Ken Eichler "watched" TAXI for 10 years before he became a member. He had his doubts. Do any of these questions sound familiar? "Is TAXI legit?" "Do I have the right music?" "Should I build up my catalog before I join?" Ken Finally Joined After Waiting 10 Years, and This is What Happened... "Since joining TAXI I have signed hundreds of pieces of music with top-name licensing companies, which has led to hundreds of placements in the past few months alone." If Ken hadn't waited for 10 years to join TAXI, he could have had thousands of placements by now....

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Songwriters and artists who want to license their music for film and TV placements, get record deals, publishing deals, and placements in TV commercials and video games have been using TAXI’s A&R service since 1992 for good reason—TAXI has more REAL connections with record labels, music publishers, and top music supervisors than ever. Why? Because TAXI has been around for more than twenty years, and we filter the music before it’s pitched to the A&R reps, publishing companies, and Film & TV music supervisors. Why Music Filtering Matters With millions of songwriters, artists, and composers all trying to pitch their...

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How to Produce Better Recordings and Mixes in Your Home Studio TAXI TV live with Rob Chiarelli, Mixer, Producer, Engineer and Re-mixer who has made more than 70 Gold and Platinum Records with artists like Ray Charles, Madonna, LeAnn Rimes, Kelly Clarkson,  Coolio, The Temptations, Diana Ross and many, many, MANY more! His Advanced Production class at the Road Rally is a huge hit every year. See Rob's THREE-page discography.

Jeff Greenleaf shows up in the Success Stories section of our Forum quite often. Want to know how he's used TAXI to build his fast-growing success?

How to improve your odds of writing a hit song.  It's part art, with some science that can dramatically increase your odds of writing a chart busting hit.  Ralph Murphy is  a leading expert on this melding of art and science.

TAXI founder Michael Laskow interviews Networking in the New Music Business author Dan Kimpel about presenting yourself as a professional in the music business.

Promoting Your Music Online Michael Laskow's Music Promotion Panel Notes from 1/16/10 I was asked to join Bob Baker, Ariel Hyatt, Brian Mazzaferi and Tony VanVeen, the CEO of Discmakers and CDBaby, for a panel at this year's NAMM show. All but Brian are good friends of mine, so it was an honor and a pleasure to join them. Brian turned out to be a great guy, and I'm sure our paths will cross again soon. As I began to clean up my computer's desktop moments ago, I found the panel questions and my notes/answers and thought you might benefit...

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Whether you were there to learn more about getting a record deal, placing your music in films and TV shows, or composing for video games, it was all there for the taking at TAXI's Road Rally last weekend. What did our members think of it? From our forum: There is no way I could possibly ever put into words just how much this Rally, my 2nd one, meant to me. Saying "Thank You" just doesn't seem to be enough. I'm still humbled and honored to have been given the Inspiration Award. It's going to get a prominent placement in my...

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Major Labels, Indie Labels, Pop Labels, Rap Labels, Christian Labels, and Country Labels are actively looking for new artists every day. It's easy to think that songwriters and artists can make it on their own with all the great self-promotional tools and opportunities on the Internet. But looking at this week's  Billboard Top 100 Chart, I can't find a single band or artist that has become successful on their own using the Internet as their only form of promotion. Yes, the Internet is a large piece of the music promotion puzzle, but it's a piece, not a panacea. Companies that...

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Dear Passengers, It is said that, "a man's wealth can be measured by his friends." Assuming that's true, I am fabulously wealthy, indeed. I never imagined how many of my old friends would come out of the woodwork when I started TAXI seventeen years ago. Several of them showed up at the Country Songwriting seminar I did in Nashville last week, and it was great to see them all. One of them has been a friend since the '70s! One of the "responsibilities" — if you can call it that — of having so many friends that are also TAXI...

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