I hear a lot of the success stories but I thought it was a pertinent question and the answer would help me make a decision about renewing. Nobody ever got back to me with an answer.

I’ve been a professional musician for many years and have made a few deals through other means and see the value of a company like Taxi. But, perhaps it’s not for everyone. It very much depends upon what genre you are writing for and how good you are at producing a professional sounding recording. Demo quality in general doesn’t work.

Your defense is spirited, but it rings false because it was clearly written at your behest by a professional copywriter. You should not do this! If you truly want to defend your business, honesty is the best policy. As a copywriter myself, I know the temptation to deliver just the right words in just the right way, but you have to be careful. And when your back is against the wall, as it is here, speak from the heart, not from your agency or pool of freelance writers. Oh, if you do call in the pros, say so! One last thing: this comment of yours reads exactly like all the ads you run and emails you send and while this approach might be working for you, it no longer works for me. Just my two cents, nothing against you guys.

Jeff
http://www.cerebellumblues.com

So how about it? Want to come to their Rally this year on me? I think you’d be surprised at the number of opportunities that you’ll find for your music at just one of these events. (Read more about the Rally here: http://www.taxi.com/rally) I went to a Rally years ago (I was also a skeptic), and I then decided to give TAXI a try. I’m glad I did. (I would have written to you at your website, but you didn’t list any, and your link went to a dead page.) Good luck to you!

You ask about the companies Taxi deals with. Here ya go: http://www.taxi.com/abouts/companies.html

I have a unique perspective on who succeeds with Taxi and who doesn’t. On this page on the Taxi website there are several people mentioned who I happen to know. They aren’t just advertisement copy to me… They are my friends: people who are talented, driven, and knowledgeable: http://www.taxi.com/abouts/successdeals.html

The Taxi members who never make the list of success stories often are people who need to learn something important before they can hit the sweet spot with the industry. Others are people who are competing in the high bar parts of the music business and that’s rough!!! Other members who aren’t getting a monetary return from their membership just need to wake up and be more informed and serious about the business of music because the music industry is as much about business as it is about music.

I am truly sorry if I sound like I’m preaching here, but the word “scam” doesn’t go with the name “Taxi”. Michael Laskow is very sincere about what his company does.

It’s important to remember that Taxi just does what it does and it’s up to the artists to do the rest, AND THERE’S A LOT TO DO!!!!!!!! People who criticize Taxi can cite many interesting reasons for their opinions, but much of the negativity just boils down to the extra initiative, extraordinary talent, intelligence, attitude, and savvy that is required to get ahead in the music business. The rest of the bad blood can come from not being in the right place at the right time with the right stuff.

Personally, I wasn’t getting far with Taxi until I met the right people at the annual Taxi Rally last year. Now I have more opportunities to get my music out there than I can possibly manage. Several of my other Taxi friends have different stories such as how they managed to hear their songs in films and TV, but we share one thing in common: we are learning, adapting, changing, improving, and refocusing ourselves all the time. Without that, Taxi can’t help much, and I suspect that desribes a large percentage of the musicians in this country who just want to be successful as they are today with the music they have already written.

I sincerely hope this helps. Really I do!

~Allen