Stop Signs and Red Lights

Greetings! My name is Alex P. Taylor. This blogspot has been created to chronicle the production of my first album, "Stop Signs and Red Lights." Join me on my adventure by checking in often!

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Greetings!

Thanks for stopping by.... My name is Alex P. Taylor (the P stands Peter). Are you ready to have some fun?!! Alright then... When we meet, the first thing you'll probably say is, "How tall are you?" The answer, 6'4"...

Music and songwriting have always been a huge part of my life. I wrote the lyrics to my first song when I was nine. Growing up, I would always keep a pen and paper close hoping to capture any inspiration that came to me. For a brief period, I had stopped songwriting, until last year, when a close friend of mine passed away becoming the inspiration I had lost and putting my life in a new perspective.


I came to the conclusion that life is too short to not follow my dreams and that I would indulge in my aspirations to share my words and songs that I had been creating for so long. Thus began a new chapter in my life...


During the summer of 2005, I attended a few music conferences to get my feet wet. I visited New York to attend The Billboard Dance Music Summit and in Connecticut, I attended the New England Musicians Expo. At the NEME, I stopped at a seminar hosted by songwriter/producer Bobbi Tammaro, founder of Funkee Boy Music. This is how the ball started rolling.
Stop Signs and Red Lights, my first song, was soon on its way. I remember the day very clearly, it was December 12, 2005- the day that I stepped into a professional recording booth for the first time.


The whole process of being able to transfer your thoughts and emotions and convey them into a musical medium is what I love the most. It's telling your story...and we all have a story to tell. It's how we tell that story that makes us all different. I have found MY way to tell my stories.


The experience of working on this project has been truly educational. Life is about learning and growing as a person, and this past year has been amazing. And the great thing about it is that everyday, I learn something I didn't know the day before. It's challenging, but utterly fufilling at the same time and I wouldn't trade it in for the world. I am following my passion. It may have taken me awhile to realize this, but let this be a lesson to anyone reading...Each day is another opportunity to do what you love to do.

So, with that said, what are you waiting for?