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International Musician
Monthly journal providing news and information for professional musicians. Includes legislation updates and audition notices.
Articles from Vol. 108, No. 6, June
AFM Launches GoPro Tunes
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I am pleased to announce that the 2009 Annual Report is available by print or online. The most remarkable portion of the report is the deficit position the Federation finds itself in due to a number of lawsuits and non-collection of work dues.While the...
Cool Tools
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A BETTER BRIDGEThe Full Contact Hardware (FCH) four-string bass bridge by Babicz Design offers "full contact" between the vibrating string and the body of the instrument. The technology is designed to offer the maximum amount of direct string coupling,...
Dreams Are Reality for Allemano
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The question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" will elicit many different answers over the course of a childhood. Dreams of becoming a doctor, sports hero, or ballet dancer can be fleeting, but nonetheless a part of the journey to self-discovery.For...
Fair Pay for Air Play: Performance Rights
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"Many of the most popular and famous recorded songs of the last four decades were performed by hired studio musicians, often for as little as $50 for the entire recording session," says Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes. "Now many of these...
Fred Radke Carries on the Harry James Legacy
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Trumpet player Fred Radke of Local 76-493 (Seattle, WA) is a masterful musician, big band conductor, musical clinician, and educator. He started his long career at age 15 and performed with the Sal Carson and Dick Stewart big bands. Later, he led the...
From Accident to Passion: Luthier Learns from Childhood Experience
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We've all been told at some point in our lives not to worry, because everything always works out in the end. Usually, that point is at a low time when we're so down that things look dismal.Violinist, luthier, and arranger Raymond Schryer of Local 276...
From Sideman to Bandleader: Taking Control of Your Career
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Working as a sideman is an invaluable experience. It's a time to hone your chops and learn the ins and outs of the music business without the responsibility of running a band. At some point, however, you may feel the need to grow beyond that position...
GoPro Tunes: A New Outlet for Online Music Sales
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I am proud to announce that the AFM's new online music store, GoPro Tunes, is now accepting members' recordings for its catalog. This is a major step and an exciting development as the Federation continues to modernize the AFM and grow the AFM's relevancy...
Health Care Reform: What Will It Mean in the near Term
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Most Americans are aware of the Health Care Reform Act that recently passed. However, not every American knows what it all means, or how they will be affected by it. What happens now? What happens later? Here are 18 key provisions of the reform that...
Like Father, like Sons
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"When I graduated from Berklee, one of my teachers gave me really strong advice " says Abraham Laboriel. "He said, 'I strongly recommend that you don't become a specialist, because if your specially goes out of fashion, you'll be out of work. But if...
Nashville Musicians Need Support Following Devastating Floods
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Session bassist and bass instructor Ike Harris of Local 257 (Nashville, TN) returned home from a gig he had played in Canada the first weekend in May, to find his newly-remodeled home destroyed, three of his four basses damaged beyond repair, and his...
Put a Little Magic in Your Music Career
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I have a magic wand in my desk drawer. It has my name engraved on it. I got it about 40 years ago when I was playing for a bunch of magic shows and conventions in the North East.The first Magician's Convention was near where I lived, and I saw it being...
Resources
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THE LES PAUL GUITAR BOOK: A COMPLETE HISTORY OF GIBSON LES PAUL GUITARSWhen a young Les Paul took a length of fence post, attached a primitive magnetic coil, nailed on the sides of an Epiphone hollowbody, and dubbed it "the log," he invented something...
Standring Remembers His Roots
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Jazz guitarist Chris Standring, 49, has been a Local 47 (Los Angeles) member and Los Angeles resident since 1991. But as soon as he speaks, it's easy to tell Standring is not an L.A. native. His English accent is still thick."I don't really miss London....
Support for Performance Rights Grows on Capitol Hill
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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, along with AFM President Thomas Lee and AFTRA President Roberta Reardon, came to Congress to speak in support of the Performance Rights Act (H.R. 848, S. 379) at a press conference hosted by House Education and Labor...
What You Need to Sell Your Music on GoPro Tunes
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There was a time when musicians primarily released albums through a record label. Today, that's not the case. More and more of the AFM's members self-release their music and in response, the AFM has created an online outlet, GoPro Tunes (www.goprotunes.com),...
