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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:	GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:	Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:	KDX200::COOPER

Created:	Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3280
Total number of notes:	61432

2550.0. "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS)" by EZ2GET::STEWART (Cordless Bungee Jump Instructor) Wed Jul 08 1992 15:31

    
    I can't remember which of the music-related conferences I made my
    original promise in, so I posted it in the three I frequent.  Please
    feel free to repost this in the conferences I miss that you think might
    benefit.  My apologies if you've seen this post too many times already.
    
    I offered to sponsor membership in the National Academy of Recording
    Arts and Sciences to noters that meet the qualifications a while ago. 
    Then somebody asked me what the qualifications were.  Well, I now have
    the official qualifications and membership applications in hand.
    
    We'll get to those in a second, but first a quick review of the
    benefits:
    
    o	voting (active) members participate in the Grammy awards selection
    	process, all the way from nomination to hanging out at the show
    
    o	Chapter newsletter - stay in touch with working musicians in your
    	area
    
    o	NARAS Awards Guide - voting members receive a monthly list of CDs,
    	cassettes, LPs, VHS tapes, and Laser Discs that are offered at
    	greatly reduced prices.  (This is why I have a better CD collection
    	than some radio stations.)
    
    o	the local chapter sponsors a lot of regional activities - as you
    	might imagine, there are lots of things happening in my home
    	chapter here in LA: free movie screenings, pre-grammy listening
    	parties with celeb hosts and equipment give-aways, and the
    	luncheon series with guest speakers like Quincy Jones, Burt
    	Bachrach, and Bruce Swedien.
    
                Voting (active) Membership Qualifications
    
    The qualifications for vocalists, singers, leaders, conductors,
    producers, engineers, instrumentalists, musicians, arrangers, and
    spoken word are: "Required to have six (6) recorded and commercially
    released selections or their equivalent on a commercially released
    recording."  Six releases is from the old days when people actually
    released singles on 45 RPM vinyl.  An album side, CD, or cassette also
    qualifies.
    
                Non-Voting (wanker) Membership Qualifications
    
    There are no requirements (other than the ability to pay the membership
    dues) for non-voting members.
    
                           If You Want To Join
    
    If you're applying for voting status I need to see the "commercially
    released" product on which you're basing your claim for active
    membership.  This means that I want to verify you've actually done what
    you claim before I put you up for membership.
    
    After that, I'll send you the membership application and it's between
    you and the Academy.  If you're interested, please send Email to
    EZ2GET::Stewart.
    
    \John

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2550.1	cut to the chase, net it out	GJO001::REITER		`Wed Jul 08 1992 15:41`	4
	How much are non-voting dues? and, that being said, Can you give an example of the savings on CDs? \Gary
2550.2	good try, but...	EZ2GET::STEWART	Cordless Bungee Jump Instructor	`Wed Jul 08 1992 18:12`	7
	$65, $7/CD, and non-voters aren't eligible for the Awards Guide. That's supplied to voters to encourage them to listen to what's happening. To clarify, almost all of the CDs are offered at $7 per disc. So, a 4 volume box set goes for $28. There's a small handling charge.
2550.3		GJO001::REITER		`Thu Jul 09 1992 07:43`	7
	So if I understand you correctly, if you are a non-voting member, you can't get the Awards Guide, therefore you can't get the cheap CDs, right? Well thanks anyway, \Gary (Curious to know how many people in this notes file, or at Digital for that matter, have had >5 recorded works published.)
2550.4	Probably still fairly rare	GOES11::G_HOUSE	Black Sheets Of Rain	`Thu Jul 09 1992 09:06`	6
	> (Curious to know how many people in this notes file, or at Digital for > that matter, have had >5 recorded works published.) Remember that's songs, not albums... Greg
2550.5	sorry to disappoint you, but	EZ2GET::STEWART	Cordless Bungee Jump Instructor	`Thu Jul 09 1992 09:20`	8
	There seem to be a number of people in COMMUSIC and the MUSIC conference that have been producing and promoting their own albums, cassettes, or CDs. They're eligible if they've got 6 cuts or more on their media. If all you're looking for is a record club, this ain't it.
2550.6	I don't understand	GOES11::G_HOUSE	Black Sheets Of Rain	`Thu Jul 09 1992 10:56`	5
	It doesn't have to be through a recognized label? Anyone can fire up their 4-track, record 6 songs, sell a copy to a friend for $.01 and qualify? Greg
2550.7	hey, I recognize that label!	EZ2GET::STEWART	Cordless Bungee Jump Instructor	`Thu Jul 09 1992 17:15`	16
	Hey, I don't know about the fine print. I don't konw how they define "commercial release" and I don't know how they check it. That's probably why I have to "sponsor" the applicant. So, theoretically, some deviant could try to jimmy his way in... but then again, I have been following the trials and tribulations of the people that have written notes about marketing their music, so if someone pops up out of the blue with some half-baked, low grade cassette I have a decent chance of weeding them out. So, as far as the recognized label stuff goes, no, it can be your own label as I interpret the rules. And when you get down to it, why shouldn't your own label be enough? Isn't that how Chess records and Motown got started?
2550.8	additional information on non-voting benefits	EZ2GET::STEWART	Cordless Bungee Jump Instructor	`Mon Jul 20 1992 15:25`	23
	I got an Email question about non-voting member benefits from one of our ROM-noters. In the quest to deliver accurate information I called my chapter office to get some questions answered. The info that follows is from the text of my reply to the ROM-noter. As a non-voting member, you're eligible for almost all of the same discounts that voting members get. These include instrument discounts from some of the major chains (but nothing that you couldn't get yourself with some hard bargaining), discounted/free subscriptions to industry magazines (Mix, EQ, Guitar Player, & Keyboard to name a few), discounts on studio time, educational programs, restaurants, clubs, amusement parks, and free or reduced membership charges for related professional organizations. You'll get a Membership Discount Directory with your materials. I just called the Chapter office to verify all of this information and found out that you are indeed entitled to all of these benefits, as well as the monthly NARAS Awards Guide. The Awards Guide is the discounted list of CDs and other entertainment media that was previously only available to voting members.
2550.9	sounding better	GJO001::REITER		`Mon Jul 20 1992 15:38`	14
	OK, let's try this again, and, no, I am not just looking for a record club, but for $65/yr I am not looking for a charity, either. :7) You say that non-voting members are now "eligible for almost all of the same discounts that voting members get". Can you elaborate on the 'almost' part? Does a non-voting member still need to be sponsored? Is there a number we can call or place we can write to get generic membership (albeit non-voting) information? Thanks - seriously, \Gary
2550.10	clarification	EZ2GET::STEWART	Cordless Bungee Jump Instructor	`Mon Jul 20 1992 16:28`	12
	I called the Chapter Office while I was writing that reply. Consequently, the word "almost" should have been deleted. The only difference between voting and non-voting membership is eligibility to participate in the Grammy Awards process. ALL OTHER membership benefits are available to non-voting members. "Sponsorship" is only necessary if you're shooting for voting status. I will be glad to post any information you'd like to have...might as well do it for you and anyone else that's interested...