| Evan Taubenfeld |
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| Background information |
| Birth name |
Evan David Taubenfeld |
| Born |
(1983-06-27) June 27, 1983 (age 29)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Origin |
Baltimore, Maryland. U.S. |
| Genres |
Pop punk,[1] pop rock |
| Occupations |
Musician, songwriter, producer, executive music director |
| Instruments |
Vocals, guitar, piano, drums |
| Years active |
2002–present |
| Labels |
Sire/Warner Bros. |
| Associated acts |
Avril Lavigne, The Black List Club, Spinfire, Ditch Ruxton, Secondhand Serenade, Stereopony |
| Website |
evantaubenfeld.com |
Evan David Taubenfeld (born June 27, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for being Avril Lavigne's lead guitarist. Taubenfeld's debut album, Welcome to the Blacklist Club, was released on May 18, 2010.[2]
Early life [edit]
Taubenfeld was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Mark and Ami Taubenfeld, who ran a catering business. He has two siblings, a younger brother Drew (b. 1984), who is the guitarist in Selena Gomez & The Scene, and a younger sister, Annie (b. 1991). Taubenfeld is Jewish[3] and went to the McDonogh School.[4] He taught himself guitar by learning to play "Come As You Are" by Nirvana[citation needed] . He has also been in a band named Spinfire.
Career [edit]
Taubenfeld received a phone call from Josh Sarubin, inviting him to audition for a new talent he just signed, a young Canadian named Avril Lavigne. Taubenfeld remained in Lavigne's band until September 2004; when he was given his own recording contract.[5] In 2008, Taubenfeld produced two tracks for rapper Tyga's debut album No Introduction, "Press 7" and "First Timers", the latter of which he was also featured in. Taubenfeld's first single, "Boy Meets Girl", was released in March 2009. He was the executive musical director for the short lived MTV show Kaya. Taubenfeld also had a role in the series, Private, as Blake Pearson. On July 26, 2009 Taubenfeld joined Metro Station, Mayday Parade, and Mitchel Musso on his second tour as a solo artist. Taubenfeld's Christmas single, "Merry Swiftmas (Even Though I Celebrate Chanukah)" debuted at #59 on the Hot Country Songs chart. His album, Welcome to the Blacklist Club was released in May 2010. He re-teamed with Lavigne and co-wrote several songs on her 2011 album, Goodbye Lullaby. Taubenfeld performs the bridge vocals on Lavigne's track "Push". Evan also co-wrote a song for The Used album "Vulnerable" the fifth track "SHINE". In 2012 while helping produce songs for the Japanese band Stereopony, they collaborated and subsequently dubbed them self "Evanpony". A few months later Stereopony announced they would be splitting up later that year. Shiho (drums) and Nohana (bass) from Stereopony will continue with Evanpony.
Discography [edit]
Studio albums [edit]
Singles [edit]
Filmography [edit]
Television [edit]
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 2007 |
KAYA |
Himself |
Executive Musical Director |
| 2009 |
Private |
Blake Pearson |
Missing in episodes 1 and 2 |
References [edit]
External links [edit]
| Persondata |
| Name |
Taubenfeld, Evan |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
American musician |
| Date of birth |
June 27, 1983 |
| Place of birth |
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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