Scales, Forms & Agreements
The finest recording musicians in the world can be found right here in Nashville,Tennessee! No matter what kind of music you want to record, from rock and roll to jazz, blues, classical, gospel, Americana, folk, R&B, latin, urban — and yes, country music — Local 257 can help you have a successful recording experience. We have a variety of scales to fit your budget, and we are here to help make it easy for you to record the right way. And be sure to check out the Single Song Overdub Agreement section, which gives you worksheets, timecares, and guidelines for how to use AFM contracts to protect your home recording sessions.
Click here to watch a "How To" video for the Single Song Overdub Scale!
Please Note: There are now blank AFM recording contracts — aka B Forms — on the menu below. The B-4 contract covers most AFM Sound Recording Labor Agreement (SRLA) categories including Master, Low Budget Master, Choral, Live and Low Budget Location, Copyist, and Music Prep. The B-5 contract covers Demo sessions, and the B-9 contract is for Limited Pressing.