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Songwriter / Author / co-founder Riflemaker Gallery, London :
my new WORD IN YOUR EAR Interview: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oyB8K0wpqt0

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If you’ve watched @janetmooney44 and I @janeyleegrace chatting about WHAM! 10 Days in China you will know the story of how we got the gig as backing singers. My first job was as a Wilsation - Julia Fordham and I were backing singers with Mari Wilson and it was a blast, touring the UK & Europe. Then, when they wanted an image change I was fired by the manager Jenny, for not cutting and bleaching my hair!

I said thanks to Jenny at Mari’s gig because that led to an introduction to WHAM’s MD and the rest is history! If I hadn’t been fired I wouldn’t have toured the world including China!!
One door closes - another opens - but no hard feelings, I sang with Mari on some gigs later too.
The gig on Sunday was fantastic at Cadogan hall, great band ( including OG Wilsation @stew.curtis on sax and flute, I was singing my heart out to the tracks we recorded ( Beat the beat - what a tune) by the awesome @tottaylor and Mari has some great new tracks - and perfect covers
Trip down memory lane for sure
Go see Mari in concert and get the new album Girl about town #memories #wham #

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A view of the exhibition wall from my first exhibition at Riflemaker Gallery in 2015. Every time I think of that beautiful gallery space, I am overcome with gratitude. @riflemaker_london @tottaylor @virginia_damtsa

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⬇️
-----------------🔷御礼🔷-----------------
2026/1/11(Sun)はChill Me Out Vol.11でした‼️
ゲスト・カジヒデキさんを招いての開催‼️
無事、大盛況‼️超満員札止め‼️でした。
皆さま本当にありがとうございました。

本投稿一回で収めきれない為、前後半に分けて投稿させていただきますね。前半スタート▶️

本開催に至っては初めてのChill Me Out初のライブ開催。初のNUMBAR 5で。という試みも有りましたが、自分はライブハウスDJ育ち、人よりも色んな面を吸収しているので、なんとかなる。という気持ちでした。(他にもなんともならない経験も色々して来たので)
結構強気かも知れませんが、活きましたね😊

この日はボクの中で、①カジヒデキさん招いてイベント、②アシラくん(九州)を招いての開催、③オカモのラストChill Me Out、という3本柱でした。
無事やり遂げた、というよりお客様達の良い雰囲気に自分も上手く乗せて頂いて上手く出来た、と言った方が正しいと思います。
本当にこの日来てくれたお客様には感謝しかありません。本当にありがとうございました😊そしてそのお客様達をNUMBAR 5に連れて来て頂いたカジヒデキさんには本当に御礼申し上げます🤗

では、会場内の雰囲気も感じながら投稿内容へ。
本当に最高の雰囲気を感じながらカジヒデキさんのDJ(大盛り上がり)そしてライブへと雪崩れ込みました。ライブの模様もこちらで一部公開♪

そして後半に続く↩️

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93ème chronique en dernière page du Rock & Folk de janvier, en kiosques et sur @cafeyn_fr.

Playlist Spotify mise à jour : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5oPccvc9bX2jI0Zm4cBN8O?si=2fad77d6866541d8

La même chez Deezer : https://deezer.page.link/RcL3uoqL6iQA2fKF8

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Flashback to 2007 in front of my former gallery Riflemaker, where Tot Taylor and I explored the power of digital art with the exhibition Digital Forest by John Maeda @johnmaeda
Who remembers this groundbreaking show? John Maeda is an American designer, technologist, and educator known for bridging art, design, and computer science. He’s a pioneer in digital and computational art, has led design at major companies (like MIT Media Lab, Rhode Island School of Design, and Publicis Sapient), and is widely recognized for showing how technology and creativity can work together. @tottaylor @riflemaker_london #johnmaeda #artandtechnology #arttech

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#jaimegili Superstars at The house of St Barnabas in Soho Square, with @riflemaker_london in 2008.
#jaimegilipainting
Liliane Lijn amongst the opening crowd (4). some of the rest pictured are tagged.

The music in this post is by the Tot Taylor (2), who was the gallerist co-hosting the show with Virginia Damtsa (4) (Riflemaker).
What an opening that was.

I projected my collection of 600+ images of buses from Caracas in the building famous for its plaster rococo decorations, amongst the finest in London (7), a building with such a unique history:

Since 1862 the House was run as a charity to help those who have experienced homelessness. It was then called "House of Charity". The building functioned as a hostel for women until 2006 as “The house of St Barnabas”. An “not-for-profit members' club” opened in October 2013 and closed in January 2024 after a partial collapse.

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At the Independent Label Market and my usual meet up with @trevorjacksonofficial @louhayter_ @chelseaberlin @sybarspace
@ralphusmoorus @boggyuk Paul Glancy and more.

So much good vinyl there! Got some new stuff and replaced a few beloved CDs with the vinyl version. Trying to keep my vinyl habit in check.

See the video at the end for the vinyl I got from @latenighttalesofficial @muterecords and @tottaylor Thanks to all the independent labels there.

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London - thanx to all who came out in the amazing sun yesterday - King’s cross, the sunny Indie Labels Market - packed with people and music - see you next year in a new ‘Tot Taylor World’ @becausemusic @riflemaker_london #tottaylorsong #tottaylornovel #sunday #sundaymood #playlist #playlistcurator

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@tottaylor world at ILM

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Riflemaker didn’t follow trends—we set them. Privileged to have worked with artists who changed the game: Yoko Ono, Takis, Soto, Carlos Cruz-Diez, François Morellet, Liliane Lijn, Boyle Family, Baschet Brothers, Gianni Colombo, Jaime Gili, Conrad Shawcross.
Curating shows that cut through the noise- then, now, always.

#exhibitions #riflemakergallery #virginiadamtsa #tottaylor #gallery #artists #yokoono #conradshawcross #lilianelijn

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Tot Taylor / frisbee Campus label. A beautiful record that you have to sit and listen to and not do anything else. #Viny|community #nowplaying #recordcollector #onmyturntable #33rpm @tottaylor

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Icon (Taylor/Steinberg) from “Lane Steinberg & His Magical Pony”. Tot Taylor piano. #icon #magicalpony #tottaylor #pianovoice #pianopop #applemusic #spotifyplaylist #bandcamp

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