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8 The Nashville Musician April-June 2007 Plantin’ time in Tennessee! I sure am glad I waited this year, given the unwelcome return of freezing temperatures. But to everything there is a purpose. It’s time now to get back outside and enjoy God’s amazing creation. So much is missed behind closed doors. The sounds of children playing, neighbors talking, birds chirping – what a tremendous blessing each day can be, if we just choose to see. Down to a little business. I need to remind everyone to renew your membership if you haven’t already done so. We hope to go to print with our Membership Directory on May 1st. Only members in good standing will be included, so please have your membership paid in full by then, including both late fees if applied. The online membership directory is still available for download at www.afm257.org Billing statements were recently sent out, followed by the act of expelling members on April 9th for non-payment of annual membership dues. A $25.00 reinstatement fee has Office Manager’s Notes . . . By Sherri Dickerson been added to these accounts, which did not show up on your April billing. Please know that if your payment was received after the ninth, that fee now applies to you. Help support your Nashville Musician newspaper by running an ad – business, personal or just for fun! We’re so thankful to every advertiser, especially the loyal ones who have enabled us for so long to put out a paper that people love and that we are proud to bring to you. This newspaper is a means of communication to all members, and we hope a source of entertainment and interest to all who read. Please make note of our new eight hundred number: 1-800-853-5096. Have you updated us with your most recent address, telephone number or need for a new beneficiary? Funeral Benefit payments range from $1,250 to $8,000, dependent on your length of membership. Be sure the money is designated to someone who is very much still alive, and someone you hopefully still love! Happy springtime, love your neighbors, and God bless Local 257 Office Assistant Michele Voan welcomes Paul Trenner and Mark Bradley to the Union, where they each received courtesy tickets to see Reba McEntire, MCA recording artist and star of the Warner Bros. cable television series Reba!, in concert at the historic Ryman Auditorium downtown, where the talented Oklahoma redhead was also being filmed for yet another telecast CMT Crossroads. Nashville Symphony sponsors 2007 world music fest (Continued from page 2) lightning-fast fingers and improvisation, 28year-old ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro shatters all musical boundaries by performing unheard-of feats on his four-string instrument. Shimabukuro has great respect for traditional Hawaiian music but considers it his calling to reveal the true versatility of the ukulele. Also visiting from Hawaii are slack key guitarist Jeff Peterson, a Hawaii native whose unique instrument dates from the early 19th century, and the Hawaiian music group Kohala, presenting an acoustic blend of island jazz. Enhancing this performance from the Pacific will also be traditional Hula dancers and a native Hawaiian chanter. At 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 8: Brazilian Rhythms. One of the world’s greatest ambassadors of Brazil’s signature sound, pianist Sergio Mendes switched from classical to jazz at an early age and started his brilliant music career in the 1960s in clubs around Rio de Janeiro. A 1964 album by Mendes and his band “Bossa Rio,” arranged by the great Tom Jobim, helped explode the worldwide interest in bossa nova that continues over three decades later. This world music festival’s closing performer and his band will revisit a lifetime of monumental Brazilian music. Tickets for evening performances of the Target World Music Festival: Music of the Americas are $10-$60 and can be purchased by calling the Symphony box office at (615) 687-6400 or by visiting on-line at www.nashvillesymphony.org Parking for all events is free at the SunTrust parking garage located at Fourth Avenue and Commerce. Change in your beneficiary? Be sure to report important changes in your status to the Union office! Call (615) 244-9514, Ext. 240. NASHVILLE ASSN OF MUSICIANS STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES DECEMBER 31, 2006 NASHVILLE ASSN OF MUSICIANS REVENUES & EXPENSES DECEMBER 31, 2006
April-June 2007 The Nashville Musician 9 Recording Musicians Association Now at: www.rmanashville.org Dave Pomeroy, President, RMA Hello again, Local 257 Musicians! RMA Nashville President Dave Pomeroy here with the latest installment of “Union News You Can Use.” Thanks to all of you who have recently renewed your RMA Nashville membership! Your involvement and support are appreciated. This is a time of great change in the AFM, and the more members we have, the stronger our voice will be - it’s that simple. We’re very excited to announce the launching of our brand new RMA Nashville website, located at www.rmanashville.org You can still join or renew online with a secure transaction, but everything else has been completely redesigned from the ground up to make it a user-friendly site full of valuable information. Our goal is to make www.rmanashville.org the "one stop" place for publishers, producers, employers to find all the musicians they need to have a great session experience. Each RMA member’s listing in our new online Directory has a password-protected user profile that gives each player their own personalized website, with the ability to update his or her bio, discography and other credits. You will find useful information about scales, working “on the card,” contracts, FAQs, and there is much more to come. We want to help our members market themselves more efficiently, so check it out and let us know what we can do to make it better. We are having an RMA Membership Meeting on Wednesday, April 25, at 7 p.m. at the Executive Board Meeting - Feb. 2, 2007 8:48 a.m. - Meeting called to order by President Harold R. Bradley. Present: Harold Bradley, President, Billy Linneman, Secretary-Treasurer, Board members: Mike Brignardello, Dave Pomeroy, Andy Reiss, Laura Ross, Denis Solee. Excused: Bobby Ogdin, Bruce Bouton MSC to approve the minutes as amended of the Executive Board Meeting of 12-19- 2006. Secretary/Treasurer Linneman gave the financial report. MSC to approve the September financial report. MSC to approve the October 2006 financial report. MSC to approve the November 2006 financial report. MSC to approve the December 2006 financial report. New Business: The hiring of new personnel. The title would be “Office Assistant.” MSC to hire the new personnel. Mike Brignardello left at 9:44 a.m. Discussion of late work dues. A report from Laura Ross about groups paying Pension through CBA’s, Corporations, and now LLC’s. 10:01 a.m. - Laura Ross left and gave her proxy to Billy Linneman. The General Membership Meeting was set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28. MSC to approve new members. 10:10 a.m. - Motion made to adjourn. A Special Board Meeting - Feb. 28, 2007 9 a.m. - Meeting called to order by President Harold R. Bradley. Present: Harold Bradley, President, Billy Linneman, Secretary-Treasurer, Board mem- Union Hall. If you are not a member and would like to find out more about what we do, or if your 2006 RMA membership has expired, you are welcome to come to the first part of our meeting and join (or renew), if you feel moved to do so. Once the “official” meeting starts, it will need to be current members only. Refreshments will be served, and we will be talking about anything and everything that concerns our members. The 2007 AFM Convention is right around the corner, and there will be many decisions made in those three days in Las Vegas that will affect us right here where we live - and work. In the interest of creating an honest and informative forum to discuss these issues, RMA Nashville has asked Local 257 to invite all of our members to meet with our delegates to the Convention (Laura Ross, Bobby Ogdin, Bruce Bouton and Billy Linneman) to discuss the various proposals, resolutions and IEB recommendations and how they will affect us. This will occur at the next Local 257 meeting on Wednesday, May 30, at 6:30 p.m. We encourage all of you to attend, ask questions and voice your opinions on the issues that will be voted on by our Delegates. It is no secret that the AFM is having financial difficulties and is looking for ways to increase revenue. There is already at least one proposal for the AFM Convention in June, calling for the reinstatement of the Special Payments Fees, at rates of up to 3%. I am sure many of you will remember how divisive this was in 2003 and 2005, but apparently some of bers: Bruce Bouton, Mike Brignardello, Dave Pomeroy, Andy Reiss, Denis Solee. Excused: Bobby Ogdin and Laura Ross. This meeting is called for the purpose of presenting Recommendations to the AFM Convention for Bylaw changes. The following recommendations were made: RESOLUTION FOR 2007 CONVENTION Whereas, All those who benefit from membership in the AFM should share in the cost of keeping our Union solvent; and Whereas, Recording, symphony, television, film and touring musicians’ work dues have become a larger revenue source than the total per capita dues in the AFM budget; and Whereas, at the 2005 AFM Convention, a variety of work dues increases were implemented that have increased the financial contributions of electronic and symphonic musicians to the AFM; and Whereas, At the same Convention, it was agreed that the assessments placed on the Special Payment Funds were unfair, unbalanced, and divisive, and therefore were repealed by a majority of the Convention Delegates; and Whereas, The Committee formed at the 2005 Convention to investigate alternative revenue sources and the relationship between work dues and per capita income has yet to articulate any significant ideas or suggestions, or offer any concrete solutions to the AFM’s financial difficulties; and Whereas, it is only fair and equitable that the AFM be funded by all of its members; Therefore, be it Resolved that the per capita contribution of all AFM members be increased by the sum of five dollars per year for 2008 and 2009 in order to share the financial burdens of the AFM in a fair and equitable fashion. The Executive Board directed President Bradley to present this recommendation to the IEB. Whereas; Due to Article III, Section 6(e), the AFM salary is paid to the Canadian Vice- President in American Dollars and our AFM brethren may not. With this in mind, the 257 Executive Board recently considered a Proposal for the AFM Convention to raise the per capita dues (the annual dues payable to the AFM by each Local) for all AFM members by $5.00 in 2008 and an additional $5.00 in 2009. This Proposal was initiated by RMA Nashville, modified by the Executive Board and unanimously passed as an official Local 257 Proposal for Convention. It reads as follows: Whereas, all those who benefit from membership in the AFM should share in the cost of keeping our Union solvent, and Whereas, recording, symphony, television, film and touring musicians' work dues have become a larger revenue source than the total per capita dues in the AFM budget, and Whereas, at the 2005 AFM convention, a variety of work dues increases were implemented that have increased the financial contributions of electronic and symphonic musicians to the AFM, and Whereas, at the same Convention, it was agreed that the assessments placed on the Special Payment Funds were unfair, unbalanced, and divisive, and therefore were repealed by a majority of the Convention delegates, and Whereas, the Committee formed at the 2005 Convention to investigate alternative revenue sources and the relationship between work dues and per capita income has yet to articulate any significant ideas or suggestions, or offer any concrete solutions to the AFM's financial difficulties, and Whereas, it is only fair and equitable that the AFM be funded by all of its members, Therefore, be it proposed that the per capita contribution of all AFM members be increased by the sum of five dollars per year for 2008 and 2009, in order to share the financial burdens of the AFM in a fair and equitable fashion. Submitted by the Local 257 Executive Board: Mike Brignardello - Bruce Bouton - Bobby Ogdin - Laura Ross - Dave Pomeroy - André Reiss - Denis Solee. With 80,000 members currently in the AFM, this would generate $1.2 million for the Whereas; The conversion to Canadian Dollars for the remittance of Canadian payroll taxes and pension is a very cumbersome process and Whereas; This has been an auditing point on every review; Therefore, be it Resolved, To pay the Canadian Vice-President the salary of the equivalent amount in Canadian dollars. Submitted by Billy Linneman, Secretary- Treasurer of Local 257 for the Local 257 Executive Board: Bruce Bouton, Mike Brignardello, Bobby Ogdin (voice vote on first proposal only), David Pomeroy, Andy Reiss, and Denis Solee. 11:55 a.m. - MSC to adjourn. Most Nashville-based Grammy artist awards given off-camera The Dixie Chicks made a big splash at the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences’ 49th annual Grammy Awards, Feb. 11, winning in all five of the categories in which the trio was nominated. The Chicks’ CD “Taking the Long Way” won both best pop album and top country album honors, while their single (which they cowrote) “Not Ready To Make Nice” nailed best pop song, best record and Country Performance of the Year awards. Another big winner of the evening was Carrie Underwood, that American Idol favorite, who accepted both the best new pop artist honor and best female country vocal performance, thanks to “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” which also earned best country song for cowriters Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson. Vince Gill grabbed up best Male Country Vocal Performance trophy for his rendition of “The Reason Why.” Sad to say that most of the country-oriented awards were presented in a pre-telecast ceremony in Los Angeles. AFM over two years. Conventional wisdom has said for years that any significant increase in per capita dues will cause membership to drop significantly, but under the present circumstances, I do not believe this theory still applies. No one likes to see dues go up, but in reality, $15 over two years is not very much money by any measure. AFM members who work under Union Agreements are also contributing large amounts of money to the Federation in the form of work dues, in addition to the Per Capita Dues we pay like everyone else. In our opinion, this is an equitable way for all AFM members to share the financial responsibilities of OUR Union. This Convention could be a very important turning point for the AFM. The music business is changing at an ever increasing pace and the AFM must adapt at the same pace or face extinction. RMA Nashville will be watching all these developments with great interest and will keep you posted as things happen. All the Proposals from AFM Locals and the IEB's Recommendations will be printed in the next International Musician, so keep an eye out for that - it will be quite interesting reading, I am sure. The RMA is not just for “recording musicians” anymore. it's for any AFM and Local 257 members who are concerned about the future of OUR Union. Whether you are a symphony player, a touring musician, independent artist, club musician, or session player, RMA Nashville welcomes your input. We ALL need to work together towards positive, real world solutions to the challenges of working Union in a non-Union climate. We are the collective voice for our members, and we are looking out for you. Together we can make a difference. We hope to see you at the Union Hall at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 for the RMA General Membership meeting, and for the 6:30 p.m. May 30th Local 257 General Membership Meeting with our delegates. All the best to all of you, Dave Pomeroy President. RMA Nashville www.rmanashville.org Other top winners included: Best Country Collaboration, to Jon Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles for “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”; Best Country Instrumental Performance went to Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson for their effort “Whiskey Before Breakfast”; Best Bluegrass Album to Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for “Instrumentals”; Best Traditional Folk Album honors to Bruce Springsteen’s “We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions”; and Bob Dylan’s “Modern Times” scored a best contemporary folk/Americana award. Off camera, Randy Travis again scored a best gospel CD win for “Glory Train”; and Bela Fleck & The Flecktones took home best contemporary jazz album honor for “Hidden Land.” Flecktones’ drummer Roy (Future Man) Wooten told The Tennessean, “Things like this give the idea that Nashville will be known as Music City for real, in a larger context than just country music.” Grammys also went to the movie “Walk the Line’s” soundtrack album, produced by T Bone Burnett; Jimmy Sturr & Orchestra earned the best polka CD for “Polka in Paradies”; Nashville-based Third Day was victorious, winning top pop-contemporary gospel album, with their sterling effort “Wherever You Are”; while Rick Rubin was named best non-classical producer of the year. Cancer claims picker Bill Carson Oklahoma guitarist Bill Carson, 80, died from cancer in Franklin, Tenn., Feb. 15. Carson, an accomplished Western Swing picker, performed in the bands of Spade Cooley, Hank Thompson and Billy Gray. While he worked with Fender Guitar, he was credited for the design of the popular Fender Stratocaster. Survivors include wife Susan, a retired Fender sales manager, son Scott, daughter Cindy Colyer, and grandson Chris Cole. A service was held Feb. 18. The musician donated his body to Vanderbilt Medical School’s Anatomical Program.
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