4\/6\/18<\/p>\n
I. LET’S REVIEW
\nII. CONDUCTORS
\nIII. COMPOSERS
\nIV. EVENTS\u2028\u2028\u2028…<\/p>\n
Absolutely guaranteed anonymity – Former Musician’s Union officer\u2028\u2028’<\/p>\n
…The one voice of reason in a sea of insanity – Nashville ‘first call’\u2028scoring musician<\/p>\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. LET’S REVIEW<\/p>\n
This local, and by extension the AFM has a habit of illegally
\ncharging members for things that are not mentioned in the
\nbylaws:
\nThey pull these (non-existent) rules out of thin air, and charge
\nmembers, hoping they won’t know any better and just go along.<\/p>\n
Well, going along is happening less and less. More people
\nare looking at the bylaws and rules and calling the Local
\non their illegal actions.<\/p>\n
The latest example was Charles Fernandez forcing the Local
\nto refund his Annual dues after he was told there was
\na policy that allowed the Local to double charge if the
\nperson going fi-core had made the mistake of paying
\nmember dues in full and going fi-core.<\/p>\n
Not true, there was not and still isn’t policy allowing the
\ndouble charging of people who choose fi-core.<\/p>\n
REMEMBER THAT folks! If you go fi-core they cannot
\nkeep your membership dues and ask you to pay the full
\nfi-core fee.<\/p>\n
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II. CONDUCTORS<\/p>\n
Conductors can conduct any recording session, union or
\nnon-union. If you are charged, it is an illegal, illegitimate
\ncharge.<\/p>\n
There is no ‘conductors’ wing of the AFM. There is no mention
\nof conductors in the AFM bylaws as to conducting recording
\nsessions. Nothing, nada. If they try to tell you otherwise.
\ndemand they show you where it says that
\nin the bylaws. They cannot, it is not there.<\/p>\n
Some years ago they charged Austin Wintory for conducting
\non a session in Dallas. It was an illegal charge, but he wrongly
\nassumed (probably told by a dishonest Local employee)
\nthat it was a legit offense, and he paid a fine, something
\nhe never should have done.<\/p>\n
They pulled the same stunt on Charles Fernandez, and those
\ncharges ultimately had to to be dismissed and they manufactured
\nmore fake charges against him that cost him a lot of money.<\/p>\n
They currently have charges against another conductor for
\nconducting on a nonunion session. It’s an illegal charge,
\nthe conductor knows it, the local knows it, but they’re
\ncontinuing to harass him.<\/p>\n
No shame…<\/p>\n
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III. COMPOSERS<\/p>\n
Likewise, there is no “composers” wing to the AFM.<\/p>\n
Any composer can work anywhere, anytime for
\nanyone. The AFM has no say. If they try to
\ntell you you’re doing something wrong, you
\ncan tell them where to put their charges.<\/p>\n
So they have targeted several conductor\/
\ncomposers recently, all illegally, but
\nwe’ve just gotten a picture from Nashville
\nshowing a very popular film composer
\nworking with the non-union group there.<\/p>\n
No worries though, this composer is part
\nof the “Club”, so they will never say a word.<\/p>\n
Such is the dishonesty and two-faced
\nnature of the Local and the AFM.<\/p>\n
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IV. EVENTS<\/p>\n
DEAN AND RICHARD<\/p>\n
are now at Culver City Elks<\/p>\n
the first \u2028Friday of \u2028every month.<\/p>\n
7:30pm-10:30pm,<\/p>\n
11160 Washington Pl.<\/p>\n
Culver City, 90232<\/p>\n
310-839-8891<\/p>\n
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4\/7\/18<\/p>\n
ROSS WRIGHT’S
\nDouble Concerto for Bass Trombone and Tuba
\nThis\u00a0Saturday April 7th\u00a0at 7:30pm.
\nThe\u00a0Azusa Pacific University Wind Ensemble will be
\nperforming my Double Concerto for Tuba and Bass
\nTrombone at\u00a0the:<\/p>\n
Bonita Center for the Performing Arts on the
\ncampus of San Dimas High School.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
800 W Covina Blvd,
\nSan Dimas, CA 91773<\/p>\n
Rich Bullock Bass Trombone
\nPerformed and recorded with the Don<\/p>\n
Ellis Orchestra from 1975-1978. Joined<\/p>\n
Bill Watrous\u2019 Refuge West Big Band<\/p>\n
in 1978 and, after a hiatus of several<\/p>\n
years in the 1980\u2019s, continues to be a
\nregular member of the band to this day<\/p>\n
(WHO\u2019S GOT THE HEAT?). Toured with<\/p>\n
Harry James and Al Hirt in 1980. Since<\/p>\n
the early 1980\u2019s has also performed and\/or<\/p>\n
recorded with the big bands of Tom Kubis,<\/p>\n
Gordon Goodwin, Paul Cacia, Bill Perkins, Matt<\/p>\n
Catingub, Ladd McIntosh, Woody Herman (post<\/p>\n
Woody), Jack Sheldon, George Graham, George<\/p>\n
Stone, Joey Altruda, Wayne Bergeron, Buddy<\/p>\n
Bregman, Chris Walden, Dirk Fischer, Gary Urwin,<\/p>\n
Scott Whitfield, Phil Woods, Alan Broadbent,\u00a0the<\/p>\n
Ron Jones Influence Jazz Orchestra\u00a0and the Stan<\/p>\n
Kenton Alumni Orchestra under the direction of<\/p>\n
Mike Vax. Has been a trombonist (and vocalist,<\/p>\n
sort of) with Tracy Wells\u2019 Big Band since 1975.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Popular artists performed or recorded with include<\/p>\n
Peaches and Herb (remember disco?), Bob Welch,<\/p>\n
the LA Boppers, Toni Tennille (with Matt Catingub),<\/p>\n
Chicago (with Bill Watrous), Natalie Cole, Steve Allen<\/p>\n
(with Tom Kubis), Johnny Mathis, Bobby Caldwell, Lou<\/p>\n
Rawls, Paul Anka, Bernadette Peters, Steve Lawrence<\/p>\n
and Eydie Gorme, Robert Goulet, Collin Raye, Lorna<\/p>\n
Luft, Patti Austin, Michael Bolton, Chris Botti, Luis<\/p>\n
Miguel and many more. Since the late 1970\u2019s has been<\/p>\n
more or less (mostly less) involved with freelance motion<\/p>\n
picture and television recording. Was a frequent performer<\/p>\n
for the Long Beach Civic Light Opera from 1985-1995.<\/p>\n
Has performed occasionally with the Long Beach Opera,<\/p>\n
Opera Pacific, Long Beach Symphony and Pacific<\/p>\n
Symphony since the late 1980\u2019s. Performed with the<\/p>\n
Long Beach Municipal Band as a regular member and<\/p>\n
substitute from 1973 (pre-Proposition 13) until 2007.<\/p>\n
Was part of\u00a0 the all-star band that performed for the<\/p>\n
world premiere of the show \u201cLike Jazz\u201d at the Mark<\/p>\n
Taper Forum from November 2003 to January 2004.<\/p>\n
Has recently been working on the scores for the animated<\/p>\n
series “Family Guy” and “American Dad”<\/p>\n
John van Houton
\nRanked among the first call tubists in the top recording<\/p>\n
city of Los Angeles, John Van Houten is best known as a<\/p>\n
tubist, contractor & orchestra manager, and teacher, Van<\/p>\n
Houten has performed on several major television shows<\/p>\n
and popular movie soundtracks including \u201cFamily Guy\u201d,<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Simpsons\u201d,\u00a0Hulk,\u00a0Pirates of the Caribbean,\u00a0Star Trek,<\/p>\n
the award winning\u00a0UP, and\u00a0Ratatouille. He has taught at<\/p>\n
prestigious institutions throughout Southern California,<\/p>\n
and has performed with some of the finest musicians<\/p>\n
in the world.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Concert begins at 7:30pm with a 20 minute set of three<\/p>\n
short pieces with members of the Orange Lutheran High<\/p>\n
School Band\/Orchestra, a quick intermission, then Azusa<\/p>\n
Pacific University Wind Ensemble will perform.<\/p>\n
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4\/11\/18
\nComing to Vibrato April 11th @ 7:30pm<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Fabulous Grammy Nominated\u2028\u00a0PHIL NORMAN TENTET<\/p>\n
reminiscent of the refreshing sounds of\u2028West Coast Jazz.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles, CA.90077<\/p>\n
Reservations call 310-474-9400<\/p>\n
PLAYING THE MUSIC OF\u00a0\u2028Rogers & Hart, George<\/p>\n
Shearing, Benny Goodman,\u2028Hank Mancini, Debussy,<\/p>\n
Joseph Kosma, Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Forrest,<\/p>\n
Stanley Turrentine\u2028Bob Nolan and others.<\/p>\n
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4\/20\/18<\/p>\n
Sanford Hinderlie and Tom van der Geld in concert!
\nFriday, April 20, 7:30 p.m
\nLouis J. Roussel Performance Hall
\nLoyola\u2019s main campus
\nAdmission is free
\nComing back to New Orleans after several concerts in Europe this year
\nSanford Hinderlie and Tom van der Geld perform a jazz duo concert for piano
\nand vibraphone. Tom and Sandy are performing original compositions, both
\nnew and from the 40+ years each has contributed to the world of jazz.
\nThis concert is sponsored in part by the State of Louisiana Board of Regents Support Funds
\nfor Louisiana Artists and Scholars (ATLAS)<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n
The Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program at the Seattle Film Institute
\nis now accepting applications for the one-year
\nMaster of Music in Film Composition
\nOne of the Top 4 Film Music Programs in the World!
\nRecently rated as the #4 school in the world for film
\nscoring education by\u00a0Music School Central.
\n“in just one year, the school places students into a
\npressure cooker of intense learning resulting in a
\nprofessional demo reel that can be used to obtain
\nfuture paid commercial opportunities.”<\/p>\n
Learn from Industry Professionals
\nAll PNWFS faculty are active professional film and
\ngame composers, orchestrators, copyists, and
\nengineers, including the program’s creator and
\nlead instructor Dr.\u00a0Hummie Mann. \u00a0Hummie is the
\ntwo-time Emmy Award winning film composer of
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\nOur Program Features:\u2028\u2022 9 live recording sessions with professional
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\nto score actual films from film programs all
\nover the world.\u2028\u2022 Training in all major software programs used
\nin the industry.\u2028\u2022 A state-of-the-art workstation assigned to
\neach student fully installed with the latest versions
\nof all software, sample libraries and plug-ins needed to complete the program.<\/p>\n
Accelerated and Affordable
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History of Success
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\nApplications are being accepted for the Fall 2018
\nschool year.
\nWe offer rolling admissions – no deadline to apply.<\/p>\n
(800) 882-4734 | www.pnwfilmmusic.com<\/p>\n
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UNTIL NEXT TIME,<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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