Thanks to activism by music makers across the country, the Music Modernization Act has been passed into law, adding some long needed updates to the ways in which we are paid for our hard work.  Here's an article that explains how it will benefit songwriters, performers, and other music professionals.  #toasttomusic
 

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At the invitation of Ray Chew, Musical Director of Dancing With The Stars, I visited Hollywood in late October. Ray and I have been corresponding for about 18 months. I'm a huge fan of his orchestrations. He creates soundscapes using the textures of instruments and voices, he blends electronic instruments with traditional instruments in a way that sounds fresh, and he knows about music that was made before he was born. On Thursday, October 20th, I flew to L.A. My hotel was right across the street from the…