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Since his creation by Morgan Taylor in 2005, Gustafer Yellowgold has become an international phenomenon,
acclaimed by The New York Times, which described Gustafer as “A cross between ‘Yellow Submarine’ and Dr. Seuss.”
Entertainment Weekly praised “…The most infectious original songs. It’s like tapping into some pleasure center in
the brain- both adult and kid…absurdly appealing.”
Gustafer Yellowgold’s Show is a multi-media performance of live music, colored-pencil animations and
storytelling. With its unique crossover appeal, the show has been the wild-card opening act for Wilco and The
Polyphonic Spree. Gustafer has appeared off-Broadway in his own productions of Gustafer Yellowgold’s Mellow
Sensation and Gustafer Yellowgold’s Infinity Sock. Gustafer the
character is a friendly creature who came to Earth from the sun
and is living out an explorer’s life in a slightly psychedelic version
of the Minnesota woods.
The award-winning Gustafer Yellowgold DVD/CD sets include
Gustafer Yellowgold’s Wide Wide World (2007), Gustafer
Yellowgold’s Have You Never Been Yellow? (2007), Gustafer
Yellowgold’s Mellow Fever (2009), Gustafer Yellowgold’s Infinity
Sock (2011), Gustafer Yellowgold’s Year In The Day (2012),
Gustafer Yellowgold’s Wisdom Tooth of Wisdom (2014) and
Gustafer Yellowgold’s Dark Pie Concerns (2015).
A native of Dayton, Ohio, Morgan Taylor moved to New York City
in 1999, honing his songwriting skills while concurrently becoming a successful sound
engineer. A self-taught cartoonist raised on MAD Magazine and Marvel comics, Taylor began drawing what would become
the Gustafer Yellowgold videos as a picture book project in winter 2004, during breaks
of touring as the multi-instrumentalist for Autumn Defense, featuring WILCO’s John
Stirratt and Pat Sansone. Taylor played the first live Gustafer Yellowgold concert
with music and moving images in the summer of 2005 while on tour in Seoul,
Korea. His DVD/CD sets, Gustafer Yellowgold’s Have You Never Been Yellow? and
Gustafer Yellowgold’s Wide Wild World are NAPPA Gold Award winners and
were honored by the Kids First! Film and Video
Festival. “Mint Green Bee” from Gustafer
Yellowgold’s Wide Wild World was
a Grand Prize Winner in the John
Lennon Songwriting Contest.
The Gustafer Yellowgold Arts
Enrichment Program brings
educational and creative workshops to
children in libraries and schools.
Morgan Taylor is married with two sons and lives in the Hudson Valley.
Morgan and his wife, singer/songwriter Rachel Loshak, founded Apple-Eye
Productions for release of Gustafer Yellowgold projects.
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APPLE-EYE PRODUCTIONS
Phone: 845.389.2154
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