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[11 Nov 2009|09:25pm] |
Statistics
Taylor James Mitchum
+ 30 Years Old - January 16th, 1980
+ Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
+ ♥ 'Cause I want you, I need you, I can't live without you, baby. Baby, don't move at all, 'cause you're about to break my fall. ♥ [5/24/10]
+ Straight
+ Parents, Joan & James Mitchum
+ Siblings, One brother - Joseph. Sister, Amanda.
+ No children of his own.
+ Record producer/Musician
Vanity
+ 6'2 inches tall
+ Slim/slender build
+ Hazel/brown eyes, dark brown hair. Usually worn semi-lengthy/shaggy.
+ Inked to the nines. Always getting new ink, too.
His over all style varies. He dresses how he feels. One day he's a complete jeans and tee-shirt guy, the next he'll don a fedora, tie, and button down. He doesn't have one set "choice" of style, he's just Taylor every single day. He usually lets his hair grow out, doesn't necessarily let it get TOO long but as long as it's manageable Taylor doesn't bitch. It almost always hangs in his eyes. He sometimes wears glasses, not so much out of "necessity" as much as a "vanity" thing, but it just goes with who he is over all. Random and unpredictable, in a sense.
Facts
+ Lived in Pennsylvania the majority of his life.
+ Goes by Taylor, TJ, ...well he'll answer to just about anything but "hey you!" or "late for supper" as long as it generally PERTAINS to him.
+ His love for music started very early in his life. He went to West Chester East, graduated, and left West Chester for a while to do the college thing.
+ He went to San Francisco State University, attending the School of Music and Dance where he majored in composition and production, originally wanting to be a music producer but not so much musician. He didn't want to deal with that spotlight.
+ That mindset changed for Taylor while he was attending college and started working on music of his own. He's been recording his own music since he was twenty-one years old, and has released two albums which have gotten a good amount of recognition. Even if his music hasn't received award winning accommodation, as long as people love and support his dream his soul is theirs to bare.
+ He's a gifted musician. He plays guitar, piano, bass, drums, and also is vocally talented. He can also play other instruments like the banjo, mandolin, amongst other instruments. If he can pick it up, he'll learn to play it. He writes all of his own material, right down to the tabs, melodies, harmonies, and doesn't settle for anything less than his best. He always shoots for at least 99 percent perfect, because if he ever reaches 100 percent to his definition, he'll hang up music entirely since perfection truly isn't attainable in any art form. At least he doesn't think so.
+ Is incredibly close to his brother Joseph, the two are more like twins than just brothers. It also explains Taylor's close knit relationship with his niece and nephews, Caleb especially.
+ Taylor actually bought Caleb his first guitar, and willingly answered any and all questions the kid had. He also helped his nephew's best friend, Blake Reed, learn to play bass more efficiently through his teens. He treats the Reed Boys, Blake and Adam collectively, just like he does his own nephews.
+ After a few years of just traveling back to West Chester to visit his family from life in San Francisco, Taylor bought a house in West Chester not far from his brother. Of course, in said house, he has his own production studio where the real "magic" happens. He works with a number of musicians since production is something he mostly focuses on these days. It's something he's always loved doing.
+ Was married for seven years, but that ended in a very messy way. His ex-wife just... was not the type of woman you want to bring home to mom. Put it that way. The bitch was mental and after dealing with her insanity for that long, Taylor just let well enough be and filed for divorce. It's part of the reason he headed back home to West Chester, too. Just to avoid her.
+ His big 'return' home came in the aspect of performing with his nephew and his nephew's band during Trapper Martin's telethon to raise money for the new skate park in West Chester. He laid low and played bass as the boys took center stage in their rendition of "Photograph" by Def Leppard. He didn't tell Caleb he was going to be there, let alone play a song with them, right up until showtime pretty much. So imagine how THAT went over.
+ Over all Taylor's a big time homebody. He loves just chilling out, being home, relaxing and vegging out over mixers and good tunes. He'll stay in his home studio for hours working on tracks and just enjoy it. He's generally a very laid back and chill individual just - in general, though.
+ Starbucks fanatic? A little bit. He loves the stuff. Mostly a frappuchino man but he also drinks more energy drinks than any one human being should consume. He doesn't sleep a lot (any wonder why?) because he'd rather live his life than sleep.
+ There's a lot to know so feel free to get at him. He's actually quite the talkative type. He's a big of a nerd, at times, just in the aspect he loves having a good time and doesn't care how much of a fool he looks like as long as there's laughs to be had. He's a personable type of guy who just lives his life without any real judgment or things of that nature. He doesn't like judgmental people and would rather love his life and live to love than judge where he's not meant to be judging.
== Career Wise ==
- Has worked with a number of names in the music industry. Ranging from Jackson Schrade, Maddiline Webster, DJ Martin, just to name a few. He also recently added Waking Midnight and Tyler Reckson to that list producing their albums "Afterlife" and "Strut" respectively.
+ On November 21st at the North East Awards, Taylor secured the NE Award for Producer of the Year for Maddiline Webster's "Love Story" album.
+ On November 22nd at the American Music Awards, Taylor secured the AMA for Favorite Pop/Rock Album for his release "Mixtape".
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