Whether its banging beats, flawless recordings, or virtuoso guitar skills, Taylormade, a.k.a. Taylor Rivelli, brings his A-game—and it shows. As sole owner and operator of Taylormade Sounds, LLC, and Hotbox Studios, this audio wizard has made a name for himself by producing, recording, engineering, and playing guitar for a long list of future and present music legends. Meanwhile, his music has blessed several feature films, TV shows, TV commercials, and corporate Web sites. Best of all? He's just getting started.
Born and raised in Washington Heights New York City, Taylormade was influenced by the sounds of Hip-Hop, merengue, salsa, classic rock, and funk from an early age. This diverse mix manifests perfectly in his music. Whether on the guitar or behind the boards, Taylor effortlessly blends the flavors of the RZA, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin with that ol' boom-bap. And as a graduate of the prestigious music programs at New York's Purchase College and legendary Laguardia High School of Music and Arts, Taylor has got the technical know-how to back up his raw musical talents.
After producing and engineering in various NYC studios for years, Taylor struck out on his own in 2005, establishing Taylormade Sounds, LLC, and Hotbox Studios. Since then, industry elites have come knocking. Taylor has produced and played guitar for John Legend, Kanye West, Three-6 Mafia, Jim Jones, Keith Murray and Immortal Technique, to name a few. Meanwhile, at his own Hotbox Studio, he's recorded and engineered for the likes of M.O.P., Saigon, Sharon Jones (Dap Kings), Renee Neufville (Zhane), Grandmaster Caz, Kardinal Offishall and NYC spoken word artist Judith Sloan. On top of all that, Taylor is also guitarist, engineer, and producer for Dujeous, NYC's premier live hip-hop band. Dujeous released their debut album City Limits independently in 2004, moving over 20,000 units to date.
Taylor has also made a point of pursuing licensing opportunities at every turn. And, with his cross-genre, crowd-pleasing compositions—all of which are 100 percent sample-free controlled masters—his hard work and hustle has paid off again and again. His songs have appeared in feature films (Barber Shop 2, Blue Crush, Half Nelson), TV shows (HBO's Entourage, MTV2's Crank Yankers and BET's Ultimate Hustler), TV commercials (Partnership for a Drug-Free America), and corporate websites (Nokia, Levi's, Sprite, Unilever).
In 2009 and beyond, Taylormade is looking to expand his businesses even further. He continues to make a heavy push to the TV and film industries for background music and scoring possibilities. He is also pursuing artist development opportunities for emerging musicians. But wherever he sets his sights, one thing's for sure: With his extensive resume, limitless studio expertise, and next-level production and guitar skills, Taylormade will continue to take his career—and the music of his clients—to new heights.
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Peace to everyone who trooped out to Jersey to catch us rocking at the annual Rocksteady Anniversary concert and food drive alongside Roxanne Shante, Jeru, DJ Premier, Tame One, Sean Price, Cormega, Tanya Morgan and many more. Mother Nature had her say, but the show, the crowd, and the performances were nonetheless incredible. For some amazing footage from the concert, click the link below:
Shouts to NahRight, DJ Whoo Kid, Kevin Notthingham, Underground Come-Up, Ideal Hip-Hop, and everyone else who's been helping spread the word about this dope clip. Stay tuned for more exclusive content from Dujeous.
More breaking news from Dujeous: For the second weekend in a row, we've got a free show for everybody in the NYC area. This Sunday, July 26, Dujeous will be playing at the annual Rocksteady Crew Anniversary throwdown. (If you don't know about Rocksteady, the legendary B-boy crew, please hit up Google ASAP and school yourself.) The lineup is incredible: Q-Tip, Roxanne Shante, Biz Markie, Grand Puba, U-God, Cormega, Sean Price, Bishop Lamont, Masta Ace & Edo.G, Evil Dee, Tanya Morgan, and many more. Plus it's all going down in the great outdoors, at Lincoln Park in Newark, on what will hopefully be a beautiful summer afternoon. Don't stress, NYC residents: It's just 18 minutes away on the Path train. The details:
Sunday, July 26th Rocksteady Crew Anniversary “Rock Steady For Life” Free Outdoor Concert & Food Drive Performing: DUJEOUS, Roxanne Shante, Biz Markie, Grand Puba (Brand Nubian), U-God (Wu-Tang), Cormega, Sean Price, Bishop Lamont, Masta Ace, Edo.G, Tanya Morgan, DJ JS-1, End of the Weak DJs: Eclipse, Evil Dee, Eclipse, DJ Scratch, DJ Swan, Q-Tip Location: Lincoln Park 1 Lincoln Park (Broad St. & Clinton Ave.) Newark, N.J. Time: 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Directions: Public Transportation: Take PATH, Amtrak, or NJ Transit trains to Newark Penn Station. Buses: #70, #62, and #39 will bring you from Newark Penn Station to the corner of Broad and Lincoln Park. Cab fare to Lincoln Park from Penn Station is approximately $4.00. Log on to www.njtransit.com or call (800) 722-2222 for up-to-date bus and train schedules and travel information. Car: Click here for directions via Google Maps.
Wsup peoples: This just in: Dujeous, New York's illest hip-hop band, is invading NYC's Highline Ballroom this Friday, July 17. Even better? Donny Goines, Scram Jones, Poison Pen, End of the Weak, Mr. Mecca, Iron Solomon and other New York hip-hop mainstays will be performing as well. Even better than that? It's FREE. Just RSVP to info@EODub.com. Even if you don't RSVP, it's just five bucks at the door. The details:
End of the Weak Presents: Friday, July 17th DUJEOUS @ Highline Ballroom Also performing: Scram Jones, T. Weaponz, Donny Goines, Mr. Mecca, Jess Jamez Figueroa, Iron Solomon & Vanguard, M.A.S.H. Music, Angel, and 3 Kings 431 West 16th Street b/t 9th and 10th Avenues NYC $5 at the Door, FREE w/ RSVP to info@EODub.com Doors at 8 p.m. For more info: www.eodub.com www.highlineballroom.com
Peace, New York's illest hip-hop band, is rocking NYC's Mercury Lounge this Saturday, July 11. It's been a hot minute since we last graced the stage, so we've got a lot of pent-up energy ready to be let loose. Stick around afterwards to check out our folks Soul Mafia, another dope hip-hop band. The details:
Saturday, July 11 DUJEOUS w/GC & the Soul Mafia @ Mercury Lounge 217 East Houston off of Ave A/Essex Doors: 10pm Dujeous: 10:30pm GC & Soul Mafia: 11:30pm Cover: $10 To buy tickets in advance via Ticketmaster, go to: http://...com/Dujuly11
Tickets have been moving quick-fast already, so be sure to go to Ticketmaster ASAP to guarantee you won't be left in the cold when the show sells out. Please note that Dujeous will be rocking the early 10:30 set, not our usual late-night set, so be on time, peoples. See you there...
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