Original Sessions. Public television does not air programming in the same manner as network television or cable television. The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a program distributor that provides television content and related services to its member stations. Each member station is given wide latitude in how it schedules its content, in order to preserve localism, though there is a “common carriage” policy requiring stations to clear national prime time programs on a common schedule to allow for more effective marketing. However, that latitude means that an individual program might not necessarily air on member networks at the same time. As a result, broadcasts under this Agreement are structured under what are called “national releases.” A national release is defined as unlimited broadcast use on any member station for a period of seven
Original Sessions. For a recording session, there shall be a minimum call session length of one (1) hour, during which no more than three (3) music tracks may be recorded, the total length of which may not exceed three (3) minutes in the aggregate. Only commercials advertising the products of a single advertiser may be made during any one session. Any overtime must be continuous, during which one additional one-minute music track may be recorded for each 20 minutes of such overtime. Currently, the basic scale wage for an instrumentalist (called a “Side Musician”) for a minimum call session is $133.01. Each 20 minutes of overtime shall pay an additional one-third of the one-hour session fee ($44.34). Each session must employ a Leader, who shall be paid double Side Musician scale. When hired, a Contractor shall also be paid double Side Musician scale. In the event that a session employs 10 or more Musicians (including Side Musicians and the Leader), a Contractor shall be required. Any Single Musician performing alone shall also be paid double Side Musician scale. Doubling occurs when an instrumentalist switches between instruments during a recording. An instrumentalist who doubles shall be paid not less than an additional 30% of scale wages for the first such double and an additional 15% for each double beyond the first. However, this is not the same as performing multiple parts (or “overdubbing”), which is recording one instrumental part, then recording another instrumental part over that same part, such that the tracks are layered in a way that could only have been performed in real time by two Musicians. If a Musician performs multiple parts, they shall be paid the total of all payments which would otherwise have been payable had separate Musicians been used for those parts. These parts shall be listed as separate lines on the B-6 Report Form and each part is subject to re-use payments. The performance of multiple parts is common in the industry. If the Musician is required to bring heavy instruments (or, three or more instruments) to a recording session, they shall be paid for cartage. If the Musician must take public transportation as the only practicable manner of transportation, cartage bills should be paid as submitted. If private transportation is taken, then the cartage fee shall be $25.00 for the smaller grouping of instruments (tuba, all drums, all amps, baritone sax, bass sax, cello, accordion, cordovox and contra-bass clarinet) and $50.00 for the larger grouping ...
Original Sessions. Please note that the rates included within this toolkit are in effect from April 3, 2023 through February 4, 2024.
Original Sessions. Please note that the rates included within this toolkit are in effect from February 5, 2024 through and including February 2, 2025. Basic Regular Sessions The standard recording session under the SRLA is called the “Basic Regular Session,” but may also be referred to colloquially as a “Master” session. For such a session, there shall be a minimum call session length of three
