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2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts (HARA)

December 3, 2015

Henry Kaleialoha Allen and his wife, Sherron Allen receives 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts (HARA)

OSHA Fines Up After 15-Year Wait

December 3, 2015

OSHA Fines Up After 15-Year Wait — Under the new budget signed into law November 2, an amendment strikes the initial exemption and raises OSHA fines for the first time in 15 years.

Where There’s a Way, There’s a Will

December 1, 2015

Where There’s a Way, There’s a Will — It is always a good idea to release the events of the day. Preparing for and awaking to a fresh outlook and a positive perspective can be a major transformation for the new day. Never forget some of the changes we face are nothing more than just the cycles of life. Our lives should be in a constant state of rejuvenation.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: Big Balls in Cowtown

December 1, 2015

Fast forward to Fort Worth, Texas, where this holiday season, musicians of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) are working under an expired contract and battling the town honchos’ flatfooted attempts to impose unjustified concessions, made to compensate for inept management and to quench the thirst for additional rent and a bigger cut of ticket sales by their landlord, the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall.

Teen Launches Professional Drumming Career

December 1, 2015

With professional chops way beyond her age, Gina Osmar of Local 433 (Austin, TX) is making a name for herself in her local music market, as well as nationally.

A New Era for RMA Los Angeles

December 1, 2015

A New Era for RMA Los Angeles – With more than 700 members in an ever-changing industry, our board’s responsibilities are numerous. With the many disciplines working under our contracts, the needs and concerns of our members come from all angles.

The Hodads: Riding the Waves to Private Parties and Corporate Events

December 1, 2015

The Hodads: Riding the Waves to Private Parties and Corporate Events — California party band The Hodads takes its name from the slang for a greaser, non-surfer who hangs out in the surfer scene. The group was first launched as a beach party theme band.

Jonathan Haas, Percussion Evangelist

December 1, 2015

Jonathan Haas, Percussion Evangelist —

A Year of Decisive Action for the AFM

December 1, 2015

A Year of Decisive Action for the AFM – Tired of watching record labels and film companies blatantly disregard conditions of their AFM agreements, the Federation took decisive action on a number of fronts in 2015. In May, the AFM filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros., Paramount, and MGM for violating their master contracts by recording film scores outside the US and Canada. Then, in June, the AFM sued Paramount Pictures, Inc. for recording the score to the film Same Kind of Different As Me in Slovakia.

Don’t Call It Stage Fright! New Ideas About Treating Music Performance Anxiety

December 1, 2015

Stage Fright — Stage fright, or more accurately, music performance anxiety (MPA), is one of the most commonly cited problems for professional musicians.