[Fmpro] AFM vs SEattle movie scoring guys

[Phil Kelly]

On Aug 17, 2006, at 5:01 AM, fmpro-request at nxport.com wrote:

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> Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:14:14 -0700
> From: Les Hurdle <leshurdle101 at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] AFM Union Threatens $50k Fines Against Composers
> 	and	other AFM Members for Seattle Recording
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> On Aug 16, 2006, at 2:44 PM, robertf-lists at theremin-saw.com wrote:
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>> I agree it would be interesting to know what the Seattle Local thinks,
>> but they
>> are a branch of the national AFM, too.  So they have to go by the
>> national AFM
>> rules/regulations/by-laws as well as any of their own local by-laws.
>
> I'm an ex Limey who came from a Union which did nothing but 'steal'
> from members........ but surely, a businessman has the right to conduct
> business wherever he wants in the USA?
>
> Er hum.... Freedom or something.....isn't that the cry?
>
> Without knowing all the facts, if a movie is made in Seattle with
> Seattle money etc....... does the music have to be recorded in LA?
>
> This is union suits looking after their empire.. nothing to do with
> making sure ALL musicians are working as a union should de.
>
> L

Les is pretty close to the bone with this statement ..Actually, the 
Seattle local is a fairly week bunch that basically only has its hooks 
into the Symphony and some of the pamphlet B show work. The scoring 
deal has been going on up here for years because the people agree to do 
it for what amounts to AFM limited Pressing scale- but without all the 
paperwork ( and consequently the bennies as well )
They do the same kind of thing in Vancouver as well.

This is all an effort to make it appear to the LA film industry  (that 
has been decimated for years by runaway productions ) that the AFM is 
on the case ( yeah, riiiight ..) and it'll try and find a sacriificial 
ox to gore in the process.

and all that scoring work ?

hello London, Budapest, Zagreb, Warsaw, Bialystock, Moscow, etc etc

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Phil Kelly
www.philkellymusic.com