Taylor Gordon (July 16, 1990) was born on the east side of New Orleans Lousiana from her Mother Eileen Gordon and her father Tetheorance Gordon. From childhood, Taylor’s parents notice her love and keen ear for music and decided to nourish her possible by buying her a drumset at the age of 2. They also invested in other instruments such as a keyboard, guitar and bass to make sure that their child was a well rounded musician. At the age of 7 Gordon started playing drums in her church band in New Orleans East Seventh Day Adventist Church. She continued playing their until she relocated with her family to Dallas Texas in 2004. After her first week of high school Taylor enrolled into the high schools band program where she went on to learn various new instruments such as the marimba, and other percussion instruments and when numerous awards from competetion. After Graduating High School Taylor decided that she want to pursue music full time wanted to attend a school that would help fulfill her life long dream of becoming a music producer
Taylor Gordon was awarded a Presidential Scholarship to continue her studies at the prestigious Berklee College Music located in Boston Massachusetts. Her primary focus for her 2 years was vastly improving her skills on her principal instrument drum set. Since attending Berklee Gordon has had the honor of sharing the stage with jazz greats such as Robert Glasper, William Kennedy, and Claudia Acunia. Her playing has caught the attention of artist such as Dwele, Anita Baker, Patrice Rushen, Nikki Lynnette, Emily Saliers (of the Indigo Girls) musicians such as Aaron Spears, Tim Stewart, Lill John Roberts, Tony Royster Jr and many more…. Taylor was even presented with opportunity to tour with Mulit Platinum Recording Artist Musiq Soulchild, but declined due to her main priority of finishing her education at Berklee. She still recieved the opportunity to play spot dates with him while he was on tour at the BayFest Music festival in Mobile Alabama.
Gordon to spend her final year catering to her goal of becoming a music producer. Gordon gained most of her production knowledge through trial and error and researching her for favorite producers and records. In October of 2010 Gordon decided to show the skills she had developed as an arranger and producer by starting a remix series on YouTube where she remade current Pop Hits. The series caught the attention of numerous Major Label A&R’s, Producers, and Management companies and has created a buzz for her work in the music industry.
Taylor Gordon graduated from Berklee College of Music in a three year time frame earning her a Bachelors Degree in Profession Music with concentration in Music Business. She continues to promote her music and build an ongoing reputation as a musician committed to achieving excellence.
Favorite Quotations
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. -Marianne Williamson
