As the year draws to a close, as I reflect on the last year, I’m choosing to look at the successes, the good moments, the things that have improved for our musicians, the things that have made our corner of the world a little better. As musicians, we strive to improve, but sometimes, it’s a […]
AFM Instrument Insurance The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) announces the return of instrument and equipment insurance, offered at special rates exclusively for members. The AFM has entered into an agreement with HUB International as its new U.S. group membership insurance program administrator, replacing AMBA. In addition to instrument and equipment insurance, HUB offers other personal […]
Music Performance Trust Fund 75th Anniversary! The Music Performance Trust Fund’s (MPTF) mission is to enrich lives through music and to contribute to the public knowledge and appreciation of music. To this end, MPTF has, for 75 years, provided grants to pay musicians to provide professional-level, quality musical experiences to public school students, older citizens, […]
MPTF Review Mahalo to MPTF and MAH for providing 100 percent funded grants for 17 live stream events during the COVID pandemic. Approximately 100 of our musicians have tapped into this resource. The use of Studio 909 was donated by MAH for many of these live stream events. MPTF Live Stream Concerts from 2020-2021: A […]
Aloha members. I hope you all have been able to roll with the ups and downs of this extended Covid situation. We musicians are a resilient bunch, so hopefully, we all can hang in there until the end of this storm. In the meantime, we here at Local 677 have been keeping up with the […]
A scholarship fund utilizing the assets of the recording industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) was established in June 2020 to encourage the children of professional musicians to pursue higher education and to become leaders in their chosen fields. Based on her essay and video entry, Sophia Stark, daughter of Georgine and Darel Stark, won a monetary […]
IMPORTANT NEWS: Local TV/Film Industry, MPTF Live Stream Performances Continue to Thrive Good News for TV and film in Hawaii! A new television series, “NCIS: Hawaii,” has been confirmed, and “Magnum P.I.” continues its presence in Hawaii. Abiding by an AFM agreement with the TV/film industry, “Hawaii 5-0” provided many musician sideline opportunities for 10 […]
IMPORTANT NEWS: MPTF in Action Established in 1948 through a landmark collective bargaining agreement between the American Federation of Musicians and major recording companies, the Musicians’ Performance Trust Fund annually presents thousands of admission-free musical events to the community. Usually requiring a 50 percent matching contribution from a sponsor, during the pandemic, MPTF has funded, […]
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, Spring 2021 “There’s some light at the end of the tunnel…” Aloha Members: This has been a tough year for all of us, but it looks like there is some light at the end of the tunnel, and a bit of good news to report. We as a country (and most of the […]