Record labels, music publishers, production music libraries and music supervisors haven't traditionally accepted music submissions directly from songwriters, artists and composers. Unsolicited music was unfiltered, often a waste of their time, and rarely targeted to fit their needs. TAXI changed all that starting in 1992. It was the first company of its kind - a true game-changer for independent musicians - TAXI has been the industry leader ever since. I just got off the phone with a Film and TV composer from Dallas, Texas who inspired me to write this. He said, "I've been to your website and the websites...

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Real songwriters write songs. They write them as often as they can. They know that most will not make the grade, but they keep writing. Why? Because songwriting is a craft and like other crafts, it has to be practiced to be perfected. Could you expect to become a great golfer, painter, potter, novelist or pianist if you didn't practice every day? You know the answer. Some songwriters tend to wait for the muse. REAL songwriters write every day, knowing that the constant search for better, fresher, and more original ways to say, "I love you," will only come to...

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Dear Passengers, Aristotle once said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit." Every year, our members who come to the Road Rally, stop me and tell me how stoked they are that they came. They can't wait to get home and use all the new songwriting and production tips and techniques they learned at the convention. Their heads seem as if they are about to explode! It's incredible to feel their energy. But I often wonder how many of them can sustain that level of energy and commitment once they get home....

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