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.
EHX’s new Tri Parallel Mixer is a powerful effects creation and mixing hub. Three separate FX loops with flexible controls allow for multiple configurations: Run up to three FX Loops in parallel and create sounds that are not possible by connecting effects in series; switch between FX Loops in XOR mode; send one instrument out to three separate amplifiers; mix three instruments into a single output.
The Eletro-Harmonix (EHX) MEL9 Tape Relay Machine emulates classic Mellotron sounds—
orchestra, cello, strings, flute, clarinet, saxophone, brass, low and high choir, and more. It is designed to work on any guitar without modifications, special pickups, or MIDI implementation, and will also work with bass and keyboards. You can select your sound choice via a rotary switch. Independent effect and dry volume controls let you create the perfect mix, and attack controls set the volume swell speed. Sustain control adjusts the release time after a sound is stopped. The MEL9 Tape Relay Machine comes with an EHX 9.6DC 200mA power supply.
