BEN TAYLOR GOES HIS OWN WAY.Byline: Sandra Barrera Music Writer Ben Taylor Ben Taylor can refer to different people:
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. . ``Being in the spot that life just puts you in kicks open doors, but once you get through there, you have to be able to hold your own, otherwise you'll just get laughed off stage,'' he says. Granted, the 26-year-old singer-songwriter in the tradition of Ben Harper Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American musician. Biography Harper was born in Claremont, California, U.S. (in California's Pomona Valley). He began playing guitar as a child in Claremont. and Jack Johnson Jack Johnson may refer to:
The album that Rolling Stone claims ``grows stronger and deeper, with repeated listens'' was issued in February on Iris, the independent label founded by Taylor and Larry Ciancia, who plays drums in the Ben Taylor Band. Also in the band is keyboardist Adam MacDougall. Taylor, who on the record possesses a warm, inviting tenor similar to his father's, says he started his own label to avoid all the corporate red tape. ``About four years ago, I reckon, I made an album, which never came out, for Sony Music ... and I was disenchanted dis·en·chant tr.v. dis·en·chant·ed, dis·en·chant·ing, dis·en·chants To free from illusion or false belief; undeceive. [Obsolete French desenchanter, from Old French, as I suspected I would be,'' Taylor says. Iris Records, at the moment, is a vehicle for the Ben Taylor Band's music. And if all goes well, he says, he might consider bringing other artists on board. ``Ultimately, the real salable sal·a·ble also sale·a·ble adj. Offered or suitable for sale; marketable. sal  a·bil commodity is the touring
band,'' Taylor says. ``I think CDs are a good promotional
vehicle, but they're not the end all, be all.
``The end all, be all is an artist touring and thereby furthering their abilities as an artist and a performer and convincing people little by little to be loyal, dedicated fans,'' adds Taylor. ``That's the best road an artist can take.'' Sandra Barrera, (818) 713-3728 sandra.barrera(at)dailynews.com BEN TAYLOR BAND Where: The Roxy, 9009 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. When: 7:30 tonight. Tickets: $10. Call (213) 480-3232 or www.ticketmaster.com. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Larry Ciancia, left, Ben Taylor and Adam MacDougall play The Roxy tonight. |
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