Recording Musicians Association

New York Chapter

The Recording Musicians Association (RMA) is a non-profit advocacy organization for the Recording Arts and the role they play in the artistic and economic life of citizens in the United States and Canada.

RMA is a Conference within the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) which is the largest musicians union in the world. RMA representatives are directly involved in every aspect of the AFM that affects studio musicians-contract negotiations-monitoring royalty funds-pursuing copyright protections as well as educating the public and government officials about the damage that can be done to artists if film piracy and music piracy go unchecked.

The Recording Musicians Association (RMA) counts among its 1200 members the most recorded musicians in the world. Whether you are listening to a Hollywood film score, a country record from Nashville, a TV show live from New york or a Latin pop record from Miami, you are without doubt hearing the skills and talent of RMA members.