Tai Shan Music

Fresh Cuts: A Showcase of Emerging Songwriters

taishanmusic — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:46:47 +0000

Fresh Cuts Presenting 5 emerging songwriters from the Studio of Tai Shan

On June 14th 5 teenage songwriters whom I have had the pleasure of teaching over the years performed at Egan’s Ballard Jam House. Featured is Perry Maybrown, Maeve Bell, Kaye Gill, Emmaline, and Julia Quandt this evening.

New videos of Tai Shan

taishanmusic — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 07:50:08 +0000

Here are several new videos of Tai Shan performing at Crossroads Mall in Bellevue, WA

Student Showcase May 18

taishanmusic — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:37:18 +0000

Congratulations to all my students who participated in the student showcase on May 18! I am so proud of all the hard work you put into making this such an inspiring performance.

You can check out the videos from the performance below.

Tai Shan at Town Hall with Hunter S Thompson

taishanmusic — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:16:48 +0000

FEAR AND LOATHING IN SEATTLE

Friday Dec 9th started like any other day as I was driving home to
get ready for the big show. But about 2 miles away from home my car
died at a busy intersection. People jumped out to help and I saw a
police car pull up behind me. They helped me park the car in a safe
spot and offered “Do you need a ride?” I pulled up to my house riding
in the back of a Seattle Police car. Thanks to the Seattle Police I
made it to sound check on time for a Bushwick Book club show inspired
by the book Fear and Loathing Las Vegas. It was fascinating to go from
one extreme to another as we got ready to rock at Town Hall. The show
was an awesome success and I had the pleasure of hearing some of
seattle’s top singer-songwiters such as Led to Sea, Galen Green,
Hannah Williams (Youth Rescue Mission), Emily Westman, The Thoughts,
Bucket of Honey, Mike Votava (We Wrote the Book on Connectors, Andrew
Nunez and Jason Dodson (The Maldives).
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Watch the Fear and Loathing Show!

Watch the videos:
Last Laugh :

http://youtu.be/LGuAb41JCC4
American Dream:

http://youtu.be/A5aFj85V4VU

The inspiration behind American Dream:

When I was 19 I had a dream I was in a Vegas Casino. I was watching
an old woman pumping quarters into a slot. Her face was a scene of
utter desperation. But Suddenly the bells and whistles went off and
her face changed as gold coins began overflowing her slot. She turned
to shout her face heavy with joy but as her back was turned another
man with a hunger for what what was hers came and stole her coins and
her face once again was a scene of desperation._

Many have said that Greed and attachment is the source of our
suffering. And I believe that Greed and attachment is the source of
the American dream.

Hunter S Thompson went to look for the American dream in Las Vegas.
And what he found there was that the American dream had killed the
movement of the 60’s a generation that sought to change and work
together was destroyed when we all choose we would rather be saved and
therefore deceived by the American Dream.

Thanks for reading and take care.
-Tai Shan

Student Showcase Videos Online!

taishanmusic — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:41:05 +0000

These videos are from our student Showcase on 11/18/2011. Please enjoy the performances of Gus Coluccio, Molly Craig, Brody Hunt, Roya Baker, Sterling O’neil, Olivia Rexford, Neve Levingston, Maeve Bell, Julia Quandt, Ellie Andrews, Katie Parker, Suzan Setel, Emmaline Durand

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