Taylor Ford

Taylor Ford is a versatile music professional with extensive experience in ballet accompaniment and audio production. Currently serving as a Ballet Accompanist at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago since August 2022, Taylor has also held similar positions at Ballet Chicago and Visceral Dance Center from 2021 to 2023, and at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts from September 2019 to May 2023. Additionally, Taylor was the Chief Operating Officer of Mela Collective from July 2019 to May 2021, a music and arts servicing network that assists musicians with various services including recording, engineering, and promotion. Experience as an Event Coordinator at Pilsen Art House from 2019 to 2021 involved live music coordination and community engagement, while earlier work as a Producer/Engineer at Red Knuckle Records from August 2017 to July 2018 focused on recording Chicago and Nashville artists. Taylor holds a Bachelor of Arts in Audio Design and Production/Music from Columbia College Chicago, graduated in 2018.