TAXI TV

If you're not yet registered to come to our annual music conference, the TAXI Road Rally, you should be! It starts on Thursday, November 3rd, and it wraps up on Sunday, November 6th! Want to see all that's going on? Click on the link below: https://www.taxi.com/taxi-road-rally/ Get Your Road Rally Questions Answered! Even though we're in every-minute-counts mode here at the office, I'd like to inv...

I've invited everyone's favorite songwriting coach, Robin Frederick, to join me on this week's episode of TAXI TV to review your song's lyrics and give you the keys to songwriting for Film/TV placements!

As a producer, engineer, and mixer, Ronan Chris Murphy has worked with the likes of King Crimson (several albums), Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple), Terry Bozzio (Zappa, Missing Persons), Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, John Lennon, Pink Floyd), Martin Sexton, Jamie Walters, Ulver, The California Guitar Trio, Chucho Valdes y Groupo Irakere, Joan LaBarbara (Philip Glass...

it's been a while since we've done an "Ask Michael Anything" on TAXI TV, so that's exactly what we're going to do on Monday's show! Ask me anything about TAXI, engineering & production (from the mics and wires aspect), or the music licensing business, and I'll do my best to give straight ahead, helpful answers. Want to know what production music libraries are looking for? I can tell you! Want to k...

It's been a while since we've done a Top 10 episode of TAXI TV, so join us on Monday to hear some great music our A&R department has recently found! As an extra little treat, we're going to give away a truly awesome book! Join me for this episode and you just might win a copy of Robin Frederick's best-seller, Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting - 126 Proven Techniques for Writing Songs That Sell. The win...

On this week's episode of TAXI TV, we're going to show you a VERY real-world example of why your music doesn't get used, whether you're a TAXI member or not! TAXI's Head A&R Screener (Craig Pilo) and I will show you something SO shocking that you almost won't believe it! But it's absolutely real, and don't be surprised if you're guilty of this grievous, career-killing mistake as well. The next tim...

People ask me this question nearly every week of my life: "How many tracks do I need to make full-time sync income?" They ask me in the live chatroom on TAXI TV. They ask me in the hotel elevator during our free music convention, the Road Rally. They ask it on the TAXI Forums. Why are musicians so obsessed with the magic number of tracks it takes before you can earn a full-time income with your mu...

This is not marketing hype or clickbait! This is an URGENT warning to all musicians. Please read on... It's not just TAXI members that are making this mistake! It's likely that 60% of ALL songwriters, artists, and composers are making this seemingly innocent mistake. It can be career-killing, yet very few musicians realize they've brought this serious problem upon themselves. So, what IS "the big...

On this week's episode of TAXI TV Live, please join Henry Winckel and me as we get to the bottom of the advice I gave him when he first joined TAXI and needed some guidance to become successful with his membership. Find out if the music career advice I gave him was career-launching or career-killing!

We value the opinions our members have about many aspects of TAXI. Most of all, we love getting input from TAXI’s members regarding our music convention, the TAXI Road Rally (November 3rd – 6th in Los Angeles, CA). I would really appreciate it if you could join me for the LIVE episode of this week’s TAXI TV, so I can get your opinions on a wide range of topics regarding the upcoming Road Rally. Of...

Our A&R team and staff have done it again! They've put together a playlist of some of their favorite songs and instrumentals they've heard over the last month, and you get to hear them on Monday's TAXI TV. Join us for this episode and you just might win a copy of Steve Barden's awesome book, Writing Production Music for TV: The Road to Success, or Robin Frederick's best-seller, Shortcuts to Hit So...

Not sure if your song's lyrics are universal? Why not consult an expert? I've invited everyone's favorite songwriting coach, Robin Frederick, to join me on this week's episode of TAXI TV to review your song's lyrics and give you the answer! Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting by Robin Frederick https://amzn.to/3iwNrfw Shortcuts to Songwriting for Film & TV by Robin Frederick https://amzn.to/3xbU6jq *As a...

If you’ve ever been frustrated by waiting (and waiting) to hear from a music company that your music was forwarded to by TAXI, you really don’t want to miss this week’s TAXI TV! If you’ve ever signed a deal with a production music library, and then heard nothing but crickets, you definitely don’t want to miss this week’s episode of TAXI TV! If you’ve ever been pissed off when you see a TAXI listin...

Some companies only let you see the good news. TAXI has always been more transparent than that, so we're going to feature a past member's story about why he didn't renew his membership. Ouch!!! Honestly, I take it very personally when somebody doesn't renew their membership. How did we fail them? What could we have done better? Why did this person quit TAXI???? - Was it frustration due to no forwa...

Erin Jacobson is hands-down the most popular Music Attorney who has ever graced the stage at our convention – the TAXI Road Rally! Why? Because it’s obvious to the songwriters, artists, and composers in our audience, that she actually gives a damn about them! We’ll be covering some of today’s most frequently asked music business questions, and then open the floor to questions from the viewing audi...

Andrea Stolpe is a Los Angeles-based songwriter, author, performing artist, and educator. She has worked as a staff writer for EMI, Almo-Irving, and Universal Music Publishing, with songs recorded by artists such as: Faith Hill, Julianne Hough, Daniel Lee Martin, Jimmy Wayne, and others. Andrea teaches Songwriting at the University of California’s Thornton School of Music, and is the author and in...

TAXI's Head Screener, Craig Pilo, gives expert feedback and suggestions for fixes on your Instrumentals and Cues. He's a world-class expert, and super supportive of indie musicians, especially TAXI's members! Craig was one of the very best and most experienced Film/TV music experts on our A&R team prior to becoming our Head Screener. His feedback is honest, straightforward, and always helpful!

Tracey and Vance Marino have had their Instrumentals and Songs placed THOUSANDS of times in TV, Film, Commercials, and Video Games. How did this husband and wife team from San Diego do it? What did they do that you might not have done yet? How did they do it, how long did it take, and what mistakes did they make along the way? I asked them those questions and many, many more on this episode of TAX...

Our A&R team and staff have done it again! They've put together a playlist of some of their favorite songs and instrumentals they've heard over the last month, and you get to hear them on Monday's TAXI TV. I'll be back in Los Angeles, so this episode will go live at our normal time of 4 pm, Pacific time. Join me for this episode and you just might win a copy of Steve Barden's awesome book, Writing...

Trailers, TV Cues & Sound Design: The Similarities and Differences Explained Randon Purcell doesn't need TAXI anymore! Here's why... "Hey Michael! I hope you and the family are all well! Everything here is madness, but going well enough. My job at [name withheld] is keeping me plenty busy, and I’m even doing some side scoring gigs on some movies with my boss, so that’s fun too. I just got signed o...

Aaron Slater is the founder of SongwritingMagazine.com. Duncan Haskell is the "interview hustler." We're pretty sure these gents have learned a lot about songwriting and songwriters, so I'm going to get them to spill their guts and share their best tips on Monday's episode. What I really want to know is why many songwriters never get to enjoy the career they dream of, but some do! What do they kno...

Our Top 10 episodes of TAXI TV have become wildly popular among our viewers! Honestly, at first, I thought our members were simply being supportive of their fellow members and their music. I might have been right during the first few Top 10 shows, but a pattern started to become evident; the shows and the music kept getting better...and better, and better! No matter which genres of music we featur...

Adonis Aletras lives on the island of Cyprus, near Greece. We think much of his success can be attributed to his talent, tenacity, and hunger to learn as much as possible about the composers who became successful before him. That insatiable hunger led him to conduct "mini interviews" with dozens of top composers and other industry luminaries. The result? Adonis's book, So, You Want to Become a Med...

Tour the Legendary West Coast PRS Guitar Showroom! Join TAXI CEO Michael Laskow for an insider's tour of what he likes to call, "The Guitar Player's Candy Store"! Winn Krozack heads up the West Coast PRS Guitar Showroom where some super famous artists drop in to play the works of art hanging on the walls. Yep, this guitar player's lair is tucked away in a rehearsal complex where some really big ac...

TAXI member John Pearson is a full-time Producer/Songwriter based in Nashville, TN. He's also become a much-admired member of the TAXI community and has inspired other members with his realistic, pragmatic, and nose-to-the-grindstone work ethic and approach to the sync licensing side of the music industry. John is an A-List bass player who has toured with major Country acts and has certainly paid...