234 !!Chapter 13
Tags, 51&: $40.45
Paragraph 24: Auditions
A. Auditions in excess of 1 hour—paid in half-hour units: $26.85
B. Third and subsequent calls, first hour: $53.75
Additional audition time, paid in half-hour units: $26.85
Paragraph 26: Ad-lib or creative session calls
Minimum fee for first hour: $223.40
Additional half-hour units: $111.70
Paragraph 32: Singers
32.A.3. Session fee: Solo/duo who multitrack: $275.70
Paragraph 66: Public service announcements
Actor, announcer: $564.45
Solos, duos: $586.15
Group singers, 3–5: $382.15
6–8: $305.70
9 &: $191.15
Health and retirement contribution:
14.8%The AFM
!!On October 17, 2007,
the AFM signed a new two-
year agreement that states
that the union scale for jin-
gles that are produced for
the Internet will also apply
jingles recorded for cell
phones, iPods, MP3s, pod-
casts, and additional digital
media. This new agreement
is referred to as ‘‘new
media.’’ The scale, which is
currently $110 per session,
will increase to $115. In ad-
dition, a $32 fee will be paid
for the first six months of
initial use and $86.25 for
each succeeding 52-week
period. If the commercial
was originally recorded for
use for traditional television
or radio, the fees will be
$86.25 for each 52-week pe-
riod. For more comprehen-
sive information, view the
AFM website.The following information comes from
the AFM website (www.afm.org). This
organization is affiliated with the AFL-
CIO.
With over 250 local unions throughout
the United States and Canada, we are the
largest union in the world, representing
the interests of professional musicians.
The union represents musicians, con-
tractors, music copyists, arrangers,
orchestrators, vocalists, and conductors.
Members file contracts for records, film,
television and videotape, broadcast tele-
vision, cable television, pay television,
television and radio commercials, live
events, industrial films, and other orga-
nized events. Except for the Commercial
Announcements Agreement, there are no
standard rates for the Internet as of yet. It
is an all-inclusive union.
The AFM has local offices throughout
the United States and Canada and an
international office located in New York