Oregon Music News

Welcome to another one of our weekly Coffeeshop Conversations. We don’t usually deal with the business part of show business because…well, unless you’re a working musician it can be boring. But I wonder if you knew that there is a chapter of the American Federation of Musicians in Portland known at The Musicians Union Local 99? Not only is there one, but it has a head honcho who is here with me today. There’s a lot that goes on that we don’t know and possibly don’t want to know, but Bruce is going to give us a non-boring glimpse into that end of de bizzinezz. What does a Musicians union do? How has their role changed with the changes in culture and technology. Let’s meet Bruce Fife.