TAYA

While TAYA fully committed and immersed herself in the whirlwind of recording and touring with UNITED, she set aside her own songwriting for seven years. Still, she knew God’s timing was purposeful. “I knew it would emerge eventually, but I didn’t know what it would be or look like,” she says. “I wanted to give expression of who Jesus was to me. I loved stewarding other’s songs, but I knew I was not honoring the full gift He put inside of me.”

With the current release of “For All My Life,” the lead single from her long-awaited self-titled solo debut album, God is continuing to provide TAYA with opportunities to share her talent with a worldwide audience. Opening with the soaring, ethereal “In This Place” – in which she sings ‘Welcome Spirit of God/ Give me the eyes of faith/In darkness or brilliance/And I will say/Surely You are in this place’ – TAYA showcases her extraordinary depth as a songwriter and artist apart from her previous experiences. Her chief songwriting collaborator and producer is veteran artist (and former worship leader of Chicago’s Vertical Worship) Jon Guerra, whom TAYA fondly calls “Jon the Baptist” for his patience, prophetic insight and the musicianship he brought to their sessions.