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🚕 World's Leading Independent A&R Co.
🏁 Music Opportunities with:
Record Labels / Music Publishing / Film & TV
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Phone: (818) 222-2464
Email: taxitv@taxi.com

    The 5 Mistakes That New Songwriters Make, With Robin Frederick![032524]

    The 5 Mistakes That New Songwriters Make, With Robin Frederick![032524]

    Do you believe that you’re either born with talent or you’re not? Do you believe that hit songwriters just pop out of their mother’s bellies imbued with the gift of writing great songs? I don’t!

    All the hit songwriters I’ve met during my career have gone to great lengths to learn the craft of songwriting. And they keep working at their craft to stay current and relevant as styles and the public’s preferences change with the times.

    There’s something else that hit songwriters have in common, but few will ever admit it. They ALL made a ton of mistakes in the beginning!

    Many of those mistakes are common to virtually all beginning songwriters. But, if you don’t know what those common mistakes are, you keep making them over-and-over until they become career-killing habits!

    “Career-killing” as in; your career as a hit songwriter never materializes. You stay stuck in “amateur-land” no matter how many years you keep writing songs.

    Please don’t think of me as being rude or harsh for asking this, but, how many years have you been writing songs? And if you’re completely honest with yourself, how many hit songs have you written in all those years?

    You’ll stop making those common mistakes once you know what they are…

    And best-selling author of Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting, Robin Frederick is the perfect person to tell you exactly what those mistakes are, and how to avoid making them as you finally move your career forward!

    That’s why I’ve asked Robin to join us on this week’s episode of TAXI TV!

    • 1 hr 32 min
    Business Basics For Musicians With Bobby Borg![03182024]

    Business Basics For Musicians With Bobby Borg![03182024]

    You can be an extremely talented musician with songs that sound like they’re destined to fly to the top of the charts or TV instrumentals that could earn a bunch of mailbox money, but there’s another “factor” that could stop key music industry executives from wanting to work with you —lacking business skills.

    More specifically, MUSIC business skills!

    Which musician would you sign?
    Given the choice of working with an artist, composer, songwriter, or producer who has a decent, working knowledge of how the “sausage is made” VS the musician who thinks great music is all they need, the industry executives I’ve worked with for nearly 50 years always seem to sign deals with musicians who have their business s#!t together. Why is that?

    Because the musicians who understand the business side of the music business are easier to work with, and almost always make more money for all parties involved. Who would you work with?

    • 1 hr 41 min
    Musicians Have You Ever Had Self - Doubt [031124]

    Musicians Have You Ever Had Self - Doubt [031124]

    Who among us hasn't had self-doubt at one time or another? It might be so bad that it keeps you stuck in the same place—career-wise—for your entire life! Maybe in other ways, as well!

    If you're anything like me, meeting people who prove that you can be anything you want to be can change the outcome of your life in an instant.

    Kim Tibbs is one of those incredibly rare, super-inspiring musicians. She's an unstoppable force of nature with a list of impressive accomplishments that didn't come easily. Kim accomplished her goals with a burning desire, a clear vision, and a willingness to work hard.

    If you're feeling stuck, uninspired, or need to find your true path, spending some time with Kim Tibbs could be the "thing" that becomes your life-changing moment. Trust me, you'll feel inspired to reach higher and accomplish more by the time you finish this very special episode of TAXI TV!

    • 1 hr 18 min
    Will A.I. Replace Composers And Artists .[030424]mp4

    Will A.I. Replace Composers And Artists .[030424]mp4

    Stephanie Reid is a super-smart music licensing executive who has a really interesting take on the Artificial Intelligence kerfuffle, as it relates to the music industry.

    Are you trepidatious? Have you lost sleep because you’ve spent years building your sync career, and now it looks like Robbie the Robot is going to force you into busking on street corners in the not-too-distant future?

    Now that you’ve listened to all the other prognosticators shouting, “The sky is falling!” you should hear what my incredibly well-informed, and well-reasoned friend Steph has to say. Try and poke holes in her logic and see how that goes.

    And while you’re at it, listen to how she thinks the blockchain could dramatically improve the music publishing industry!

    Put your thinking caps on gang! This episode is chock-full of great information, and I’m curious to see how you feel after watching it!

    • 1 hr 31 min
    How Sync Licensing Transformed My Career!

    How Sync Licensing Transformed My Career!

    If you’re new-ish to the world of sync music licensing, you’re going to love hearing what Jim Thacker has to say. What he’s going to share with you could literally save you from making years of career-killing mistakes!

    • 1 hr 31 min
    Why Musicians Without Websites Miss Out![021924]

    Why Musicians Without Websites Miss Out![021924]

    I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been disappointed when I hear about a musician who I want to check out, and they only have social media. Most don’t know how to use their socials very well, and even when they do, I don’t find everything I need to know about them.

    How much success have you had with your music that can be directly attributable to your social media? Yep, that’s what I thought — practically none.

    However, when I Google a musician, and the first thing I see at the top of the page is something like XYZMusician.com, I click and usually learn everything I need to know: What their story is, what their music sounds like, when and where their gigs are, what their videos look like if they have an EPK if they sell merch, do they have a Patreon, what their career path looks like, and how to contact him or her. Oh yeah, and links to all of their social media.

    • 1 hr 31 min

Customer Reviews

3.6 out of 5
19 Ratings

19 Ratings

unhillbilly ,

This show is unedited

It’s ironic a show by content gate-keepers demanding broadcast ready material don’t properly produce a podcast. Far too often I’m wondering why we’re hearing connection problems or horrible music playback. Mostly it’s host navel gazing.

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Going Under? Taxi cancels subscriptions

Taxi is refunding Subscription money... Is it going out of Business? Is Taxi going under? Seems they have horrible customer service.... spend way too much on these Michael talks where he is the center of it all and don't have any good web programming... Broadjam is eating their lunch... Seems time to ask for your money back...

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