LOS ANGELES, California (June 11, 2014) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced today his\r\nsupport for the American Federation of Musicians’ Listen Up! Campaign, which calls upon film\r\nproduction companies that benefit from taxpayer-funded film credits to score their films in the United\r\nStates.\r\n<\/p>
\r\n“I’m fighting for good paying middle-class jobs across California, and our work to pass legislation –\r\nwhich will boost production and music scoring – must be with that goal in mind,” said Mayor Eric\r\nGarcetti.\r\n<\/p>
\r\nHalting the bleed of film and television production jobs out of California has been a top priority for\r\nMayor Garcetti. Alongside the musicians union and other entertainment guilds, Garcetti has taken a\r\nleading role in advocating for the passage of AB 1839, the bill that would enhance the state’s Film and\r\nTelevision Tax Credit Program and provide a bump in the incentive for film soundtrack scoring in\r\nCalifornia.\r\n<\/p>
\r\nLast month AFM Local 47, the Hollywood chapter of the musicians union, hosted a ceremony naming\r\nGarcetti an Honorary Member of the musicians union in appreciation of his efforts to stem runaway\r\nproduction from Hollywood and for his support of Los Angeles musicians. “Himself an accomplished\r\npianist and composer, Mayor Garcetti truly understands the issues and concerns of professional\r\nmusicians,” said musician Andy Malloy. “We commend him for standing with us in our efforts to stop\r\nthe offshoring of film scoring work and keep music jobs in the United States.”\r\n<\/p>
\r\nThe Listen Up! campaign is an initiative of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States\r\nand Canada, the AFL-CIO, and community members who support dignity and justice for professional\r\nmusicians. For more information, visit www.listenupnow.org.<\/p>\n","contact":"linda.rapka@promusic47.org","link":"http:\/\/www.listenupnow.org","address":"817 Vine St. Hollywood CA 90038","phone":"3239933162","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joins the American Federation of Musicians in calling on film production companies to end their practice of offshoring film scoring jobs.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2014\/06\/264553.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}