At our July 24 General Membership Meeting, we were honored to welcome esteemed Teamsters Local 399 Secretary-Treasurer and IBT Western Region Vice President Lindsay Dougherty to our union hall. Continue reading
Member Spotlight: Dave Grohl
A member of AFM Local 47 since 2005, Dave Grohl is a 16-time Grammy-winning musician and two-time Emmy-winning director. Continue reading
Get paid on time! Reports your sessions in advance
The AFM and Local 47 want to make certain that musicians are being paid on time.
Visit bit.ly/session47 when you receive an AFM-covered Electronic Media session call and let us know – anonymously – when it is to occur. By doing this, it will give Local 47 a view of what is coming down the pipeline and empower us to assess late fees owed to you by the employer in addition to your original session wages.
This anonymous form can be filled out for all AFM Electronic Media sessions.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Electronic Media Division Administrator Rebecca Gurnee at emd@afm47.org or 323.993.3143.
Hot Labor Summer
“Los Angeles is ground zero in the fight for the middle class in America. The Los Angeles Labor Movement is setting the tone for the rest of the nation in their fight against corporate greed in the U.S.” – Yvonne Wheeler, President, L.A. County Federation of Labor
In every industry, every union, workers are saying enough is enough to wages that can’t pay the bills and bosses who have profited off their hard work. Transportation workers, hotel workers, writers, actors, baristas, government workers, teachers, and healthcare workers are standing together in solidarity as they fight for livable wages, benefits, and fair working conditions.
Final Note: Lincoln Mayorga
Life Member. Piano
3/28/1937 – 7/3/2023
Lincoln Mayorga, the consummate musician as well as founder of Townhall Records and co-founder of Sheffield Lab and the Mastering Lab, has died. The concert pianist, arranger, composer, conductor, producer, and audiophile innovator was equally comfortable performing classical music on international stages and arranging and playing with popular artists in diverse venues — pop, jazz, classical, and rock ‘n’ roll. Continue reading
Final Note: Howie Shear
Former Member. Trumpet
8/5/1954 – 6/27/2023
A highly respected Los Angeles trumpeter, composer, and arranger, Howie was a Van Laar Trumpets artist and endorsed Bob Reeves mouthpieces. He received a Bachelor of Music Education from Fredonia State University in 1975, a Master of Music with a major in Jazz Studies from the Eastman School of Music in 1977, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Southern California in 2002. He studied trumpet with James F. Burke, Raymond Crisara, and Carmine Caruso. Continue reading
August 2023 Overture Online: Hot Labor Summer
Inside This Issue:
- COVER STORY: Hot Labor Summer – Labor disputes in every sector heat up the Southland
- Musicians ramp up support for striking writers & actors
- Member Spotlight: Dave Grohl
- Report from the 102nd American Federation of Musicians Convention
- Modern Composition: Free classes for AFM 47 members begin Aug. 2
- Book Review: ‘Beyond Lip Service: A Framework for Brass Fundamentals”
- Auditions: Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, Bay Philharmonic
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UPS Teamsters Authorize Strike, Rally in Downtown Los Angeles
UPS Teamsters rallied and picketed in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, just over a week before their contract with the shipping company is set to expire, raising the specter of a possible strike.
Among those in attendance were AFM Local 47 President Stephanie O’Keefe and Vice President Marc Sazer along with other members. Members of the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America, which are both currently on strike, also attended the Teamsters event. Continue reading
Musicians Join July 4th Hotel Workers’ March & Rally
Striking workers at dozens of Southern California hotels spent their Fourth of July on picket lines, joined by thousands of supporters.
AFM Local 47 joined the march and rally in Santa Monica, demonstrating outside of several local hotels in support of workers workers pushing for higher wages and better health and retirement benefits.
The contract between the hotels and UNITE HERE Local 11, which represents 15,000 workers employed at major hotels, expired at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Workers officially walked off the job on Sunday.
July 2023 Overture Online: Notice of Data Breach
AFM Local 47 recently experienced a data breach. For more information please click here.
Due to circumstances related to this event, we are unable to publish a July 2023 issue of our monthly e-magazine, Overture Online. Our regular publication schedule will resume with the August 2023 issue. We apologize for any inconvenience.