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Welcome to 2018! We’ve all made New Year’s resolutions like this: “I’m going to get serious and start writing and recording more music this year.” Seems simple enough… Yet 99% of the people who make that resolution probably won’t stick with it! Why? Procrastination! Personally, I’m a world-class expert on the subject of procrastination. I’d much rather sit on the couch watching TV than doing work. I’m lazy at my core, and I can find a million reasons to put off anything that even resembles work. But there’s one thing that’s pushed me to overcome my proclivity to take the easy way out. It’s the thing that has given me the energy, focus, and will power to create an internationally known company that’s been a beacon for musicians for more the last 26 years. I’m going to share it with you during this powerful, life-changing episode of TAXI TV. This is the one episode of TAXI TV you can’t afford to miss, especially now, at the start of this New Year. I think my “secret” will work for you like it has for me!

Michael listens to viewer submissions as we determine "What's the genre?" This episode is really helpful for learning how to pitch your songs better!

TAXI Members, and mother-son duo, Marcus Cohen and Sherry Marcus Milano, aka, We Will Write You a Song, have had 300 of their songs and tracks signed to a bunch of film/TV Music publishers during the year between the 2016 and 2017 Road Rallies. Yes, you read that correctly. That's almost a song per day!! Want to know how they did that? That's exactly what we'll be uncovering, and so much more on today's TAXI TV at 4pm Pacific time!

Songwriters sometimes overlook the most obvious “job” that a song is supposed to do – keep listeners engaged! One of the most powerful tools a songwriter can use to accomplish that goal is emotion. For records, the song’s “emotion quotient” keeps listeners from skipping to the next song or station. In the context of Film, TV, and Advertising placements, songs play a critical role in supporting the emotion of the scene! Emotion is communicated by your choice of chords, melodies, rhythms, lyrics, arrangement, and even the vocal’s performance and style of delivery. Want to get feedback on your song’s “emotion quotient” from the best-selling author of Shortcuts to Songwriting for Film & TV and Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting? Please join Robin Frederick and me for an episode that will probably make you say, “Wow, I never would have thought of that!”

Have you ever wished that your recordings sounded more like what you hear on the radio? Are your instrument sounds stuck in the ‘70s and ‘80s? We’re going to help you fix that problem on today’s TAXI TV with special guest, Ronan Chris Murphy! There’s been a sea change in the way engineering is approached, and it ain’t your father’s paradigm from decades past. You can update your sound, and the first step is to simply understand what the sea change was, and why it happened! Want to know more about Ronan? http://www.venetowest.com/rcm/ As a producer, engineer and/or mixer, Ronan Chris Murphy has worked with the likes of King Crimson (several albums), Steve Morse (Dixie Dreggs 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 Ensemble, Steve Reich) Nels Cline (Wilco) as well as various projects featuring members of Tool, Ministry, Weezer Dishwalla, and Yes.

What do you get when you cross somebody who’s got a Ph.D. in high-energy particle physics and an uncontrollable obsession with creating great sounding instrument samples? Yep, a nuclear sample library! Well, kind of… Dr. Jeffrey Steinman is a long-time TAXI member who is truly obsessed with perfection, especially when it comes to how the instruments in his sample libraries sound. He’s so obsessed that he hires legendary, Grammy-winning musicians like Eric Marienthal to come into incredible studios so he can capture their sonic nuance for the people who purchase sample libraries from Jeff’s company, Warp IV Technologies (http://www.warpivmusic.com/). Frankly, Jeff’s obsession with incredible sound is most meaningful to discerning musicians who aren’t looking for a $39 library. If you want to get a behind-the-scenes “tour” at what goes into creating a Rolls Royce-level sample library, join us for this episode of TAXI TV.

Wow, what a show this is! Super informative on so many levels. The peeps who watched the live show LOVED it, and so will you! Want to know how you get paid when your music is on the Internet? Want to know how to market yourself as an artist or composer? Those and many, many more questions are answered in this power-packed episode with Michael Eames and Bobby Borg - BOTH world-class experts! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 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 with Music Industry Execs at this FREE Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp See who's been successful using TAXI: http://bit.ly/28Rnhyp FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2931C7x TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2jcg7we USTREAM: http://bit.ly/1tiimPl

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 looking for today: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Rub elbows with Music Industry Execs at this FREE Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp See who's been successful using TAXI: http://bit.ly/28Rnhyp FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2931C7x TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2jcg7we USTREAM: http://bit.ly/1tiimPl

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 today: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Rub elbows with Music Industry Execs at this FREE Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp See who's been successful using TAXI: http://bit.ly/28Rnhyp FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2931C7x TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2jcg7we USTREAM: http://bit.ly/1tiimPl

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 for today: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Rub elbows with Music Industry Execs at this FREE Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp See who's been successful using TAXI: http://bit.ly/28Rnhyp FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2931C7x TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2jcg7we USTREAM: http://bit.ly/1tiimPl

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 with Music Industry Execs at this FREE Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp See who's been successful using TAXI: http://bit.ly/28Rnhyp FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2931C7x TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2jcg7we USTREAM: http://bit.ly/1tiimPl

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://bit.ly/2mPVGYh JOIN TAXI NOW: http://bit.ly/28KMOaz CURRENT INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd ROAD RALLY CONVENTION: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp READ SUCCESS STORIES: http://bit.ly/28Rnhyp FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2931C7x TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2jcg7we USTREAM: http://bit.ly/1tiimPl

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 elbows with Music Industry Executives at this FREE Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp See who's been successful using TAXI: http://bit.ly/28Rnhyp FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2931C7x TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2jcg7we USTREAM: http://bit.ly/1tiimPl

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! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 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 with Music Industry Executives at this FREE Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp See who's been successful using TAXI: http://bit.ly/28Rnhyp FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2931C7x TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2jcg7we USTREAM: http://bit.ly/1tiimPl

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 OPPORTUNITIES: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd ROAD RALLY CONVENTION: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp READ SUCCESS STORIES: http://bit.ly/28Rnhyp FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2931C7x TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2jcg7we USTREAM: http://bit.ly/1tiimPl

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 STORIES: http://bit.ly/28Rnhyp FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2931C7x TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2jcg7we USTREAM: http://bit.ly/1tiimPl

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.ly/2a9mwlp READ SUCCESS STORIES: http://bit.ly/28Rnhyp FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2931C7x TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2jcg7we USTREAM: http://bit.ly/1tiimPl

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.

Rather than talking about limiters, EQ, and delay settings, TAXI's songwriters, artists, and composers learn about mixing music by listening to other people's mixes and analyzing it. Learn by hearing, not theorizing!

Pitching Music for TV Commercials and Advertising by TAXI Independent A&R

If you're a songwriter, artist, or composer who wants to be successful with your music, this is a success strategy that's been right under your nose, but you've probably never given it any thought. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • JOIN TAXI NOW: http://bit.ly/28KMOaz CURRENT INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd ROAD RALLY CONVENTION: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp READ SUCCESS STORIES: http://bit.ly/28Rnhyp FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2931C7x TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2jcg7we USTREAM: http://bit.ly/1tiimPl

Michael and the audience review songs submitted for a $20,000 opportunity for a placement in a Travel focused TV Commercial.

We played Twenty Questions with a Reality Show Music Supervisor. Watch this episode of TAXI TV to learn a ton about licensing your music into one of TV's most popular formats!

Hit Songwriter Jon Asher (Britney Spears, Chainsmokers, Aaron Carter, etc.) joins Michael to talk about writing contemporary songs, vocal production, networking in the music business and more.

Our faithful viewers gave us some great songwriting tips and techniques that go beyond what you'd learn from books and videos. Great stuff from great people. Watch and become an even better songwriter!

These songs were chosen by our staff, NOT the A&R staff, and they were great! Fun show playing music we love, and it was great seeing how much the viewers loved it as well! JOIN TAXI NOW: http://bit.ly/28KMOaz

Michael delves into several more genres of Instrumental Cues and how they are composed and arranged. Very special thanks to Dean Krippaehne for letting me quote his books and use his examples from Demystifying the Genre.

Michael uses Dean Krippaehne's awesome book Demystifying the Genre and some of Dean's Instrumental Cues to demonstrate how simple Cues can be!

Special guests Ryan Gaughan, Adriana Lycette, Nathan Nasby, and Russell Landwehr join Michael to talk about touring and time management for musicians.

Ronan Chris Murphy joins Michael to talk about ways you can save money when recording your next project. There's always a bunch of great stuff to learn about recording and production when Ronan is in the house! - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/music-marketing-online

Best-selling author Robin Frederick does an amazing job of dissecting songs sent in by viewers who wanted feedback on the songs they hope to pitch for TV and Film placements. Incredibly good insight from Robin. So much to learn from her!

Michael plays 25 songs that were forwarded for a recent TAXI Listing for a $15,000 placement on a Primetime, Broadcast Network TV Show. Killer songs!

Hit Songwriter Marty Dodson joins Michael for a tour de force episode loaded with Country Songwriting tips, techniques, and insider info straight from Music Row!

Bobby Borg and Michael Eames join Michael for a killer discussion covering so much great information about DIY Music Promotion and Music Publishing, that even we couldn't believe how good this episode was!

Peter Malick from Westlake Pro joins Michael to talk about some cool new studio gear and what Westlake will be bringing to the Road Rally in November! - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/music-marketing-online

Peter Petro and Doug Fenske from Cre8 Music Academy tell our viewers what makes their curriculum quite different, and in opinion incredibly good. Get some great production tips from this episode as well. Recorded on 8/29/16