Taylor Hicks’ Music: Reaching Out Across the Pond.

How does one define Taylor's music? He has conquered every genre, that he needs his OWN genre just for the type of music he sings. I have observed that Taylor Hicks is so passionate about his music and there is a great diversity to his song selections. So diverse, that Taylor Hicks is the only performer I know who can sing Dancing Queen, Do I Make You Proud, Badge and Let’s Get It On in one given night. He does it with his own style, with pure energy, and strong conviction. Everyone seems to love every minute that he is on stage performing his soul and heart out. But diversity is not only a description for Taylor’s music it is also an accurate description of his fan base not only here in the United States, but also abroad.

I know of a lot of people from different countries, with different racial backgrounds, ethnicity, creed, religion, age, sex and demographics who are “in tuned” with Taylor Hicks’ music and are big time fans. They are located in the Philippines , Hong Kong , Singapore , South Korea , Thailand , China , Japan , United Kingdom , Italy , Canada , Australia , Germany , Switzerland , Dubai and India . Taylor has reached out and touched the hearts and lives of these people through his passion and love for music. When he showed up during the American Idol competition. these fans were there, they have always been there. The only problem was, some of them thought that Taylor had disappeared after winning American Idol. If you can believe that! I can!

Well, WE are here to change that thinking. I, along with the others are going to dedicate our time, effort and money to keep Taylor “above the radar” for his international fans. We feel that many fans have been deprived of the music and passion that they had grown accustomed to when Taylor was on American Idol. Since then, they have longed for that same passion and music after he won. Frankly, some of these fans were not aware of Taylor's whereabouts, they feel that they are not well informed, and Taylor was not totally exposed. Lucky for us here in the United States that night after night, we had access to the cellcerts when he had a scheduled performance. We flew, caught a train, or drove to see him perform LIVE. We are also fortunate to have the forums to keep us abreast of Taylor's latest news, sightings and appearances. (Some of these sightings are considered truly invasive, but we all loved it, you know what I’m talking about!) Heck, we even have the access to the album, and most of these fans, don’t!

When Taylor ended his spring tour, many were left with more anticipation for his next concerts, tours and appearances. We can’t seem to get enough of this man, the performer, Mr. Energy himself. But for those who are not living in the U.S. , all they have are fan made videos, audio recordings, forums and the blogosphere to get their Taylor fixes. For now, they only rely on excellent writers who describe their experiences on the forums, or the video captures from the fans who unselfishly share snippets of videos on You Tube or Go Fish. Or the awesome resident photographers that we have on our forums who take the most magnificent photos of Taylor , (you know who you are!)

I can only imagine what kind of reception Taylor would get if these fans all over the world have direct access to him and his music like we do here in the U.S. Don’t get me wrong when I say access, I meant, the CDs, the LIVE concert performances. I can’t imagine a world without them experiencing Taylor Hicks in the flesh! Experiencing that energy, hearing that voice, watching those moves, woo!

As diverse as Taylor’s choice of music is, his fans are also very diverse in every sense of the word, and that's just the way we like it. But what does it take to get Taylor’s music reach across the pond?

Below are the testimonies by a selected few from all over the world who have experienced Taylor’s music through the gift of his current album. Take heed, they just love him. Can you blame them? There are no edits to these entries, but a little translation to English was necessary.

International Fan Testimonies:

Taylor has a very fantastic and fascinating voice, not in all that I've heard such voice. Except for Rod Stewart and Michael Bolton... Anyways, the variety and the style of music is so amazining... It's like listening to one CD and one perfomer, singer that is ( Taylor of course) but with different genres... I am helping my sister Claire in promoting this Taylor 's CD and have been contacting some of our local radio stations here in my locality, Cebu , Philippines ... No worries, positive things will happen here.. promise you that... I'll just send you mails of the updates here in my locale... Thanks for the CD, really enjoyed listening to it the whole day at my office...

Have a nice day!

Francisco Racaza
Cebu, Philippines

He sounds interesting to me! i'd be glad to help! I asked around and I heard that his music is being played by some high-end stations here in Cebu like Y101, Killer Bee and Monster Radio. I surfed the net and got to hear a few tracks, It sounds good and classy. My last station was a smooth jazz station and we would have definitely played his type of music. I'm gonna get in touch with some contacts and ask around, I haven't been into radio for quite some time now but i'm excited to do this type of thing again.

Jeremiah Cabrera
Former DJ at Killer Bee Cebu

I really, really loved Taylor Hicks music! 'Luv the guy, 'like his style!
I was betting for him during his American Idol stint. Too bad we couldn't cast a vote here in Singapore .

Nieves Caballero
Singapore

You need not promote Taylor here in Dubai , he is very well liked-but what the heck happnd to the guy? Thanks to you, I am able to listen to music of taylo’rs and loving every song.

Claude Peres
Dubai

I voted for him, but not on the phones, wish we were able to do it. But I rooted for him to win. I loved Just Once, he did a great job, no wonder he won. He is so unique and good looking. The CD is a mix of all the types of music I like. Thanks for bringing his music to Thailand .

Mary Grace Tionco
Thailand


Soul Patrol, Soul Patrol
hay Ate!! bkt tagaan ko nimo? wow! sos ate.. sa umpisa pa lang.. soul patrol soul patrol jud ko.. bisan sa umpisa pa lang ng interview nya. may feeling na ako. na magiging bf ko sya hahahaha! i mean na sya talga.. talaga buotan sa personal? wow.. wish to have cd of him jud with his signature and with my name written by him. lol..too much?! pwedi.. iloveyou ate!! mwah mwah! keep in touch!!

Translation to above testimony:

Soul Patrol, Soul Patrol
Oh Claire, do you think he can come here? Wow, from the very beginning, I was like Soul Patrol, Soul Patrol, I knew during his interview, I had a feeling that he was going to become my boyfriend, hahahahahah! I mean, it’s him, who would win. Is he good looking in person, and nice? Wow, I wished I had an autographed CD, and with my name written by him, LOL! Too much, is that possible? Tell him, I love you. Mwah, mwah. Keep in touch!


Haydee Arong
Manila, Philippines

I am so glad that you got to meet Taylor Hicks, he is the one I wanted to become when I grow up----hehehhehh! No, I love his CD, keep them coming, I have a few to give them to. Tell Taylor he is my hero----! vSoul Patroooolllll! We love him in the U.K. When is he coming hre??


Ramil Alonzo
Swindon, UK

Your enthusiasm for Taylor Hicks is so infectious, I knew then that he was a good singer but not quite the singer that he had become when he got groomed and polished as he performed every night on AMeican Idol. I was wondering about him, where did he go, but thank God for the internet and you, ( taylor addict..LOL) I have seen and heard him. But the CD, what a gem. The radio stations here need to hear this man, they played Di I Make you Proud here, but that was it. I heard another Idol here, Daughtry, but he sounds like the rest of them. Taylor is what is missing in our radio here Germany as well. Soul Patrol! Go Soul!

Cecile Castillo- Weineberg
Dresden, Germany

Final note:
If you know of anyone abroad who would like a copy of Taylor ’s CD and can’t afford it or has no access to it, please let us know. Just write to Taylors_angels@yahoo.com with your requests. The only thing we ask is: if they can help Taylor ’s music heard by requesting the songs from their local radio stations, and if they do not have the CD, we can provide that radio station a CD as well. If they can’t help us with requesting, comments and feedbacks of the CD are always appreciated.



Written by:
Claire
Webchic00

(Special thanks to Phil for the photo!)







Tags: Taylor Hicks, American Idol, Soul Patrol, Taylor's Angels