Kit Taylor - Piano & DJ

A variety of solo piano music. Everything from soulful/funky standards, to uptempo pop/rock. Energy, charisma, interaction.

KIT TAYLOR is a 12x award-winning singer/songwriter, pianist x producer based in Portland, OR, USA. He was accepted into the prestigious Berklee University in Boston, MA.

Kit is currently best known for working with recent America’s Got Talent finalist Jimmie Herrod on Kit’s debut pop single, “Lately (Time Stops for You)” featured on the album “Love + Pain”.

Kit was part of what is now known as the “magical” classes of (phone number hidden)2 in the music program @ Clackamas Community College. Directed by Lonnie Cline, both the classical and mainstream jazz choirs from those years have produced an astonishing number of prodigal musicians. These include singer Paul Creighton, R&B star Jarrod Lawson, pianist Rich Turnoy, pianist Jed Wilson, singer David Kruger, composer Ostin Drais, drummer Micah Kassell and countless others.

Jarrod himself was recently mentioned by Michelle Obama in a televised and written interview with Entertainment Weekly. When asked what artists she was currently listening to, Obama mentioned Beyoncé, Jon Batiste, and Lawson.

As a pianist Kit is most often compared to Bruce Hornsby, Jim Brickman and Brad Meldhau.

As a songwriter, Kit writes in a variety of genres, but his music is most often compared to composers, songwriters and producers like David Foster, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Phil Collins and Max Martin.

Kit has studied under the likes of Nashville songwriter Craig Carothers (Trisha Yearwood), platinum-certified songwriter Marv Ross (Quarterflash), engineer and producer Bob Stark (Esperanza Spalding, Everclear), former VP of Warner-Chappell Publishing Judy Stakee (Sheryl Crow, Katy Perry, Jewel), songwriter Jon Asher (writer of Britney Spears’ first #1 single in ten years, “Mood Ring”), Hollywood re-mixer Ron Bartlett (two Oscar nominations; “Bladerunner 2049” and “Life of Pi”), and Cliff Goldmacher (Grammy-winning songwriter for Keb Mo)

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The best sound will come if there is a baby grand piano provided. However I can also bring my own gear; speakers, keyboards, etc. if there is no piano at the location.