Taylor Raphel Taps Studio 37 for Shannon

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LAFAYETTE, IN (June 19, 2018) – Taylor Raphel recently had a big decision to make about who would be best to help breathe life into her first-born musical creation. It’s always a little challenging to navigate the music industry, but being in a strange, new town and just a young pup herself did not make things any easier. Fortunately, Taylor’s close friend, Nel Hoon, pointed her to one of the best recording studios around, Studio 37. Nel had already been a long time customer and friend of the business, and had a feeling that Studio 37 was the best place for Raphel’s style and sound.

Taylor only had to make one quick visit to know that Studio 37 was definitely the place for her upcoming first full album creation, Shannon. Taylor’s first effort is named after her biggest inspiration, Shannon Hoon, so bringing the album to fruition with genuine love means more to her than anything. She wouldn’t let just anyone meddle with her musical creation. Taylor quickly learned, though, that not only are Studio 37 partners, Scott Ausherman and Noah Freeman, some of the best around, they are also big Shannon Hoon fans themselves. This made the decision a no brainer.

Taylor’s first trip into Studio 37 to begin recording was a rousing success. Raphel’s artistic style and almost no-nonsense work ethic matched magically with Freeman’s flair for the craft, and a few songs were even one take wonders. It seems Shannon is only a hop, skip, and a jump away from full album completion, and not a moment too soon. It’s well-known that Blind Melon had a plethora of devotees as word of their talents spread before the release of their first self-titled album, and it seems that Taylor is following in suit to her idols. Her fan base is already growing rapidly, and they are more than ready for the album release.

It seems that so far fate has worked in favor of Taylor Raphel, and it’s easy to see why. She embodies her inspiration with glee, and shrugs off gossip with grace. She keeps her eyes on the prize, her drive on her dream, and doesn’t let any of life’s melancholy problems drag her down. The magic Taylor has created so far with Studio 37 is only the beginning, and it won’t be long until the whole world will get to see her shine.

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Melodie Yvonne

Melodie Yvonne, lead photographer and owner of Photographic Melodie, grew up in the small southern Indiana town of North Vernon. She picked up her first camera at the age of 5, and was immediately hooked. By the age of 15 she began to turn every trip, even just to the local park, into a fantasy scene of her own imagination, and started mentoring with many local professionals. Melodie received an Associates of Applied Science in Visual Technologies majoring in Photography from Ivy Tech in 2002 after studying under acclaimed professors and many other masters in the field.

Melodie’s main focus has always been music photography. Growing up listening to many amazing musicians inspired her dream to create visual images that made people feel the way they do when listening to music. Her goal was to help people SEE the music.

Melodie has done numerous jobs around the country ranging from working for bands to being the official photographer on many southern Indiana Poker Runs. Her specialties are in nature, music, and candid event photography. She published her first print work, a collection of images & poetry, in 2011, and has since published many more print works. Melodie currently acts as owner & lead photographer at Photographic Melodie, House Photographer for Purdue Theatre, and Tour Photographer for multiple Billboard Charts topping bands as well as freelance work with many other media outlets, venues, and musicians.

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