Why I Stopped Making Original Music 

Glad you're coming back to music. Missed your stuff. Keep on doing what you love but dont let it make you suffer. Can't wait to see more from you though, Taylor! Love you, your family, and music, whether it's original or a cover.

I love your original music. I hope you recover your strength and health

As someone who found you via Wilderness being used as the theme song for a brilliant sci-fi audio drama, I am stoked to hear you've got more original music in the pipeline. I hope your health continues to improve and that you and your family continue to be blessed.

This is so exciting to hear! Your original albums were staples for studying during my college years and I'm happy to hear you and your husband are finding ways to reduce stress in your life and return to passion projects in ways that still allows you to support your family. Best wishes for this year!

I still enjoy listening to your existing music. Glad you've taken the time you need for yourself and your family.

Plus to the nerdy music production staff! :) And I'm really so happy to hear you're going to compose original music again! I'm not sure if you got my fan-letter among the others, where I praised you originals, but this video is the best answer we could get! I wish you to always be able to figure out the responsibilities so that never stand in the way of your musa!

I’m so happy to hear this update! Taylor you are one of my favorite artists and I absolutely ADORE your original music and your covers are phenomenal as well. I’m excited to hear that both you are creating new original music AND you are slowly working on recovering your health. I hope 2023 is a fantastic year for you 😊😊❤❤

It's so nice to hear from you after so long, Taylor. I can't wait for your next original album to come out 💖

I’m so excited to hear more of your original work!! I absolutely love your previous two original albums!!

I will pray for you, dear Taylor. I hope you return with your lovely original songs

Absolutely looking forward to some new music from you! Your previous albums are some of my go to music to listen to when I'm feeling stressed out and need to chill a bit :)

It might be fun to have a compilation video of 5-10 second segments of different songs you've done and then discussion on how you add impact and feeling into the music. Such as adding a background bass sound, adding a trill, adding a harmonic, changing speeds and making gaps for emphasis, tremelo for feeling, and more. You do such a good job adding emotion to music and from a nerdy perspective it would be interesting to hear your approach to adding emotion. Don't give away all your secrets, but you might mention some emotional impact trick I didn't notice and then I'll like the associated song more! Also, old things you've transcribed would be hard to remember, I mean for your future music/moving forward.

Your original music is some of my all time favorite!!! Thanks for the update! Can't wait for what more content you produce :)

Best wishes for a rapid recovery and I hope all your dreams and plans come true. You are a wonderful person who has brought much beauty and joy to the world.

Wishing you the best with your neck pain. I'm dealing with the same thing, but finally after a year of almost daily excises I feel like things are slowly starting to get manageable and I can start increasing time at the piano again, so yeah, hopefully you'll get that sorted out sooner than later!

take all the time you need, you make incredible music, whether original or not. i loooooved seeing you live and meeting you in atlanta years ago. you have supporters that will be loyal through the quiet times too ❤️

so glad to hear you're back. you're music has been a great source of inspiration at home and my 5 year old son is learning violin this year thanks to how you inspired him.

Its been a while since we heard from you. Glad to see that you’re doing well and cant wait til your album comes out. Much love to you

Would be amazing to see how you produce your songs, having a child myself theres no time to get into it as much as i used to.

Life is a tricky thing. Thanks for keeping us in the loop. I look forward to whatever content you're going to bring when it's ready.

Keep it up! Your music is always amazing, be it original or cover! Good luck with all those stuff going on in your life!

So glad to hear that your neck is on the mend and I am really excited about new original music! I really liked your other two original albums and am really looking forward to this one!

Love your music Taylor! Hope all goes well and that you continue to be happy and healthy :).

It's so good to hear you're getting back into original music! We all love your covers, I know that's how most of us found you. But your song Wilderness is my top favorite violin song! I'm so looking forward to whatever you bring to us next 🥰

Glad to hear you are back to making new music, Taylor. Sounds like things are going really well. I am really looking forward to listening to your new works!

Glad to hear some news about you! Happyness and health for the future!

Best Wishes Taylor on all your future endeavors, and may you also find greater Fulfillment.

So great to hear you are able to come back to what you're passionate about. Hope 2023 will be better for you and your family.

I can’t wait to hear your new originals! And I hope you’re neck gets better, I love listening to your music and it’s the reason that I started learning violin, thank you so much for making awesome music

Thanks for this update, all the best wishes for you, your family and your plans!

So glad you're getting back to making music! As for the music, as a fellow music producer I'd love to hear your "nerd out" videos on your process!

praying for you and your family. I’m excited about the changes. You are one of my favorite artists because of you I fell in love with the violin, I’m just learning how to play. ❤

So excited to hear your new album! I love your music it gives me inspiration when I work on crafts, and it helps me calm down when I have anxiety. I completely understand things not going your way, I’ve experienced that a lot these past years and not just because of COVID thank you for making time to compose and make beautiful pieces!

Your music definitely helped me during a difficult time. In 2005, my dad passed away very unexpectedly. Now all of a sudden, I had to fly to a different state and deal with everything that goes along with that. But while on the flights, I was able to just put on some headphones and listen to your music. It helped me push everything aside for a little bit, so I was able to refocus when I needed to. I also felt fortunate that I was able to see your last concert at the community college in Las Vegas. I'll never forget it for several reasons. First was that I was only a couple of rows away from the stage and the next closest person was 2 or 3 rows behind me. So at times, it felt very personal watching you perform. Unfortunately, the second reason is because that it was the night before the unfortunate shooting that happened at Mandalay Bay during the other concert. Regardless of everything, I can't wait to hear some new original music from you. Odessey is still one of my favorite albums to date.

Definitely looking forward to your new album of originals. Glad to hear you're back on track .. get it, track .. music track .. I'll show myself out.

I missed you, Taylor. Been following you since pretty much the beginning, and I always thought your original music was top notch. It's nice to have an update, and hope you're able to get back to it one day. But your healthy and personal life are much more important!

Glad you're neck is doing better, I've had some physical therapy woes myself. Very excited for more music and always glad to see your family doing well.

I've been a huge fan of yours for about 9 years now, I saw you live in Hamburg in 2016 and I'm always super hyped whenever you release original music (obviously I own all the sheet music. :D)! I love your original pieces and in my opinion they actually are your best work. I am VERY MUCH looking forward to listening to another (and hopefully many more after that) original albums. There is rarely a day when I haven't listened to any of your songs (I actually have about 15 different playlists in my spotify just for Taylor Davis music so I have the exact songlist I need for specific moods or occasions. :) ). As far as music production goes... I am a MOAT-Member, so I am geeking out already. Any amount of production vlogs will be watched by me with great interest. :) I would however really like to have more "violin lesson"-Type videos, like the Pirates of the carribean-Videos, since I play the violin and enjoyed the tips a lot! I hope Jared, the boys (doggos included) and you are happy, healthy and have a great year ahead!

A video on how to approach or plan making personal original music would be interesting. How to not overwork yourself, how to not procrastinate too much when recovering, how to avoid thinking resting time is procrastination time, how to seek knowledge from a beginner/intermediate/advanced/life-learner perspective. Plus other associated vlog topics.

Great to hear this clarity. Godspeed on everything, Taylor. Although I haven't been seeing everything you've done for a long time, you are still my favorite violinist since I found your Mega-Man joint 10 years ago. I remember downloading your original track Awakening and even tweeting it to you on my since suspended twitter account, and even hoping to meet you one day. I've been doing music for 8 years and tbh, now that I think about it, I find it funny thinking about the idea of having you produce some heat for an album or track of mine hahaha. Hope your neck feels better asap, too. Be easy.

Great to hear your back composing music. So impressed with all you do! Your a blessing and an inspiration to everyone. I'm a beginner Violinists, teaching my self and you really make it fun. Thankyou for all your hard work also what a beautiful family you have. You bring joy to everyone!!!🎻🌞

I'm glad to see you are getting back into your originals. You have always been an inspiration to my son and to me. The challenges of raising a family and keeping up with work are too real! I hope your neck feels better soon!

I'm so happy to hear that, I really love your original music and I'm glad that you're back to music. Good lucky!

Yay, this is good news! I was wondering, and hoping. Totally get all the reasons why these last few years but also really hope you can find the time to produce another album of original music. The music you make is some of the very best.

Taking care of yourself takes priority over everything else! Thank you for keeping us updated. Hope the healing goes well.

So happy to hear you're back doing what you love! While I love all your pieces, your original pieces are the ones I listen to most and they've been known to satisfy the muse when I hit a difficult moment while writing 😊 Sorry to hear you're still having neck issues though, hope that sorts itself out soon. Your sons are so adorable, and the 4 of you + doggies make quite the lovely family. I'm not at all techy, but always interested in discovering new things, and I'd be happy to watch you nerd out!

I miss you! im glad you are doing fine. At some point it will be great to get new music. Ill wait as long as it takes!

I really missed you Taylor. I still fondly remember seeing you in Chicago back in October 2015 and even getting to meet you. I’m super excited to hear your new music.

Been listening to you play for over a decade, love the music you've covered, adored the original pieces you've composed. Look forward to more.

Yay!! OG music! I'd like to see the process of picking video concepts and themes:)

Taylor, I am so excited that you are finally getting better and back to Music. As one who has all of your CD's I cannot wait to add to my collection. Learning how you are inspired to write a new song, and watching you turn the idea into reality is a process I would love to see (The Nerdier the better). I used to mix front of house for some larger bands and the Minnesota Symphonic Orchestra. So I have solid performance mixing skills, but I have never been involved with the Pre-production/engineering phase of music creation. This is going to be exciting. God Bless you and your family (and dogs) best news I have heard since 2021 💯💯⛄🎼🎻🎻🏴‍☠

So glad that you are still around and kicking! Your energy is amongst the few that I can connect with and I would be glad to learn more about the behind the scenes. Though I am not versed in music at all, aside from the appreciation of it as a spectator ^^ If nerding out and making more detailed passion videos is there, I say go for it. just warn those that aren't musically literate like myself so we can view it like children watching the adults speak about a subject that is beyond our comprehension XD

This makes me so happy

Good to know you're starting back up on your original music, even though I learned about you about video game covers, I've come to really love your original work much more!

Idk if you'll see this but your original music is absolutely fantastic and holds a special place in my heart. My mother fell in love with "Morning Star" when you visited AZ. So much so, she decided to make it the song that played while she was walked down the isle aisle at her wedding. She has sadly recently moved on to a better place along with my father but she loved your music and I'm happy it was apart of an important moment in our lives!

Absolutely take whatever time you need, I can't wait to hear that new album eventually. I use Odyssey on a loop when I'm working on projects to keep my mind going, and I loved how seamlessly the songs went into each other so it felt like continuous beautiful music

I'd be there for nerding out! Your production skills are always so polished! I wish I knew more of what went into there!

I’m really really interested in seeing some videos about music production!! I’m really interested in that myself but have no idea where to start on how to make my own tracks. Even if it’s a bit lighter and not as in depth I would love to see your process to give me a better idea of what it all entails. I’m so excited to hear some more original tracks too. Keep up the great work!!

Much Love to you and your Family. I am excited to hear more of your Work

Hi, your music has been such a source of happiness for me. Moments when I can just forget about "stuff" and drift happily with the music. Thank you!

Awesome! Your original works are some of my favorite songs. Can't wait for more :D

As someone who knows very little about music production, but still finds it endlessly fascinating, I'd look forward to hearing more about your creative process. I also look forward to any original music you'd put out in the future!

I have missed the vlogs and I'm definitely hoping for more original music one day, Odyssey is one of my favourite albums and is just PACKED with one banger after the other

If you are busy in your life don’t worry about us I’ll just watch your previous videos after when I have a terrible day watching violin music calms me down and your skills always does it for me thank you for all you do and if you need to focus on family or irl stuff you do it but take a break from time to time if you need it 😊

Good luck with your OG music. Looking forward to it 😀

First I want to tell you that I am happy to hear something from you again! About production vlogs:I would love to see something like outtakes, and I would love to understand how you get the idea for a new melody and how it evolves - what is on your mind along the process, do you have certain "pictures" in your head while creating it?

Hi Taylor, thank you for sharing this look at your life, it's quite beautiful - even the painful and difficult parts. The way you walk through it and talk about it is just as inspiring as your music itself. Thinking of you and wishing you positive progress with physical therapy (chronic pain is quite a challenge to sustained creative projects). I hope for many happy moments and inspiration for you in the months and years to come. (If you're looking for content ideas, "behind the scenes" and "the making of" videos are always fun.) Would love to hear more originals from you, but as people said below - your health comes first. Thank you for creating art for us.

Your covers are great, but I've loved your originals even more! Happy to hear that you're enjoying doing it again more, and I hope your neck keeps on improving!

To this day I still go back and listen to Nebulous, it just inspires me to keep going through rough times or whatever I'm doing. Love your work and love the idea of vlogs detailing all the work that goes into the music you create! Can't wait to support your future growth.

It's great to hear that you're healing well!

2023 jump started me back onto your music! I’m glad you got my energy wave thoughts to sync up with yours 😊!! I’d be interested in seeing a video of how you make a song or the painstaking process from hum to finish

Awesome I'm excited that you are working on more originals! I loved your originals, I still listen to them. I think that it makes for perfect music on an early morning adventure in the wilderness! Also I believe that Starfire does a great job at putting the feelings I get from seeing the milky way into music.

So thrilled for new music! Take is slow, don’t hurt yourself, and have fun! Your health is priority over your job, so balance is important 🙂. I would LOVE videos on producing music! It’s something I’ve been interested in! If I may ask, I saw you playing the keyboard and was curious what program you are using that records the notes? Thanks and God Bless!

Taylor is baaaaaaack!!!!!! As soon as I received your email I watched the video!!! Cant wait to listen to your album!!!!!!! Im sure it will be super great because it will be full of passion, love and love again!!!! Ps Im learning to play Highland Spirits with my violin teacher.. Hope to see you in Italy one day🧡

I’m glad your back performing and uploading those videos again. 😊

Glad you're coming back. Music is Mother to Wisdom. All the Best to come. Creativity, Happiness, Music, Wisdom.

I hope that it works out for you Taylor. I love both your original music and covers. They're so beautiful 💙

Yes! I loved your Odyssey album and I still play it from time to time ever since it got released. A new album is a huge welcome! As for the vlog. It would be interesting to see or hear your inspiration behind your new set of songs and the theme of the album (If there is a theme)

I'd love to see a picture of the challenges and your approaches to them, grounded as you have always been. It may be a more feasible approach, since the demand for specific «results» are dropped, leaving all the space for you to show us your real, personal creative process. I love your music!

Ha, I'd LOVE to hear some nerd out, music producing content, I feel like that kind of longer-form, technically informative content is really engaging. No matter what, excited to hear more from you!

Thank you for your vulnerability and I am very happy to hear that you are working towards some original work! I'm not on RU-vid much but I remember your Star Wars medley... that was the first video of yours that I saw and marveled at your skill. I just watched your Last of the Mohicans and was once again captivated with your skill. It appears that I have a few videos to watch on your channel. Can't wait! Wish you and your family the best!

Your music whether original (and I have the albums) or covers is ALWAY welcome in the Barnes household. Best wishes in 2023 to you and your wonderful family. God bless.

So incredibly happy to see you are coming back to this. My best friend and I would listen to your music while driving about town and hanging out while we were in high school. While you took a break from music, I went off to college, and recently graduated. Now I have (a little) more time, and am so excited to see you are also getting back into this. To ask a question: Is there any plan to produce vinyls of these new original works? Or even reruns of your first album? I've gotten into Vinyls, and would love to have your work in my little collection.

Been listening to your music since you made Last of the mohicans Promentory, glad to see you're coming back! Also a lot of us would probably like to see the technical aspect of it, never know you might inspire someone to go into that field of work.

I discovered you ten years ago, as a teenager looking up Zelda music on a Sam's Club demo computer. I've followed your work on and off ever since. Not only has your music been a constant for me over the years, but with all the craziness going on in the world now, I find these little windows into your private world so profoundly soothing. Please continue doing your thing in whatever way you find best. As good as you are, as long as it was something you wanted to do, it'll be well worth the wait, I don't doubt.

I’m so glad you’re doing better! Neck pain is the worst, I know from experience. There are different SEASONS IN LIFE, don’t ever feel like you’ll never be able to get back to your passion. As you know, nothing brings you more joy. You’ve just been going through a different season in life. Cheers!

Can't wait to hear what you come up with

Taylor, Love love love what you are doing! I would love to hear more about how to improv on a violin. I can play just about anything on a violin, but was never taught how to improv. I took a couple improv lessons and learned it's about finger patterns but I want more ideas, tips, tricks etc. I just watched how to start writing songs (your video) and holy moly why didn't I realize those things years ago? Thank you, thank you! And as a fellow violinist - I sleep with my head facing to the right so it helps balance out my violin playing (head to the left). You probably already do this but just in case....bless you!

No stress, please. We are here and can wait howlong it needs. We always wait for you, no worries. ^^

Great to hear your neck is getting better. Also great to hear about the new album is on the way. I love your first album. Yup I think 2020 screwed up a huge amount of plans.

I would love to hear more about how you record strings at home and get them to sound good. I've struggle with the sound quality as I recorded for some cover projects with friends. So happy you're doing better! Violist with neck problems here 👋

Taylor, Greetings from Mount Hood, Oregon Welcome back. We, your fans are still here. No apologies or such needed. Family should always be first. I Thank you for the update on things. You have been missed.....but you don't have to worry. Those of us who are loyal are still here, and not going anywhere. **Hugs to you and your family**☺️

Glad to hear that you are able to get into making music again! We've missed you!

Your music is amazing. I love how you play your violin. I hope your health continues to improve over the time. Enjoy every moment with your little family 😁and keep amazing us with your incredible music.

i don't know what's happening with youtube notification but it's the first video i receive a notification in months. always been a huge fan, take care :)

I remember the time I bought your first original album, still love it. You got me into violin 10 years ago, thank you.

I love ALL of your music! I don’t care how long it takes for you to come back, you take care of yourself first. Life ALWAYS comes first, especially your two adorable youngsters and fur babies! Glad to hear you’re doing well and I hope everything continues to improve

I can completely relate on life and life changes and stress. You are both wonderful and your children are so important I understand that! Cannot wait for new music and understand if it does not happen the way planned. Your music is a treasure either way! Thank you so much for your music!

Ahhh!!! I’m so excited to hear all of this! And to hear the backstory on why it’s been quite the journey to new music- finding that joy again is amazing!! But the best part of this video was about twins 😂

Nice to see you back, love your covers/music….. but family is always first !!!!