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MFM Workshop “Make Music Your Business” #1 with GigSalad

Mark Steiner (GigSalad)Date: Monday, April 11, 2016
Time: 5pm to 6:30pm
Venue: WeWork Bryant Park (110 Wall Street, NY, NY)
Ticket: free, but RSVP via Eventbrite here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/musicians-for-musicians-mfm-presents-make-music-your-business-with-gigsalad-co-founder-mark-steiner-tickets-24208169286?aff=efbevent
Genre: workshop

Limited seating: 25

Mark Steiner will be leading a special workshop for MFM (http://www.MusiciansForMusicians.org) members and aspiring musicians on making music and business go hand in hand. He will provide real world advice using his experiences starting GigSalad (https://www.gigsalad.com) and from the artists who’ve used the service.

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“Freelance Isn’t Free” – Freelancers Union Makes a Show of Support to End Abuse of Freelance Workers

Freelancers Union Legislation Hearing logoText by Dawoud Kringle

Photos and video by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

One would think that freelance work is lucrative. On paper, in theory, this is true. The reality, however, is very different. The sad fact is that 1.3 million freelancers in New York city lost an average of $6,000 a year to nonpayment. The reason for this is simple. There is no legal protection for freelancers. If a freelance worker is hired for a job, often he / she is not paid. They may be underpaid, paid late, or never paid at all. If they sue the company, there is no legal framework clearly defining freelancers’ rights in the way a regular W2 employee’s rights are protected. Even if they do win the case, freelancers have no way to actually collect what they’re owed. To add insult to injury, freelancers who dare to challenge having their rightfully earned wages stolen are often blacklisted. The situation is, quite simply, intolerable.

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Event Review: Condensing the Vapors of Ideals into the Liquid of Process: Musicians for Musicians Holds its Third Public Meeting

Date: February, 23, 2016
Venue: CA Music Room (NY)

Review by Dawoud Kringle

MFM Open Meeting 2-23-2016On Tuesday, 2/23/16, Musicians For Musicians (MFM) held its third open public meeting at CA Music Room. The attendance was a bit thin, but considering the miserable weather, this was no surprise.

After the ritualistic opening of the meeting with a musical offering (this time, it was MFM founder Sohrab Saadat’s solo saxophone exploration of his composition “Sad Sake”), the discourse and dialogue over the processes, possibilities, and definitions of MFM and its agenda began to take shape.

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MFM and DooBeeDoo endorse “FREELANCERS TO COUNCIL: MAKE DEADBEAT COMPANIES PAY”

Freelancers Union Legislation HearingNYC Council’s Committee on Consumer Affairs Holds Hearing on Freelance Isn’t Free Act; Graphic Artists, Writers, Domestic Workers and more Rally at City Hall in Support of Bill

1.3 Million Freelancers in NYC; Average Lost to Nonpayment Epidemic: $5,968 / year

WHAT: At press conference before NYC Council’s Consumer Affairs Committee hearing, gig workers rally behind bill to stop NYC’s nonpayment epidemic, pass “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act.

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