Taylor Davis (born March 20, 1987) is an American violinist, arranger, and composer. Davis is best known for her violin covers of music from video games featured on her YouTube channel "Taylor Davis", where she also features performances of her own arrangements of music from films and musicals. Since July 2013, she has begun releasing her own original compositions as well.
Taylor Davis
Screen capture from Taylor Davis' video of "Wide Awake".
In 2012, Davis released two albums and an assortment of singles. Her seventh album was the first one exclusively with original music; it was crowdfunded, and the album, entitled Taylor Davis, was released in March 2015 and debuted at #10 on the Billboard Classical Charts.[1][2][3]
Taylor Davis was born on March 20, 1987, in Western Springs, Illinois.[2] Davis started playing violin at the age of 8, while in elementary school.[2][3][4][5] While in high school, Davis began playing video game music. Later, Davis attended Gonzaga University, where she worked to introduce video game music to the college orchestra and quartet members.[6] Davis graduated from Gonzaga University with a degree in Public Relations, and a minor degree in Violin Performance.[2][3][7] After attending college, she intended to get into the profession of scoring music for games, films, or other media. It did not work out at the time,[8] so she took a business job for a short period, while at the same time posting YouTube videos on the side (as a classically trained violinist).[2][9][10] Davis worked as a PR person for a non-profit organization until November 2011;[11] and then quit her job to concentrate all her efforts on developing her career through YouTube.[12]
Career and activity on YouTubeedit
Davis started her first YouTube channel under the pseudonym "ViolinTay" on April 30, 2010.
In October 2013, the Critical Hit band's debut took place. This is a group led by Jason Hayes (keyboardist and composer of the World of Warcraft video game's soundtrack) and Michael Gluck (under the pseudonym "Piano Squall"). Davis joined the band in the same year,[13] and the other band members are composer Adam Gubman, keyboardist David Paich (Toto's co-founder); violinists Michelle Jade, Caroline Campbell and Molly Rogers; bassists Carlitos del Puerto and Tim MacDonald; cellists Tina Guo, Ginger Murphy and Leah Metzler; percussionists Doug Belote, Joel Taylor and Kevin Dooley; guitarists Kole Hicks, Nita Strauss, Chet Stevens and Laurence Juber; pianist Salome Scheidegger; flutists Sara Andon, Shannon Canchola, and the "World Music" woodwinds-reeds-wind synthesizers specialistPedro Eustache. The band published its first album in the same period.
Personal lifeedit
Davis married a man named Jarred in 2011. They have two sons, born in 2019 and 2021. They also have two dogs names Jax and Indy. She is a Christian.[14]
Discographyedit
Albumsedit
Gaming Fantasy (2012)
An Enchanted Christmas (2012)
Game On: 2 Player Mode (2012) – Taylor Davis & Lara de Wit
Legendary Movie Music (2013)
Melodies of Hyrule: Songs from The Legend of Zelda (2013)
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^ abcde"Exclusive video premiere: Taylor Davis' 'Jurassic Park Theme'". Allen Foster for www.asx.com. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
^ abc"A Few Minutes With Violinist Taylor Davis". www.pollstar.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
^"About". Taylor Davis. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
^Peter Thomas (August 16, 2012). "Peter Thomas Interviews Taylor Davis – Part 1" (Podcast). gamentrain. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
^. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
^"Taylor Davis ('09) – Classical Violinist and Gonzaga Alumna". ZagsOnline. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
^"Taylor Davis interview"(PDF). Geek Syndicate: 17. November 2012.
^"Taylor Davis – Gonzaga". ZagsOnline. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
^"YouTube Millionaires: Taylor Davis Gets "Emotionally Attached" To Her Music". October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
^"[AMA] Hey I'm Taylor Davis, violinist, composer and performer - AMA!". September 22, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^"An interview with Taylor Davis, a violinist and composer with a love of videogame, anime and movie soundtracks". cmuse.org. March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
^"Taylor Davis – Violin". Critical Hit. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
^"About". taylordavisviolin.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
^"AudioGANG 2015 Awards". audiogang.org. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
External linksedit
Official website
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This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral Please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Taylor Davis born March 20 1987 is an American violinist arranger and composer Davis is best known for her violin covers of music from video games featured on her YouTube channel Taylor Davis where she also features performances of her own arrangements of music from films and musicals Since July 2013 she has begun releasing her own original compositions as well Taylor DavisScreen capture from Taylor Davis video of Wide Awake Background informationBorn 1987 03 20 March 20 1987 age 37 Western Springs Illinois U S GenresVideo game music classical music film score anime musicOccupation s Violinist arranger composerInstrument s ViolinYears active2010 presentWebsitewww wbr taylordavisviolin wbr com In 2012 Davis released two albums and an assortment of singles Her seventh album was the first one exclusively with original music it was crowdfunded and the album entitled Taylor Davis was released in March 2015 and debuted at 10 on the Billboard Classical Charts 1 2 3 Contents 1 Biography 2 Career and activity on YouTube 3 Personal life 4 Discography 4 1 Albums 4 2 Singles 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External linksBiography editTaylor Davis was born on March 20 1987 in Western Springs Illinois 2 Davis started playing violin at the age of 8 while in elementary school 2 3 4 5 While in high school Davis began playing video game music Later Davis attended Gonzaga University where she worked to introduce video game music to the college orchestra and quartet members 6 Davis graduated from Gonzaga University with a degree in Public Relations and a minor degree in Violin Performance 2 3 7 After attending college she intended to get into the profession of scoring music for games films or other media It did not work out at the time 8 so she took a business job for a short period while at the same time posting YouTube videos on the side as a classically trained violinist 2 9 10 Davis worked as a PR person for a non profit organization until November 2011 11 and then quit her job to concentrate all her efforts on developing her career through YouTube 12 Career and activity on YouTube editDavis started her first YouTube channel under the pseudonym ViolinTay on April 30 2010 In October 2013 the Critical Hit band s debut took place This is a group led by Jason Hayes keyboardist and composer of the World of Warcraft video game s soundtrack and Michael Gluck under the pseudonym Piano Squall Davis joined the band in the same year 13 and the other band members are composer Adam Gubman keyboardist David Paich Toto s co founder violinists Michelle Jade Caroline Campbell and Molly Rogers bassists Carlitos del Puerto and Tim MacDonald cellists Tina Guo Ginger Murphy and Leah Metzler percussionists Doug Belote Joel Taylor and Kevin Dooley guitarists Kole Hicks Nita Strauss Chet Stevens and Laurence Juber pianist Salome Scheidegger flutists Sara Andon Shannon Canchola and the World Music woodwinds reeds wind synthesizers specialist Pedro Eustache The band published its first album in the same period Personal life editDavis married a man named Jarred in 2011 They have two sons born in 2019 and 2021 They also have two dogs names Jax and Indy She is a Christian 14 Discography editAlbums edit Gaming Fantasy 2012 An Enchanted Christmas 2012 Game On 2 Player Mode 2012 Taylor Davis amp Lara de Wit Legendary Movie Music 2013 Melodies of Hyrule Songs from The Legend of Zelda 2013 The Anime and Game Collection 2014 Taylor Davis 2015 Odyssey 2016 Songs of Christmas 2017 Melodies of a Magic Kingdom 2018 Cover to Cover Vol 1 2021 Songs of the Lost Woods 2021 Singles editAwards and nominations editYear Award Work Result 2015 AudioGANG Best Game Music Cover Remix Award 15 The Last of Us Theme violin cover with composer Adam Gubman NominatedReferences edit Taylor Davis Live in Concert 2015 Highline Ballroom highlineballroom com Archived from the original on September 19 2017 Retrieved June 8 2015 a b c d e Exclusive video premiere Taylor Davis Jurassic Park Theme Allen Foster for www asx com Retrieved June 12 2015 a b c A Few Minutes With Violinist Taylor Davis www pollstar com Retrieved September 2 2015 About Taylor Davis Retrieved February 11 2015 Peter Thomas August 16 2012 Peter Thomas Interviews Taylor Davis Part 1 Podcast gamentrain Retrieved February 23 2013 Zelda Dungeon Exclusive Interview With Taylor Davis Archived from the original on June 29 2017 Retrieved September 24 2015 Taylor Davis 09 Classical Violinist and Gonzaga Alumna ZagsOnline Retrieved February 11 2015 Taylor Davis interview PDF Geek Syndicate 17 November 2012 Taylor Davis Gonzaga ZagsOnline Retrieved February 11 2015 YouTube Millionaires Taylor Davis Gets Emotionally Attached To Her Music October 29 2015 Retrieved November 6 2015 AMA Hey I m Taylor Davis violinist composer and performer AMA September 22 2015 Retrieved September 23 2015 An interview with Taylor Davis a violinist and composer with a love of videogame anime and movie soundtracks cmuse org March 23 2015 Retrieved March 25 2015 Taylor Davis Violin Critical Hit Retrieved February 11 2015 About taylordavisviolin com Retrieved April 28 2024 AudioGANG 2015 Awards audiogang org Retrieved April 24 2015 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Taylor Davis violinist amp oldid 1221126683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
