed with the latest versions of all software, sample libraries and plug-ins needed to complete the program.<\/p>\n
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We are a one-year Master of Music in Film Composition program which not only gives our graduates the opportunity to enter the industry and start their careers a year sooner than other programs but saves them an entire year of living expenses. In addition to our accelerated format we also offer the most affordable tuition out of competing programs. Our students have access to FAFSA financial assistance, loans, and scholarships as well.<\/p>\n
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We are very proud to have a high success rate for our graduates who have gone on to work on television shows such as Castle, Empire, and Once Upon a Time; video games such as World of Warcraft, Spate, and Destiny; and films such as The Revenant, Trolls, The Dark Tower, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.\u00a0Apply now\u00a0and you could be joining their ranks!<\/p>\n
Applications are being accepted for the Fall 2018\u00a0school year.
\nWe offer rolling admissions – no deadline to apply.<\/p>\n
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(800) 882-4734 | www.pnwfilmmusic.com
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UNTIL NEXT TIME,\u2028\u2028THE COMMITTEE FOR A MORE RESPONSIBLE LOCAL 47<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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