Makeda Taylor Singer-Songwriter, Piano & Accoustic Guitar
Session Musicians:
Al Cross - Drums
Fergus Marsh - Bass & Chapman Stick
Michael Occhipinti - Lead & Accoustic Guitar
Jonathan Lindsay - Lead Guitar
Doulgas Romanow- Keyboards, Accordion
Jeanine Noyes - Background Vocals
Q Sheba Sound
Indie Record Label & Music Publisher
Influences
Oprah, Nelson Mandela,
Bob Marley,
Sam Cooke,
Bob Dylan,
Diane Warren,
Carole King,
Beatles,
Michael Jackson,
Ron Sexsmith,
Neil Young,
Joni Mitchell,
James Taylor,
John Mayer,
Regina Spektor,
Lucinda Williams,
Prince,
Dixie Chicks,
Eva Cassidy,
Jeff Buckley,
Warren Zevon,
Stevie Wonder,
James Brown,
BB King,
Frank Sinatra,
Led Zepplin,
Dire Straits,
Bonnie Raitt,
Eric Clapton,
Stevie Ray Vaughan,
Jimi Hendrix,
Carlos Santana,
Janis Joplin,
Tracy Chapman,
Sarah Mclachlan,
Chantal Kreviazuk,
Elton John,
Billie Joel,
John Legend,
Jill Scott,
Quincy Jones,
Willie Nelson,
Johnny Cash,
John Denver,
Gordon Lightfoot,
Mariah Carey,
Whitney Houston,
Queen,
Rush,
Rolling Stones,
Dave Matthews Band,
Coldplay,
Green Day,
Bruce Springsteen,
John Lennon,
Paul Simon,
Etta James,
Lauryn Hill,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Oscar Peterson,
John Coltrane,
Art Tatum,
Charlie Parker,
Miles Davis,
Ray Charles,
Melissa Etheridge,
K.D. Lang,
Mahalia Jackson,
Elvis Costello,
Aretha Franklin,
Jann Arden,
Billie Holiday,
Sarah Vaughan,
Smokie Robinson,
Sounds Like
Unique vocal nuances. Collage of musical influences. Multi-genre performance abilities.
Born in Birmingham UK, to Jamaican parents and now a Canadian living in Toronto, Makeda fostered her soulful musical talents from early childhood in a gospel setting. She is a well seasoned singer songwriter with over thirty years of performance experience. Her music is regarded by most to be a melting pot of musical genres. Piano, Keyboards and Guitar are her performance instruments. Music is her life passion but Makeda is also a dedicated Nurse and a social justice advocate. The influence of over two decades of nursing care resonates deeply in her songs of love, loss and the value of life and time.
Makeda's debut CD "In Your Honour" was an ep dedicated to the Nurses who battled the Toronto SARS epidemic. She is in the final stages of completing an epic recording project. Makeda loves to perform and can be heard at various Toronto establishments. She is a regular performer at Fat Albert's... Toronto's longest running open stage. Makeda has recently branched out into student music mentoring performances for the Toronto District School Board. She feels honoured to have the privilege to inspire the next generation of music creators.
Makeda's desire is to inspire positive change for our planet one song at a time. She values her artistic independence but is open to exploring creative or music industry collaborations. Makeda appreciates your comments of support that help to sustain her on her rewarding but often challenging artistic journey.
In preparation for a music industry documentary Makeda researched various aspects of the Music Industry. Through her research she gained valuable promotional and marketing insights. Makeda shares these gems in her music industry blogs. Schedule permitting she offers artist management consulting, with focused expertise in the area of viral marketing in social networking platforms. (Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Delicious..etc).
Makeda supports various songwriting organizations (SAC, Songwriters Unite, NSAI Toronto, and Humber College Songwriting Workshop). She is the owner of Viral Indie Promotions and Q Sheba Sound an Indie Record label and Publishing Company.
The subconcious mind has the task of accessing and handling reality as it is perceived by the will of the conscious mind, and keeping the individual locked into a belief system. Be mindful of what you allow your conscious to accept or reject.
Hey, I've got a new acoustic demo up of my song "Snapshot Chronicles" up now. Feel free to listen, comment, and if you like it tell your friends. If not, that's cool too.
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Thank you for the beautiful music, I always love hearing your music while I'm working. I do hope your weekend so far has been a great one and that you have taken sometime away from your busy schedule to chill out with your closes friends and family. Take care and enjoy the remainder of your weekend.
The truth is not dependent on whether it enjoys a majority of popular opinion or accepted as the norm in our society. Truth will always be truth and will continue to be the truth whether one recognizes it to be or not.
I hope you get by. I hope that you well care because I’ care. I hope that you like what you see, when you see me. I hope that love is what you see. Hope is to remain positive when going gets tough. Hope is seeking more, when others think u had enough. Hope is ubiquitous, and free of cost. Hope is the last thing ever lost. Hope sparkles when tears are in my eyes. Hope is a beautiful thing & beautiful things never die’s. I Hope for things to come. I Hope that he doesn’t turn dumb. I Hope he doesn’t mess up your life. I Hope he finds that she is not right. I Hope he see who he hurt’s. I Hope he stays until he lurks. I Hope that he doesn’t turn dumb. I hope your happy with your life. I hope your happy with your wife. I hope you see what you have done. I hope you think that this is wrong. I hope you realize that your not perfect I hope you see that money's not worth it. I hope you realize that family comes first. I hope you see that my smile is not rehearsed. I hope you see that your tearing me apart. I hope for you today you grow in my heart. I hope today to never see you. I hope someday I wont kill you. I hope you suffer, but I don’t want too. I hope you die, but I don’t mean too. I hope someday your 'love' will be real. I hope one day you will be able to 'feel' I hope you realize that money cant heal. I hope someday you'll feel, what I feel. I hope that before you die, I’m telling you I wont cry. I hoped you will Be a good dad. I hoped you Never make me mad. But all my hope’s now before are gone. Just like the love you had for your mom.
In the case of a person, whoever cannot tell himself/herself the truth about his/her past is trapped in it. They are immobilized in the prison of their undiscovered self. This is also true of nations.
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