Album Notes

We are the vocal group from Tyler, Texas. Our love of music and performing entertained our families since early childhood when we sang in church choirs. Since 1989, when we won our first talent contest, we have seriously pursued our music careers.

Currently we are promoting our CD "Be Still" comprised of 13 original songs, with our goal of being the first group to chart on every genre someday. We can sing all styles of music from R&B to country using the versatility within our group. All members write songs individually as well as collectively.

"Tayste" is a family group with two brothers and a cousin, each a minister's son. Since age four we mimicked Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, memorizing words and choreography, dancing on our porches and sidewalks, performing for anyone who would listen. Golden Boy, never the shy one, always knew he wanted to be a performer, being too poor to afford an instrument, he and the others developed their voices into a golden harmony. When we entered our first talent contest we sang new edition's "Can You Stand The Rain". It was a gigantic lesson in quick thinking. Each microphone kept going out one by one. We kept singing and moving across the stage to the next microphone. We did it so well the audience never knew of the near miss and for an encore, we sang a cappella without any working microphones.

Winning that competition inspired us to move to Houston and seek a studio to record in for a demo tape. We worked day jobs and tried to go to college, but gigs kept us on the move. Being naive we quickly learned that we had to learn the ropes of the music business or be taken advantage of. By 1993 Golden Boy stepped up to lead the group with his creative force leading toward their goal.

Be still is R&B with a universal appeal. Our lyrics cover relationships, love, and sex. Tayste has the determination it takes to succeed, and we will achieve our goals. After surviving the struggles of the daily grind so that our unique vocal styles can reach everyone, we are inspired to sing our hearts out and to write the best songs we can. Our voices are a gift from "God" and we intend to share it with others.