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MurTorMusic

Grimacing musically since 1976...

About Me

"MurTor Music sounds like Star Trek meets Neil Young."
- Wayne Saunders SOCAN
"MurTor is a mathematical philosopher."
- James Lanbro, from Jimi Maze and Canary Mine
Past shows:
July 2 2008 The Works Art and Design Festival
July 5 2008 Play Symposium @ The Jubilee Auditorium
Aug 1 2008 with Jimi Maze & Virgo Supercluster @ The Haven Social Club
Aug 2 2008 solo show with Jimi Maze & Unkle Sam @ Hulberts Cafe
MurTor_Music is a collection of music created by Murray Taylor, who records, performs, and composes original material. Murray has been passionate about music since he started taking piano lessons when he was eight years old. As a teenager, he learned to play guitar on his Dad's old Yamaha gut-string acoustic guitar and decided on going to Grant McEwan College to study music.
During his two years at Grant McEwan, Murray learned jazz guitar from the legendary Bobby Cairns, and studied Recording Arts in his second year. Following his graduation from GMCC Murray played with a variety of bands: The Downtown Buttah Blues Band, Another Midnight Revival, Blacbeard, Sonica, and the Fabulous Bee Feeders. This resulted in several live performances across western Canada, as well as being involved in video shoots, radio interviews, and live TV performances.
After retiring from the Fabulous Bee Feeders, Murray was introduced to Edmonton based hypnotist Wayne Lee. Murray immediately began working with Wayne as his Production Manager. Murray recorded Wayne's new Audio manifesting system, Magicnicity . Following the completion of Wayne's new product, Murray went on to do live sound and video production for Wayne's events all over Western Canada, Ontario, Indianapolis In, Las Vegas, Marco Island Fl, and most recently Australia.
Now 10 years after graduating from Grant McEwan, Murray has started his solo project, MurTor. With the help of Dr. Khamserk Yangwhe (Uncas, Fabulous Bee Feeders) and DJ Peter Star (Virgo Supercluster), Murray is now performing his own unique blend of acoustic/electronic music for the enjoyment of music lovers across the globe.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/31/2007
Band Members: Murray Taylor - composer, producer, keyboardist, guitarist, gatherer of knowledgeDr Khamserk Yangwhe - drummerDJ Peter Star - Spinner of Vinyl, coder extraordinaire
Influences: ABBA, The Beatles, Bjork, Benny Benassi, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, John Coltrane, Daft Punk, Antonin Dvorak, Steve Earle, Faith No More, The Flaming Lips, Garbage, Grimskunk, Helmet, INXS, Jane's Addiction, K-os, The Little Willies, The Mars Volta, Modest Mouse, Modest Mussorgsky, Nirvana, ODB(RIP), Pharrel, Queen, Sonny Rollins, Nina Simone, Sonic Youth, Elliot Smith, Talking Heads, TV On The Radio, The Velvet Underground
Sounds Like: music that has been made with 12 notes that have been used in a variety of combinations for centuries...
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

I finally recorded some songs with vocals!

I decided to face my fears and record my own vocals on some tracks, intead of procrastinating about the whole process.  Heck if Leonard Cohen can get nominated for Best Vocalist, I might as well ...
Posted by MurTorMusic on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 11:58:00 PST

Write up on the Works Festival Performance

Special thanks go out to all people who made it out to the show on Friday!When we first got to the Square, it looked like we were going to get dumped on. There were menacing rain clouds looming o...
Posted by MurTorMusic on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:27:00 PST

Hair Products of Mass Destruction

So I got up at 5 in the morning to be picked up by Wayne to fly in to Kelowna.  I am going through security screening, when they check my backpack and my personal hygiene items.  I packed so...
Posted by MurTorMusic on Fri, 04 May 2007 08:49:00 PST

The Works Art and Design Festival Stage Line Up 2007

I just received notice that I have been selected for the The Works Art and Design Festival Stage Line Up June 22 - July 4 2007.  Yippee!!   I guess that means I better get my poop in a ...
Posted by MurTorMusic on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:42:00 PST

Catchin shit for playin "BLACK MUSIC"!

So I was DJ-ing at this bar called "The Gallery", which  people have described as the following: "A Gateway to Hell",  "Purgatory in the form of a night club",  or "A place reeking of ...
Posted by MurTorMusic on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:02:00 PST

What NOT to watch before bedtime

So last night I decided to watch the newest Exorcist movie until 1 in the morning - it seemed like a good idea at the time!  So of course you stay up all night with creepy visuals from the movie ...
Posted by MurTorMusic on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:08:00 PST

5th mp3 track added - Parkade Meditation

To all the MySpacers I've Loved Before, I just wanted to let you know that I have added my latest composition to MySpace.  This song features some samples I recorded while working in a parkade, o...
Posted by MurTorMusic on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:06:00 PST

Leaving Las Vegas

I am Finally back in Etown with its frigid weather, nothing beats American tourists showing up in our town wearing t shirts, flip flops, and shorts as they whisper to each other in fear:  "Did th...
Posted by MurTorMusic on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:25:00 PST

Drug Dens for Seniors and gay marriage for hypnotists

The other day we went to see my wife's Grandmother, who lives in an assisted living complex.  At lunchtime, the nursing staff go out and make the rounds with these 2 level carts, with these giant...
Posted by MurTorMusic on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:47:00 PST

Peculiar thought of the day: James Brown and Rick James

Sometimes I have an active imagination.  The other day I thought to myself, "Now that James Brown and Rick James have left this mortal coil, I wonder if they are hangin out in heaven?  ...
Posted by MurTorMusic on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:46:00 PST