Biography
Who is Taylor Davis?
Early life and education
Taylor Davis was born on March 20, 1987, in Western Springs, Illinois. She grew up in the United States and began playing the violin at the age of 8 while she was still in elementary school. During her high school years, she developed an interest in playing video game music on her instrument.
After finishing high school, Taylor attended Gonzaga University. While studying there, she worked to introduce video game music to the college orchestra and quartet members. She successfully graduated from Gonzaga University with a degree in public relations and a minor degree in violin performance.
Career beginnings
Following her college graduation, Taylor initially intended to pursue a profession in scoring music for games, films, and other media. When that path did not work out immediately, she took a business job for a short period. At the same time, she continued posting videos on YouTube as a classically trained violinist.
Taylor worked as a public relations person for a non-profit organization until November 2011. She then decided to quit her job to concentrate all her efforts on developing her career through YouTube. She had already started her first YouTube channel under the pseudonym ViolinTay on April 30, 2010.
Albums and musical releases
In 2012, Taylor released two albums and an assortment of singles, establishing her presence in the digital music space. Her early releases included Gaming Fantasy, An Enchanted Christmas, and Game On: 2 Player Mode in collaboration with Lara de Wit. She followed these with famous Movie Music and Melodies of Hyrule: Songs from The Legend of Zelda in 2013.
She continued publishing collections such as The Anime and Game Collection in 2014. Her seventh album consisted exclusively of original music for the first time. This crowdfunded record was self-titled and debuted at number ten on the Billboard Classical Charts in March 2015. Later projects included Odyssey, Songs of Christmas, Melodies of a Magic Kingdom, and additional cover volumes.
Band membership and collaborations
In October 2013, Taylor joined the Critical Hit band during its debut. The group was led by Jason Hayes, who worked as the keyboardist and composer for the World of Warcraft video game soundtrack, alongside Michael Gluck under the pseudonym Piano Squall.
The musical group featured many other well-known performers, including composer Adam Gubman and keyboardist David Paich. Taylor performed alongside fellow violinists Michelle Jade, Caroline Campbell, and Molly Rogers in this large ensemble that published its first album during the same period.
Birthday and age
Taylor Davis was born on March 20, 1987, which makes Taylor 39 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. Taylor shares the date with 35 other famous people.
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