TAXI MusicReviews of taxi.com

I first signed up years ago because they promoted themselves as an A&R service to help artists. They promoted sending in songs not produced or stripped down. I got rejected because they didn't like the production! I tried again recently to give them a 2nd chance. They still advertised they accept stripped down demos. I got rejected because I didn't use enough instrumentation! So there's still false advertising. Also they said the piano track I used was outdated! This is a latin grammy nominated keyboard player that played on my song! The anonymous reviewers they use have no idea what they're doing and are only there to stop. Taxi is just another watchdog at the gate to stop you but now this one you're paying for. They are not a service to help artists. They have false advertising and are another soul crushing, artist dream killing musical experience out for money.

Paid 400$, I was told I can't submit unless I upgrade. Total cash grab BS. The lady at customer service was so rude and dismissive.

If you're a middle-aged guy with a laptop and MIDI keyboard writing music in his shed or mom's laundry room, Taxi is for you. Almost all of the listings are sync jobs for background music in tv shows and film...and almost all of their success stories seem to stem from those jobs and that demographic. I, too, wished that I had done more research: I make a living as a professional musician playing and recording in multiple bands and with folks you've heard of...but Taxi, for all intents and purposes, is really a film/video company, not a music one, and it needs to be honest about that. I wasted a year waiting for the listings to match the promise...and wasted a lot of money doing so. Sure, you need to put in the effort-- any musician who wants to succeed needs to-- but Taxi needs to be more upfront that they are for the "in the box" laptop music-making brigade...not the gigging band/musician who is already making a living and simply wants to get their music out to a broader audience. FAIL.

Spent a couple years submitting music on this site. Seems it may be best for jingle writer type musicians, who want to read a "listing" and create a tune directly for that listing. Reviewer comments, 1 out of maybe 10 are helpful, most are not. In the 18 months, I had 1 forward, and didn't hear back. You could argue my music isn't good, of course. You could also question the legitimacy of the service. Probably much better way to spend your hard earned money on marketing your music.