MusicAtlas and TAXI offer artists different paths toward sync licensing opportunities. TAXI connects members with specific industry requests through submissions and human screening. MusicAtlas SyncRep makes eligible, certified recordings discoverable in the same professional searches where music from major labels and publishers appears, without requiring artists to pitch each brief. MusicAtlas also provides track-level analytics showing professional searches and previews, as well as discovery activity across its open search ecosystem.
Giving artists and songwriters access to industry listings that describe specific music needs.
Reviewing submissions through human screening and forwarding selected material for consideration.
Providing critiques on applicable submissions, helping members understand how their work fits a brief.
Making eligible independent recordings discoverable alongside major-label and publisher catalogs in the same professional searches, using sonic, lyrical, and contextual relationships.
Providing real-time analytics showing which tracks industry professionals find and preview, plus insights into open-search discovery by users worldwide.
Keeping artists' certified tracks available for ongoing discovery without repeated submissions, while allowing rights holders to approve licensing terms and retain their licensing earnings.
Industry submissions vs unified discovery: TAXI members respond to specific listings and submit songs for screening and possible forwarding.
MusicAtlas makes certified independent recordings searchable alongside major-label and publisher repertoire through the same professional discovery infrastructure.
Human screening vs musical search: TAXI evaluates submitted songs against defined industry requests through human review.
MusicAtlas surfaces recordings through sonic, lyrical, and contextual relationships, including similarity to reference tracks, without requiring a separate pitch for each search.
Submission feedback vs discovery analytics: TAXI offers critiques on applicable submissions to help artists understand how songs fit a brief.
MusicAtlas provides real-time visibility into tracks found and previewed by industry professionals, plus analytics on open-search discovery worldwide. These signals show discovery activity, not guaranteed licensing interest.
Active pitching vs ongoing availability: TAXI members monitor listings, choose opportunities, and submit before deadlines.
After SyncRep verification and rights certification, eligible tracks remain discoverable without repeated artist submissions.
Membership models: TAXI uses recurring membership and per-submission fees according to its published materials.
SyncRep uses a one-time membership per artist identity, with no recurring membership fee or commission on licensing earnings. Neither service guarantees a placement.
Both services aim to help independent artists reach music industry decision-makers and pursue licensing opportunities. Neither guarantees that a song will be selected or licensed, and neither replaces the need to confirm rights and evaluate the terms of any resulting deal. Their approaches differ primarily in how a song enters consideration: an artist submits it to a specific TAXI listing, or it becomes discoverable through MusicAtlas searches after SyncRep certification.
Stay discoverable. Verify your artist and certify eligible tracks through SyncRep to appear in professional searches alongside major-label and publisher music.
Understand discovery. Review professional track finds and previews, and separately explore open-search activity from listeners worldwide.
Pursue specific briefs. Use TAXI to respond to relevant listings and benefit from applicable human screening feedback.
Retain control of licensing. Confirm recording and composition rights and approve any resulting opportunities under appropriate terms.
TAXI helps artists actively pursue specific industry briefs through submissions and human screening. MusicAtlas SyncRep makes eligible independent recordings discoverable alongside major-label and publisher catalogs in professional searches, with analytics on which tracks are found and previewed and how music is discovered through open search. Both can support an artist's strategy, but neither guarantees sync placements or licensing income.