[ScottW]

You probably know but...
http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=1792

New AF of M Agreement Allows Sales of Recordings From Live
Performances - The American Federation of Musicians has
reached an agreement with symphony, ballet and opera
orchestras in the U.S. and Canada to allow the creation of
commercially available recordings of their live classical
performances. The new agreement uses a different artistic
and economic model for recording, giving musicians upfront
payments for recording live performances to be produced and
sold as discs or downloads - though the agreement cannot be
used solely for downloads. The musicians will also receive a
percentage of the receipts from sales. Ownership and
copyright of the masters is retained by the orchestras,
though distribution licenses may be granted for limited
periods to a record company or distributor. Orchestral
players have a right of approval on a project-by-project
basis for each recording. The new economic model will
enhance the potential for more frequent recording by U.S.
orchestras, to the benefit of the international reputation
of each one and the advancement of classical music as a
whole.

[Jenn]

In article NooDg.16689$RD.2085@fed1read08,
"ScottW" wrote:

You probably know but...
http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=1792

New AF of M Agreement Allows Sales of Recordings From Live
Performances - The American Federation of Musicians has
reached an agreement with symphony, ballet and opera
orchestras in the U.S. and Canada to allow the creation of
commercially available recordings of their live classical
performances. The new agreement uses a different artistic
and economic model for recording, giving musicians upfront
payments for recording live performances to be produced and
sold as discs or downloads - though the agreement cannot be
used solely for downloads. The musicians will also receive a
percentage of the receipts from sales. Ownership and
copyright of the masters is retained by the orchestras,
though distribution licenses may be granted for limited
periods to a record company or distributor. Orchestral
players have a right of approval on a project-by-project
basis for each recording. The new economic model will
enhance the potential for more frequent recording by U.S.
orchestras, to the benefit of the international reputation
of each one and the advancement of classical music as a
whole.

Yes, I did know,m but thanks for posting. This is a VERY good move by
the union. So few studio recordings are made now, so that income had
pretty much disappeared. By agreeing to this, players get less money
per recording, but they (we, as I play sessions once in awhile) get
money upfront in trade, and more recordings get made. Everyone wins.

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[Harry Lavo]

"Jenn" wrote in message
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In article NooDg.16689$RD.2085@fed1read08,
"ScottW" wrote:

You probably know but...
http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=1792

New AF of M Agreement Allows Sales of Recordings From Live
Performances - The American Federation of Musicians has
reached an agreement with symphony, ballet and opera
orchestras in the U.S. and Canada to allow the creation of
commercially available recordings of their live classical
performances. The new agreement uses a different artistic
and economic model for recording, giving musicians upfront
payments for recording live performances to be produced and
sold as discs or downloads - though the agreement cannot be
used solely for downloads. The musicians will also receive a
percentage of the receipts from sales. Ownership and
copyright of the masters is retained by the orchestras,
though distribution licenses may be granted for limited
periods to a record company or distributor. Orchestral
players have a right of approval on a project-by-project
basis for each recording. The new economic model will
enhance the potential for more frequent recording by U.S.
orchestras, to the benefit of the international reputation
of each one and the advancement of classical music as a
whole.

Yes, I did know,m but thanks for posting. This is a VERY good move by
the union. So few studio recordings are made now, so that income had
pretty much disappeared. By agreeing to this, players get less money
per recording, but they (we, as I play sessions once in awhile) get
money upfront in trade, and more recordings get made. Everyone wins.


Yeah, this really is good news. Perhaps now U.S. orchestras will once again
take their rightful place in the world of recorded music....and hopefully
they will all follow SF in doing it in Hybrid Surround SACD.

[MINe 109]

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Jenn wrote:

In article NooDg.16689$RD.2085@fed1read08,
"ScottW" wrote:

You probably know but...
http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=1792

New AF of M Agreement Allows Sales of Recordings From Live
Performances - The American Federation of Musicians has
reached an agreement with symphony, ballet and opera
orchestras in the U.S. and Canada to allow the creation of
commercially available recordings of their live classical
performances. The new agreement uses a different artistic
and economic model for recording, giving musicians upfront
payments for recording live performances to be produced and
sold as discs or downloads - though the agreement cannot be
used solely for downloads. The musicians will also receive a
percentage of the receipts from sales. Ownership and
copyright of the masters is retained by the orchestras,
though distribution licenses may be granted for limited
periods to a record company or distributor. Orchestral
players have a right of approval on a project-by-project
basis for each recording. The new economic model will
enhance the potential for more frequent recording by U.S.
orchestras, to the benefit of the international reputation
of each one and the advancement of classical music as a
whole.

Yes, I did know,m but thanks for posting. This is a VERY good move by
the union. So few studio recordings are made now, so that income had
pretty much disappeared. By agreeing to this, players get less money
per recording, but they (we, as I play sessions once in awhile) get
money upfront in trade, and more recordings get made. Everyone wins.

A few years back, an Austin Symphony performance of a piano concerto
went so well that there was talk of a commercial self-released cd, that
is, until they found out how much it would cost in musician fees. This
would help that situation.

Stephen

[Jenn]

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MINe 109 wrote:

In article
,
Jenn wrote:

In article NooDg.16689$RD.2085@fed1read08,
"ScottW" wrote:

You probably know but...
http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=1792

New AF of M Agreement Allows Sales of Recordings From Live
Performances - The American Federation of Musicians has
reached an agreement with symphony, ballet and opera
orchestras in the U.S. and Canada to allow the creation of
commercially available recordings of their live classical
performances. The new agreement uses a different artistic
and economic model for recording, giving musicians upfront
payments for recording live performances to be produced and
sold as discs or downloads - though the agreement cannot be
used solely for downloads. The musicians will also receive a
percentage of the receipts from sales. Ownership and
copyright of the masters is retained by the orchestras,
though distribution licenses may be granted for limited
periods to a record company or distributor. Orchestral
players have a right of approval on a project-by-project
basis for each recording. The new economic model will
enhance the potential for more frequent recording by U.S.
orchestras, to the benefit of the international reputation
of each one and the advancement of classical music as a
whole.

Yes, I did know,m but thanks for posting. This is a VERY good move by
the union. So few studio recordings are made now, so that income had
pretty much disappeared. By agreeing to this, players get less money
per recording, but they (we, as I play sessions once in awhile) get
money upfront in trade, and more recordings get made. Everyone wins.

A few years back, an Austin Symphony performance of a piano concerto
went so well that there was talk of a commercial self-released cd, that
is, until they found out how much it would cost in musician fees. This
would help that situation.

Stephen

Indeed.

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