Noteworthy News
Check back often to view news about CMG Music Recording, including technology, resources, industry updates, and accolades.

Closing our doors – Thank you for all of your support!
We are dissolving the company and will no longer be accepting new projects as CMG Music Recording.

Home Studio ABCs – Part 2: Your First Remote Recording
Best practices to deliver an amazing sound to your client. Written by Ryland Talamo.

Home Studio ABCs – Part 1: Getting Started
How to optimize your earning potential while working from home. Written by Ryland Talamo.

Staying In Peak Condition
We heard about a free Alexander Technique (AT) workshop, and realized that every time we had asked colleagues familiar with it what AT was, we were given vague and unsatisfying answers. So, we headed over to Santa Monica for a two-hour introduction.

AB-5’s Hidden Agenda
As we all scramble to understand how AB-5 works and what it will mean to our own livelihood, it is important to understand the hidden agenda behind the law. It is a well-planned and heavily financed campaign to drive people back to labor unions.

Newsletter, January 2020
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CMG Music Recording wishes you a prosperous and creative New Year. For those of you who have worked with us in 2019, thank you for your continued trust in our concierge music contracting services. We will continue to provide you with excellence, and deliver the best talent roster at the best value. Our dedication to bringing work to Los Angeles is ongoing and passionate!

AB-5: What Does Compliance Look Like?
What does compliance with AB-5 look like for the small business or employer?
Great question! I have been working on this question for several months and still have NO definitive answers because the traditional companies I contacted have absolutely no idea how to work with a music contractor who typically hires several hundred music professionals per year. Based on their current pricing structure, it is extremely cost-prohibitive. Therefore, we will need to think outside the box.

Grown Up Christmas List sung by Jonathan Cilia Faro
Congratulations Jonathan Cilia Faro, Tom Brooks, and Alan Parsons on a beautiful recording of Grown-Up Christmas List, originally written by David Foster. CMG provided strings, winds, and brass to record this beautiful song at Capitol Records.

Congratulations John Paul Hayward on New Album!
Congratulations John Paul Hayward! His new album Cross Symphonic dropped today, November 18, 2019, and is featured on Bandcamp.

Update on Gig Economy Law AB-5
Here is a recent article from the LA Times titled Freelancers fear California’s new gig workers law will wipe them out. This latest article about the gig economy law titled AB-5 may change your ability to be classified as sub-contracted labor.
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