Kudos to all of the fantastic AFM Local 47 musicians who brought this year’s Emmy®-nominated music to life!
Tune in to the 70th annual Emmy Awards broadcast on Sept. 17, 2018, on NBC.
View the full list of nominated shows scored union in Los Angeles below, and check out a sampling of the music with our 2018 Emmys Playlist on YouTube:
Join with LA Labor at the
Monday, September 3 @ 10am
Wilmington, CA
Join AFM Local 47 President John Acosta, Secretary/Treasurer Gary Lasley & additional union leaders and fellow members for the largest Labor Day parade event on the west coast!
Musicians will be meeting at 9 a.m. at 501 Broad Ave and will be marching with members and leaders of SAG-AFTRA. Come out and show your #unionpride!
Marching bands, union delegations and floats, classic cars and motorcycles will be marching north to Banning Park. The picnic and rally commences at noon. Bring the family and join with our union sisters and brothers for live music and free picnic.
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Life Member. Trumpet
7/29/1938 – 7/15/2018
by the LA Philharmonic Association
Thomas Stevens, former principal trumpet player with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, passed away on July 14, 2018, in Cambria, CA.
Thomas Stevens was appointed to the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1965 by then-Music Director Zubin Mehta, who named him principal trumpet in 1972, a position he held until 2000. He served in the same capacity with the World Orchestra for Peace, Sir George Solti’s hand-picked group assembled in Geneva for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations, and the Casals Festival Orchestra in Puerto Rico. Continue reading
Breaking down economic barriers to Walt Disney Concert Hall and ensuring that its Centennial will be a celebration for all of L.A., the Los Angeles Philharmonic today announced that it will collaborate with the Los Angeles County Supervisors through its Education Department to distribute 10,000 free tickets to concerts during the anniversary season, October 2018 through June 2019. Continue reading
Global superstar Katy Perry will join the lineup of special guest artists for Celebrate LA!: LA Phil 100 at the Bowl, a free concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, at 7 p.m.
Perry will join Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonicto perform a short set of top hits from her illustrious career. Previously announced special guests include Herbie Hancock, Kali Uchis, and YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles). Continue reading
Recording music with a full-scale orchestra of experienced session players is making a mark in high-quality television productions.
Once considered only for films, sweeping orchestral scores are growing in popularity on the small screen due to technology of TVs that deliver sound comparable to a cinematic experience. Continue reading
This incredible footage from the scoring session “Text Ting Swing” and “Love Theme” for the Warner Brothers film Crazy Rich Asians was shot by Aris Stoulil on the Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage in Burbank, California. The orchestra included more than 60 members of the American Federation of Musicians Local 47. Continue reading
Life Member. Composer
4/23/1939 – 7/25/2018
by Jon Burlingame
Patrick Williams, the Emmy- and Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated composer-arranger-conductor, died of complications from cancer July 25 in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 79.
Williams, known to friends and fellow musicians as “Pat,” was a highly respected and beloved figure in both New York and Hollywood musical circles. His jazz albums earned 19 Grammy nominations (winning twice) and his television scores earned a total of 22 Emmy nominations (winning four times). Continue reading
Los Angeles musicians have done it again! Composers Mark Isham, Cindy O’Connor and Michael D. Simon received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series – Original Dramatic Score for their work on ABC’s Once Upon a Time episode “Leaving Storybrooke.” Continue reading
The Local 47 Music Prep Chart has been updated for 2018/2019. This updates the motion picture / TV film rates.
Members may access this document in the members section at afm47.org or by calling the applicable department.
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