I don't think it's odd that Taxi don't know what their clients really want. That's the nature of music.. I mean it's a creative thing, and if you have something in mind and get it, it'll probably be boring. I believe all clients want something that's unique sounding in a good way within a distinguishable genre, without really having more precise ideas about it.

That's the same thing we do when arranging a song. We have an idea about the sound, but the creative process can take us elsewhere. If you get excactly what you set out for, you probably have your thing standarized, and it'll surely sound fine, but probably be too boring or don't stand out enough to stand pro competition.

I'm a member of both Broadjam and Taxi, and submit for listing at both. Their listings are a lot different at the moment, where there are way more instrumental opportunities at Broadjam, and more song opportunities at Taxi (for me, anyway). But that may change next month, so I don't think it's anything for generalizing. I don't rely on any of those companies for Country pitches.

I find Broadjam a little less attracktive, though, due to the higher submission fees and the lack of critiques (which you don't get at Broadjam). So I think I get more value for the money with Taxi, but in the end they are both neccesary tools of the trade as the state-of-the-art is, IMO.

You pay for access to the markets, so assigning a budget for that is a no brainer today, if you want to go anywhere with your music.