1. NATIONAL BENEFIT FUNDS
The IATSE National Benefit Funds are trust funds established by the IATSE through collective bargaining with various entertainment industry employers.
Generally, funding comes from contributing employers that are engaged in industries such as live theatre, motion picture, television, commercials, music videos, and
trade shows and that have Collective Bargaining Agreements with IATSE or an affiliated local union.
The Funds are governed by Boards of Trustees made up of an equal number of representatives of the IATSE (labor) and the employers (management). The IATSE
National Benefit Funds include the Pension, Annuity, Health & Welfare, Vacation and 401(k) Funds. For more information about the National Benefit Funds, please
2. ampnow
Music and sound share the importance and impact of the visual image in every broadcast communication. The Association of Music
Producers has recognized the need for substantive information to aid in the creation and production process. Developed from a broad
survey of music companies and agency producers, composers and legal counsel, these guidelines are intended to describe the
process from start to finish. It is hoped that they will provide a useful reference to help companies and industry professionals in creating
the highest quality music and sound design in a cost-effective way, with a clearer under- standing of the legal responsibilities of all
parties.
3. AFM
80,000 musicians comprise the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM). We
perform in orchestras, backup bands, festivals, clubs and theaters—both on Broadway and on tour. AFM
members also make music for films, TV, commercials and sound recordings. As the largest union of musicians in
the world, we have the power to make the music industry work for musicians
4. Audiogang
G.A.N.G. will strive to educate and keep its membership informed about both industry history and the most current
methods, technologies, and creative considerations. The organization will assist educational institutions of all kinds (both
physically established and online), providing relevant, topical, and career-enabling information and resources to help train
those interested in learning about game audio. Further, G.A.N.G. will be a resource supporting education for non-audio
entertainment-related professional disciplines and educational institutions, to facilitate more successful and integrated
relationships and projects across the industry.
5. RMA
Recording musicians provide the sounds and soul of motion pictures, television, sound recordings, commercial advertisements and
much, much more. Power up your IPod, turn on your radio, TV, Wii or XBox, walk into a movie theater or simply enter any public
building, and you will be enveloped by the sounds created and performed by recording musicians.
6. AIMP
The AIMP includes in its membership not only independent music publishers, but those publishers that are affiliated with record labels
or motion picture and television production companies. In addition, individuals from other areas of the entertainment community, such
as motion picture, television, multimedia and home video producers, the record industry, music licensing and supervision, songwriters,
artist managers and members of the legal and accounting professions are active in the AIMP.
7. sagaftra
“SAG-AFTRA brings together two great American labor unions: Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of
Television and Radio Artists. Both were formed in the turmoil of the 1930s, with rich histories of fighting for and securing the
strongest protections for media artists. Our members united to form the successor union in order to preserve those
hard-won rights and to continue the struggle to extend and expand those protections into the 21st century and beyond. We
are actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, dj’s, news writers, news directors, program hosts, puppeteers,
recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other media professionals. Our work is seen and heard in
theaters, on television and radio, sound recordings, the internet, games, mobile devices, home video: you see us and hear
us on all media distribution platforms. We are the faces and the voices that entertain and inform America and the world.
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