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Congratulations to members Aaron Merritt, who was featured on the cover of the August International Musician. He served on the committee of the Colorado Music Festival as they just concluded negotiations for their first AFM contract. The Labor Day edition of Michael Stock’s Folk and Acoustic Music program on WLRN featured President Hawley as guest. READ MORE

Special Payment Fund Special Payments Fund checks are in the mail! Distributions are made in August of each year, so be on the lookout for your check if you are a recording musician. For more information, please visit the Fund’s website at: http://www.sound-recording.org/ This year, the Fund distributed over $9.7 million to musicians, a 14 READ MORE

SAG-AFTRA members have gone on strike against the video game industry. They have been in negotiations for over 18 months and the largest sticking point is artificial intelligence. The workers are also seeking higher wages and have job safety concerns. 14,000 Disneyland workers have a new three-year agreement. They will see substantial pay increases, with READ MORE

Florida orchestra CEO Ignatio Barron Viela has proposed construction of a home for the orchestra. The Center for Music Education and Innovation would house office space, classrooms, and rehearsal facilities for the orchestra. The 24,000-32,000 venue would be built next to the Mahaffey Theater and is estimated to cost $30 million. recording YouTube held the READ MORE

New, Reinstated, and Resigned members for August 2024: New Members: none Reinstated Members: none Resigned Members: Deceased Members: none

Membership Meeting Scheduled Please mark your calendars now!