Evan Taubenfeld

At 41 years old, Evan Taubenfeld has this physical status:

Evan David Taubenfeld (born June 27, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for being Avril Lavigne's lead guitarist, music director and frequent collaborator.

Taubenfeld's debut album, Welcome to the Blacklist Club, was released on May 18, 2010 on Warner Records.

Early life

Taubenfeld was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Mark and Ami Taubenfeld, who ran a catering business. He has two siblings, a younger brother named Drew (b. 1984), who is a multi-instrumentalist and musical director for Kacey Musgraves, and a younger sister, Annie (b. 1990). Taubenfeld graduated from McDonogh School in 2001.

Taubenfeld had an early interest in music and took an interest at the piano at home as a toddler. He received a small drum kit as a young child, continuing on a full-size drum kit several years later. While in seventh grade, he joined the band The Suburbanites on drums. At the age of 15, he taught himself guitar by learning to play "Come As You Are" by Nirvana. After 3 years, he founded Spinfire with his friend Matt Halpern in which he sang and played guitar. They performed at festivals and shows in the Baltimore area, and wrote and produced songs such as "Feeling Beautiful", "Lettin' It Be", and "Waiting".

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Career

Taubenfeld considered studying at Berklee College of Music, but instead, his band was promoted through major labels. Taubenfeld recorded a demo of his own music rather than going to college, among others delivering it to Arista Records A&R vice president Josh Sarubin, who he met with during his time in Spinfire. Sarubin, the man who urged him to audition in New York City for the band of a new talent he just signed, Avril Lavigne, a young Canadian, received a phone call from Taubenfeld. He joined the band in 2002 when her debut album Let Go had already been released. Taubenfeld contributed to the album Lavigne's sophomore album Under My Skin and was credited for the music on "Don't Tell Me," "Take Me Away," and "Freak Out," the latter of which he shared the credit with drummer Matt Brann. He began playing music and became a close friend of Lavigne, in addition to being her lead guitarist. He left the band in September 2004, when he was signed as a staff writer for EMI Music Publishing, following which he secured his own recording deal with Sire/Warner Bros. Records in October 2004.

For many years, Taubenfeld will continue to collaborate with Lavigne. On her 2007 album The Best Damn Thing, he co-wrote four songs with Lavigne, including the hit single "Hot." He performed "Complicated" and "Girlfriend" with Lavigne and her bandmate, Jim McGorman, in 2010. He co-wrote three songs, performed vocals on "Push's bridge, performed on several instruments, and did engineering and production work on the album. He appeared on the 2011 Black Star World Tour as the opening act for Lavigne's North American Leg.

Taubenfeld formed the band Ditch Ruxton, which appeared on stage in 2003 while still playing in Lavigne's band. Within a year, the company was defunct.

Taubenfeld produced two songs for rapper Tyga's debut album No Introduction, "Press 7," and "First Timers," the latter of which he also appeared on. He has worked with The Pack and Oreskaband.

Taubenfeld formed The Black List Club, a tribute to his solo work. In March 2009, Boy Meets Girl, his first solo album, was released. It was co-written with fellow indie pop artists Adam Richman and Bleu. In July 2009, Taubenfeld toured with Metro Station, Mitchel Musso, and the Mayday Parade to raise the single. "Merry Swiftmas (Even Though I Celebrate Chanukah)" by Taubenfeld debuts in late 2009, he was ranked #59 on the Hot Country Songs chart, in which he sang Taylor Swift and Christmas songs well before Swift trademarked the word "swiftmas." His album Welcome to the Blacklist Club was not released until May 2010. He has since continued to record and perform songs, but not in a concert setting.

Taubenfeld, the executive musical director of Kaya, a short-lived MTV show about a girl who has signed to a major label with her band, was the executive musical director. He co-wrote, produced, and produced the series's soundtrack. Blake Pearson appeared on the Web series Private as Blake Pearson and produced for the MTV series Pageant Place.

"Shine" was Taubenfeld's co-wrote the song for The Used album Vulnerable in 2012. He produced for the Japanese band Stereopony in a joint venture with them on the album "Just Rock With Me," for which the group was dubbed "Evanpony" in public broadcasts of the song.

Crush Music Publishing, a music publishing joint venture between Songs Publishing and Crush Management, is now owned by Taubenfeld.

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