Who We Are

© Elyse Bruce and Thomas D. Tayor, 2006 - 2009. All rights reserved. Individuals retain ownership of copyrighted materials on the MIDNIGHT IN CHICAGO website. Nothing at this website may be reproduced without first obtaining written permission from the copyright owner(s). Contact bruce@midnightinchicago.com for detailed information.

ABOUT ELYSE BRUCE

Elyse is the Founder and Creator of the international MIDNIGHT IN CHICAGO culture and tourism initiative raising awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Related Illnesses as well as funds for non-profit organizations. She is a member of the American Federation of Musicians Local 446 (AFM), the Guild of Canadian Film Composers (GCFC), the Association of Managers of Volunteer Services (AMVS), the Saskatchewan Recording Industry Association (SRIA) and SOCAN.

She balances her time writing and recording music, masting new technology, teaching songwriting and marketing courses at the high school and university level, raising her totally awesome child with a dual diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome (a form of Autism) and Myasthenia Gravis (a rare complex neuromuscular autoimmune disorder), and thinking up new and exciting projects that involved -- and benefit -- as many people as possible.

For more information on Elyse Bruce, click on the photo to the left.

ABOUT THOMAS D. TAYLOR

Thomas D. Taylor, the "MIDNIGHT IN CHICAGO" Artist and Co-Creator of the initiative, has been drawing and painting for over 30 years. His artwork embellishes subjects via absence of shadow, vibrancy of colors, and smooth small brush strokers. His acrylic on canvas paintings range from modern and abstract to surreal but all fall under the art form he has coined "Precise Impressionism."

Taylor painted the album covers for the "Midnight In Chicago" and "Countdown To Midnight" CDs as well as the upcoming 2009 Christmas CD release "A Midnight Clear."

He is a great believer in environmental, humanitarian, animal and Autism Rights causes and is an Administrator for 9 web-based forum groups for people with Asperger Syndrome. HE writes, with the assistance of Ms. Bruce, podcasts on AUtism Spectrum Disorders and related illnesses that can be downloaded free of charge at www.mic.mypodcast.com.

For more information on Thomas D. Taylor and his art, click on the photo to the left.