RMA

RMA-NY was founded in 1969 by and for New York recording musicians in an effort to insure that their needs would be addressed by the AFM. Musicians wanted to have a say in how the contracts that they worked under were negotiated and it was important for them to maintain an independent voice from the Local and the Federation. In 1983, other cities such as Los Angeles, Nashville, Chicago, and Toronto joined with New York to form the Recording Musicians Association of the United States and Canada. Finally in 1990, the AFM formally recognized the RMA, along with the other Player Conferences, ICSOM and ROPA, as official representatives of working musicians... We are instrumentalists, orchestrators, copyists, and librarians who collaborate on film, television, and studio album projects. We are a Player Conference to the American Federation of Musicians. We promote the welfare and livelihood of recording musicians and counsel the AFM on matters affecting our group.

Also known as: RMA-International