Bio
About Taydem
Singer, songwriter, actress
Taydem was born December 28, 2001, and raised in Carroll, Iowa. She originally went by 'Taydem Shoesmith' but recently changed her stage name to just "TAYDEM."
Taydem loved music from an early age, with singing in the church and her dad singing to her often. She started writing lyrics in high school as a form a therapy. She started acting when she graduated high school booking her first role as the lead of "In The Dark," a short psychological horror film. While she continued acting she found she still had a major passion for music and started her music career with her debut song in 2023 "Are You Clapping?"
She has since released more music all ranging in different genres. Taydem says, "There are so many things I want to try, so I don't know what my sound is yet." She is an independent artist who currently writes and produces her own music.
her actress side
Taydem is also involved in the performing arts. In middle school Taydem started acting lessons at “Serendipity.” A studio that had recently opened in her home town at the time. There her love for acting started and grew. She joined Peak Agency around 2017, which led to her obtaining a variety of gigs. Taydem has partaken in commercials, print ads, short films, and feature films. Her break out role was a short psychological horror film “In the Dark," where she played the role of Jessie.
Contact Taydem
GMAIL: taydemshoesmith@gmail.com