Troy Taylor discusses signing the worst record deal ever, working with Aretha Franklin + more

Grammy-award winning producer, songwriter & pioneer Troy Taylor has worked with Boyz 2 Men, Trey Songz, Ronald Isley, Aretha Franklin, Jacquees, Lil Duval + more. Today he joins us in the Free Game Podcast, episode 121

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Topics Discussed:

• Troy’s upbringing and early musical influences

• Signing ‘the worst deal ever’

• How he came to meet and work with Motown exec Timmy Regesford

• Getting bought out of his horrible deal so he could sign with Motown

• How he met and worked with Boyz 2 Men at the beginning of their career

• Realizing he wanted to stay behind the scenes and not be an artist

• How relationships are more important than money

• Trey Songz was the only artist to listen to everything Troy told him

• What he learned from working with Aretha Franklin

• How church music help produce people like Aretha Franklin, and why music is different in the modern era

• Troy’s work on “Nasty” by Lil Duval x Jacquees x Tank

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