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About TAXI TV

🚕 World's Leading Independent A&R Co. 🏁 Music Opportunities with: Record Labels / Music Publishing / Film & TV 🎵TAXI.com Phone: (818) 222-2464 Email: taxitv@taxi.com

Publisher

TAXI Independent A&R

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Nov 2015

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

420 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Could Using AI Cost You a Music Placement_ _ AI Music & Sync Licensing[100526]

   Can you use AI-generated music for sync licensing? And is TAXI really the only company drawing a line around AI-generated music? In this episode of TAXI TV, Michael Laskow takes a deeper look at the growing debate surrounding AI music, music licensing, and sync placements. If you've ever wondered why AI-generated music isn't accepted for certain TAXI opportunities—or whether the same concerns exist among music libraries, music supervisors, editors, TV networks, and movie studios—this episode digs into the questions behind those decisions. We'll explore where the lines are being drawn, why even a small amount of AI-generated material can create questions about a track, and what musicians should consider when creating music they ultimately want to license for film, TV, advertising, trailers, and other media. In this episode, we'll discuss: - AI-generated music and sync licensing - Why AI music can create concerns for music licensing - How music libraries approach AI-generated content - What music supervisors and other licensing professionals may consider - Why the amount of AI-generated material can matter - AI music and potential copyright and rights issues - The difference between using AI as a production tool and generating musical content with AI - How AI-generated music can affect the licensing process - What independent musicians should consider before submitting music - How decisions made during production could affect future licensing opportunities If you're a songwriter, producer, composer, artist, or independent musician pursuing music licensing and sync placements, understanding the conversation around AI-generated music is increasingly important. Where exactly is the line? And who is drawing it?

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   How to Finish MORE Music Without AI![092826]

   Have a great song stuck in your head—or sitting unfinished on your hard drive? You're not alone. Many songwriters, artists, and composers have ideas they're excited about but don't have all the skills, instruments, production experience, or resources needed to turn those ideas into finished recordings. In this episode of TAXI TV, Michael Laskow talks with TAXI members Michelle Witmer and Khris Berry about one of the biggest challenges facing independent music creators: how to get unfinished songs and instrumentals over the finish line. Michelle and Khris have been getting placements with music created through collaboration, and they've recently launched a company designed to help musicians find collaborators and guide the creative process through completion. The conversation explores an increasingly important question for today's music creators: What do you do when you have the song, but you can't do everything yourself? You'll learn about: - How collaboration can help turn unfinished songs into finished tracks - Finding the right musicians, songwriters, producers, and collaborators - Getting a song from an idea to a professional recording - Why some great musical ideas never make it off the hard drive - Building a team around your music - How collaboration can help create music for sync licensing - Getting songs and instrumentals ready for music libraries - The challenges independent musicians face when producing their own music - Alternatives to trying to do every part of the creative process yourself - How Michelle and Khris are helping musicians bring their music to completion If you're a songwriter, artist, composer, producer, or independent musician with unfinished songs sitting on your hard drive, this conversation could give you a new way to think about getting those ideas completed—and eventually getting them in front of people looking for music. Because sometimes the missing ingredient isn't another songwriting session. It's the right collaborator.

3. 

   15 Sept 2026

   AI Music in 2026_ What Songwriters, Artists & Composers Need to Know![091426]

   AI music is changing incredibly fast. But what does it actually mean for songwriters, artists, composers, and producers? There’s no shortage of headlines, videos, predictions, lawsuits, and opinions about AI music and the future of the music industry. Keeping up with all of it can feel like a full-time job. In this episode of TAXI TV, Michael Laskow talks with TAXI member and music-for-media creator Paul Croteau, better known as Yo Paulie, who has made it his mission to follow the rapidly changing world of AI-generated music and understand how these developments could affect independent musicians. Rather than focusing exclusively on the doom-and-gloom predictions surrounding artificial intelligence and music, Paul takes a broader look at the technology, the business, and the potential implications for working musicians. In this conversation, you'll learn more about: - How AI music is changing the music industry - What AI-generated music could mean for independent songwriters and artists - The impact of AI on composers and music creators - Major developments involving AI music companies - The legal battles surrounding AI-generated music - What musicians should understand about companies such as Suno and Udio - How record labels, publishers, and other music industry companies are responding to AI - The difference between facts, opinions, predictions, and hype surrounding AI music - Potential opportunities AI could create for musicians - What independent music creators should be paying attention to as AI technology evolves If you're a songwriter, artist, composer, producer, or musician working in sync licensing or film and TV music, this episode will help you get a clearer picture of where AI music fits into the changing landscape. Paulie has been doing the homework. Watch this episode of TAXI TV to get the 10,000-foot view of AI music and what it could mean for your career.

Who has been a guest on TAXI TV

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Robin Frederick
• Michelle Lindley
• Todd Dunnigan
• Kevin McNoldy
• Matt Vander Boegh

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YouTube views

1,949,984

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.9 / 5

20 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100

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Quality

90

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

84

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