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I'm a songwriter/beatmaker/composer/producer and drummer for The Upper Room: a gospel jazz band.
My passion is "making music that lives." I make music for various industries such as TV, radio and film, record labels, video game and entertainment companies, advertising agencies as well as multimedia productions.
Learn more about my music.
Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:48:21 PT | Posted in Music
These are the grading guidelines used and are based on Goldmine Grading for Records.
Quick rundown in abbreviated Grading System:
MINT
NM
EX or VG++
VG+
VG
G (with minor exceptions to G+ and VG-)
F and P (Trash) (some records in Fair condition will be wanted but very, very few.
Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:34:06 PT | Posted in Music
Here's another vinyl album from aunt Ellen's collection. Songs for Beginners is Graham Nash's first solo album, released in May 1971 and probably his most famous solo album. Nash's solo debut came on the heels of a temporary split with his CSN band-mates, David Crosby and Stephen Stills, and a permanent break with his then love, Joni Mitchell. This album's best known selections are protest songs.
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Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:47:40 PT | Posted in Music
I couldn't just leave this one alone, especially when the Rap version of Freedom has all of my favorite female MCs in it - Queen Latifah, Yo-Yo, MC Lyte, Left Eye (She KILLED this joint!), and Nefertiti. I kept this joint in rotation back in 1995 while DJing with the ChillVille Crew in Tallahassee, Florida. DJ Gucci-D, this one's for you!
Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:20:51 PT | Posted in Music| 0 Comments
I was "diggin' in the crates" of my mind and I came across this memory embedded deep. Seeing this video took me back to where even the emotions gripped me.
Sisters in unity singing for FREEDOM. One of the best songs ever!
Wed, 8 Apr 2009 08:04:23 PT | Posted in Music
My latest collection of Moody instruMental Music is Bad Bull Beats Volume 1 and is on TaurusBeats.com now.
I'm sure you will find something you like in this collection of tracks, with its smooth jazz, golden oldies and moody melodies combined over beats that make your head knod and body move.
Click on the image to listen to the music in the collection. You get to hear me do a little something on the piano in a lot of them. But I hope you enjoy the "different" sound in my compositions. This is my Moody instruMental Music.
Grace and Peace!
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 13:58:11 PT | Posted in Music
The Upper Room: A Gospel Jazz Band (TUR) out of Ogden, Utah brings a unique sound blending Gospel, Jazz and Funk to give you music that lives! The trio's passion for Christ and music is demonstrated in their first studio recording project - Faith Walk.
TUR's Faith Walk recording preserve so much of the live ambiance you hear at their performances that you feel like you are in the room with them. TUR and their music engages you emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually! Click any of the links on the side to listen to songs from Faith Walk.
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:40:20 PT | Posted in Music
Music affects your mood. My moods affect my music. Moody instruMental Music links feelings (Moody) with thoughts (Mental) in Music. This moody music is instruMental in that it serves as a way to reach people and share the most wonderful experiences of life.
TAURUSBEATS.COM is the home of Moody instruMental Music by Taurus M. James.
Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:14:30 PT | Posted in Music| 0 Comments
Here I am making the track "A New Day".
I really got into "beat making" last fall (October-November 2008) when I purchased the Akai Professional MPD32 USB/MIDI Pad Controller. It's amazing how this one piece of equipment changed the way I make music. It's like I have easier access to the creativity floating around in my head. I love the MPD32 and I highly recommend.
Click here to listento the full track.
