Now is the right time to become an American Federation of Musicians member. From ragtime to rap, from the early phonograph to today's digital recordings, the AFM has been there for its members. And now there are more benefits available to AFM members than ever before, including a multi-million dollar pension fund, excellent contract protection, instrument and travelers insurance, work referral programs and access to licensed booking agents to keep you working.
As an AFM member, you are part of a membership of more than 80,000 musicians. Experience has proven that collective activity on behalf of individuals with similar interests is the most effective way to achieve a goal. The AFM can negotiate agreements and administer contracts, procure valuable benefits and achieve legislative goals. A single musician has no such power.
The AFM has a proud history of managing change rather than being victimized by it. We find strength in adversity, and when the going gets tough, we get creative - all on your behalf.
Like the industry, the AFM is also changing and evolving, and its policies and programs will move in new directions dictated by its members. As a member, you will determine these directions through your interest and involvement. Your membership card will be your key to participation in governing your union, keeping it responsive to your needs and enabling it to serve you better. To become a member now, visit www.afm.org/join.
Designed in partnership with Chris Thile of Local 257 (Nashville, TN), D’Addario’s signature mandolin pick was developed to meet Thile’s own specifications for maximum comfort, tone, and playability. The wide, triangular shape offers added control, and each corner’s beveled, pointed tip offers supreme glide and articulation. This heavy gauge (1.4mm) pick is ideal for mandolin and flatpicking.
D’Addario’s Tour-Grade Power Base is designed for the touring musician in constant transition between the stage and the road. It has five standard-spaced outlets and three transformer-spaced outlets and features a low, wide footprint in a sturdy metal housing that remains anchored in place. The Power Base also features an integrated cable management system that allows you to wrap the six feet of cord around the base for convenience while traveling. It includes surge protection with indicator light.
Say goodbye to messy, unreliable wiring. D’Addario’s DIY Solderless Pedalboard Audio Cable Kit with Mini Plugs is the ultimate solution for custom wiring your pedalboard or rack gear when space is restricted. The solderless plugs connect to cables in seconds, easily creating custom lengths. Just cut the cable to length, place the cable end into the plug end, and secure the set screw to produce flawless, great-sounding cables. Plugs can be configured for straight or right angle connections, and use less space than standard audio plugs. Geo-Tip design provides the most accurate and reliable reproduction of your sound.
D’Addario’s unique Screeching Halt Humidifier lets your protect your acoustic guitar from dryness, even when outside of its case for extended periods. A hydrophilic sponge holds 12 times its weight in water, slowly and evenly releasing moisture and capturing the vapor inside the body of the instrument to maintain proper humidity. The unique soundhole plug doubles as a feedback reducer, keeping your guitar humidified even while you are playing it.
D’Addario’s Reserve reeds utilize the first practical and precise system for digitally measuring and cutting reeds to exact specifications to provide unparalleled consistency box to box. Reserve for clarinet is built on a standard thickness blank and features a shorter vamp for even sound, rounded tip corners for warmth, traditional thickness, and in strengths from 2.0-4.5, and a special 3.0+ strength. Reserve Classic clarinet reeds are built on a thicker blank, with a longer vamp for increased flexibility, squared tip corners for ease of response, and a thicker tip, in half-strengths from 2.0 to 4.5, with special 3.5+ and 4.0+ strengths. Reserve Alto Sax reeds feature a traditional blank option, heavy spine for dynamic flexibility, fine narrow rail for consistent response, traditional tip thickness, and half-strengths from 2.0-4.5 and special 3.0+ strength.
