Tastiera

You may be wondering at this point why we call the Alleged Artist the Alleged Artist.  Three reasons.  First, we are not quite sure it is him.  We've never actually seen him perform, and he always locks the door for recording sessions.  The second reason we call the Alleged Artist the Alleged Artist is because we are not quite sure one would refer to what he produces as art.  Finally, we just want to make sure we don't ever get sued by someone for messing up on the first and second reasons.

We know very little about this enigmatic figure. Based on unsigned and poorly written letters that have been continually slipped under our front door, he is in his early 40's, and he has been composing music since the early 1980's. All of this traces back to when he received a pink toy piano from his parents at the age of three. After breaking said piano, his parents - apparently either slow learners or indiscriminately generous - bought him a real one. Eight years of piano lessons later, he got an electronic keyboard and formed the (one man?) band Velvet Cockroach, which eventually evolved into Tastiera, and the rest is history.

Tastiera lyrics are usually topical, touching on science, religion, politics, and philosophy.  If you browse through the music available on this site (via the "Albums" link in the navigation bar), you will notice a rather striking transformation of the Alleged Artist's views in religion and politics, from the 1980's and early 1990's to the present.  Where once knelt a devout Catholic conservative, now stumbles a liberal agnostic.  Since he's done a complete 180 on these things over the years, our general advice is that you follow our lead, and refrain from ever taking him the least bit seriously.

The Alleged Artist currently lives in his home town of Denver, Colorado, with his infinitely patient fiancee and a mentally unstable cat.  He pays the bills by masquerading as an aerospace engineer, plays hockey two to three times a week as a goaltender, and eats a lot of pizza.