1990-1999
In the last decade, music from every era was available both live and through old and new technologies. Popular music includes everything from rock groups performing with synthesizers to those using "unplugged" acoustic guitars; from the "Three Tenors" Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti with full orchestra to multimedia technologies and sound sampling on the Internet; from singers performing original country & western or hip-hop to groups traveling the country performing in the style of big bands of the 1940s. As the AFM moves into its second century, the union continues to protect professional musicians in every area of the music business.
1991 - Mark Massagli was elected AFM President and served until 1995.
1992 - Congress adopted the Audio Home Recording Act, providing musicians with royalties from the sale of digital audio tape and digital tape recorders.
1994 - The union and movie producers agreed on guidelines for low budget film recording in order to extend union representation in the movie industry.
1995 - The union and recording companies agreed on guidelines for low budget audio and multimedia recording in order to extend union representation in the recording industry.
1995 - Steve Young was elected AFM President.
1996 - The AFM celebrated its 100th anniversary.
2001 - AFM Secretary-Treasurer Tom Lee is elected President at the 94th Annual Convention.
