Taking Our Members To The Intersection
of Access and Information.

As I've said before, our annual Road Rally is the high point of my "professional" year. My head swells (not to mention my pride) when I stand back and take it all in. The Rally is the ultimate expression of all that TAXI stands for. It's neatly summed up in just a few words plastered on the huge banner that we hang on the wall behind the panelists. "TAXI, Taking You To The Intersection Of Access And Information."

Access to the music industry? Certainly. We do that all year long, but we do it more directly at the Rally. One look at the photo of our over-zealous members storming the dais should convince you of that!


OneMusic CEO Jim Long being assaulted by a throng of members.

The members whose songs get played during the panels are the lucky recipients of access of the very best kind -- exposure to several industry executives all in one shot. It doesn't get any better than that! But there are two other important types of access that happen at the Road Rally. The first is the face-to-face meetings between our members and TAXI's great staff and A&R team. And the second is the access the members have to each other. The amount of informal collaborating that goes on in the hallways, lounges, and other nooks and crannies of the hotel is amazing. You can barely turn a corner without seeing members playing their music for other members. It's more heartwarming than an episode of Lassie. I'm not kidding!!


EMI Music Publishing Sr. Vice-President of Creative accepting a tape from a TAXI member.