October 24, 2008 by Bruce Hembd
Archived under: Humor, Narcissism & negativity, The Business
Trick or Treat – AFM vs. RMA
A Photoshop visit to the AFM/RMA conflict.*
This post kicks off a series of Photoshop artwork with a Halloween theme. “Monster Mash Week” starts Monday, with “profiles” of classic Hollywood monsters who secretly played the horn.
Today – an old ghost haunts a tug-of-war as spooky as any Halloween goblin.
For more information:
- Clash of the Titans – general information on the AFM/RMA conflict.
- Sending Out an S.O.S – the questionable future of the Music Performance Fund.
- Light and Shadow – more information.
External Resources:
- Music Performance Fund Web Site
- The Recording Industry vs. The Music Performance Trust Fund – Biting the Hand That Feeds You
- Music Performance Fund Takes a New Name
- Hitting a Sound Barrier
- Changes at the MPF
- James Petrillo at IEEE
- Chicago Stories: James Petrillo
- Children’s Music Workshop
- Variety: Music Orgs Pact on Royalties
Related links:
- The AFM Observer
- Variety (August 21st)
- AFM Wakeup Call
- August Senza Sordino
- AFM 143: Ed Shamgochian
- RMA LA (relationship to the AFM)
- President Bradley Open Letter to Local 257 (page 28)
- The Committee for a More Responsible Local 47
*Humor and satire.
Related to this article
- An S.O.S for MPTF, Part II
Con’t from Part I – The MPF; a victim of circumstance or symptom of a larger problem? Declining revenue from AFM-negotiated recording royalties has forced the Music Performance Fund (MPF) to move on. It has been relying on grants from major corporations and government arts foundations... - An S.O.S for MPTF, Part I
The Music Performance Fund – an innocent bystander in the AFM/RMA conflict? Judging by the volume (and source locations) of recent traffic on the “Clash of the Titans” post, there is much interest in the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and Recording Musicians Association (RMA) conflict....





