Meet the Electronic Media Services Division Staff

June 30, 2015

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by Mary Beth Blakey, AFM EMSD Contract Administrator

As we so frequently get caught up in the day-to-day grind of business, and the pursuit of agreements and payments for our members, it can be difficult to make time to get to know each other. With that in mind, I’ve assembled the following “Who’s Who” for the Electronic Media Services Division (EMSD)—summarizing the job responsibilities for the staff.

New York — East Coast OFFICE

Pat Varriale: Now director of EMSD, Varriale has been around for 40 years. He is all things electronic media, specializing in all facets of the Sound Recording Labor, National Public Television, National Public Radio, Limited Pressing, Demonstration Recording, and Background Music agreements.

Maria Warner-Dowrich: Contract Administrator for Electronic Media Services Division, New York, Warner-Dowrich administrates commercial announcements, low budget sound recording, theme park, and limited pressings.

Kim Wysocki: As Administrative Assistant to Pat Varriale in the East Coast Office, Wysocki assists in the processing and entry of the commercial announcements/assumption agreements and provides assistance in signatory renewals. She also researches the numerous CDs that come into the office via record companies.

 

Los Angeles — West Coast OFFICE

Addison Granillo: EMSD’s FM Commercials Administrator and New Use Commercials Manager Granillo fields commercial questions from players, employers, and local reps. He contacts ad agencies, both foreign and domestic, regarding commercial new use payment responsibilities.

Aksinia Dintcheva: In the New Use Department, Dintcheva works tirelessly to create B-7 contracts and billings. A University of Georgia graduate, she has been working at the EMSD for 15 years.

Alisa Childs: New Use Research Administrator Childs creates research viewing schedules, meticulously monitors and analyzes electronic media, explores resources for identified new use, and prepares documents for new use billing packets.

Andie Childs: Administrator Childs manages historical soundtracks and projects involving film-to-film clip use. She also handles spreadsheets and dispersals for compilation projects and programs.

Andre Shavers: In charge of collections for the New Use Department, Shavers pursues payment for billings generated by that department. He also oversees notices for work dues payments.

Anna Bedjanian: As Commercial New Use Assistant, Bedjanian researches national and worldwide tune usage requests, and gathers current musician information. If necessary, she helps locate proper musician beneficiaries and composes B6 billing contracts.

Bryan Vasquez: A researcher for the New Use Department, Vasquez monitors and analyzes TV and film media to track down new uses of sound recordings. He  prepares documentation for the necessary billing packet.

Chris DeLeon: Assisting the New Use Department by generating B-7s, as well as handling local tech issues in the West Coast Office, DeLeon played a big role in our recent Internet upgrade.

Katelyn Segnere: Administrative assistant in the West Coast Office, Segnere focuses on beneficiary documentation. She also works with Allen and Blakey on special administrative projects.

Mary Beth Blakey: The contract administrator covering television videotape, basic cable television, Internet, new media projects, and video games, Blakey is marking her fifth year working at EMSD.

Matt Allen: The contract administrator who handles motion picture and television film, as well as low budget, student, festival, and industrial films, initially worked at Local 47 (Los Angeles, CA), administering the Sound Recording Labor Agreement. When Allen came to work at the Federation, he  managed commercial new use before moving into film agreements.

Niccole Culver: As the primary receptionist in the EMSD’s West Coast Office, Culver works closely with Allen and Blakey on film and television projects, and handles a large portion of the signatory data entry.

Peter Marroquin: As New Use Administrator for sound recording into film, Marroquin also handles data storage and management for the office. He has the distinction of having worked for the AFM for 20 years.

 

Who to contact in EMSD? Click Here

East Coast Office: Tel (212) 869-1330

Ext. 234 – Patrick Varriale, Director of Electronic Media Services:
General Electronic Media, Sound Recordings, Nat’l Public TV, NPR, Background Music, Demonstration Recordings, Limited Volume Agreements.

Ext. 233 – Maria Warner-Dowrich, Contract Admin:
Commercial Announcements, East Coast, Low Budget Sound Recordings, Limited Pressings, Theme Park, Electronic Media

West Coast Office: Tel (323) 461-5401

Ext. 206 – Matt Allen, Contract Admin.
Theatrical-Film, TV-Film, Low Budget Film, Independent Film

Ext. 212 – Mary Beth Blakey, Contract Admin
Internet, Videotape, Basic Cable, Pay Cable, Video Games

Ext. 222 – Andie Childs, Admin.
Clips, Soundtracks

Ext. 221 – Addison Granillo, Admin.
Commercials, Commercials New Yse

Ext. 218 – Peter Marroquin, Admin.
Theater-Film, TV-Film New Use

 

 

 

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