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The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM/AFofM) is a 501(c)(5) [3] labor union representing professional instrumental musicians in the United States and Canada. The AFM, which has its headquarters in New York City, is led by president Tino Gagliardi.
The American Federation of Musicians has struck a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, reaching a deal that union leaders hailed as “a watershed ...
Bluegrass music jam at the Delafield Fish Hatchery in Delafield, Wisconsin on February 8, 2009.. A jam session is a relatively informal musical event, process, or activity where musicians, typically instrumentalists, play improvised solos and vamp over tunes, drones, songs, and chord progressions.
The International Federation of Musicians (FIM) was established on August 3,1948, during a conference in Zürich, which had been organized on the initiative of the Swiss Musicians' Union. The conference brought together key figures in the music industry to address musician's rights and the need for international cooperation in protecting these ...
The contract talks finally reached the handshake point at 3 a.m. PT on Feb. 23. But the real breakthrough in the negotiation between the American Federation of Musicians and Hollywood’s major ...
One of Us Weekly’s readers wrote in to get to the bottom of the matter: “How much do musicians actually sing live at concerts?” Pam S. from San Angelo, Texas, asked Us in the latest issue of ...
A session musician (also known as studio musician or backing musician) is a musician hired to perform in a recording session or a live performance. The term sideman is also used in the case of live performances, such as accompanying a recording artist on a tour. Session musicians are usually not permanent or official members of a musical ...
These norms vary depending upon the type of music performance and can be stringent, with dress codes and conduct rules, or relaxed and informal. The rules or expectations for concert etiquette may be informally communicated by word-of-mouth by attendees or participants or they may be printed on tickets or signs.