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SEPTEMBER 2016 ISSUE 2

NEW FUND TRUSTEE: Tino Gagliardi

FROM THE HELP DESK: The Musician’s Friend

SOUND RECORDING RESEARCH: Many Shades of Gray

Out and About with the Fund: The Waters Run Deep

Terry O’Neal, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Lavonne Murlowski and by Terry O’Neal, Manager SAG-AFTRA & Industry Sound Recordings Distribution Fund (SRDF)

The Fund was recently honored by a visit Santana, Dolly Parton, John Fogerty, Don these royalties have been for them and from Julia, Maxine and Oren Waters. Henley, and many others. others, helping them to continue to make Along with their brother Luther, they form Oren laughed as he stated their family a living in the performing arts. They also the legendary Waters family, whose voices slogan, “If you want a hit record, just add stand in support of efforts to see that the have been heard on more gold and platinum Waters!” “Fair Play Fair Pay Act” becomes law, and recordings than anyone in the history of the that performers can be fairly compensated music industry. In addition to recording, they found for AM/FM radio airplay. the desire to perform live as complete They took time out of their busy entertainers. The four individually and Oren said, “A song may be three schedules to participate in the premiere collectively have toured with the likes of minutes long, but it took much more than interview for “Out and About with the Wayne Newton, Patti LaBelle, Paul Simon three minutes of work. You reach deep to Fund,” hosted by Terry O’Neal, Manager and . make it happen. A lot of times we stayed in of the newly created SAG-AFTRA & the studio after everyone else went home to Industry Sound Recordings Distribution The Waters family credits also extend make sure that the music was right. It takes Fund. The show’s debut, featuring this to film and television productions such dedication and stick-to-itiveness.” as Avatar, The Lion King, Forrest Gump, interview with the Waters family, will be This dedication to their craft has led to posted on the AFM & SAG-AFTRA Fund Happy Feet, The Matrix, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Ace Ventura, Rocky 1, 2, & success across the field of entertainment. website, but we will also share some of the The Waters have contributed to the five group’s background and insights here: 3, The Color Purple, 1 & 2, and TV’s Women of Brewster Place, biggest events in what could be called The Waters grew up in a rich musical Rosewood and much more. the Music Industry Guinness Book of environment orchestrated by their mother, Records: 1) The biggest selling album of Lorena, a talented vocalist in her own After their many accolades, (such as all time - ’s “Thriller;” 2) right. As young toddlers, they studied the receiving the prestigious Ella Voice Award,) The highest grossing soundtrack - Whitney cello and classical piano, but each one the Waters’ passion still remains. They Houston’s “The Bodyguard;” 3) The theme found that their best instrument was their are dedicated to enhancing the listening song to the longest running sitcom in the voice. They started singing in church, enjoyment of music lovers all over the history of TV - The Jeffersons’ “Moving school and community talent shows and world. To this day they continue to record On Up;” 4) The highest grossing movie - were encouraged to pursue opportunities to several sessions each week, supporting “Avatar,” where they contributed unique perform in the burgeoning music industry. featured artists to bring out the very best in sounds of the alien planet Pandora; and 5) the songs they sing. The most played record in the history of The four went from competing for radio - The Righteous Brothers’ “You Lost time in front of the hallway mirror to “We’re gonna give you some blood and That Loving Feeling.” distinguishing themselves as the beautiful make sure it’s everything that it can be,” voices behind iconic artists such as Michael Oren said. Be sure to visit the AFM & SAG- Jackson, , , Barbra Given all the work that The Waters AFTRA Fund website to listen to the entire Streisand, , Guns N’ Roses, have done, they are especially appreciative interview with The Waters: Donna Summer, Barry Manilow, Patti of the Fund and the work it does on a https://www.afmsagaftrafund.org LaBelle, Lionel Richie, , daily basis for non-featured vocalists Ringo Starr, Bobby Womack, Julio Iglesias, and musicians. They praised the staff for Rod Stewart, , Jon Bon their work researching credits for songs, Jovi, Teena Marie, Christina Aguilera, Joe even those they had forgotten they had Cocker, , B.B. King, Carlos performed on. They shared how important From the Editor-in-Chief by Shari Hoffman, Chief Operating Officer AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund For this second international interests. In fact, the recent to see if they know about our Fund, and if issue of The Sound Recording Distribution reflected you or they know someone listed on our Reprise, I am a number of gains including improved website’s “Unclaimed Royalties List.” thrilled to report reporting reflected on the statements for Also, I cannot emphasize enough the that the Fund that distribution. The Fund’s hands-on importance of reviewing materials that has had a banner Participant Services Division serves the accompany your distribution checks. year and is needs of our Participants by accurately For example, our April sound recording expected to surpass last year’s distributions and courteously responding to participant distribution included an informational by nearly $35M. With the upcoming telephone inquiries, live chats, e-mail insert pertaining to foreign royalties. There audiovisual payments later this month, we inquiries, and in-person visits. Our are international laws in place governing anticipate a record year totaling just under Legal Affairs Department includes a several foreign CMOs (Collective $60M. team dedicated solely to servicing the Management Organizations) that provide a The Fund is a team of 66 and beneficiaries of deceased performers, higher remuneration to performers on sound growing, complemented by Sound and there are countless others on staff recordings who were born or resided in a Recording, Audiovisual and Symphonic who manage the day-to-day operations Rome Convention country, or if that sound Divisions all devoted to research, to secure royalties for you. Suffice it recording took place in a Rome Convention collections and distributions. Our recently to say, the Fund would not be what it is country. The Rome Convention countries launched International Compliance today without this dedicated group, most are Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia- Division maintains foreign collections of them fellow performers themselves. Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, and allocations and represents our Their progressive sleuthing in locating and Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, identifying performers, and proficiency for Germany, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, collecting and distributing remuneration Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Monaco, Paraguay, from a variety of worldwide sources Serbia, Montenegro, Spain, Sweden, have provided measurable results. As the United Kingdom. As a result of so many newly appointed Chief Operating Officer of you completing and returning the insert, of the Fund, I could not be prouder of this foreign collections are expected to rise. ensemble, and I’d like to personally express PUBLISHER Dennis Dreith my gratitude to each and every one of the Lastly, passage of the Fair Play Fair EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Shari Hoffman team! Pay Act of 2015 will cause AM/FM radio stations to pay performance royalties for MANAGING EDITOR Jennie Hansen But … there’s a but. Through this all the music they air under the same rate ASSOCIATE EDITOR Terry O’Neal newsletter, our website, entertainment standard that governs Internet radio today. ASSISTANT EDITOR Colin Gilbert industry web pages, and recurring ads in This will dramatically increase royalty numerous trade publications, the Fund CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Jay Rosen collections for the Fund, both domestically performs widespread outreach in order to PHOTOGRAPHER Brian Stewart and abroad, placing more earnings in your locate performers that are due royalties. pockets. Every letter of support which LAYOUT DESIGN Coi Nguyen We also attend industry events and trade reaches your congressional leaders is shows across the nation such as SXSW, considered to represent 100 voters. Please WEBMASTER Coi Nguyen the ASCAP I Create Music Expo, Comic- sign up today at http://musicfirstcoalition. Con, the NAMM Show, and Grammy org/fairplay_for_fairpay. sponsored presentations both as exhibitors CONTRIBUTING Shari Hoffman and panelists. And here’s the “But”... it is Next time this year, I hope to report WRITERS Dennis Dreith still not enough. The Fund needs your help that we have made even more significant Terry O’Neal too. gains, and that the U.S. is no longer among Colin Gilbert the rogue nations providing substandard We still have a rather large list of protections for the rights of its performers Lavonne Murlowski performers with unclaimed royalties. (or at least further on the path to passing the Sometimes we can identify a performer, Fair Play Fair Pay Act.) MEDIA RELATIONS Brian Stewart but simply cannot gather valid contact information. For more information contact Other times, we only have a [email protected] name and know nothing more. or go to Even with the initiatives I mentioned above, and our www.afmsagaftrafund.org enrollment with sophisticated tools such as the Social Security Administration and Lexis Nexis, we simply cannot track down every performer. Consequently, I encourage all of you to reach out to your fellow performers From the Help Desk: Direct Deposit - The Musician’s Friend by Colin Gilbert, Associate Director, Participant Services, AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund Has this happened to you? You come 6-8 weeks to receive. Sign up for direct like your royalties going to your business, back home from a long tour and after deposit, and get your royalties the first day as well as a W-9 form for that business. decompressing for a day or two, you of every distribution. Unfortunately, we are only able to direct decide to go through that intimidating It’s easy. You can find our direct deposit into banks within the United States. stack of mail you’ve been avoiding. There deposit form on our website at You will still receive your statement amid the flyers, bills, and Bed Bath & www.afmsagaftrafund.org. 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Sound Recording Research: Many Shades of Gray by Lavonne Murlowski, Senior Research Associate, AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund Researchers in the Sound Recording live recording, remix or alternate version, Often we can match common names based division have the responsibility to identify it may not contain the same participants as on the instrument played or the location of the non-featured performers for each song credited on the studio album. the recording. The web helps us find real paying royalties from digital and satellite Mystery 2 – Who is the featured artist names to go with recording aliases, but that radio play. If we have liner notes that list or group? has had the same lineup information may not have been available each session musician and since they started recording. Most groups at the time of the original research. An by song and we obtain session contracts have not. Is the new drummer a featured address at the time of recording needs to be that match that credit breakdown, we can member? Some featured artists use names updated for a current royalty check to find confidently enter the correct participants that sound like a group, but are actually its way. for that title. The result is black and white. a signed solo act with hired musicians. To clear the gray, we encourage each However, more often than not, we research Others may be named after a solo artist, but musician and vocalist to be their own to find various, possibly 50 or more, shades have collaborators who share in featured advocate to receive all royalties due. We of gray! royalties. Each artist or group requires recommend you spend time on our website We have general guidelines to follow dedicated research for each release to make where each title that has paid royalties and and each researcher has a music-related these determinations. each participant entered for a title is listed: background to utilize. We rely on a variety Mystery 3 – Who is non-featured? http://www.afmsagaftrafund.org/ of reference books, websites, business Documentaries such as “The Wrecking soundrecording.php contacts and union offices to identify Crew” and “” have the true participants on a recording, but If you find yourself or others you highlighted a few of the unsung heroes of know missing from a title, please submit sometimes we cannot positively identify the recording industry. Many singles and any or all of the contributors. an “Online Inquiry Form” and we will albums were released without giving credit work with you on documenting corrections Research is often a string of mysteries to the studio performers and some even to update our research. The more you to piece together with our song sleuthing credited group members who were not document your sessions and stay involved skills. Below are just a few examples of the involved in the session recordings at all. in intellectual property rights initiatives, challenges we find: Mystery 4 – Who are you? In best case the more rewarding the growing royalties Mystery 1 – Which version of the song scenarios we have union contracts with a available to you will become. is due royalties? We are provided a source social security number to ensure we enter album for the song, but if it is a single, the correct participant for a recording. PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. CITY, STATE

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New AFM & SAG-AFTRA IRPD Fund Trustee: Tino Gagliardi

AFM Local 802 () President Tino Gagliardi has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the AFM & SAG–AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund. American Federation of Musicians (AFM) International President, Ray Hair, made the appointment of Gagliardi to fill a vacancy left by the departure of former AFM Secretary-Treasurer and Fund Trustee Sam Folio. Gagliardi will join the Board, consisting of 3 Trustees from the AFM and 3 from SAG- AFTRA, whose responsibilities include setting policy, overseeing and approving the budget, and general oversight of the Fund. Gagliardi brings a plethora of experience to this position, having been a busy New York trumpet player who worked in Broadway theaters, concert halls and recording studios. Prior to becoming the President of Local 802 in 2009, Gagliardi, who also serves on the AFM’s International Executive Board, was Chairman of the Broadway Theater Committee, Secretary of the New York Chapter of the Recording Musicians Association, and a member of the Local 802 Executive Board. The Fund welcomes Tino and is looking forward to AFM & SAG-AFTRA IPRDF Executive Director Dennis Dreith, Chief Operating Officer Shari Hoffman, Trustee Tino Gagliardi, and Symphonic Division Supervisor Jennie working with him for the advancement of performers’ Hansen at the recent ICSOM Conference in Washington, D.C. rights worldwide.