{"id":328,"date":"2019-07-05T15:58:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T13:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taractaylor.com\/TCT\/?page_id=328"},"modified":"2025-11-30T22:17:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T21:17:39","slug":"plays-well-with-others","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/taractaylor.com\/TCT\/plays-well-with-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects and Credits"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Over the years Tara has has been involved with many musicians and projects.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.MT805.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MT805<\/strong><\/a> is a collaborative project between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthewpresidente.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Matthew Presidente<\/strong><\/a> and Tara C Taylor, it is a celebration of the whimsical and light-hearted spirit of the 1980s through dance music. Drawing inspiration from iconic bands such as The Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Bronski Beat, and Erasure, MT805 promises to captivate audiences with its infectious rhythms and nostalgic melodies. Emerging from the shadows of the pandemic, MT805 was conceived during a time when Tara was residing in Berlin, Germany, while Matthew was in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their shared vision was to create uplifting dance music that would bring joy during a challenging period. Initially conceived as a side project, the MT805 catalog has expanded significantly, and the duo anticipates releasing an album in the spring of 2026 accompanied by a supporting tour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthewpresidente.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Matthew Presidente<\/strong><\/a> (Vancouver, Canada): Tara and Matthew performed hundreds of shows over the years in Vancouver backing each other in the studio and on stage . Tara supported Matthew with studio and live performances, co-writing two songs, backing vocals and guitar. With Tara&#8217;s move to Berlin the work together have been limited but the are still working on studio projects.<br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.genrepeak.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Genre Peak<\/strong><\/a> (Sacremento, California, USA): Tara wrote the lyrics for three songs and provided studio vocals on two commercial releases. \u00a0 In 2016 a live group was formed and preformed in California and live with Tara as \u00a0lead vocals on keys.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deusexlumina.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deus Ex Lumina<\/a><\/strong> ( Berlin, Germany ) In 2023 Tara was a session musician for the project providing keys, guitar and backing vocals for the projects first live performances as well as studio work.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Song Writing Credits<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Genre Peak; <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Wear it Well<\/li>\r\n<li>Blue Filter<\/li>\r\n<li>Amena<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Cowrite with Matthew Presidente; <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Homo for the Holidays<\/li>\r\n<li>Leather &amp; Love<\/li>\r\n<li>Leather &amp; Love in Berlin<\/li>\r\n<li>Quarantine Christmas<\/li>\r\n<li>All MT805 compositions<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recording Performance Credits<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Matthew Presidente;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Leather &amp; Love; Vocals and Guitars<\/li>\r\n<li>Sucha Shame; Vocals<\/li>\r\n<li>Alex Has It; Vocals<\/li>\r\n<li>Be Patient; Vocals<\/li>\r\n<li>Different Dreams; Backing Vocals<\/li>\r\n<li>Homo for the Holidays; Vocals and Guitars<\/li>\r\n<li>Quarantine Christmas; Vocals, Beats, Keys and Guitars<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Deus Ex Lumina<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Album &#8211; As Above So Below<\/strong> (2024) Backing Vocals and Guitars<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Dopamine Nation<\/li>\r\n<li>As Above So Below<\/li>\r\n<li>Day After Day<\/li>\r\n<li>Black Road<\/li>\r\n<li>We Are Dead Tonight<\/li>\r\n<li>Black Theatre Of Love<\/li>\r\n<li>Leather And Pain<\/li>\r\n<li>Dark Days<\/li>\r\n<li>Take Me Away<\/li>\r\n<li>Sleep Paralysis<\/li>\r\n<li>Fight Back!\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Love<\/li>\r\n<li>Dead House<\/li>\r\n<li>Addicted To Your Pain<\/li>\r\n<li>We Are One<\/li>\r\n<li>Black Lipstick<\/li>\r\n<li>Revelation 12-9<\/li>\r\n<li>I&#8217;m Ready To Go<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Singles<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>As Above So Below; Backing Vocals<\/li>\r\n<li>Destroy (Acoustic Version) ; Vocals and Guitar<\/li>\r\n<li>In the Shadow of the Valley of the Death; Vocals and Guitar ( and music video )<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Genre Peak<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Album &#8211; PreterNatural<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Wear it Well; Vocals<\/li>\r\n<li>Blue Filter; Vocals<\/li>\r\n<li>Amena; Vocals<\/li>\r\n<li>Different Dangers; Vocals<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Album &#8211; Redux<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Wear it Well; Vocals<\/li>\r\n<li>Blue Filter; Vocals<\/li>\r\n<li>Amena; Vocals<\/li>\r\n<li>Different Dangers; Vocals<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Other Singles<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Kidaphex1975 <\/strong>&#8211; Innocence Lost; Backing Vocals<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>SARA<\/strong>; Kom Och L\u00e4gg Dig; Bass Guitar<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Symbiotic<\/strong> (Original Motion Picture Sound Track); We Brave Together; Vocals<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>The Night<\/strong>; Flown; Vocals<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Past Music Projects<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>FootPrint<\/strong> (Punk); Lead vocals and writing, Winnipeg, Canada;<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Into The Trees<\/strong>; (<strong>Cure<\/strong> tribute band); Lead Vocals, Vancouver, Canada;<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Stride Elementary<\/strong>; (Shoegaze); Lead vocals, Vancouver, Canada;<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>The Liars Script<\/strong>; \u00a0(Post Punk) Keys and vocals; San Francisco, California, USA<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>The Dames of Spades<\/strong>; \u00a0(All female <b>Mot\u00f6rhead <\/b>tribute band ) Drums; Berlin Germany<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph \/-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years Tara has has been involved with many musicians and projects. 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