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TAXI A&R

The World's Leading Independent A&R Company

About Me



Call us now at 800-458-2111 and find out how to place Your Music on Films and TV shows — or visit www.taxi.com

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Member Since: 9/14/2006
Band Website: TAXI.com
Band Members:

Our songs are on 9 Million albums,
and it all started with TAXI



.....5 Hit with Jesse McCartney, Platinum singles, Platinum albums, and a song on the biggest album of 2006!

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Erik Hickenlooper and Jim Funk had a ..1 Hit
with Kenny Rogers Because They Joined TAXI


...and the same song (Buy Me a Rose) also went top 20 with Luther Vandross — all because they joined TAXI.

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Matt Hirt Made $50,000 From
Deals He Made Though TAXI


...and his income is growing every year with placements in movies and TV shows.

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Jenna Drey Landed a $ix-figure
Indie Record Deal through TAXI


...and her first single, ‘Just Like that,' produced by Nile Rogers, shot up the charts!.

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TAXI Created a Huge Buzz for Crossfade,
and They Got Signed to Columbia


...they were called Sugardaddy Superstar back in the day — same band, same songs, and their album went PLATINUM!

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Four Major Labels Came to See
My Show Because of TAXI


...and then one of the A&R guys invited me to hang out at his house the very next day.

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Two Publishers Fought Over My Music
Because I Joined TAXI


...and I got licensing deals for my solo piano tracks that brought in some nice checks!

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We Made $18,973 from Film and TV
Deals We Got Through TAXI


...TAXI was helping artists like us get Film and TV placements YEARS before everybody else started to copy them.

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I've Built a Career From Deals
Made Through TAXI


...I literally don't need a day job any more because I make enough money from doing music.

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I Landed a Record Deal in a Week
Because I Joined TAXI


...I never thought I would meet an A&R person face-to-face at TAXI's convention, the Road Rally but I did! She signed me a week later.

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I Got a Great New Age Label
Deal through TAXI


...and lots and lots of Film & TV placements and TV Commercials all over the world, just because I joined TAXI.

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My Blog

Baby Steps to Your Musical Career

Dear Passengers,I've been thinking a lot about how I'm always pushing you to become successful with your music. I know I can be a little obnoxious about it, but I hope you know it comes from the heart...
Posted by TAXI A&R on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:18:00 PST

Forwards, But No Calls Yet (Panel - Road Rally)

PANELISTS Matt Hirt, 11-year TAXI member with tons of film and TV placements, whose music can now be heard on TV virtually every day. Steven Corn, Co-founder of BFM Digital, for...
Posted by TAXI A&R on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:11:00 PST

Do-It-Yourself

Dear Passengers,The music industry has changed so much over the last few years, and clearly, the major label option is becoming less desirable for a lot of people. Instead people are going DYI, or Do-...
Posted by TAXI A&R on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:01:00 PST

TAXI Passenger Profile

By Kenny KernerCurrently living in Buelach, Switzerland, Martin Haene has achieved plenty of success on his own, but uses TAXI to the max by seriously considering the screener critique comments, readi...
Posted by TAXI A&R on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:52:00 PST

What A Producer Does & Why You Should Consider Using One

By Cliff GoldmacherWorking as a producer for the last ten years, I've recorded with all kinds of artists from "fresh off the boat" newbies to artists whose experience in the world of music doubles or ...
Posted by TAXI A&R on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:28:00 PST

Nov. 21st - Music Biz Report (Home Studio? & Copyright)

T A X I M u s i c B i z R e p o r t s N o v . 2 1 , 2 0 0 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Valuable articles for aspiring bands, artists...
Posted by TAXI A&R on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:04:00 PST

Music Libraries Demystified...

I am amazed that more people don't really know what Production Music Libraries are, or what "normal" deals look like in that industry. I see posts on our message board (and others) that get so much of...
Posted by TAXI A&R on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:01:00 PST

'Hard Work and a Whole Lot of Perseverance'

..> By Kenny Kerner ..> ..> ..> Listen to 'How The Wind Must Feel' by Amy Kuney: ..>I can tell by reading many of your profiles that you're taking our advice and getting up and taking cha...
Posted by TAXI A&R on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:21:00 PST

Indie Artist or DIY: Which Are You?

..> Moderated by Michael Laskow ..> World-class Indie artist experts (L to R), Tony van Veen, President, Discmakers; Michael Colledge, V.P./ Sr. Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch; Derek Sivers...
Posted by TAXI A&R on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:04:00 PST