We live in a time when almost everything is just a click away. Do you know what isn’t just a click away? The face-to-face meetings and music industry relationships that are the “cheat code” to success in the music business.
TAXI makes it easy to meet those industry executives and collaborators you need to build relationships with. You can meet them at TAXI’s free (for members and a guest) conference, The TAXI Road Rally, beginning November 6th, 2025.
Is it worth leaving your comfort zone and coming to Los Angeles? This unedited email should help you decide. It’s from one of TAXI’s most well-known and successful members (Matt Vander Boegh) who tells that story more objectively than we can. Please read on…
“It's like if diamonds were to grow on an apple tree, and all people had to do was stand under the tree and wait for them to fall!”
“Michael and everyone else at TAXI HQ: You guys run an impeccable operation that is soooooo giving and generous to its members. I seriously can't recommend TAXI and the Road Rally enough. Like, for reals! I got asked to do about five different projects for music libraries while I was there—and I personally know of many other deals, collaborations, and projects that were hatched last weekend while people mingled and talked shop together.
Why would anyone want to miss out on those opportunities? But that's just the tip of the iceberg, because the REAL benefit of the Road Rally is all the knowledge and classes that are taught by experts. So many golden nuggets are dropped for composers and songwriters—it's like if diamonds were to grow on an apple tree, all people had to do was stand under the tree and wait for them to fall! But yet, so many people stay home and miss this once-a-year opportunity to skyrocket their own success. I just shake my head all the time...”
—Matt Vander Boegh
Need more evidence?
“My placement in the recent Christmas movie, Spirited (starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds), came through a TAXI client that I met during the Eat & Greet Luncheon at my first Road Rally.”
—Paul Croteau, TAXI Member
“I traveled all the way from Brisbane, Australia, to attend the 2023 Road Rally. During the event, I registered for a One-to-One Mentoring session with a library owner/mentor. We met on Saturday afternoon, and I provided a QR code link to several of my nylon string guitar tracks.
The mentor's reactions were unforgettable: first, ‘Michael, this is your lucky day!’ and second, ‘How many more similar tracks could you provide in the next three months for a Flamenco-ish album?’
I am quite certain this opportunity would not have happened if I hadn’t attended the Road Rally… this direct connection at the Road Rally was a game-changer.”
—Michael Leeman, TAXI Member
“Many relationships began for me at the Rally, not only with fellow members, but also with music library owners and publishers who eventually signed my music. I would not have any of the success I have had so far without the TAXI Road Rally. It’s a no-brainer in my opinion, if you’re serious about your career.”
—Robbie Hancock, TAXI Member
“My composition found its way onto a national TV [commercial] for L.L. Flooring (formerly Lumber Liquidators). The song was placed by a Music Library I met during a TAXI Road Rally years ago. It's a sweet, five-digit payout!
—Niall McGuinness, TAXI Member
“My Road Rally One-to-One mentor was the owner of a Hollywood-based production music library. He listened to some of my music and signed several tracks. Fast forward — I received an email from the library owner that ‘Throw Down’ had been placed in a trailer/teaser on CBS for the season premiere of the hit TV show, S.W.A.T! I would not have met this library owner, and gotten this placement if I hadn’t gone to TAXI’s free convention–The Road Rally!
—John Pearson, TAXI Member
“Much of my success has been directly through TAXI, or through co-writers that I met at the TAXI Road Rally. I love going to the Rally every year, which I think is my favorite thing about TAXI!”
—F-M Cossey, TAXI Member
“About 10 years ago I joined TAXI, and made a connection at the Road Rally with a Contemporary Christian Music publisher. She took me under her wing and eventually signed me to her company's roster.
—Rachel Evergreen, TAXI Member
—Terry Anthony, TAXI Member
“I’m skeptical of any service that offers to help musicians ‘make it’… so I didn’t know what to expect. ...90% of [the TAXI Road Rally] was the most focused, specific, high-quality advice I’ve ever seen distributed in a seminar format.”
—Stephen Fortner, Editor, Keyboard Magazine
“You really can’t put a price on this. Attending the Road Rally is an investment, not an expense. Place a priority on this and make it happen.”
—Russell Landwehr, TAXI Member
"TAXI and the Road Rally have been the best investment in my musical career that I ever made. Nobody delivers like TAXI!"
—Kurt Kreimier, TAXI Member
"I nearly didn't make the trip over from Hong Kong, thinking that it was too early to benefit from the Rally after joining only six months ago. I couldn't have been more wrong, and this really was one of the most outstanding and enriching events I have ever been to."
—Andrew, TAXI member
“As far as I'm concerned, it's the top educational and networking event in the music business and I recommend it in all of my books and workshops. Bravo!”
—Jason Blume, Hit Songwriter, 50 Million Records sold
"This year's Rally was my first. I was impressed with how many panels and workshops they offered at the event. TAXI provides direct access to top level executives and songwriters giving its members an incredible opportunity.”
—Mike Elizondo, Hit Songwriter and Producer; 50 Cent, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and Busta Rhymes
"I was thrilled to be a part of this year's TAXI convention. I am a big fan of TAXI and how it supports the realization of people's musical dreams."
—Kara DioGuardi, Songwriter/Producer; Celine Dion, Faith Hill, Kelly Clarkson, Santana, Taylor Hicks, Hannah Montana, and many others