This is a hard one to call.

I've been a Taxi member for the last year. This year I won't be re-newing my membership. Why?

Simple.

I've learnt a hell of a lot from Taxi, over the last year, their attitude is spot on, and professionalism is secound to none. The simple fact is, that if you don't have the time and the effort, to put the work in, and realise what the current professional standard is, then they cannot help you in any way.

They get "wannabies" by they truck load. They filter out what is not appropriate for a listing, and foward what is relevant.

If I ever had the good fortune to be a musical director, I simply wouldn't be bothered with a "cattle call". I'd go to Taxi to do it for me.

On my part, I'm simply not prolific enough, and that focused enough, to be a commercial musician again. Taxi is about being a commercial musician, and that takes DAMN hard work, even to get a look-in.

The detractors have never had to write a piece of music "on que", have never had to sit in endless, mindeless meetings, have never had to spend ( and waste ) time with "creative genius'es" eg. from the fashion industry, have never had to go over, and over and over again, a simple vidio / to music mix.

For what it does, Taxi is what is is. Tough, and with high standards for what is acceptable.

Would you like to be a Taxi screener ? Heck no ! Sh*t of a job, and with no thanks.

Don't kock 'em. Can you do any better ?

cheers, niteshift


Last edited by niteshift; 02/05/09 03:46 PM.
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