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Taylor Alexander
United States, California, Los Angeles
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Taylor Alexander
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Taylor Alexander

United States
California
Los Angeles
Pop
Easy Listening
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About Taylor Alexander

Taylor Alexander mixes rock, soul and pop values simultaneously creating a sound, style and look, all his own. Handcrafted songs with a simplistic yet precise take on self accompanied guitar. Coupled For as long as he can remember, Taylor Alexander has been singing. In the shower, in the car, when he thought no one could hear him and when he knew everyone could, he put his vocal talents to good use. At 12 he picked up his first guitar and at 16 he began penning his own music. Live performances followed suit and the rest, as the old cliché goes, is history.

Named after James Taylor – no really, his parents are rad – Taylor Alexander grew
up in Cincinnati. A city known more for its chili and sports teams that only make it so far, Cinci’s not exactly recognized as a hot bed of emerging talent. But, this is the same offshoot of the Ohio River that spawned Bootsy Collins, (expired link). Reid, the Afghan Whigs and 98 Degrees so there must be something in the water (or the chili) that breeds talent.


“I think Cincinnati has been an excellent place to hone my skills,” Taylor says
about his birthplace. “It will always be my home and has been a wonderful
training ground.” It also helps that Taylor hails from a musical family. His maternal grandmother studied music in college and his grandfather was 1st
Marine Corps Band. On his father’s side, his grandfather was also a singer. It doesn’t end there, his dad and uncle both dabble in song writing, while his younger sister, Mia Carruthers, of MTV's 2009 reality drama 'Taking the Stage' is a talented pianist and singer/songwriter.


In his youth, Taylor took some music lessons and taught himself to read tablature
online. However, it was the constant loop of tunes playing in his head that drove him to practice, practice, practice until that music was ready to leave his noggin and be set free into the world. He’s constantly singing, beat boxing and writing lyrics. If you happen to be standing next to Taylor on the bus or subway, cock your ears because you may just hear a cut from his next release being worked out before you.

Influenced by the solo artists that came before him like Jason Mraz, John Mayer
and of course his namesake the “Fire and Rain” guy, Taylor used their music as a
blueprint for his own.“Their collective style is what made me want to make music,” he says. “I wanted to be able to captivate an audience like they can with guitar, voice and melody,” he continues, reflecting on the artists that shaped him. Other inspirations include Justin Timberlake, Marc Cohn, David Grey, Michael Jackson and Joni Mitchell. Like the aforementioned artists there’s a real earnestness to Taylor’s music, a yearning that can’t be ignored. Lyrical honesty is important to him and being an emotionally sensitive dude doesn’t hurt.


“My music is my coping mechanism,” says Taylor. It’s his therapy, it’s what gets him through life and you never know, his music could help get your through yours.

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Total Plays: 57,569

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Subscribers: 500

Followers: 215

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