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Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/intyCmrB4AQ Learn more about Bobby: http://bobbyowsinski.com Check out Bobby's Podcast: https://bobbyoinnercircle.com Get "The Music Business Advice Book": Have you ever asked any of these questions? Why are the royalty payments so low? What about publishing royalties? What about this 44% raise in rates that’s coming? Why are YouTube rates lower? Why aren’t all my views monetized? What does it take to have a view and a channel monetized? Is a million views or streams really that much any more? Which pays more - Spotify or Pandora, and why? Why do songwriters make more from Spotify? Well, you’re going to get answers to these questions and many more related topics if you join my guest, Bobby Owsinski, and me on this week’s TAX TV! Bobby is an in-demand producer/engineer working not only with a variety of recording artists, but on commercials, television and motion pictures as well. He was one of the first to delve into

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/r8wgq2Lew7w Get "Shortcuts to Songwriting for Film & TV" by Robin Fredrick: http://amzn.to/2ehZf0E I’m often amazed by how many people still don’t really understand the ins and outs of getting their songs and instrumentals in TV, films, and commercials. So, this week I’m going to do a deep dive into: Why you should consider this part of the music industry What works and what doesn’t What genres of music are most often requested How many songs or tracks you need to gain critical mass How much money you can make How long it takes to see the income start to roll in How much and what type of gear you need in your studio And much, much, much more! ------------------------------------ Learn More About TAXI: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh Rub Elbows with Music Industry Pros at Our FREE Yearly Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp View Our Current Music Industry Opportunities: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Connect with Fellow Songwriters on the TAXI Forum: http://bit.ly/2DENC

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SUV9XIrrT2Y Get Ralph's Book: https://murphyslawsofsongwriting.com/ During his five-decade-long career, Ralph Murphy has been a hit songwriter, performer, record producer, music publisher, lecturer, author, and Vice President of International and Domestic Membership at ASCAP. He’s also the author of the powerfully insightful book, Murphy’s Laws of Songwriting -- the Book, which is chock-full of practical songwriting tips and examples that will help you become a better songwriter before you finish reading it! Colleges and universities the world over use Murphy’s Laws as a leading textbook, and he’s an in-demand lecturer at music conferences in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Scandinavia, and Europe. How to Get Your Music Reviewed on Monday’s TAXI TV… We’d like to get a jump on submissions for this episode, so please start posting links to your songs over this weekend! Please read the following paragraph, it’s important! To have a shot at getting your Song revie

Watch the Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QDga9YD5BwE Self-help guru Tony Robbins has been saying this for decades: “There’s a Pathway to Power; a way to achieve what you want in a shorter period of time. And the way to find it is to model someone who’s already achieving what you want. If someone is extraordinarily successful in business, they’re not lucky. They’ve got a set of strategies that they apply and those strategies work. You don’t need to reinvent the wheel. You don’t need to reinvent a way to succeed. Throughout my life, I’ve always believed it’s been best to learn from others. That’s how you compress decades into days.” This week’s special guest on TAXI TV is Barry DeVorzon -- who in my humble opinion -- is that person to model. Barry was writing, performing, and producing hits back in the early ‘60s, built a publishing company and record label, sold them to Warner Bros., invested the money in real estate, and continued to create success with everything he has touched! Barry is also well

Watch the Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WW46hHrcDF8 TAXI is a music company, first and foremost. That’s why the staff and I do regular hang outs to listen to our members’ music. We turn off the phones and meet in my office once a month to listen to playlists built by staff members. Our most recent playlist was put together by Angela Mukul, our Head Screener. It was all Instrumental Cues; and as I listened, I couldn’t help but think our TAXI TV viewers would enjoy hearing what we heard. By the end of the listening session, I was beaming with pride! I think you will as well, and I think you’ll learn a LOT if creating Instrumental Cues is what you mostly do! Want to be great? Listen to great material and let it seep into your musical soul! Join me for Monday’s show as we listen and learn together! I think you’re going to enjoy this journey into what we hear behind the scenes at TAXI world headquarters. ------------------------------------ Learn More About TAXI: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh Rub Elbows with

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/buggarSsnPI I’m thrilled that we’ll be joined by legendary record producer, Michael Lloyd, on this week’s episode! Here’s his bio… Michael Lloyd was Vice President of A&R for MGM Records by the age of 20, and for more than 45 years has been producing hit records and soundtracks, earning more than 105 Gold and Platinum awards, and selling over 150 million records. Some of the artists he’s worked with include, Barry Manilow, Mike Love and the Beach Boys, Lou Rawls, Sylvie Vartan, Shaun Cassidy, Steve Holy, Belinda Carlisle, The Monkees, The Bellamy Brothers, The Osmonds, Stryper, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bill Medley, The Righteous Brothers, Debby Boone, Kimberley Locke, Leif Garrett, Air Supply, and Frank Sinatra, just to name a few. Michael was the Music Supervisor for the film Dirty Dancing, wrote the Latin dance music for Patrick and Jennifer to dance to - and produced the Dirty Dancing soundtrack album. Currently, there are several “Dirty Dancing - the Musical” c

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EfQ80uEJQ5Y Buy "Five Star Music Makeover": https://amzn.to/2Uer7vi Learn more about Bobby and Michael's "Intro to Music Publishing" here: http://bit.ly/2Tx1DVQ Bobby Borg and Michael Eames are so incredibly well informed, and highly expert on so many aspects of the music business that it’s difficult to give them just one description! Publishing, management, booking, contracts, The Music Modernization Act, music licensing, and much, much more! The last time these guys were on TAXI TV, they blew the viewing audience’s collective minds, and I expect they’ll do the same on this episode! They’ve come up with some inventive ways and places in which you could license your music, and they will share some of those as the lead topic of this week’s episode. But, I can guarantee you that we’ll cover a range of topics that you won’t want to miss! Their Bios! Michael Eames is the Founder and President of LA-based independent music publisher PEN Music Group, Inc. PE

Watch Last Week's Episode: https://youtu.be/Lo6GMgjS7hI We can’t tell you who it is in this email because some people sometimes do crazy stuff when we disclose who some of our guests are ;-) We’ve actually considered having a guest of this gent’s stature wear a mask on the show! All secrecy aside, this Music Library CEO is going to listen to some of our viewers’ Film and TV Songs (no instrumentals) and let us know if they’d work for syncs or not! We’ll tell you how to submit for possible feedback in a minute! Keep reading… We’ll also take the last half hour of the show to discuss some dopey mistakes some musicians have made that hurt their chances of getting placements. We’ll also answer some random viewer questions as well during the live show, so get them ready, and keep them on the short and pithy side! ------------------------------------ Learn More About TAXI: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh Rub Elbows with Music Industry Pros at Our FREE Yearly Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp View Our Current Music Indus

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xZm-nN4FXtw Every now and then we get a frustrated member who feels like TAXI’s A&R team just isn’t getting it right when it comes to his or her music. We have a Head Screener whose job it is to look at and do quality control on every critique that we send back to our members. The Head Screener is also the person who takes care of disputes over forwards and returns by TAXI’s A&R team. Nearly all cases are resolved by the Head Screener :-) A few times a year those disputes make it to my desk and my ears. One of those cases hit my desk a month or so ago, and the TAXI member is totally amenable to having some of his music “judged by a jury of his peers” on this week’s episode of TAXI TV. This is where your ears come in! We will read the TAXI Listing(s) the song(s) was submitted for, play the song in full (at the member’s request), and then have our live viewing audience weigh in with their opinions. How many people would forward the song based on what the

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SFAN_JuSk_Q Learn More about Erin: http://themusicindustrylawyer.com Check out Indie Artist Resource: http://indieartistresource.com We love having Erin Jacobson on TAXI TV! She’s smart, she’s super well informed, and best of all, she really understands what independent artists, songwriters, and composers need from an entertainment attorney. We know that for a fact because a bunch of TAXI’s members have used Erin for their legal needs and they all love her! When was the last time you’ve heard anybody say they “love” their attorney? Here’s Erin’s bio: Erin M. Jacobson is a music attorney whose clients include Grammy and Emmy Award winners, legacy clients and catalogues, songwriters, music publishers, record labels, and independent artists and companies. She is based in Los Angeles where she handles a wide variety of music agreements and negotiations, in addition to owning and overseeing all operations for Indie Artist Resource, the independent musician’s re

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mPtv1e8aT1o James Kocian has been a TAXI member for years and has done a superb job of leveraging the contacts and relationships he’s made. His work ethic and incredibly positive attitude are the reasons we think he does so well. With that in mind, I’ve asked him to come up with 5 Habits that successful musicians often display. Take notes during this episode – trust me on this! If you think you’ve had some obstacles get in the way of your creativity and productivity, James will inspire you to overcome them. I’m certain of it! This guy is a giver! Here’s a blurb from his website… James Kocian is an award-winning writer/producer and VP of A&R for Street Lamp Records. James has enjoyed commercial success with various artists in multiple genres, including Pop, Country, Gospel and Contemporary Christian music. His songs have also been featured by Ralph Lauren, Inditex (H&M, Mossimo, etc.), Bosch, and in many network television shows, such as The Kardashians. H

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2xqXUV3xp3g Call Ilio at 818-707-7222 on Tuesday, February 19th, 2019, and you can get a discount on the Vienna Smart Orchestra! (Just let them know that you watch the TAXI TV with Martin and Chuck!) There’s a steep learning curve in mastering the art of using Virtual Orchestral libraries. Understanding how the various instruments are played and what they play is not something you can learn in a weekend. Most people who need orchestral sounds every now and then typically don’t master the virtual domain, and sadly, it shows when you hear the music they make! All of us TAXI were very intrigued when we heard about Vienna Symphonic Library’s new Vienna Smart Orchestra. We want to know much more about how this product makes it easier to create believable sounds and arrangements without the super steep learning curve, and pretty inexpensively as well! We’ve invited Martin Tichy – the Marketing Director for Vienna Symphonic Library and a TAXI member – to show us s

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GOeWaSTwvnw Find Out More about Dean: https://www.deankrippaehne.net CHECK OUT DEAN'S BOOKS "Demystifying the Cue" - https://amzn.to/2SEFE2L "Demystifying the Genre" - https://amzn.to/2I0O4gB "Write, Submit, Forget, Repeat" - https://amzn.to/2I207un • Do you know what the difference is between an instrumental and an instrumental cue? • Do you know what a “developmental arc” is in the context of an instrumental cue? • Do you know how to make inexpensive, and sometimes outdated sample libraries sound like a million bucks? • Do you know how long it should take to write, produce, mix, create stems, and tag an “average” cue? Hint, that’s a loaded question! • Do you know the simple little trick that can make people think they’re hearing a real band, when they’re mostly hearing computer-generated instruments? • Can you name more than three types of Tension cues? • Do you know the genres of instrumental cues that get used most often? • Do you know

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/l2OLf570mms TAXI CEO Michael Laskow celebrates 27 years of TAXI by reading stories of your accomplishments on this special episode of TAXI TV. ------------------------------------ Learn More About TAXI: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh Rub Elbows with Music Industry Pros at Our FREE Yearly Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp View Our Current Music Industry Opportunities: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Connect with Fellow Songwriters on the TAXI Forum: http://bit.ly/2DENChs Listen on the Go with the TAXI TV Podcast: Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2afebwW Google Play: http://bit.ly/2a7cCQX Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2FuSTJQ Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2icUDe0 TuneIn: http://bit.ly/2DCzKrd Connect With Us On... Facebook: http://bit.ly/2931C7x Twitter: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ Instagram: http://bit.ly/2jcg7we

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/g4zLTnqgmFg TAXI Member Brit Fox is going to be in town, so we've invited her to be on this week's TAXI TV! Brit is a mother raising a young child, so we're going to discuss how she balances her family life with having a budding music career creating tracks that have been heard on HBO, BET, Netflix, and more! ------------------------------------ Learn More About TAXI: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh Rub Elbows with Music Industry Pros at Our FREE Yearly Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp View Our Current Music Industry Opportunities: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Connect with Fellow Songwriters on the TAXI Forum: http://bit.ly/2DENChs Listen on the Go with the TAXI TV Podcast: Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2afebwW Google Play: http://bit.ly/2a7cCQX Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2FuSTJQ Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2icUDe0 TuneIn: http://bit.ly/2DCzKrd Connect With Us On... Facebook: http://bit.ly/2931C7x Twitter: http://bit.ly/2jJ0EnQ Insta

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Fy_Sb6AJ45M Get a FREE Copy of Rob's Mastering EQ Plugin until Friday, January 18th: http://bit.ly/2VUG6sf and enter the code TAXI2019 at checkout! When was the last time you were able to ask a Multi- (Multi, Multi, Multi, Multi…) Platinum, Multi-Grammy-winning Producer/Mixer/Engineer any question your heart desired? Yep, that’s what we thought! Well, now you can! Rob Chiarelli is coming back to answer every question you can throw at him on Monday (time permitting), and he’s going to give some of his famous FinalMix plugins away to our live audience! Get FREE Stuff, Just for Watching! Rumor has it, everybody in the live show’s chat room will get something awesome, so this is a show you don’t want to miss! Want to see what the possibilities are? Click here to see Rob’s awesome plugins! http://bit.ly/2VUG6sf Learn More About Rob: https://www.finalmix.com/about/ ------------------------------------ Learn More About TAXI: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh Rub Elbows

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WJZ4yu4adb8 Find Out More About Steven: http://stevenmemel.com People have called Steven Memel a “genius” after seeing him on stage at our convention, the Road Rally. We’ve seen him create astonishing artist transformations right before our very eyes. His performance and vocal delivery strategies really work, and they work quickly! We’ve noticed that so many big artists today, don’t sing using what we’d call a traditional approach. Instead, they use a much more “indie” approach, and we want to know how you turn off your inner, traditional Pop or Rock voice, and conjure up a vocal delivery that sounds like what the “cool kids” are doing. Do you have to be a twenty-five-year-old hipster to use these techniques? Hell no! If you’re creating songs for TV and film, you can cop the indie style and nobody needs to have a clue as to how old you are. The end result is all the music library executives and music supervisors really care about! Join Steven Memel as he p

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PZIq5ueKMUw Watch this episode, write the resolutions down, tape them to your bathroom mirror, and say them out loud every morning after you brush your teeth. Good oral and mental hygiene can make you healthy, wealthy, and wise! End 2018 in the best possible way, as Michael gives you 10 success strategies that he’s seen TAXI’s most successful members use over and over again. You know what they say – if you want to become successful, just do what the successful people who came before you have done! Watch this episode if you’re ready to become successful with your music in 2019! ------------------------------------ Learn More About TAXI: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh Rub Elbows with Music Industry Pros at Our FREE Yearly Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp View Our Current Music Industry Opportunities: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Connect with Fellow Songwriters on the TAXI Forum: http://bit.ly/2DENChs Listen on the Go with the TAXI TV Podcast: Apple Podcasts: http

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/b7e40GkgzH8 Get Robin's Books ------------------------------ "Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting" http://amzn.to/2gKyeI5 "Shortcuts to Songwriting for Film & TV" http://amzn.to/2ehZf0E TAXI TV favorite Robin Frederick will be in the studio this week to tell us about 10 mistakes that songwriters often make when writing for both film and TV and for records! Robin is definitely an expert on the subject; heck, she's even written two books about it (Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting and Shortcuts to Songwriting for Film & TV)! Join us during the live show for an episode that you're not going to want to miss! ------------------------------------ Learn More About TAXI: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh Rub Elbows with Music Industry Pros at Our FREE Yearly Convention: http://bit.ly/2a9mwlp View Our Current Music Industry Opportunities: http://bit.ly/28JPUyd Connect with Fellow Songwriters on the TAXI Forum: http://bit.ly/2DENChs Listen on the Go with the TAXI TV Podcast: Apple

Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ACIYiXtdxkw We're excited to have TAXI TV favorite and A&R Team Member Brooke Ferri back on this week's TAXI TV! Brooke really knows her stuff when it comes Film and TV music licensing; so for the first half hour of the show, she and Michael will going over the ins and outs of Music Publishing as it relates to Film and TV music! If you're new to TAXI or new to the music licensing game, this will be a must-watch! For the remaining hour of the show, we're going to play a fun new game inspired by last week's guest, Henry Winckel: "Can You Outguess the Screener?" You'll be able to submit a Film/TV-related Song or Instrumental on our Facebook page that has been "returned" by a TAXI A&R Team Member; we'll play it live on the show and then the audience and Brooke will try to figure out why the song was not forwarded by the screener. ------------------------------------ Learn More About TAXI: http://bit.ly/2mPVGYh Rub Elbows with Music Industry Pros at Our FREE Ye