The “hyper-talented Taylor Dexter,” as Los Angeles Magazine called him, is in the driver’s seat for Air Life, singing, producing and serving as the band’s primary writer on songs that pull together influences including Chaka Khan and Michael Jackson with a modern twist. The result is a future soul pop stew that calls to mind contemporaries Mark Ronson and Little Dragon.

For Dexter, multi-tasking in music is nothing new. Since graduating from Hollywood’s Musicians Institute in 2010, Dexter has worked as a drummer for hire touring with a number of artists including Aussie pop songstress Lenka (Sony), alt surf rockers Cayucas (Secretly Canadian), and electro pop duo Hunter Hunted (RCA). It was in 2014 that he decided to start a project of his own where he could showcase his love for soul and R&B.

Since their inception, Air Life has released two singles on indie label New Professor Music which have earned them praise from blogs like L.A. Canvas calling them “a breath of fresh air in Silver Lake”, a coveted monthlong residency at L.A. club The Satellite, and bills sharing the stage with some of today’s most buzzed about acts including Anderson Paak, Gallant, and Holychild.

Air Life, rounded out by some of L.A.’s finest young musicians including Brijesh Pandya (drums), Brad Babinski (bass), Derek Howa (keys), Cassandra Violet (vocals), Mark Einhorn (saxophone), Blake Straus and Wesley Singeman (guitars) continue their momentum with their latest single Searchin’ For An Answer; a Chaka Khan inspired soul pop anthem that grooves around the subject of lust at first sight, to be released 2/12 on New Professor Music.