In 2011, Taylor made his LondonWest End theatre debut co-composing the electronic music for Derek Bond's production of the play Many Moons.[30][31]
In June 2013, music publishers Fairwood Music announced that they had added Taylor to their roster of artists which includes David Bowie, U2, Cat Stevens, The Average White Band, Bob Marley, and J.J. Cale. Taylor told British magazine Music Week, "I'm extremely humbled to join their roster, amongst some of the most recognised talents in the world. Here's hoping some of it will rub off on me!"[32][33]
In December 2021, Taylor's music was performed live by an orchestra and the Italian Mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, in a returning Christmas tradition celebrating the city and its residents. The concert took place in the Salone Dei Cinquecento in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio.[45]
In March 2014, through his publishing company, Taylor licensed a large catalogue of musical works in partnership with Peter Gabriel's CueSongs, and a smaller subsidiary of the catalogue to the Japanese national broadcaster, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai. Taylor said in an interview with WQXR-FM that it was his intention for the catalogue to grow, and to further develop collaborations with artists around the world, specifically in the middle and far east.[citation needed]
He frequently records with the British orchestra, The Hallé, and they regularly perform his works in concert.[50] As part of his commercial recordings in 2015, he developed a short term education programme for students.[51][52]
Since 2020, Taylor has invested in Luco, a music company in partnership with Warner Chappell Music & Warner Music Group, focused on catalogues and developing AI technologies.[53]
Personal life
Taylor splits his time between Tuscany, Yorkshire, and Los Angeles. He is married and has two children, who have dual citizenship in both the United Kingdom and Italy.[54][28][11]
Taylor supports several charities globally,[57] including and was one of the founding committee members of the homeless charity Emmaus Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. He is also a goodwill ambassador for the Cambodian Children's Trust in Battambang, which works towards freeing children from severe poverty, and alongside the Cambodian government to end orphan tourism.[58][59] Taylor is the patron of the charity, Music and the Deaf, based in Britain.
Taylor being interviewed with newscaster Nina Hossain, reality TV star Matthew Burton and Doctor Who actress Jodie Whittaker, at the Forget Me Not Children's Hospice Charity Fundraiser in 2014.
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