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Category: Newsletter
Open Call for Member Music!
South Florida Musicians Association is in the process of creating a new podcast, “The 655,” and we want to feature your tracks! If you would like to share your music on the show, please email one or two of your favorite tracks in any high quality audio format to the office. We will select one READ MORE
Last Month at the Local
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
Membership Benefits
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
That Union Thing
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
Local and Industry News
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