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About|the musician|the British missionary to China|Maria Jane TaylorInfobox musical artist|name = Maria Taylor|image = Maria Taylor at Paradiso Amsterdam (4).jpg|caption = Maria Taylor performing in 2009.|background = solo_singer|birth_name =|alias =|birth_date = |birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1976|5|21 Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.|death_date =|origin =|instrument = Singing|Vocals , Piano , Guitar , Drum kit|drums |genre = Singer-Songwriter|Singer/Songwriter Indie rock Folk rock |occupation =|years_active =|label = Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek Nettwerk|Nettwerk Music Group |associated_acts = Azure Ray Now It's Overhead Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes |website = http://www.maria-taylor.com www.maria-taylor.com|current_members =|past_members =commons category Maria Diane Taylor (born May 21, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter|singer/songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama . She is also a member of the duo Azure Ray with Orenda Fink , as well as the band Now It's Overhead , both of which are signed with Saddle Creek Records . She plays several instruments, including the piano , guitar , and Drum kit|drums , and has collaborated with such artists as Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes , Moby , Abra Moore , David Barbe , and Crooked Fingers .
She released her first solo album 11:11 (Maria Taylor album)|11:11 on Saddle Creek Records on May 24, 2005. Her second solo album, Lynn Teeter Flower , was released on March 6, 2007, also on Saddle Creek. She released an acoustic album titled Savannah Drive in fall of 2008. On March 31, 2009 she released her third full length, LadyLuck via Nettwerk Music Group .
Biography
Maria Taylor started her musical career at the age of fifteen in the band Little Red Rocket which released two CDs on Geffen Records|Geffen — Who Did You Pay (1997) and ''It's in the Sound (2000). The group disbanded during the merging of Geffen with Universal Music Group . Afterwards, Taylor moved to Athens, Georgia along with her musical collaborator, Orenda Fink . There, they formed the band Azure Ray . The pair signed to Warm Records|WARM and released their self titled debut as well as their second album, Burn and Shiver . The duo then relocated to Omaha, NE and released two additional records on Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek , the November EP and their final album, Hold on Love . Following that album, Taylor and Fink moved on to produce their own solo records.
They were also involved in another Saddle Creek band, Now It's Overhead.
Taylor has contributed her vocals to Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes , Joshua Radin , Moby , and Crooked Fingers .cite web | url = http://music.aol.com/artist/maria-taylor/480742/biography | title = Biography: Maria Taylor | accessdate = 2007-01-17 | last = La Gorce | first = Tammy | date = | work = Allmusic | publisher = AOL Music
Her song "Time Lapse Lifeline" was featured in the "The Beaver In The Otter" episode of " Bones (TV series)|Bones ". Her music has also been featured frequently on the popular TV series, '' Grey's Anatomy —"Song Beneath The Song" from her first solo album 11:11 (Maria Taylor album)|11:11 was on the Grey's Anatomy Season 1 Soundtrack. Maria Taylor's also had a song featured on the hit ABC Family series Greek (TV series)|Greek . "No Stars" from Taylor's album Lynn Teeter Flower was also featured on the prom episode of the CW's One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill ; she also has had a song featured on the series Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs . Taylor always removes the high E-string on her guitar before playing, even in concert.cite web|url= http://www.musicplayer.com/article/maria-taylors-5/Sep-05/13582 |title=Maria Taylor's 5-String Solo Journey |author=Pamela Porosky |work=musicplayer.com |date=September, 2005 |accessdate=2007-09-04
Taylor's works have been called an inspiration for the new album by British people|British singer Jack Lucien myspace|jacklucien|Jack Lucien in his weekly blog.
Azure Ray (album)|Azure Ray (2001, Warm Records|WARM )
Sleep EP ( Warm Records|WARM , 2002)
Burn and Shiver (2002, Warm Records|WARM )
November EP ( Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek , 2002)
Hold on Love|Hold On Love (2003, Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek )
The Drinks We Drank Last Night ( Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek , 2003)
New Resolution ( Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek , 2004)
Drawing Down the Moon (Azure Ray album)|Drawing Down the Moon ( Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek , 2010)
Solo
11:11 (Maria Taylor album)|11:11 (2005)
Lynn Teeter Flower (2007)
Savannah Drive (with Andy LeMaster ) (2008)
LadyLuck (2009)
Overlook (Maria Taylor album)|Overlook (2011)
Compilations
Lagniappe (album)|Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina Relief ( Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek , 2005)
Appearances
Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes - There Is No Beginning to the Story (2002, Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek )
Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground|Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (2002 · Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek )
Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes - A Christmas Album (Bright Eyes album)|A Christmas Album (2002 · Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek )
Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes - '' I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005 · Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek )
Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes - Digital Ash in a Digital Urn|Digital Ash in a Digital urn (2005 · Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek )
Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes - Noise Floor (2006 · Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek )
Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes - Four Winds (2007 · Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek )
Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes - Cassadaga (album)|Cassadaga (2007 · Saddle Creek Records|Saddle Creek )
Rich Shapero - Dawn Remember (2010 · Outside Reading)cite web|last=Shapero|first=Rich|title=Dawn Remembers: The Making of the Too Far Music|url= http://www.toofar.com/music/
Music videos
Maria's film clips include " Song Beneath The Song " from 11:11, " A Good Start " from Lynn Teeter Flower , and " Time Lapse Lifeline " and " Cartoons and Forever Plans " from LadyLuck . The song "Cartoons and Forever Plans" was co-written with and also features R.E.M. 's Michael Stipe . The video features actor/singer Soko and was directed by SKINNY (Directing Team) .
Maria is also featured in the video for " Four Winds " by Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes .
References
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External links
http://www.mariataylormusic.com Official Maria Taylor Website
http://www.saddle-creek.com Saddle Creek Records
myspace|mariataylor|Maria Taylor
http://www.scheduletwo.com/video/index.php? vid=13 set of live videos at http://www.scheduletwo.com scheduletwo.com
http://laist.com/2008/11/20/maria_taylor.php LAist Interview with Maria Taylor - November 2008
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/guide/hd/maria_taylor.html HD Music Video of "Song Beneath the Song" at http://www.apple.com/quicktime Apple Quicktime site
http://www.scenepointblank.com/features/153 Interview with Maria (Scene Point Blank) May 2007
http://www.timmcmahan.com/mariataylor.htm Lazy-i Interview: July 2005
http://video.google.com/videoplay? docid=-8508069536415635431& q=maria+taylor Video Interview with Maria Taylor
Saddle Creek
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