Unselfish Promotion Thread

[allends]

Here's an idea that could help spread some Taxi love. Right here in the forum usually reserved for "Shameless Self Promotion", why not pick a member and single them out for recognition? No fair to duplicate someone else's favorite, so don't let someone beat you to the punch. My choice for Unselfish Promotion is Lydia L. Ashton a.k.a. crystallions!I must admit that I've been skimming posts lately and I haven't clicked the links to Lydia's music until today. Boy, was I missing out! Lydia's talent and professionalism is undeniable and her music is beautiful & well done. Do yourself a favor and poke around Lydia's beautiful web site and listen to her music samples, if for no other reason than to scope out the comeptition!! www.myspace.com/lydialashtonwww.lydialashton.tvLydia, if you're listening in, don't worry if nobody takes me up on the challenge: Either your writeup is the top of a long thread or it'll get 100% of the attention. You win both ways! -Allen

[crystallions]

Thank you Allen! I feel both honored and happy to be the first person promoted. I would like to do the same for someone else...My choice for Unselfish Promotion is John Mazzei a.k.a. MazzHis music was some of the first I ran across on the forum and it is absolutely fantastic. If you have not looked around his web site yet I highly recommend that you do so. There are many pieces of music to listen to and they are all excellent.www.johnmazzei.comEnjoy listening,Lydia

[kg]

Ooh! Ooh! I have one!! Lord's Prayer (Aramaic) by Squids aka Nita Hope herself. I just love this track and I tell people about it all the time.

[davewalton]

Aug 1, 2008, 4:58pm, kg wrote:Ooh! Ooh! I have one!! Lord's Prayer (Aramaic) by Squids aka Nita Hope herself. I just love this track and I tell people about it all the time.That's the one I was going to post... it's beyond creative and just completely awesome. OK... I'll go a different route. "Sugar Jones", my all-time favorite from BillG...http://www.broadjam.com/player/playerho ... 348500"I'm a junk food junkie... I feed Suzie Q's and Twinkies to my monkey!" Try to listen and not smile or have fun... it's like trying to play "sad music" with a 5-string banjo... can't be done.

[onoffon]

At the risk of alienating so many good choices for this thread, I want to go with only one...My pick is Liam Kelly -http://www.myspace.com/liamkellymusicNot only well played and well produced, this guy has good, solid commercial sensibilities and I think his music has an excellent shot at breaking through...Keep it up Liam - I love your stuff... Von

[ragani]

Wow, Allen-- this is such a wonderful idea!!! I love it!! You already KNOW I love your stuff... Now if only I could narrow my nomination down to just one or two of you guys... Honestly, I'm a fan of so many of you already, it's crazy. Yes, yes, yes-- to all the ones already listed! I'm going to nominate Martin-- I'm a huge fan of his guitar work and production, ever since I first heard this beautiful tack of his: Miracle of Life. Stunning! Raags

[liamkelly]

Aug 2, 2008, 10:21am, onoffon wrote:At the risk of alienating so many good choices for this thread, I want to go with only one...My pick is Liam Kelly -http://www.myspace.com/liamkellymusicNot only well played and well produced, this guy has good, solid commercial sensibilities and I think his music has an excellent shot at breaking through...Keep it up Liam - I love your stuff... VonVonI have just got back from vacation - apologies for missing your reply. And thank you for your kind words. I am truly moved.I think this is a great thread Allends and to keep it going I'd like to point y'all to a 'older' rocker well known to the Forum for his entertaining anectodes and his general all 'round positivity.I'm not sure, though, how many of you are familiar wth Ernstinen's compositions.Here is Elegy, composed by L John Ernst and performed by the Czech Philharmonic in Prague. Please check it out as you read this thread... it is breathtaking.http://www.box.net/shared/irn1fxxiopLiam

[allends]

Does anyone know a Taxi member who isn't a forum member but deserves to be recognised?I do!!!!!!I while back I struck up a friendship with a talented Taxi member named Scott Kovarik who unfortunately doesn't post in this forum. I discovered him on the Taxi Member Deals page. I contacted him after hearing his fantastic song Dirty Little Spell. Right from the start he was the coolest, most helpful & generous guy. He deserves an honorable mention in this thread. Do yourself a favor and click on the links to his music... you just might discover a new definition of the word GOOD!Scott KovarikThrough his deal with a music publisher, Scott Kovarik has had placements in Everwood, One Life to Live, and The Young and the Restless. He also had a song in the film Barely Legal.

[squids]

Shoot, I have a ton of people to nominate. My first one, however, passed away not too long ago and his music is no longer available. Second is mentioned up above (go Bill!) and here's my third (they're all neck and neck, btw, I can't make up my mind):DAVE WALTON!!! and, in particular, his new cowrite with Raags. Check it out on the Listings board. Just incredible stuff. How he gets away with making everything sound so organic while using digital instruments is beyond me. Amazing!Also, undying respect for kg for writing my anthem, Breathe. Killer, gf.

[allends]

OK, I can't stand it anymore! I've just got to promote our forum friend...B. Flat!The Persona...The Person...The Music...DisconnectedDevil WomanBeatles CoverKinks CoverPower Pop Till You DropWaiting To WalkEvery time our buddy B-mer posts another tune, he always blows me away!Keep up the good work Keith!Cheers,Allen