Today we’d like to introduce you to Taylor Morgan.
Taylor, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I am just girl that found her voice in the church. Church was the place where I can let go and be free with allowing my heart to speak for itself. I grew up knowing I always wanted to heal people with whatever I bring to the table. However, at first, I wanted to be a nurse and just take care of people and make sure that they’ll know everything will be fine with their bodies and mind. I start really listening to my musical influences such as Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Nancy Wilson, Kim Burrell, Mint Condition & Anita Baker. By listening to them; I discovered how their music made me feel and healed me from different circumstances. I knew that there was something I wanted to do with my music and voice.
Growing up in Dallas, TX I’ve always been a Texas girl with an international mentality. I wanted to share my heart with the world and just have them connect with me on another level. I remembered in high school, I did Tina Turner’s groundbreaking song “Proud Mary.” It was the whole performance, with the dancing, the arrangements, lights, band, etc. Hearing the crowd cheering me on, singing all the lyrics and even dancing to music; that moment right there was one of the highlights of my life. It was the beginning of something I knew I couldn’t control. From there I just let God lead me thru this amazing journey. I attended college at Oklahoma Christian University in the fall of 2009.
In college, I really got into performing at different venues, at my school’s talent shows & homecomings. One night, it really hit when talking to a couple of friends about what we wanted to do in the future; I said I wanted to do a concert, but with a cause, not just taking people’s money for whatever reason; I wanted it to mean something to me and the people in the community. In the summer of 2012, I found out that my mom was diagnosed with kidney failure; I knew it was time to put my plan in action. So, “Whispers in The Wind: Benefit Concert” was born in the fall of 2014. The proceeds goes to the Kidney Foundation, that helps kidney patients with anything they need and plus they have been helping my mom throughout her process. All my artist friends unite for one night and just expressed themselves on one stage for a good cause. Whispers in The Wind been going strong for five years this year. I am so excited about the outcome and the future.
For the next chapter of this journey, Welcome To My Sesh was born on February 24th. It all started with my good friend Candace Williams said she had a good name for my EP and she said it should be call; “Welcome To My Sesh.” So, I sat on that name for almost year trying to figure what I was going to do with it because I didn’t have an EP and I was like how can I use the amazing name. One day, where I was just looking at videos and people always asking me, “Hey Tay, when is your next jam session”?! From that, I knew what I could do something major with that name, make a forum where an artist can come together and create magic as ONE. I used to do jam sessions at my house at the time in college and I knew I wanted to bring to that atmosphere to a venue and show people how my friend’s & I do things on another level. Welcome To My Sesh is now a movement where people can just release with whatever they want with a live band or acoustic guitar behind them making music history. It’s about grace, embrace and a loving environment, no bad vibes. I have been entertaining for 10 years now doing different performances out of town and on the Dallas scene, With the success of Welcome To My Sesh, I’ve become more of an artist and learned myself more as an artist that I am. The Soulful Hipster came in place and just stuck.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
It has not always been a smooth road, I have done had self-doubt, anxiety, went through depression, and always second-guessing myself thinking I wasn’t good enough to be an artist like I didn’t have anything to say. I listened to people around that are just amazing and I said to myself how can I do that, that’s when the self-doubt came in. Those moments weren’t good, I doubted myself because my sound wasn’t like everyone else’s and didn’t feel like people wouldn’t to a record of mine. Plus, some people always say “Hey Taylor, let’s work together.” When I’m ready to work, they disappear and worked with another artist I knew; it was hard, but I kept it moving. Yes, people talked about my sound and how it was different from everyone else’s on the scene. With all the feelings and thoughts going thru my mind and body, I knew it was time for me to suck it up and level the hell up. Let go all the stress that was hiding the light from shining from me. There’s a God I serve that has a greater purpose for me and I will do what I have to in this lifetime. My faith got stronger, my self-doubt went away, the anxiety was sometimes there, but I overcame it. I have always been an artist without anyone else comments, I will do what I’m here to do and my legacy will live on.
“Stop quitting, before starting” -Taylor Morgan
Please tell us more about what you do, what you are currently focused on and most proud of.
I have multiple things that I do. I am the founder/creator/CEO of Whispers in The Wind, Welcome To My Sesh & the Production Coordinator for RAW Austin, Host, Livexxvent’s Award Winner Best Soul Artist, event planner and a Talent Acquisition for Live25. I specialize in making sure that everyone is in a love and good vibes environment. I just want everyone to come to a place where they feel free and not being a judge with what they bringing to the audience. I am known for a good time while you at my shows or just being around me. I am proud that people are coming together as a community and knowing that we are going to have a good time and that you are welcome to be yourself with care. They can flaunt who they are and be themselves with positivity. It feels good to know that people come to my solo shows wanting more at the end; When people can connect with me on another level is the most beautiful feeling ever.
Do you look back particularly fondly on any memories from childhood?
Just living, loving and experiencing life to the fullest!
Contact Info:
- Email: thetaylormorganbrand@yahoo.com
- Instagram: thetaylormorgan_
- Facebook: Taylor Morgan
Image Credit:
Photographer: Chris Cyrus IG @shotsbycyrus, Makeup Artist: Mel Garcia IG @slaymelll, Stylist: Me Taylor Morgan, Shirt by: IG @itsmild, Bracelets by: IG @thirtyfiftyco
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