"Masked Singer" and I assume "I Can See Your Voice" have musical directors, but "Masked" has the D-list celebs in costume singing to pre-recorded tracks and I assume the "See" contestants are doing the same thing. No other Fox show or syndicated Fox First Run show has a house band.
On Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 12:15 AM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > Last week the American Federation of Musicians released an open letter to > the corporate parents of ABC, NBC and CBS on behalf of live TV musicians. > Contract negotiations are scheduled to continue this month. > > https://www.afm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OpenLettertotheNetworks.pdf > > The basic argument is that the deal for live musicians is not at parity > with those for actors, writers and directors. The letter doesn't break > down the different deals, but this AFM press release does. > > > https://www.afm.org/2020/09/live-tv-musicians-sign-open-letter-to-networks-demanding-respectus/ > > The letter is signed by many of the bandleaders, music directors and > musicians of the late night shows, and competition shows like The Voice and > Dancing with the Stars. > > It also suggests that Maddie Rice has joined the SNL band, which should > make some list members happy. > > I learned about all of this through Jon Lampley's Twitter feed, he's > quoted in the press release and signed the letter. You usually see him > playing trumpet on The Late Show. > > I'm assuming FOX is on a different setup, or could it be that they have > *no* shows that use live musicians? > > David > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/387290457.567709.1601010948811%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/387290457.567709.1601010948811%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-dF7uSwpDzfoW%3DioX7aN2_r5v4g7ORMG69On59_PdFuQ%40mail.gmail.com.
