Taylor Robinson

Owner / Instructor

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.

- Albert Einstein

Taylor began playing guitar at age 10 with help from a family barber. By age 16 he was premiering in local Dallas garage bands. Throughout high school, he continued to hone his skills as a singer, songwriter, and guitar player by forming and touring with the rock band, “Fallen From the Nest”. It was then that Taylor began developing his craft as an engineer and producer by apprenticing under the renowned Hollywood producer Harvey Guerst (Bob Dylan, The Byrds, The Doors, Kenny Rogers, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin).

Through his college years at North Texas University, he worked an engineer at Indian Trails Recording Studio in Denton, TX and Steven Arnold Studios in Allen, TX. It was during this time that he began to tour internationally with the rock band “Fallen From the Nest” (Sony) where he co-wrote and released 3 albums. In 2003, between tours, Taylor began giving lessons with the hands on, working knowledge, approach he had acquired from his time on the road. His students appreciated this “From the Heart” teaching perspective and, as his student base grew, Taylor began to take on other pro musician instructors.

Today, the Taylor Robinson Music Company employs over 3,000 contract instructors and has served over 70,000 lessons in all 52 states. In August 2012, Taylor will graduate from Texas A&M Commerce with an Masters in Business Administration. In the mean time, Taylor Robinson Music continues to be a leader in it's industry by offering quality, unique, and diverse music instruction guided by a true concern for every student.

Richard Goyen

VP of Operations

Bones heal, chicks dig scars, but glory lives forever.

- Keanu Reeves, The Replacements

Richard originally met Taylor Robinson in high school. They later kept in touch through mutual friends in the Dallas music scene. Taylor happened to be the one who introduced Richard to his wife Wendy, who was working for Taylor at the time organizing and promoting local music festivals.

After graduating from the University of Texas in Dallas, Richard’s career started at the bottom, first, with door to door sales of vacuum cleaners and later, with above ground pools and spas. With hard work and dedication, Richard established himself in the local business community and landed a job with one of the leading merger and acquisition firms in Dallas Texas where he handled sales of multimillion dollar companies.

Richard realized soon after that “believing in what you do and who you work with far outweigh security and what you make”. So, after years of experience in sales and management in corporate America, Richard decided to pursue his dream of growing a business from the ground up. He developed an interest in Taylor Robinson Music and soon realized that this was the opportunity he had been searching for. With Richards help, Taylor Robinson Music expanded nationally. Today, Richard continues to help grow the business by providing excellent customer service and instructor support. He especially prides himself on his commitment to ethical business practices and in his words “always doing the right thing”. He and Taylor Robinson Music look forward to a bright future together.

Robert Vining

IT / Web design / Chief Bottle Washer

Robert originally started a website for his own small business back in 2001, and spent several long nights learning about search engine optimization and writing code. The website was very successful and generated $513,000.00 in sales in his second year of business, with no other form of advertising whatsoever. He finally sold his business in 2006, and was ready to do something different after 17 years of turning wrenches.

He has been a volunteer editor for the DMOZ Open Directory Project since 2004, and has seen a lot of websites over the years. That, coupled with his past success of his own website, and his passion for graphic design led him to a new profession. So in 2006, he decided it was time to start a new career path in website design.

He's built over 50 custom web designs in the past 3 years, and most of them have been on the Joomla CMS platform. He is currently on the Sobi2 development team, which allows me to give back to the open source software community I love so much.

Every one of his sites are hand coded to w3c standards in XHTML and CSS. Unlike a lot of web designers, Robert places a huge emphasis on usability, content and SEO in his designs.

On a personal note, Robert has a beautiful family, with 2 new little one's that help to keep him young at heart. Thus his title, 'Chief Bottle Washer' is appropriate. He changes diapers too!

Alan Ayo

Director of Marketing

Don't think,feel! It's like a finger pointing away to the moon. Don't concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory.

- Bruce Lee

Alan has been involved in the entertainment industry for over 21 years both as a musician and prominent radio DJ. Alan has worked in broadcast radio for rock stations in Atlanta, San Jose, and Dallas. He was a loved radio personality and music director for Dallas' KDGE, 102.1 The Edge, for over 9 years.

Along with his endeavors with Taylor Robinson Music, Alan is currently a freelance music journalist for the Dallas Observer, a voice talent for Westwood One Radio Networks, and a musician for a theatrical/punk act.

In his down time, Alan is a loving father, and enjoys scuba diving, cooking, and movies.

Daniell Burgess

Public Relations Director

Daniel is a 25 year veteran of the corporate communications and journalism work. The Texas A&M University graduate has edited newspaper and magazines, directed PR for the bowling industry and was corporate communications direction for a Fortune 100 insurance carrier.

He directs all publications and public relations activities for Taylor Robinson Music Company and enjoys managing media campaigns for the company. His passion is concise, accurate communications that hits its target, every time.

Heidi Schoen

Human Resources Director

Do in your heart what you feel to be right-for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do and damned if you don't.

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Heidi grew up in Irving, Texas. She attended Texas A&M University, where she majored in International Studies and minored in Spanish and Hospitality. After graduating, she went on to work in the Accounting Department for the Gaylord Texan Resort and Hotel for nearly four years. Currently, she serves as the Human Resources director for Taylor Robinson Music.

Marti Etheridge

Director of Sales

If music be the food of love, play on.

-William Shakespeare

Marti has been performing since birth. She was able to sing the entire score of Annie before she could even make full sentences. She has been a singer ever since. A local actor and singer now, She has performed all over the nation from Dallas to Austin to NYC. Currently she sings in a band called "Sir Silky And The Flesh Tones". The daughter of an entrepreneur, she has been working in sales and marketing for 15 years now. She saw an amazing opportunity to infuse her love of sales and music to help people all over the nation appreciate music on a different level. The level that comes from playing and creating music with your body. There is no feeling like it in the world and she is proud to be apart of such an innovative team and company.

Bryson Davis

Account Manager

Success is falling down 9 times and getting up 10.

- Jon Bon Jovi

Bryson, being the newest member to join the team, grew up here in Mansfield, TX. He attended Tarleton State University where he graduated earning a B.S. degree in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations. After graduation he went on to work at Enterprise Rent-A-Car along side Aaron Koon. Just before joining the Taylor Robinson team, Bryson worked as an Account Manager at Credit Solutions of America where he learned everything about managing several hundred accounts at a time.

Bryson loves being around people and is always wanting to help out in any way he can with all of our customers. We look forward to Bryson's continued success here at Taylor Robinson.

Mona Chatterjee

Marketing Manager

Follow your bliss and the Universe will open doors where there were only walls.

-Joseph Campbell

Mona Chatterjee has had a career that mixes her passion for performance with business. Upon graduating from the University of Southern California with a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.A. in Theater, Mona pursued her performance career in acting and music.

As her music career grew, Mona made the decision to pursue music full time. She created her own music label and her compositions of Indian fusion dance music launched an international music career. Her social media and grassroots marketing campaigns led to her music video’s success on MTV Logo, where it played in the top five of a viewer’s choice show for fifteen weeks. The campaigns also garnered enough attention for Mona to land an international tour in the United Kingdom.

Mona recently earned her MBA from the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University, where she was the Vice-President of the Marketing Society. She has worked for Shopzilla, Inc. managing accounts and sales, as well as consulted for companies in the fashion and entertainment industry. Mona has always been excited about promoting music education and is excited to be working with Taylor Robinson Music, where she can continue her mission to work for her passion of music.