To celebrate the LA Chamber Orchestra’s soon-to-be new home, the Terri and Jerry Kohl Hall, Local 47 Honorary Member Seth MacFarlane has curated and contributed financing for fanfare commissions from AFM 47 members John Williams, Ludwig Göransson, Joel McNeely, Thomas Newman, James Newton Howard, and John Powell.

Member Spotlight

AFM Local 47 member Jonathan Sacdalan is a clarinetist, studio musician, orchestral musician, and music educator in the Los Angeles area.

His recent movie projects include Disclosure Day, Toy Story 5, Minions & Monsters, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Avatar 3: Fire and Ash, Avatar 2: The Way of Water, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, and Final Destination: Bloodlines. His TV work includes Star Trek (all current six franchises), Gremlins: The Wild Batch, Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl, and Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl.

Human Played – Human Paid!

Generative Artificial Intelligence is swiftly moving across the music business, and AI platforms are offering ever-improving interfaces for users to “create” new music. However, it’s clear that users of Suno, Udio and other platforms aren’t creating something out of nothing, they are being offered the raw material of our music to work with. We believe that if human beings made the music in the first place, we should have the right to consent to our music being blown up and reassembled by others, we should be given credit and paid for the use of our music. Human Played – Human Paid!

September was another busy and productive month at Local 47, with much of our work focused on expanding employment opportunities for our members, strengthening our union’s operations and resources, and developing programs that can provide long-term benefits for musicians.

Maybe you remember the Local 47 “Why Union?” campaign from several years ago? It featured individual members’ photos with a quote about what “ the union” meant to them.

Dear Members,

Local 47 is excited to announce 2 new healthcare features:

Musicians can now track their Local 47 H&W contributions directly through our website.

We have streamlined this process to give you instant, real-time access to your data. To view your contributions:

1. Log in to your member portal on our website.
2. Navigate to the My Jobs page.

The following was written by Lauri Chiodini Touchette.

John Chiodini’s earliest musical memory was Gene Autry strumming on the T.V. “I noticed he always finished the song before he got ambushed,” John chuckled. “I guess that made an impression on me.” That blend of humor and keen observation would carry through his entire life, which began in New England.

The following was written by Frank Campo’s son.

Frank Campo a Local 47 Life Member, born 1927 in New York City, is the son of and father of a Union Musicians. He passed away on August 10, 2026. He studied composition with Ingolf Dahl in Los Angeles, with Arthur Honegger in Paris and with Goffredo Petrassi in Rome as a Fulbright scholar. He received his BM, MM and DMA from USC.

Students from Los Angeles Awarded 2026 Music Family Scholarships

Three students connected to members of AFM Local 47 in Los Angeles, California, have been named recipients of the 2026 Music Family Scholarship from the recording industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF).