Congratulations to the following Los Angeles AFM Local 47 musicians & composers who received 69th Annual Emmy Awards nominations, and who performed on series, commercials & TV specials earning 170 nominations overall! Winners will be announced Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017 on CBS. Continue reading
Overture Online
July 2017
YOLA Turns 10
Youth Orchestra Los Angeles celebrates a decade of enriching young lives through music
We’re Moving!
This month AFM Local 47 makes the transition to Burbank
Music Tax Credits – Keeping You in the Loop
Update from Recording Musicians Association Los Angeles
Wild Ride With ‘Mozart in the Jungle’
How a classical musician’s memoir turned into a hit television series
and more!
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William Heffernan
Life Member. Violin
1/5/1920 – 5/22/2017
Survived by spouse
Evelyn Roberts (Freeman)
Life Member. Piano
2/13/1919 – 5/5/2017
Survived by grandson
Norman C. Zix
Life Member. Piano
11/21/1929 – 5/22/2017
Survived by son & family
by Paul Castillo, President
Theater Musicians Association, SoCal
Whenever musical theater musicians meet the discussion of audience awareness inevitably comes up. Many audience members just are not aware that live orchestras are being used for musical theater. It’s an ongoing problem and discussions often end with “What can we do about it?” To fix any problem, it is necessary to follow a plan of action. The title of this article is a quote often attributed to the 20th century writer and journalist Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and accurately describes what often happens without a plan. So, here’s the plan:
1. Requirement to list musicians in the program: This should be a requirement in the contract or collective bargaining agreement for the production. This is usually quite specific. Example: “The names of the musicians in the orchestra shall be published in the program for the production on the page immediately following the listing of the cast members.” Continue reading
Rank-and-file AFM Local 47 musicians Tim Davies and Marc Sazer joined KPCC The Frame’s John Horn in studio to talk about the benefits a new music tax credit would have for music jobs in California.
Introduced in April 2017 by Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon, AB 1300, the Music Scoring Tax Credit, would implement a long-sought system for supporting film and television music scoring jobs in California by bringing overseas scoring home.
The bill is aimed at bringing the success of our film and television tax system to musicians and the scores that are an integral part of every film and TV project.
Listen to the podcast here (interview starts at 18:57), or download on iTunes.
Learn more about AB 1300 and sign the online petition here.
LOS ANGELES, CA (June 20, 2017) — Today Healthy California launched first in a series of “Schoolhouse Rock!”-inspired music videos created by a Los Angeles musician in support of the Healthy California SB 562, a bill that will create a single-payer system that guarantees healthcare for all Californians.
Created by Los Angeles composer and lyricist Clifford J. Tasner, a member of the American Federation of Musicians Local 47, the retro-themed video titled “Middleman” points out the flaws of our broken healthcare system by taking aim at greedy health insurance companies responsible for the rising cost of medical care. SB 562 would create a “Medicare for All” system in that includes medical, dental, vision, reproductive, and mental health for all Californians. Continue reading
Copyist
8/24/1974 – 4/17/2017
by Lars Clutterham
This sequel to the original notice of the untimely passing of film music prep musician, Derrick Lefebvre (as initially published in the June Overture), is provided in order to expand on his contribution to the L.A. film music scene during his all-too-short career in the industry.
A native of Kokomo, Indiana, and a graduate of Butler University in Indianapolis, with degrees in both Music Education and Composition, Derrick — like a number of his eventual music industry colleagues — came to L.A. to study film music composition at USC. Continue reading