- Damian Taylor
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Damian Taylor 
Background information Origin Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Occupations Record producer, audio engineer, musician Instruments Reactable Years active 1997 to present Associated acts The Prodigy
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UNKLEWebsite www.damiantaylor.com Damian Taylor is a Grammy-nominated music producer born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and currently residing in Montreal in Canada. Taylor's experience also includes audio mixer, audio engineer, composer, programmer, performer, editor and software designer. [1]
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Career
Taylor's family relocated to New Zealand in 1987. Taylor moved to London in 1997. He spent a decade based in the UK where he established his career as an engineer and programmer, working with producers and mixers such as Guy Sigsworth, Neil McLellan, Adrian Bushby, Pascal Gabriel, Al Clay, Jim Abiss, Steve Osborne, Cameron Craig, and Tom Elmhirst, and artists such as UNKLE, Adam Freeland, and The Prodigy. Taylor regularly worked at studios such as Strongroom, Olympic, Whitfield Street, Metropolis, The Townhouse, Chiswick Reach, Rockfield and The Pierce Rooms.
After working and travelling full time with the Icelandic singer Björk from 2005 and 2011 on two albums and an extended world tour, Taylor settled in Montreal where he custom-built his own studio, Golden Ratio [2], in the city's Mile-End neighbourhood. The studio was designed with acoustician John Brandt. [1] Taylor returned to Canada to "be involved in the next evolution of Canadian music right across the board" though he continues to work with international artists. [3]
Taylor's Grammy nominated projects include Best Alternative Album for Björk's Vespertine (2001) and Volta (2005) [4], Best Dance Album for The Prodigy's Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004) [5] and Best Remix for Sarah Vaughan's "Fever" Adam Freeland Remix (2005) [6]
Taylor has worked with notable artists such as Diamond Rings, Kasabian, Frou Frou, Stateless, South, The Whip, Freeland, Young Love, Robyn, The B-52s and The Boredoms. [7]
Taylor's time as a co-producer in remix teams for UNKLE, Adam Freeland, and Guy Sigsworth (Heavy Rotation) as well as a producer of remixes under both his own name and the Stone Lions moniker have earned him a Grammy nod, remixing tracks of artists such as [Arcade Fire, DJ Shadow, UNKLE, Björk, Placebo, Kylie Minogue, Depeche Mode, and Metallica. [7]
Taylor worked as a co-producer on the film soundtrack for Sexy Beast (2000). [8]
Recent work includes Björk’s multi-media Biophilia and mixing Austra’s debut, Feel It Break. [9]
For Biophilia, Taylor not only performed traditional studio engineering, programming, and mixing, but he also designed and programmed a series of musical performance systems which were used extensively by Björk during the writing of the album and created the audiovisual experience of Biophilia through iPAD apps. [10]
Damian created a Max MSP patch called Woodpecker via the Cycling 74 website. [11] The patch was designed after conversations with Arcade Fire, and it creates fast 16th note midi sequences from keyboard input. It allows the performer to bring a very electronic feel into a live ensemble, free of set tempos and click tracks. There are options to allow you to vary the feel of the sequence, play triplets, and explore various arpeggiation styles. [12]
He is represented by Liz Hart of Miss Management. [13]
Discography
Selected Discography as a producer[7]
Release year Album Artist 2011 Biophilia Bjork 2011 Feel It Break Austra 2009 Invaders Must Die The Prodigy 2007 Volta Bjork 2005 Teenage Dance Ordinance A 2004 Sexy Beast Film Score 2003 Never, Never Land UNKLE 2003 Now & Them Freeland 2002 Hi Fi Serious A 2001 Do Androids Dream Of Electric Beats? UNKLE 2001 From Here On In South 2000 Rebore Vol 1 The Boredoms References
- ^ a b "Damian Taylor: Official Website Biography". http://www.damiantaylor.com/about/.
- ^ "Camden Sounds - 2011". http://www.camdensounds.co.uk/damian_taylor_interview.html.
- ^ "NOW Toronto -"Taylor Made" - May 19-26, 2011 - VOL 30 NO 38". http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=180724.
- ^ "Wired Magazine - "ReacTable Tactile Synth Catches Björk's Eye -- and Ear" - August 9, 2007". http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2007/08/bjork_reacTable.
- ^ "Resident Advisor -"Best Electronic/Dance Album Nominations announced for 47th Grammy's" - December 9, 2004". http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=5974.
- ^ "Groove Radio - "Adam Freeland receives Grammy nomination for his remix of Sarah Vaughan's 'Fever' - December 21, 2005"". http://www.grooveradio.com/article.asp?ArticleID=1445.
- ^ a b c "Damian Taylor: Discography". http://www.damiantaylor.com/discography.
- ^ "IMDB - Damian Taylor - Filmography". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1433391/.
- ^ "Sonic Scoop - "Behind the Release: Bjork Biophilia - October 13, 2011". http://www.sonicscoop.com/2011/10/13/behind-the-release-bjork-biophilia/.
- ^ "The New York Times - "Playing the New Bjork Album, and Playing Along, With Apps" - October 24, 2011". http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/arts/video-games/bjorks-biophilia-an-album-as-game.html.
- ^ "Create Digital Music - "Björk’s Engineer-Music Director Damian Taylor Shares Thoughts on Music, Free Max/MSP Patch" - October 7, 2011". http://createdigitalmusic.com/2011/10/bjorks-engineer-music-director-damian-taylor-shares-thoughts-on-music-free-maxmsp-patch/.
- ^ "Cycling 74 - "Damian Taylor Interview" - October 6, 2011". http://cycling74.com/2011/10/06/an-interview-with-damian-taylor/.
- ^ "Miss Management Artist Roster - Damian Taylor". http://miss-management.net/artists/damian-taylor.
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