Taylor Sappe

BMI affiliated published songwriter since 1979
Private Music Instructor at DeMelfi School of Music and "in-your-home" instruction

Photo by Ken Gallagher

What's New In 2007

See what's new from 2004-2006

Latest announcements are at the top and earliest at the bottom.

1. 10/2/07: I just got word that CD Baby has received the shipment of Child Prodigies CDs and will soon have them available for sale online at the CD Baby site and through many digital distribution channels for download as well.
2. 9/21/07: The Child Prodigies CD is now ready for sale at $12.00. You can get a copy from me or at the DeMelfi School of Music, 337 E. Diamond Ave., Hazleton, Pa. 18201. They are being shipped to CD Baby today, and will be available online in a few weeks. They have already been approved for digital distribution, and will be added to download sites over the next few months.
3. 8/9/07: Some of the songs for the "Child Prodigies" CD project are finished and can be heard by clicking here. We are shooting for a release date of the CD for a little after Labor Day of this year. 8 songs are finished. Only 2 more to go. If you like what you hear, join MySpace and get on the "Child Prodigies" friends list.
4. 7/26/07: I added a new recording to my song list: Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's.
5. 7/19/07: Maria DeMark sings "I Don't Know Why".
6. 7/14/07: I just began construction on a Myspace music site for the kids that will be recording the compilation CD at DeMelfi School of Music. The name of the CD is "Hazleton Zone", and we call the kids that are performing on it "Child Prodigies". Learn more about them and the project at http://www.myspace.com/childprodigies .
7. 6/5/07: Two new recordings have been added to this web: 12 year old Amber Schadder does her first recording ever and makes her debut on my student recordings page. Also, I have added a new song to my song list, You and Me, which was recorded by Lifehouse in 2007.
8. 5/28/07: My CD has been picked up by another digital distributor called "SnoCap". They have created a floating record store for me, which you can copy and paste into any web site that you have control over. Two current locations for this music store are: CD Releases, and my MySpace music page. Also, I have re-recorded "Diary of Jane" for my song list.5/4/07: Samantha DeAndrea makes her debut with "Nothing At All".
9. 4/7/07: Kaity McCourt sings Kelly Clarkson's "Beautiful Disaster" on my Student Recording Artist page.
10. 3/25/07: Two new students make their debut on my Student Recording Artist page: 13 year old Katie McCourt and 14 Year old Gabriella Jorge. Also, Maria DeMark has 3 more songs added to her page: "You Were Meant For Me", "The Rose", and "Somewhere Over The Rainbow".
11. 3/13/07: Maria Demark sings "Heaven" at my student recording artist page.
12. 3/4/07: Christina DeMark makes her debut on my student recording page with "Tim McGraw", while her sister Maria DeMark adds two more songs: "How Far" and "Young and Beautiful".
13. 2/11/07: Voice Student Kirsten Evancho has a new recording of Trisha Yearwood's "She's In Love With The Boy".
14. 2/7/07: Voice student Maria DeMark makes her debut on my "Student Recordings" section, with two beautiful songs: "Only Hope", and "Unbreak My Heart".
15. 1/19/07: I just finished engineering a CD project with new age guitarist Joe Chuckra. Check it out here.
16. 1/15/07: Several new updates today:
    1. Voice Student Angela Vito has recorded three new songs: "Before He Cheats", "Independence Day", and "When I Think About Angels".
    2. On my Song List page, I have replaced my lame recording of "Diary Of Jane" with a better one. Sorry, it was a difficult song and it took time to get it right.
    3. I have also added a recording of "Desperado" to my Song List page.
17. 1/7/07: Three updates today:
    1. A new voice student recording: Kelly Sacco sings "In My Daughter's Eyes".
    2. Kira Records a heavy rocker tune "Call Me When You're Sober".
    3. A new recording has been added to my song list. See Breaking Benjamin's "Diary Of Jane".
18. 1/2/07: Some changes were made to this web site:
    1. Since this is now 2007, the 2006 "What's New" page has been moved.
    2. The Voice Student Recordings page has been modified to display a menu of students, now each with their own page.