About
Taylor Deneen is a singer-songwriter from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her signature sound comes from a variety of genres including R&B, neo-soul, pop, and jazz. Some of her influences include Jazmine Sullivan, Whitney Houston, D’Angelo, and Jill Scott.
Taylor began singing at the young age of six and started composing music and playing instruments shortly afterward. At ten years old, Taylor picked up the alto saxophone. In the years that followed, the National YoungArts Winner competed in honor bands, choirs, and festivals throughout the United States. By age sixteen, she was fully producing her original songs.
In 2017, Taylor accepted a full scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA where she graduated in 2021. There, she studied under Grammy Award-winning musical director, Rob Lewis (Toni Braxton and Brian McKnight), Tia Fuller (Beyoncé), Gabrielle Goodman (Chaka Khan and Roberta Flack), and songwriter-producer Swagg R’Celious Harris (H.E.R., Tone Stith, and Elle Varner). Taylor won the Berklee Voice Department’s Outstanding Performer Award in 2019. She has even gotten to sing in front of icons like Missy Elliot, Sylvia Rhone (Epic Records), Chaka Khan, and backing vocals for Dee Dee Bridgewater and The Eagles. Last fall, Taylor received her TV debut and landed a Top 20 contestant spot on NBC's The Voice Season 24, where she was praised by John Legend as the “best soul singer” of the blind auditions.
Taylor's music, including her latest EP release, "taylormade, Vol. 1" is available to stream on all major platforms. Her style enchants listeners with powerful yet sweet, soul-filled vocals and catchy hooks. It is a mesmerizing tapestry of raw emotion and captivating beats that draws listeners in with every note and lyric. Let Taylor's soulful vibes take you on a musical journey you won't forget.