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Doug Fenske, Director of Education at Cre8 Music Academy joins Michael to give an excellent mixing tutorial at Westlake Studios in Hollywood. The advice Doug gives is world-class! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Get Your Music to Record Labels, Music Supervisors, and Music Libraries: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh See what the Music Industry is lo...

Michael plays the Motown-esque Instrumentals that TAXI's A&R department picked to be contenders for a national TV commercial for an insurance company. Listen to all 11 of the tracks that got forwarded and see what you think!

Michael gives a good first look at what the big panels will be in the main ballroom. He's joined by Briagha McTavish who gives out some great tips for Rally attendees. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Get Your Music to Record Labels, Music Supervisors, and Music Libraries: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh See what the Music Industry is looking for to...

Ask Michael Anything! by TAXI Independent A&R

We had so many songs left over at the end of the prior show that we decided to do a second week of listening and voting.

Richard "Crawdaddy" Dance is a fantastic guitar player who records some killer tracks with some really old school gear, and it sounds incredible. Not only does his music sound great, but his collaborations with other TAXI members show that you can be "old school," and still be very relevant in today's Film and TV music licensing market.

Michael interviews A-List guitarist Sean Hurwitz about what it takes to land gigs to do stadium level gigs tours and play to tens of thousands of people. We're sorry for the all the video buffering in this episode. It was beyond our control. There was much more ground to cover with Sean, and he's going to come back and join us again soon!

Michael and the viewing audience audition and review Instrumental Cues. Do you know the difference between an Instrumental Cue and an Instrumental? Watch this to find out!

Steven Guiles gives out some great information that could be a huge help in launching your career. Hint: 4 of the things are on a bumper sticker!

Master TV and Film composer Chuck Henry generously shares his composing secrets with our viewing audience on this in-depth episode of TAXI TV!

Michael plays some of the music submitted for TAXI Listing # S170602AC and the viewers vote to see if they agree or disagree with what the A&R team chose to send to the producer who requested the music. Listen to see how you’d vote!

Cre8 Music Academy's Director of Education, Doug Fenske, joins Michael to give an in-depth look at why gain staging is so important for home and pro studio recordings, alike! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Get Your Music to Record Labels, Music Supervisors, and Music Libraries: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh See what the Music Industry is looking...

Jorge Hernandez from IAT Artist Services joins Michael and dishes up tons of great advice on using video to market yourself as an artist or band.

TV and Film Music Publisher Bob Mair joins Michael to talk about things that musicians can do to shoot themselves in the foot when pitching their music.

Michael and the viewing audience vote like they're in the A&R hot seat, deciding whether or not the Singer/Songwriter Songs should be sent to the industry people or not! Very educational. How would you vote?

Michael highlights six important and sometimes overlooked aspects of making music for TV and Film and building a career doing it! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Get Your Music to Record Labels, Music Supervisors, and Music Libraries: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh See what the Music Industry is looking for today: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Rub elbows...

TAXI member Adriana Lycette proves that hard work, focus, and not backing down from a challenge results in having the musical and studio skills that allow you to accomplish whatever you want! Adriana also filled viewers in on her duo, South and Royal, with fellow TAXI member Nathan Nasby! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • WHAT IS TAXI: http...

Michael opens packages from TAXI members and TAXI TV viewers. Did we hear some good music? Yes! did we get some neat TAXI swag? You bet! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Get Your Music to Record Labels, Music Supervisors, and Music Libraries: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh See what the Music Industry is looking for Today: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Rub...

BUY ROBIN'S BOOKS: "Shortcuts to Songwriting for Film & TV": http://amzn.to/2ehZf0E "Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting": http://amzn.to/2gKyeI5 Robin Frederick joins Michael for a great tutorial on 4 of the biggest mistakes songwriters make and how to avoid them. Hint: One of them is something that nearly 100% of all beginning songwriters make! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •...

Aaron Davis from Exploration.io explains how music is monetized when it plays on YouTube and Soundcloud. Are you and your publisher doing all the right things to make sure you're getting paid what you should be? Watch this episode of TAXI TV to find out! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • JOIN TAXI NOW: http://bit.ly/28KMOaz CURRENT INDUSTRY...

Music Attorney Erin Jacobson does a fabulous job of fielding questions from viewers that almost all musicians want to know! Watch this and get enlightened! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • JOIN TAXI NOW: http://bit.ly/28KMOaz CURRENT INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd ROAD RALLY CONVENTION: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp READ SUCCESS STO...

Viewers got to ask Michael anything they wanted, and he answered! Music Publishing, Record Labels, Film and TV Music Licensing, and much more was covered in this high energy episode! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • JOIN TAXI NOW: http://bit.ly/28KMOaz CURRENT INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd ROAD RALLY CONVENTION: http://bit....

Successful TAXI member Matt Hirt explains what the Five Year Plan is and plays some of his music. This is a powerfully educational episode that you can't afford to miss if you want to do music for Film and TV!

Michael and the audience listen to music and make suggestions as to what they would pitch it for. This is great ear tuning and helpful when creating your own music!

Successful TAXI member Stephen Baird shares his story about how he went from wanting to be a Rock Star to cracking the code for earning a great income doing instrumental cues for media. This episode is the Holy Grail for musicians who want to know how to pursue the music for TV and Film market.