Artist forward

[ancientorange]

Jul 28, 2008, 10:43am, slideboardouts wrote:Jul 26, 2008, 10:12am, ancientorange wrote:Yes, but it seems this is what most of you are looking for, and, all that Taxi may be useful for. I am not really using Taxi for the movie, tv, video game thing. I have had success with that on my own. I am really only interested in the artist/label thing. A whole different kind of thing really. This was the purpose of my question. I am not really curious what a video game developer thought etc., or, have the interest to call and see what they thought. Know what I mean? I guess the reason I was curious on should I call or not was because it is a different kind of beast. But again, after reading the rules of Taxi - I see that we are not supposed to anyway.After reading through all the forums I think I have found that this Taxi thing is really a great place for the type of submissions that you have mentioned. But for what I am using it for - Taxi has just not had much success. Does not mean it is the fault of Taxi. All of us guys looking for a record deal may not have the goods (strange that Taxi has not helped make the improvements needed to get bands signed though - I think that is the purpose of the screening right? Suggest improvements? The improvements don't seem to be working either. And what do you do when they really don't suggest an improvement? They forward - you hear nothing. Well, something must have been missing but they have no suggestions on what to change. They thought it was good enough to forward.). I am sure that there are a few people with 2000 postings that will write in on how it is all the Artist and not Taxi. I am just realizing that Taxi is not getting bands signed. So, I thought maybe I should call, do a follow up kind of thing. Maybe that would help. Maybe the "Record Deal" needs something more than the tv soundtrack. Who knows. It is such a tough market. I don't think Taxi even knows. I had a critique that said "Find a listing for a band like Train - you would be great in that market with these songs - you are a great band and you will get a forward". So, I submit to a listing for Train, same songs.... RETURNED. So anyway, to the posting generals... this is not a bashing of Taxi. I think they have one service that seems to be fantastic!!As always, thanks for the input. All of this helps in figuring out what Taxi is really good for. I really appreciate it.Actually, bands have been signed through TAXI...on both indie labels and major labels I believe. Crossfade was signed from a TAXI forward and had a platinum selling album too I think.The real problem is that there aren't nearly as many opportunities for artists/bands in the music industry as there are for composers doing film and television. There is just a lot more music needed for film and television than there is for music aimed solely at consumers (bands and artists). The competition is pretty stiff too. Even if you get signed as a band or artist to a label, I'd be willing to bet that you still only have a 10% chance at success. Off the top of my head, I can think of 3 bands from my city who were signed to major labels, recorded an album with big name rock producers, toured their butts off, and ended up going nowhere. The artist/band route is just plain hard whether you are pursuing it through TAXI or not.Good luck,SteveLol. Yes, Taxi pushes that 1 band (crossfade) pretty hard. Actually, they were forwarded to a manger, that manager got them the deal. That was some time ago. I do not know of anyone that has heard of them. And, they are not currently signed to any label. So, I do not think there has been any real deals through Taxi for an artist. The posts always seem to get away from what the actual questions were in the beginning. Not too worried about that. I just wanted to clarify about Crossfade. That is not a real strong credit for Taxi. It would seem that you are all correct in the end though. Taxi is not the place for an artist deal.

[slideboardouts]

Jul 28, 2008, 12:16pm, ancientorange wrote:Jul 28, 2008, 10:43am, slideboardouts wrote:Actually, bands have been signed through TAXI...on both indie labels and major labels I believe. Crossfade was signed from a TAXI forward and had a platinum selling album too I think.The real problem is that there aren't nearly as many opportunities for artists/bands in the music industry as there are for composers doing film and television. There is just a lot more music needed for film and television than there is for music aimed solely at consumers (bands and artists). The competition is pretty stiff too. Even if you get signed as a band or artist to a label, I'd be willing to bet that you still only have a 10% chance at success. Off the top of my head, I can think of 3 bands from my city who were signed to major labels, recorded an album with big name rock producers, toured their butts off, and ended up going nowhere. The artist/band route is just plain hard whether you are pursuing it through TAXI or not.Good luck,SteveLol. Yes, Taxi pushes that 1 band (crossfade) pretty hard. Actually, they were forwarded to a manger, that manager got them the deal. That was some time ago. I do not know of anyone that has heard of them. And, they are not currently signed to any label. So, I do not think there has been any real deals through Taxi for an artist. The posts always seem to get away from what the actual questions were in the beginning. Not too worried about that. I just wanted to clarify about Crossfade. That is not a real strong credit for Taxi. It would seem that you are all correct in the end though. Taxi is not the place for an artist deal. If that is the case (re:Crossfade) then that is about par for the course. Actually, more like birdie. The 3 bands I mentioned earlier all were signed the "traditional" way by an A&R guy from a major label. All 3 had no real success, got shelved, and are no longer signed with any label. Crossfade at least had a platinum selling album, and I remember hearing them on the radio quite a bit (even though I was never a big fan of their music)...so they did really well actually. Much better than can be expected. Most bands on major (or indie) labels never see the light of day. Sad but true.So I guess my point is that you are going to have an equally hard time both inside and outside of TAXI. I don't really think that the phrase "TAXI is not the place for an artist deal" is quite accurate, because as an artist or band you are going to have a hard time getting a deal through any channels, and once you get the deal you are going to find it even more difficult making that deal work. Pitching yourself as an artist or being in a band is really, really hard. TAXI or no TAXI. Mileage may vary of course, but thats been my experience.-Steve