There’s a tremendous amount of history around the concept of a composer’s union in film and television industries, and most of it is bad news for composers.You can read the highlights here. Last night I attended a meeting hosted by the Teamsters Local 399 toward formation of a composer’s union here in Los Angeles. It [...]
Well – the day gig I picked up back in September didn’t pan out. I had some hope that it would settle into a steady groove – since it was both a familiar workplace and the pay was decent. However, things went awry fairly quickly as the contracting agency I was working with seemed to [...]
This is a picture that I received via email earlier today. It’s a shot of Lake Junaluska – near where my father’s side of the family hails from. It reminds me of fall in the mountains of western North Carolina, and makes me just a bit nostalgic.But it’s really nice to see the fall color, [...]
Well, this is my first week at a new-but-old job. OK – so the job is new, but it’s at a very familiar workplace – somewhere I’ve worked before but hadn’t been around for several years. It’s great to see so many familiar faces, most of whom seem to be genuinely glad that I’m back. [...]
Well, I suppose it had to happen eventually… I tried my best to quit the financial systems circuit, but they just keep pulling me back in…
OK – well, it’s not really all that dramatic. I’m going back to one of the places I’ve worked before, but this time as a contractor. In a [...]

