Episode 015 - Tom Taylor

Boise singer-songwriter Tom Taylor won Star Search back in the day with his band, Moment of Silence. In Episode 15, Tom sits down with me to talk about that experience and what went wrong.

Past and present play a huge part in Tom's songwriting and singing styles. We talk about his influences and the evolution of his music through the years. We also talk about the importance of "being in the moment" for Tom, and he shares a bit of advice for aspiring songwriters and singers.

Tom talks about the differences between his recordings and his live performances, his approach to releasing new music, and how the collaboration for his upcoming CD came about. We also talk about how the new CD, Voodoo Moon, differs from Tom's past work and about the challenge of putting together a concept album at a time when artists are increasingly putting out singles.

Along the way, Tom shares a song that has yet to make it onto CD, "Just in Time," and performs "Heaven On Earth" from his current CD, Sailing In A Paper Boat. We close the episode with that CD's title track.

In two weeks time, episode 16 drops featuring two bands, Logan's Heroes and Between Disasters. The one thing they have in common, singer-songwriter Jesse Niebolt. I'll sit down with Jesse and members of those bands.

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