The Committee For A More Responsible Local 47

5/19/18

I. REACTION TO “NINE MINUTES”
II. 35
III. EVENTS

…Absolutely guaranteed anonymity – Former Musician’s Union officer

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…The one voice of reason in a sea of insanity – Nashville ‘first call’
scoring musician’

…Allows us to speak our minds without fear of reprisal – L.A. Symphonic musician

…Reporting issues the Musicians Union doesn’t dare to mention – National touring musician

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I. REACTION TO “NINE MINUTES”

RE: 9 minutes

Hi Editor!

Very funny… Some time ago Pres. Acosta went
to see the Burbank Symphony and his comment
was “they were really good for a community
orchestra”.

Guess someone had to point out to him that
nearly all of the players are Local 47
members. Just no one he knows! LOL

No wonder someone was sent over to
“rally the troops”…(acknowledge
their existence).

[EC: Acosta has no respect for anyone he
doesn’t know. and what a condescending
remark about the Burbank Phil. Typical
Ignorance and arrogance from Acosta.]

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II. 35

What does 35 mean besides the obvious?
That’s the number of films recorded on
AFM contracts last year. You read right,
only 35 were recorded AFM last year,
a thin shadow of what it used to be.

So few films, such a small amount of pension
and HandW contributions.

And you know exactly who to thank, don’t you?

The IEB knows, Local 47 and John Acosta know
exactly why it’s so few films and why our pension
is in such dire straits.

Lots of folks drawing on the pension with so little
coming in because the work has been exported,
and meanwhile even Brussels is now recording
film and TV.

So few musicians are recording regularly now that
ensemble quality has deteriorated. Many composers
have noticed and prefer recording elsewhere even
when they can get union contracts.

We’re told it is infinitely easier to deal with ANYONE
other than the afm.

Why don’t you call the AFM, Local 47 thank them for
the destruction of our industry and burying their heads
rather tell the RMA to hit the road.

The AFM has become a joke and we’re all
paying the price for it.

THE COMMITTEE

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III. EVENTS

 

DEAN AND RICHARD 
are now at

Culver City Elks the first 
Friday of

every month. 

7:30pm-10:30pm,

11160 Washington Pl.

Culver City, 90232

310-839-8891

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5/19/18

ANGEL CITY BIG BAND

Come hear the Angel City Big Band featuring vocalist
Angela O’Neill this Saturday. You can listen, dance,
eat, or drink (or all of the above).

Place: American Legion Hall  (5320 Fallbrook Ave,
Woodland Hills, CA 91367)

Time:  Saturday May 19th 7:30 – 10:30 pm

Hope to see you all there.

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5/20/18

recital of music for trumpet and organ
featuring the new Schantz pipe organ
at
St. John Fisher Church.

Works by:
Bach
DuPre
Farnham
Faure
Hovanness
Messiaen
Rusnak
Vivaldi
Widor

Performed by John Rusnak, Organ
Grant Hungerford, Bb, C , Piccolo Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Sunday, May 20th at 2:30pm
St. John Fisher Church
5448 Crest Road
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

A FREEWILL OFFERING WILL BE REQUESTED

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6/3/18

CalStateLA Symphony Orchestra/Olympia Youth Orchestra

You are cordially invited to the Admission FREE concert,
“Summer Romance”, given by the CalStateLA Symphony
Orchestra/Olympia Youth Orchestra on June 3, 2018 at
3PM at the
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse,
320 S Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776.

The concert will feature guest soloist, Professor Meng-Chieh
Liu of the world renowned New England Conservatory as
well as the Curtis Institute performing the 2nd Piano
Concerto by Brahms. This is a concert not to be missed.

The orchestra is made up of talented young musicians ages
12 through college age. They gain admission to the orchestra
through our annual competitive audition which is coming up in
the summer. If there are any young and talented music
students playing an orchestral instrument, please feel
free to refer them to apply. The application can be submitted
on line from the website http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/
under the section “youth orchestra”.

Please come support these young musicians and enjoy an
afternoon of great music. If you need to have some complimentary
tickets sent to you, please reply with your mailing address and
they will be on their way ASAP.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Sincerely,
Fung Ho
Music Director & Conductor,
CalStateLA Symphony Orchestra/Olympia Youth Orchestra

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The Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program at the Seattle Film Institute
is now accepting applications for the one-year
Master of Music in Film Composition
One of the Top 4 Film Music Programs in the World!
Recently rated as the #4 school in the world for film
scoring education by Music School Central.
“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.”

Learn from Industry Professionals
All PNWFS faculty are active professional film and
game composers, orchestrators, copyists, and
engineers, including the program’s creator and
lead instructor Dr. Hummie Mann.  Hummie is the
two-time Emmy Award winning film composer of
“Robin Hood: Men in Tights” and featured in
Variety Magazine’s article “Leaders in Learning”.
Our Program Features:
• 9 live recording sessions with professional
musicians at Studio X, Seattle’s premiere, world-class studio.

• Opportunities to work with student directors
to score actual films from film programs all
over the world.
• Training in all major software programs used
in the industry.
• A 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.

Accelerated and Affordable
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.

History of Success
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. Apply now and you could be joining their ranks!
Applications are being accepted for the Fall 2018
school year.
We offer rolling admissions – no deadline to apply.

(800) 882-4734 | www.pnwfilmmusic.com

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UNTIL NEXT TIME,

THE COMMITTEE FOR A MORE RESPONSIBLE LOCAL 47

5/3/18

I. WHAT ARE NINE MINUTES WORTH TO YOU?

II. MEMBER COMMENTS

III. EVENTS

…Absolutely guaranteed anonymity – Former Musician’s Union officer

’

…The one voice of reason in a sea of insanity – Nashville ‘first call’
scoring musician

…Allows us to speak our minds without fear of reprisal – L.A. Symphonic musician

…Reporting issues the Musicians Union doesn’t dare to mention – National touring musician

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I. WHAT ARE NINE MINUTES WORTH TO YOU?

So you’re at an orchestra rehearsal. How
do you spend your time before the downbeat?
Choosing the best reed? Change strings?
Put in bowings? Tune timps? Check your calendar?

Well, if you were at a recent Burbank
Philharmonic rehearsal, you had 9 minutes
before the downbeat stolen for a sales
pitch from Local 47.

The players were forced to sit and listen as
some person from the Local tried to shove
propaganda down their throat about some
new program called “Union Strong”. More
like “Union Scam.” First it was “Listen Up”,
turns out it was really “No, You Listen
(from the members)”, the majority of
events with “Union Strong” have been
to press for more studios to record union
in town or to push for tax credits to i
ncrease recording work.
The problem? It won’t help most members
and they have the gall to want you to
donate your time and effort to help
bring work back for those who ruined
the recording industry to begin with?
Fat Chance. Don’t be played for a fool.
This isn’t for you, it for those who have
the jobs already.

Acosta and the rest of them are answering
only to the RMA. Unless you’re in the club
they don’t give two blinks about you.

One player we spoke to said they might file
a grievance to get paid for those 9 minutes
the Local stole from them. We think it’s a good idea.

Speak up or get sheared. It’s as simple as that.

THE COMMITTEE

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II. MEMBER COMMENTS

Every orchestra could do one IMA (Intagrated
Media Agreement) buyout per year and a lot
of work would come back.

100% pension good up front fee.

But the AFM, owned by the RMA, won’t allow it.

[EC: That’s the long and short of it.]

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The following was a response to the rendering of our new 47
in the latest Overture announcing the formal open house party.

hmm   clicked on the link   there is nothing about an auditorium

the “elite” is totally in charge now and will do whatever they
want. The general membership is woefully uninformed, and
therefore uninvolved. In the last few years the only time when
the membership was informed and activated was when the
direct access blog was up on the internet. It facilitated an
online community of our professional musicians, with a
direct, real-time discussion of issues at hand, independent
of Local 47 control. Until a similar forum reappears, the
general membership will be marginalized to the point of
virtually vanishing, which is the goal of the elite –
as long as they keep sending in their dues checks.

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No quorum yet again for the April GM meeting.
However, expect a quorum for the July meeting….
there is a designated group that has put together a
“strategic plan” that includes adjustments to the by-laws.

The whole thing stinks!

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I see a sign that says AUDITORIUM…where is it located?
So far there isn’t one!!! Does the BOD mean to create
an inference that there is an AUDITORIUM?

The fact is that most of the membership does not use the
facility…sooo…the BOD creates the illusion that there
is an AUDITORIUM…? Of course there can’t be an
“auditorium” because the City of Burbank will only
allow a “‘ultimate-purpose” room! Q.) Is the
tomato/tomauto…or?

[Yep, we have no auditorium and the only ones the
den of compliance want to hear from are the RMA.
Rank and file need not apply.

More and more work being done fi-core and non-union.
The Local has made themselves a paper tiger and
useless to all but the in-crowd.]

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III. EVENTS

 

DEAN AND RICHARD

are now at Culver City Elks the first 
Friday of 
every month.

7:30pm-10:30pm,

11160 Washington Pl.

Culver City, 90232

310-839-8891

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5/5/18

On Saturday MAY 5, 2018 at noon to 1:00pm

the free admission Edendale Up Close Concerts
will feature

violinist /violist Connie Kupka and cellist David Speltz
in solo and duo works by
Kodaly,
J.S. Bach, and
Beethoven.

The concert takes place in the Community
Room at Edendale Branch Library (LAPL)
in Echo Park,
2011 W. Sunset Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90026.

For information call (213) 207-3000. Website: http://edendaleupclose.blogspot.com

PROGRAM (MAY 5, 2018)
From the Duo for violin and cello, op. 7 – Z. Kodaly
Mov. 1, Allegro serioso, non troppo

Suite in C major for solo cello – J.S. Bach

Duo for viola and cello with two eyeglasses obbligato – L. van Beethoven

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The Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program at the Seattle Film Institute
is now accepting applications for the one-year
Master of Music in Film Composition
One of the Top 4 Film Music Programs in the World!
Recently rated as the #4 school in the world for film
scoring education by Music School Central.
“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.”

Learn from Industry Professionals
All PNWFS faculty are active professional film and
game composers, orchestrators, copyists, and
engineers, including the program’s creator and
lead instructor Dr. Hummie Mann.  Hummie is the
two-time Emmy Award winning film composer of
“Robin Hood: Men in Tights” and featured in
Variety Magazine’s article “Leaders in Learning”.
Our Program Features:
• 9 live recording sessions with professional
musicians at Studio X, Seattle’s premiere, world-class studio.

• Opportunities to work with student directors
to score actual films from film programs all
over the world.
• Training in all major software programs used
in the industry.
• A 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.

Accelerated and Affordable
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.

History of Success
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. Apply now and you could be joining their ranks!
Applications are being accepted for the Fall 2018
school year.
We offer rolling admissions – no deadline to apply.

(800) 882-4734 | www.pnwfilmmusic.com

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UNTIL NEXT TIME,

THE COMMITTEE FOR A MORE RESPONSIBLE LOCAL 47