Going to LA (Anyone else going to the Road Rally?)
This Thursday, I'm heading to LA for the TAXI Road Rally. For those of you who don't know what TAXI is, here's an excerpt from their website:
What Is TAXI?
We're the world's leading Independent Artist & Repertoire Company.
As a matter of fact, we invented independent A&R more than a decade
ago. Since 1992, TAXI has specialized in giving artists, bands, and
songwriters real access to the people in the music business who have
the power to sign deals.
The Music Industry Comes To Us To Find You
Record companies, publishers, and music supervisors call us directly to
find new artists and bands to sign. They also call to find hit songs,
instrumentals and tracks for TV and film placements.
We get the request, then give you the exact details about what
type of music they're shopping for. The company requesting the material
remains anonymous (for the time being) to protect them from being
bombarded with truckloads of unsolicited material.
Every year, they put on a huge, free conference for their members called the Road Rally. I went a few years ago and made some contacts, but nothing really came from it. But it's free, and I like to go to California in November to escape the early stages of the Canadian winter. If any of my fellow voxers will be there, let me know, and we can meet up for a drink. I'm going to try and make the most of it this time; meeting people, networking, getting my new album out there. I'll let you know all about it once I get back.