Behind the Music

Known for his engaging melodies and his haunting sounds inspired by jazz and classical music, Carlos Taboada has always aimed to lift people's hearts with music.​

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A composer, producer, saxophonist, & pianist, Carlos Taboada has premiered works at the famous Hill Auditorium and the historically precious Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, MI. He has collaborated with award-winning singer Harrison Craig, internet star Julian Cianciolo, and many other talented musicians in the Ann Arbor area.​

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Carlos Taboada has uploaded original music on major listening platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, & SoundCloud, as well as various saxophone covers on Youtube. Deadbeat: The Original Soundtrack is his first film score composed and produced entirely by himself and his second film score overall. It is a fun and chilling mix of jazzy dance music and orchestral cues. Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird is an ambitious, multi-movement classical piece composed and recorded during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. The recording sessions, coordinated by Taboada, were completely virtual, in which each musician recorded themselves in their home. Taboada mixed and mastered the tracks himself. ​In March 2022, Carlos Taboada's first orchestral composition, Phantasy in Red, which he also orchestrated, was premiered at Hill Auditorium. The recording is now on SoundCloud.

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A Wolverine at heart, Carlos Taboada holds a BM in Composition, a BFA in Jazz Studies, and an MM in Composition from the University of Michigan. His mentors include Michael Daugherty, Kristen Kuster, Roshanne Etezady, Andrew Bishop, and Erik Santos.