Anyone attending TAXI Road Rally?

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October 16, 11 10:07 AM (permalink)

Anyone attending TAXI Road Rally?

Hi all. I'm a TAXI member and considering heading to the Road Rally in LA the first weekend of Nov. Any other Sonarians attending? Also, if you're interested and not a TAXI member I can get a guest pass. It's a really inspiring and informative weekend...!
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    Guitarhacker
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    Re:Anyone attending TAXI Road Rally? October 16, 11 3:08 PM (permalink)
    I'm not planning to go this year.... 

    I went the first year I was a member and I enjoyed it immensely.  Meeting and hanging out was fun. But I'm passing on it this year. maybe next. 

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    Re:Anyone attending TAXI Road Rally? October 16, 11 4:05 PM (permalink)
    Taxi - what is this for us Europeans on the other side of the pond ?

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    Re:Anyone attending TAXI Road Rally? October 16, 11 6:58 PM (permalink)
    Jerry, 

    TAXI is TAXI regardless of the pond.
    www.taxi.com   is a songwriter's group, an  A&R song screening service with viable leads to the industry. It is a members only rally event, but much of the stuff on the website, and their forums are free to any who wish to use them. You have to be a member to submit songs to the listings. 

    When I attended the rally a few years back, there were about 2000 people there, and literally from all over the world. I met quite a few from Europe.


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    Re:Anyone attending TAXI Road Rally? October 17, 11 3:50 AM (permalink)
    Herb,

    Thanks for clarifying. Embarrassingly enough, I'd never heard of it !

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    Re:Anyone attending TAXI Road Rally? October 17, 11 8:01 AM (permalink)
    For song writers, it is a really valuable resource. 

    The rally has a bunch of classes you can sign up for on all aspects of the music biz..... since you're not a member, that's not available to you, however, you can browse the site, read the stuff there and you can join the forum and participate there. Kinda like our songs forum here...post a song and get feedback. 

    At TAXI, the feedback is generally more centered on the songwriting aspect whereas here it is about the recording quality. If you're looking for a writing partner, the TAXI forum has a place to meet others with the same goals in mind. I've met a few people there with whom I've partnered on a project. 

    Check out the forum there. 

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    Re:Anyone attending TAXI Road Rally? October 17, 11 8:40 AM (permalink)
    Herb, I viewed their call list recently with great interest.

    It seemed, to me, on that one occasion, that many of the calls were requests by people who were hoping to assemble a music library that they will then offer to yet another party. To me, that seem less ideal than getting a chance to pitch a song to someone who had an immediate use for the asset.

    I am sincerely wondering what you have observed over the years that you have been working with them.

    A friend of mine from LA and I were discussing representation recently and he seemed to think that anyone outside of  NYC, Nashville, L.A. or Miami should consider TAXI a bargain priced option.

    The idea appeals to me... but the idea of having content stuck on the back waters of a sound library label did not.

    I guess I thought TAXI sort of served as a virtual "library" of repertoire and artists rather than as a stepping stone to yet another level of library.

    All in all... it does seem like a bargain.


    best regards,
    mike








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