Taylor Mathews

Taylor Mathews (w/ one t).

Five years and many experiences later…the 24-year-old singer/songwriter is just beginning to sink his teeth into success as an independent artist.

In 2011, Taylor released his first EP, Head Over Feeling, which debuted in the top 40 of the iTunes album chart selling over 10,000 singles independently. He has a dedicated, growing fanbase of over 13,400 Twitter followers and 10,700 Facebook fans. The music video for Head Over Feeling was featured on Vevo’s home page and generated 100,000 views in one day and currently is brushing 300,000 views on VEVO. It also received heavy TV rotation on Canada’s Family Channel.

In the spring of 2013, Taylor completed his second tour as direct support for R5, Hollywood Record's band, for 2 1/2 months throughout the U.S. and Canada. After the tour, he successfully funded a $26,000 Kickstarter campaign to record his first full-length record titled Do What You Want To. He wrote and recorded with Grammy-winning producers and songwriters to craft the album which was released on December 2nd, 2013 and debuted at #6 on the iTunes album chart. As a thank you, Taylor embarked on a 6 month/130 show tour across the US and Canada to play in the homes of fans that donated to the Kickstarter campaign.

In January, 2014, after the success of the Head Over Feeling video, Taylor filmed his second video for his current album title track Do What You Want To. This video also aired generously on the Family Channel in Canada.

That Fall, with his fans in mind, he created a unique touring experience called The Hotel Party Tour modeled after his music video for Do What You Want To. The first leg of the tour lasted 12 weeks. It was such a success that, after spending 2 months in Nashville writing and recording new music, he continued with an 8-week leg of the Hotel Party Tour in the Spring of 2015.

To keep in line with each original approach in his career, Taylor is preparing a fan-songwriting tour for the Summer across North America. This tour will give each of his fans the opportunity to offer song inspiration that Taylor could write about in the studio. Specially chosen songs will be included on his sophomore record. The new music is expected for release in early 2017.