Grammy Nominated Composer who used non union musicians may be kicked out of his union... American Federation of Musicians Threatens to Expel Grammy-Nominated Video Game Composer (EXCLUSIVE) -Variety The American Federation of Musicians is sending mixed signals to its members this week: threatening a Grammy-nominated video game composer with expulsion, while also trumpeting a new contract with producers and networks whose specifics are being kept under wraps. Austin Wintory, who was charged last January with violating union rules for recording his score for “The Banner Saga” video game under non-union auspices in Texas, was found guilty by the union’s International Executive Board and fined $2,500. Wintory is refusing to pay the fine on principle. “Doing so would be to agree that their failed policies, selective tactics and threats work,” he said. Failure to pay the fine by Jan. 19 will result in expulsion. Wintory says his lawyers are “dealing with the realities of the board’s ability to expel me.” The AFM board’s actions puts it in conflict with its own Local 47, the L.A. local, which not only passed a resolution supporting Wintory in October, but praised him in a front-page story in its own inhouse newspaper for his “strong support of the use of AFM musicians [and] applauds his efforts to bring more work to AFM and Local 47 musicians.” Wintory said that, instead, he would write a $2,500 check to Education Through Music – Los Angeles (ETM-LA), “where the money can be used toward building on dreams instead of destroying them.”
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 22:54:19 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015