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Eric the Taylor

I'd rather you were at myspace.com/blackolivemusic

About Me

We heard from our old friend, artist/musician/composer/producer, Eric "the" Taylor, who has assembled an exciting supergroup boasting the likes of Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson), Joe Locke (Award-winning vibist), Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel, Indigo Girls), and Jamie West-Oram (guitarist for The Fixx), with reportedly other members of The Fixx helping out on certain tracks. The project is being recorded at Black Dog Studios here in Rochester, as well as in London, England and Woodstock, NY, with most of the beautiful vocals being handled by Black Olive's Jen Kerner. We were lucky enough to get an advance listen to this stellar material, much of it sounding like rich orchestral, rock-jazz fusion, sometimes taking a New Age path. Often reminding of the eclectic Tangerine Dream, these players truly shine on these powerful compositions.

My Interests

Painting Creating music Photography

I'd like to meet:

You.

Music:

Top 5 CDs ever?This list changes yearly, but ...Reach the Beach by The Fixx Earthling by David Bowie Any and all U2 CDs Tripping Over God by David Torn Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks by Brian Eno

Movies:

What's the last movie you saw?Curious George with Von's kiddies. Pretty silly. I didn't know George was such a good painter.

Television:

What's the best show on TV?TV sucks. We watch DVDs most often.

Heroes:

Artistic influences: Brian Eno. "He's best known for producing Talking Heads and U2 records, but he also is very successful in the visual arts. Specifically, large installations like this. They're found in airports and so forth around the world."