Club Musicians Survey |
We're conducting a survey of local (Portland, Oregon area) club musicians in order to better understand the conditions in our local scene and what people would like to see changed. Please take a few m...
Posted by Musicians99 on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:49:00 PST |
OLCC Victory! |
Local 99 scored a victory at the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) Friday, April 18, 2008 when the Commissioners voted unanimously (4 of 5 present) to changes in the minor posting rules. The new...
Posted by Musicians99 on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:09:00 PST |
Meet With The Press -- Meeting Recap |
The meeting started with the introduction of the four panelists, Amy McCollough (WW), Luciana Lopez (Oregonian), Ezra Caraeff (Mercury) and Barbara Mitchell (Tribune). Some general questions were aske...
Posted by Musicians99 on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:16:00 PST |
Meet With The Press |
Ever wanted to Meet with the Press?The Musicians Union, Local 99 is hosting 4 of our esteemed local music writers for an afternoon presentation and Q & A about their jobs, press releases, what ...
Posted by Musicians99 on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:57:00 PST |
FCC to Hold Media Consolidation Hearing in Seattle! |
The FCC has announced that it will hold the last of its media consolidation hearings on November 9 in Seattle, WA. This will make it even more difficult for local acts to get radio airplay. We'll be...
Posted by Musicians99 on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:37:00 PST |
A Ton of News |
Three major things are going on simultaneously right now. In no particular order:1. OLCC Minor Postings Rule Revisions2. Oregon Employment Dept. vs. Mississippi Studios3. Localism on Portland Ra...
Posted by Musicians99 on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:23:00 PST |
Join the Movement for Increased Access for Minors (-21) to Music! |
On September 26, we held gathering of about 20 club scene musicians of different stripes and levels to decide what issues to work on. We had members of the union and non-members alike (about a 5...
Posted by Musicians99 on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:32:00 PST |
Web Redesign Launched! |
Our website has been undergoing some changes for quite some time and I'm pleased to announce that we've launched our new page! The address is still the same http://www.afm99.org, but the look is all ...
Posted by Musicians99 on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:27:00 PST |
Minutes of Musicians Town Hall 8/18 |
Musicians Town Hall 8/18/07 @ 1pm There were 22 participants including Bruce Fife and Ross Lampert of Local 99. Local 99 President Bruce Fife introduced the union and began the meeting around 1...
Posted by Musicians99 on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:27:00 PST |
Playing for Free and Other Contentious Issues |
About a week ago a discussion (argument?) flared up on the local Portland Craigslist about playing for free. It went on for quite some time addressing the pros and cons from all points of view about ...
Posted by Musicians99 on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:19:00 PST |
