Thanks Gary, and all who chimed in with what they know. Very, very informative. Exactly what I was looking for.
J D Thomas ThomaStudios On Mar 17, 2014, at 10:28 AM, Greg Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi J D, > > Just to clarify, each AFM Local determines their own rules for doubling for > Live engagements, in other words, any engagement falling within their > jurisdiction. Rules for Electronic media agreements (i.e. film, TV, sound > recording, etc.) are determined at the national level by the AFM Agreement in > which the session would be recorded under. > > I would double check with the local in which the gig is taking place, just to > be sure. > > Hope this helps, > Greg > > Greg Hamilton > Music Service > Office: 604.420.COPY (2679) > Cel: 604.612.9204 > >> From: J D Thomas <[email protected]> >> Subject: [Finale] Union rules on doubling >> Date: 16 March, 2014 5:12:14 PM PDT >> To: "<[email protected]>" <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: <[email protected]> >> >> >> I had a phone conversation with a client earlier today. And the topic of >> doublings came up. This is going to happen in a live situation, not in the >> studio. He is going to have a situation where the two clarinets are going >> to most likely be playing both Bb and A clarinets. Someone from NYC checked >> into it for him and told him that the two clarinets were considered the same >> under union doubling rules. >> >> I am a member of Local 47, Los Angeles, and I told him if a player picks up >> another instrument and plays it on a session, it's a double. Period. He >> argued that this was not the case with classical performances and reiterated >> that the two clarinets are considered the same. I countered that they were >> not, and he was getting erroneous information. >> >> I'd like to hear what everyone knows on this issue. I did many, many >> sessions in LA when I lived there for 21 years. Both live and recorded. >> But I will admit my memory is foggy; I've been out of LA for over 13 years. >> But I do recall that if a played picks up another axe, it's a double. >> >> Any and all opinions are most welcome. >> >> J D Thomas >> ThomaStudios > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
