The Music of Shane TaylorMusic available to download from www.7digital.comNew album "My little World" released November 15th...OUT NOW Now you're here also check a great new book from local writer Steven HaleThe Kiwi Man Cave
Welcome to my web site. You are listening to "Nuclear Free" from "Take me Back" Album 1992. I guess this is my signature song and if you only listen to one then I'm happy it's this one as I wrote it for all New Zealanders against Nuclear waste. For 37 years now I have been writing and performing, I've recorded about 200 songs, sent out 100's of demo's, knocked on doors, but to date no record label or stardom. I've lived in luxury and I've lived in Vans, like all working musicians and I have truely enjoyed the ride. I've been financing my own albums and selling them in my travels. Music is in my blood. I have a collection of recordings here from rough cassette 4 tracks to professional studio tracks. I believe all recordings should be one pass, no patch up's, the performance is what it is. I arrived back home from Europe in 1998 to New Zealand which has meant few live gigs being unknown performing only my own music so I have a real job now. NZ radio (except NZ National who are superb) is total rubbish, all playing the same droll, we have a hand full of student radio and low output stations who offer some originatilty. Bring on internet radio. The internet has allowed so many unknown singer songwriters to expose their music and the ripping/free downloading is no worse than being screwed over by major record labels and this time around it is the musicians choice. Every download (or simply view) is someone listening to my music and if I am correct the reel to reel tape deck was a huge seller in the 50's for among other uses recording from the radio so ripping is not new. The advent of recording of music is the single biggest thing to ever happen to music. This firstly enabled musicians and performers to hear themselves but also transported music all around the world. I have a little shack studio (I even feature in "The kiwi Man Cave" book) out back with lots of old-school gear......no computers for me so when I get the urge a new track goes down. The digital age of the 80's with over correcting producers, pitch perfect and later Pro Tools certianly sucked the life out of so many recordings. But many musicians are aware of this now. I have a 6th album completed Nov 2011 along with Jean Smith. More simple tunes about my life and others around me.
Jean Smith (pictured above) is currently writing and recording her album in my studio while adding her voice to a lot of my work. We also perform together as a duo. Jean's debut album will be out in 2012
Click the Album Tag on the side of the page and then click on the Album covers to listen to all the tracks. Pictured below with Gary Philips (and Peter Helwig on percussion) playing at Roasted Adiqtion in Auckland shortly after the 2009 World we Created Album release.
Below is Jean Smith suffering the cold when we played an outdoor gig near Te Aroha mid Oct 2010.
Local Te Aroha Newspaper item 2009
This is Bella, she has been my faithful friend since 2002, she run everywhere with us while out mountain biking. Everyone knows her in TeAroha. She was a little put out when the kids came along but she has learnt to love them too.
Little Brother and me playing in Aussie April 2011, And here at Banco with Jean
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