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It’s a Great Time to Join We Know Your Workplace Discover The American Federation of Musicians of the United States CANADIAN OFFICE and Canada is the world’s largest entertainment union of AFM in Canada is known as CFM—Canadian Federation the AFM Advantage WHY professional musicians. of Musicians (www.cfmusicians.org). Located in Toronto, The American Federation of Musicians is your best source Over 80,000 strong, we perform CFM is the leading organization for professional musicians all styles of music—rock, Latin, in Canada, providing specialized services and help with: for a wide variety of benefits and services including: JOIN classical, gospel, jazz, blues, country, immigration, media, symphonic and theatrical matters, ❱ Canadian Office folk, big band, reggae - avant-garde touring, freelance and membership, contract negotiations or traditional, sacred or secular. and administration, royalty streams, and more. ❱ Low rate insurance plans We perform and record the music SYMPHONIC SERVICES DIVISION ❱ Preferred rate credit cards and loans the world wants to hear. THE We provide advice, assistance, and support for AFM local ❱ The AFM & Employers’ Pension Fund AFM is the union of Bruce Springsteen, officers, orchestra committees, symphony musicians, and Dave Grohl, Grace Kelly, Willie Nelson, symphonic music students. ❱ Residual payment and royalty funds Melissa Etheridge, Bruno Mars, ELECTRONIC MEDIA SERVICES DIVISION ❱ Emergency relief funds and special benefit funds Yo-Yo Ma, Justin Bieber, Wynton AFM We administer AFM-negotiated recording agreements for disabled members Marsalis, Lyle Lovett, Buddy Guy, with global and local companies covering the entire Carlos Santana, Shawn Mendes, ❱ On-the-road assistance and legal help media spectrum. and thousands more. Bruno Mars ❱ Assistance in recording and electronic media services TRAVEL, TOURING, BOOKING AND IMMIGRATION DIVISION In Canada, we operate as the Canadian Federation of We negotiate, administer, and enforce agreements cover- ❱ Legislative representation Musicians, offering services focused on Canadian members. ing musicians touring with theatrical musical productions. ❱ The International Musician magazine AFM has served musicians for over 120 years in every FREELANCE MUSICIANS SERVICES musical workplace—on the concert stage, in the theater pit, ❱ Special discounts via AFL-CIO’s Union Privilege Program Whether you’re a young rock band from Seattle playing in the recording studio, from national or international tours to a one-nighter in Boston or a seasoned string quartet neighborhood bars, throughout the US and Canada. performing a local wedding service in Canada, the AFM We lobby the US Congress and Canadian Parliament for is your best business partner. musicians’ interests. We negotiate excellent industry-wide ORGANIZING AND Yo-Yo Ma contracts covering sound recordings, television, motion EDUCATION pictures, jingles, touring musical productions, and more. We work with musicians We collect and distribute intellectual property rights money on all levels to organize from the use of sound recordings and audiovisual products contract campaigns and It’s a great time at home and abroad. to advocate musicians’ rights in our communities. Good question. We represent the finest musicians in the world. We’ve got to be a member! you covered. For more information, go to www.afm.org or www.cfmusicians.org. It’s a great time to be an We’ve Got Join today! Great reasons. AFM member. American Federation of Musicians of the United States & Canada Raymond M. Hair, Jr., International President 1501 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10036 afm.org | cfmusicians.org STRONGER TOGETHER afm.org | cfmusicians.org 212-869-1330 www.afm.org | www.cfmusicians.org We’ve Got You Covered AFM Contract Protection MUSICIANS’ LIABILITY INSURANCE SOUNDEXCHANGE LESTER PETRILLO MEMORIAL FUND SIGNATORY BOOKING AGENTS Get up to $1,000,000 for each occurrence and up to AFM participates in the governance of SoundExchange, FOR DISABLED MUSICIANS Browse our list of franchised booking agents signatory to the $2,000,000 of aggregate coverage for lawsuits arising the world’s largest collective rights management The Lester Petrillo Fund provides financial aid to AFM’s Booking Agent Agreement. out of bodily injury and/or damage to property of others organization for featured recording artists and copyright disabled AFM members on an emergency basis. holders. Visit www.soundexchange.com to find AFM CONTRACTS—GET COVERED, BE SECURE when performing. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS’ out whether undistributed royalties await you. An AFM contract is the best protection for single, steady, and EQUIPMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYERS’ PENSION FUND (AFM-EPF) traveling engagements. We have contract forms for use by We offer an “all-risk” musical instrument and equipment FILM MUSICIANS SECONDARY One of the largest pension funds in the entertainment members in the US and Canada for every type of job. insurance plan that protects your gear from vandalism, MARKETS FUND (FMSMF) Dave Grohl industry with more than $1.8 billion in assets, millions CLAIMS ON DEFAULTS breakage, water, fire, lightning, and theft up to the full Created by AFM in 1972, FMSMF of dollars in pension benefits are paid to participating If a purchaser defaults on payment to members for replacement value. tracks, collects and distributes musicians by AFM-EPF each year. Visit www.afm-epf.org millions of dollars in residuals for more info. a traveling engagement, the AFM will attempt to resolve PREFERRED RATE CREDIT CARD each year to musicians who per- the dispute administratively or pursue the claim legally. LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATION Creditworthy AFM members can qualify for the AFM MasterCard form work under the AFM’s Motion We sponsor and lobby initiatives that address IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE with no annual fee and a low interest rate on purchases. Picture and TV Film Agreements. cross-border visa issues, public funding for the arts, For cross-border engagements, the Grace Kelly Go to www.fmsmf.org for more labor law, copyright and intellectual property laws, AFM works with the governments of info, or to check whether an flying with musical instruments, and more. both countries to obtain work visas unclaimed payment awaits you. in either location covering single Special Payments FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO INTERNATIONAL MUSICIAN SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL PAYMENTS FUND (SPF) engagements or tours. The International Musician is the official AFM journal, Since 1964, SPF collects from US record companies a AFM & SAG-AFTRA FUND published monthly and avail- percentage of sales from CDs, downloads, concert DVDs, We distribute US and foreign copyright royalties to sound able online at www.afm.org. recording session musicians and vocalists, and to and samples for distribution to musicians working under instrumentalists involved in scoring the AFM’s Sound Recording Labor Agreement. Find AUDITION NOTICES television and motion pictures Taylor Swift out whether an unclaimed payment is waiting for Monthly audition and exhibited in some foreign countries. you at www.sound-recording.org. employment ads are posted in the International Musician, Justin Bieber Visit www.afmsagaftrafund.org to EMERGENCY TRAVEL available the first day of see whether we have money for you. ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ROAD GIG) each month in the private Road Gig offers emergency assistance to get to the MUSICIANS RIGHTS ORGANIZATION members-only area at next gig or back home if a contracted engagement CANADA (MROC) www.afm.org. Founded by AFM in 1998, MROC is cancelled or if the purchaser/employer defaults distributes neighboring rights on the contract. ONLINE RESOURCES Willie Nelson AND FORUMS royalties to musicians under tariffs RECORDING INDUSTRIES MUSIC You’ll find plenty of new and exciting information online approved by the Copyright Board PERFORMANCE TRUST FUNDS (MPTF) at www.afm.org—forums where you can talk shop; AFM of Canada. For more information, Since 1944, MPTF has provided funding for media contracts, member search feature connects you to visit www.musiciansrights.ca. admission-free live music performances that other AFM members. are open to the public. See www.musicpf.org. UNION PLUS BENEFITS – VIA AFL-CIO Get discounts on mortgage and real estate loans, health insurance, major medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision programs, consultation, and more. STRONGER TOGETHER afm.org | cfmusicians.org.