Alex P. Taylor

So, as some you know, I was in NYC earlier this week attending an ASCAP music conference. It was pretty cool. I stayed with my good friend Sarah B. and all in all, it solidified my course of action with the new album.

At the conference, I was literally inches away from a Mr. Rob Thomas of the Matchbox 20 fame. He was a really stand up guy, super laid back and real.  One of the things he said that I found pretty encouraging was that, ” if you can put together 12 great songs on an album, it will have a place.” It’s nice to hear things like that especially when that is the stage I am at right now.

Rob Thomas is a southerner. He explained that as typical southerner he was genuinely “glad to be here and glad to meet you…” and that when he’s really drunk, he likes to listen to country music and cry.

A few of the things that he gave as advive to the songwriters in the room were:

1. “Write from the inside out, not the outside in.”

2. “The only thing that matters is the song. Find other writers and collaborate.”

3. “Develope your mood. Tell your story, write your own movie when you’re writing a song.”

“The great thing about songwriters is that we start with a blank page and a sound in the air and suddenly it becomes a song with a message,” stated Rob. I think that is the most amazing thing about songwriting too. The process of creation. There is no better feeling in the world.

While I was at the conference, I meet Elena Vogt. www.myspace.com/elenavogts I couldn’t have picked a better person to hang out with. She was there with her manager, Maria, who also happens to be her super awesome mom! We all grabbed lunch together and you know that feeling you get when you meet someone and you just feel imediately comfortable…Well, that is exactly what is was like. They were both great and I am glad that I left the conference with two more friends than I had when I walked in there!

Check out her MySpace! She’s absolutely beautiful and she’s gonna be a star! Our picture is at the top…

Well, that’s it for now music friends….Stay tuned for CD release party plans!

A.P.T.

Jason Silver, artist for my second album, just submitted the demo to the duplicator and it’s all green lights!

Greetings Music Friends! A.P.T. here. When you get a little free time, please check out some behind the scenes footage shot during the last day of recording for my song “Well, Well”…Making cameos are Latanya Farrell and Jamie Sherwood. www.alexptaylor.blogspot.com

The link leads you to the first blog I had ever kept when I was just starting out trying to record my first album, so please check out the earlier entries for a blast from the past! Have a great week party people! And There You Go!

-A.P.T.

P.S. While my Music page is being created here on my website, please visit my MySpace or Facebook Music Page to hear some new tracks from my upcoming album, “Don’t Miss the Bus.”