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“How I Got My Music Licensed 1,205 Times”
Barry French – TAXI Member – BigBlueBarry.com
I took some time off from music,
then my grandfather passed away and
I re-evaluated what I was doing with
my life. I felt the “call” of music, so I
started writing again, decided to get
serious about my music career, and
joined TAXI in 2008.
Honestly, I Was
Skeptical at First…
I did some research. I lurked on
TAXI’s Forums, and found that
TAXI’s successful members were
real people just like me. Though I’d
co-written with an Indie artist, and
charted at #15 on the Radio &
Records Christian Rock charts, I was
clueless how to even get a film or
TV placement— a complete newbie!
But TAXI’s Industry Listings
gave me goals to shoot for and
helped me stay on task. I became
more productive and motivated to
get things done because I didn't want
to feel like I "missed out" on an
opportunity.
How to Build
The Right Catalog
If you want to create music for
art’s sake, then by all means, go
ahead and do that. But, if you want
to have a music career, why not use
TAXI to learn how build the right
catalog full of music the industry
actually needs?
Expand Your Possibilities…
TAXI can help you learn to write
for genres you never thought you
could do. I used to do mostly Hard
Rock and Metal. Because of TAXI,
I branched out into other genres—
first Pop/Punk, and then Tension
and "Dramedy" cues. I used the
feedback from TAXI’s A&R staff
to improve my work. In many
cases, my tracks improved to the
point that they got signed and
ultimately placed in TV shows!
350 Placements in
the Last Year!
The first placement I ever had
resulted from meeting a Music
Library owner at the Road Rally—
TAXI’s free convention. In a little
more than 3 years, my music has
been licensed more than 1000 times,
with nearly 350 placements in the
past year alone!
A “Lucky Duck?”
My 1,000th placement was a
Southern Rock track on A&E's hit
show, Duck Dynasty. A TAXI
connection resulted in me becoming
a "go to" composer for a company
that provides music directly to that
series. How cool is that?!
TAXI’s Listings, community,
convention, and networking
opportunities have helped my career
immensely. The ONLY regret I have
about joining TAXI is that I didn't
sign up sooner! If you’re willing to
invest in yourself, call TAXI and let
them help you too.
The World’s Leading Independent A&R Company
1-800-458-2111 • TAXI.com
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