Roderick Taylor
- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Roderick Taylor is an artist with notable accomplishments in
literature, music, film and television. He holds an MA from Stanford
University where he was a Stegner Fellow in poetry and later taught
creative writing there. Taylor is also a Woodrow Wilson fellow and
widely published award winning poet (American Academy of Poets Prize)
whose first collection, Florida East Coast Champion, was published by
Rolling Stone Press to wide critical acclaim. Renowned English poet and
critic Thom Gunn of Berkeley wrote, "Rod Taylor is simply the best poet
to turn up in the last fifteen years...." Publisher's Weekly
proclaimed, "This is a man who writes like an angel." And National Book
Award winning poet, novelist and critic James Dickey (Deliverance)
enthusiastically endorsed Rod's work commenting that "Taylor is going
to be the salvation of all of us in American Poetry. I will read
anything he writes with that growing excitement one is privileged to
feel only in the presence of genuine talent." Taylor has given readings
of his work at many universities and colleges including Berkeley,
Stanford, UCLA, San Francisco State, Harvard, NYU, University of
Florida, University of Mo., University of Texas and many others.
While still at Stanford Taylor moonlighted as a singer in a rock band,
becoming a prolific songwriter as well, and writing material for
several well known Bay Area rock bands. As his music gained recognition
Rod became the object of a bidding war between Columbia's Clive Davis
and the legendary David Geffen, with whom he signed his first record
contract, thus beginning a music career that produced seven albums,
principally under the name Roderick Falconer, as he was first known in
the U.K. Collaborating with some of the top talent in the world of
rock, Rod's peak musical output spanned more than two decades,
continuing well into the period of his immersion in the motion picture
and television industry. Many of Taylor's songs have been covered by
other artists such as Tricia Yearwood, Jose Feliciano, Linda Ronstadt
and other well known artists in the U.S. and Europe. In recent years
much of Rod's musical contribution has been in the area of film and
television as both a composer and recording artist. Most recently Rod
performed his music on the soundtrack of the Warner Brothers television
series, Witchblade. His recordings are currently available on iTunes
and most other leading internet music sites.
In television and film Taylor has written and produced in a wide array
of genres, creating network series and writing both independent and
studio feature films and television movies. He has developed series
pilots and movies for Fox, Universal, Warner Brothers, Spelling
Entertainment, Viacom, CBS, NBC, ABC, UPN, HBO, Showtime, MTV, and VH
1.
literature, music, film and television. He holds an MA from Stanford
University where he was a Stegner Fellow in poetry and later taught
creative writing there. Taylor is also a Woodrow Wilson fellow and
widely published award winning poet (American Academy of Poets Prize)
whose first collection, Florida East Coast Champion, was published by
Rolling Stone Press to wide critical acclaim. Renowned English poet and
critic Thom Gunn of Berkeley wrote, "Rod Taylor is simply the best poet
to turn up in the last fifteen years...." Publisher's Weekly
proclaimed, "This is a man who writes like an angel." And National Book
Award winning poet, novelist and critic James Dickey (Deliverance)
enthusiastically endorsed Rod's work commenting that "Taylor is going
to be the salvation of all of us in American Poetry. I will read
anything he writes with that growing excitement one is privileged to
feel only in the presence of genuine talent." Taylor has given readings
of his work at many universities and colleges including Berkeley,
Stanford, UCLA, San Francisco State, Harvard, NYU, University of
Florida, University of Mo., University of Texas and many others.
While still at Stanford Taylor moonlighted as a singer in a rock band,
becoming a prolific songwriter as well, and writing material for
several well known Bay Area rock bands. As his music gained recognition
Rod became the object of a bidding war between Columbia's Clive Davis
and the legendary David Geffen, with whom he signed his first record
contract, thus beginning a music career that produced seven albums,
principally under the name Roderick Falconer, as he was first known in
the U.K. Collaborating with some of the top talent in the world of
rock, Rod's peak musical output spanned more than two decades,
continuing well into the period of his immersion in the motion picture
and television industry. Many of Taylor's songs have been covered by
other artists such as Tricia Yearwood, Jose Feliciano, Linda Ronstadt
and other well known artists in the U.S. and Europe. In recent years
much of Rod's musical contribution has been in the area of film and
television as both a composer and recording artist. Most recently Rod
performed his music on the soundtrack of the Warner Brothers television
series, Witchblade. His recordings are currently available on iTunes
and most other leading internet music sites.
In television and film Taylor has written and produced in a wide array
of genres, creating network series and writing both independent and
studio feature films and television movies. He has developed series
pilots and movies for Fox, Universal, Warner Brothers, Spelling
Entertainment, Viacom, CBS, NBC, ABC, UPN, HBO, Showtime, MTV, and VH
1.