2nd day of the ⁦AFM⁩ Convention about to kick off after some beautiful music provided by the Las Vegas Chamber Players ⁦FIM⁩ ⁦Musicians' Union⁩

Lon Bronson Band starting day 3 of the ⁦AFM⁩ Convention. It was an honour to address the Convention yesterday. Thanks for the tremendous welcome & reception. Election day today, good luck to all my friends that are standing ⁦FIM⁩ ⁦Musicians' Union⁩

Benoît Machuel GS of ⁦FIM⁩ and I giving our speeches to the ⁦AFM⁩ Convention yesterday, an honour and a great pleasure

Huge congratulations to my good friend Tino Gagliardi on his election as International President of the AFM. And many congratulations newly elected International VP Dave Pomeroy, VP Canada Allan Willaert , Secretary Treasurer Ken Shirk. AFM FIM Musicians' Union

Peter Leathem of ⁦PPL⁩ gives his update to the ⁦Musicians' Union⁩ delegate conference

Today we lost a wonderful colleague. David was my first appointment at PPL 19 years ago and he turned out to be one of the key people who created the PPL of today. An incredibly able lawyer, a thoroughly kind and conscientious friend and colleague. I will miss him greatly.

A tragic loss for PPL and the whole of the music industry. Condolences to David’s family.

PPL CEO Peter Leathem OBE, Chair John Smith OBE and Director of International Laurence Oxenbury pay tribute to Glen Barnham – colleague, supporter, friend. ppluk.com/death-of-glen-…

Only a radical about-turn will save English National Opera from being forced into insignificance thetimes.co.uk/article/3a9dd0…

Commendable & principled action by Martyn Brabbins. Support Musicians' Union and fight this devastating attack on ENO & it’s musicians. FIM ENO’s music director resigns over proposed cuts to music staff theguardian.com/music/2023/oct…

Congratulations to our CEO Peter Leathem OBE on receiving his OBE honour for services to the music industry today. Peter has spent the vast majority of his career in music, an industry he loves without reserve. Peter, from all at team PPL, it is our honour to work with you. #legend🧡

For Spotify, sharing music revenues with artists is not an option. Behind the smokescreen of Spotify's flawed arguments, there is an unfair business model that needs to be re-designed ASAP. Enough is enough! #fixstreaming musictechpolicy.com/2023/12/02/don…

A celebration of the life of Glen Barnham, who passed last Autumn, with friends & colleagues attending from Equity, PPL, BBC, ERA, BRIT School, Musicians' Union & more. As mentioned in the tweet below he had a profound impact in his role at Equity & will be missed by so many.

We call for the immediate release of Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, sentenced to death by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court. His crime: his support to the demonstrations that followed the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022. #SaveToomaj #FreeToomaj #ToomajSalehi #ArtisticFreedom

Many, many congratulations to Roger Wright on his well deserved knighthood for services to music. I’m delighted to hear such good news @rogerandout56 Britten Pears Arts FIM

Congratulations Tom Kiehl on your appointment as CEO of UK Music. We look forward to continuing working together.

Join the only global event dedicated to symphony & opera orchestras! 5th International Orchestra Conference | Malmö, 23-26 Oct. 2024 ioc.fim-musicians.org #musicians #orchestras #symphony #opera

Very successful first day of the 5th FIM International Orchestras Conference (IOC) rounded off with a concert by the Malmö Symphony Orchestra. We enjoyed high-level, thoughtful contributions from delegates from all continents. Two more days to go ⁦FIM⁩

Final panel session of the 2nd day of the ⁦FIM⁩ IOC was preceded by a fantastic performance provided by members of the MFI (India) delegation. Body & mind, work/life balance, and the changing work pattern of the orchestral musician all discussed today

The 5th FIM IOC closed earlier today. Draft conclusions have been agreed as were statements in support of campaigns to protect musicians in the UK, France and Romania. Thanks to all participants for making this conference such a positive and enjoyable experience FIM