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Hometown	Dallas, TX
Genres	Pop, Rock
Band Members	Taylor Thrash - Singer/Songwriter
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Upcoming Shows	None

Contact Information:	Manager J.R. Denson jrdgcg@gmail.com 2145878193
# Years Experience Performing Live:	2
# Live Perfomances Past Six-months:	25
Market Draw:	Texas: 351-400; California: 151-200
Venue History:	The Key Club - Hollywood, CA The House of Blues - Dallas, TX Emo's - Austin, TX Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, TX Centennial Hall @ Fair Park - Dallas, TX Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA The Talent Farm - Pembroke Pines, FL Scottsdale Studios - Scotssdale, AZ
Opener Experience:	LMFAO; Travie McCoy; Neon Trees; All Time Low; The Ready Set; Forever The Sickest Kids; Skrillex
Similar Artists:	Hellogoodbye; Never Shout Never; Hot Chelle Ray; The Rocket Summer
Performing Rights Society:	BMI
Discography:	Step Forward LP—2012; What's Her Face Single—2011; Losing My Mind Single—2011; Taylor Thrash EP EP—2010

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Taylor Thrash is a singer/songwriter from Dallas, Texas, who released his first EP. Taylor spent the summer of 2010 in Los Angeles recording his project.Taylor has shared the stage with All Time Low, The Maine, The Ready Set, Skrillex, Travie McCoy, Mac...

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Pop Finals Grand Prize Winner December 2011

Top 10 in Indie Pop, May 2012

Pop Winner, December 2011

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Alter The Press Presents: Taylor Thrash by Q&A
With comparisons to Bryce Avery (The Rocket Summer) and Christofer Drew (Never Shout Never), Dallas, Texas powerpop singer Taylor Thrash has been receiving much praise for his recent self-titled EP. With tracks like 'La La Love' bringing the bright, feelgood pop that both Avery and Drew are known for. Whilst 'Run Into Me' shows Thrash's more sincere side, but keeps his favourable pop sensibility. With shows alongside the likes of Forever The Sickest Kids, Shwayze, The Scene Aesthetic, The Secret Handshake, and This Providence and topping the chart on Purevolume.com, Taylor is quickly making a name for himself, and with a sound so accessible, expect to hear more from TT soon. For fans of: Hellogoodbye, Never Shout Never, The Rocket Summer and fun. Alter The Press: Why should Alter The Press! readers check you out? Taylor Thrash: I think the Alter The Press fans might enjoy my songs and can relate to cutesy little love lyrics. I'm young and new at all of this but I hope everybody enjoys my music! It seems to me that there are a lot of bands that write lyrics that don't really mean anything and aren't that relatable. Well, for the most part, all of my songs were inspired by true events in my life. The music means more to me and my band than just a buck or two on iTunes. I've had a wonderful time writing and singing these songs, and I hope everyone can find something that they love on this EP! ATP: how did you develop yourself as a solo act? TT: I decided to go under my own name in January of 2010 and started writing the songs for my EP then. The band ended up being all of my friends that attended the college I had dropped out of and played instruments. I came to them asking or some help with a full set and it was extremely easy for us to play together. Now, me and my good friend Michael write new songs everyday and then take them to the other guys. It's a neat little system. Whenever we have local shows, I get all of the guys together and play a full band "acoustic" set. We have two guitarists, a piano, a bass, and a djembe. On tour, it will be me and Michael hitting the road until this project grows to be a but bigger. ATP: Single highlight as a band so far? TT: I think it would easily be taking the #1 spot on Purevolume and seeing how excited everyone has gotten about my music. Such a great a feeling. It's tough to get my manager excited about anything in this industry because everything is so flaky, but he has been giddy about the attention I'm getting :)

Download Taylor Thrash's "Losing My Mind" by PV Q&A
When you first hear Taylor Thrash, it's a little disarming to know it's only one guy. The sound is so rounded, the vision so cohesive, that it seems certain a pop army had to have assembled the pieces. But it's Thrash and Thrash alone, and yes, that's his real name. Here, in our PV Q&A, he talks the romantic inspiration behind new song "Losing My Mind" (a free download, heyo!), being a solo act who also kinda-sorta has a band, and the opportunities unfolding at his feet. PureVolume: So Taylor, who are you? What are you about? Taylor Thrash: Hello there PureVolume followers, my name is Taylor Thrash. It is not some cool, made up Myspace name. Thrash is my actual last name. (Which totally sucks since I make cheesy pop music -- metal fans get disappointed.) I'm a singer/songwriter from Dallas, TX and I really like writing songs about lovey-dovey stuff. I wanna write the songs that help others explain to their loved ones how they feel about them, whether it is good or bad. I wanna write the perfect breakup song for someone who is going through a tough time. I also wanna write a song that will play at someone's wedding because they heard it and it reminded them of falling in love. PV: How do you describe your music when someone asks at a party? TT: I always have the same answer when I get the typical "What kind of music do you play?" after someone drops the "I'm in a band" card. I always answer with "cheesy pop music that I write about my relationships." It will never hurt my feelings to call my music cheesy or lovey-dovey. I think that type of music can be a lot of fun. PV: There seems to be major appeal for dudes to go solo with DIY electro/pop/rock. What's the attraction? What's it like? TT: I love being a solo artist because even if a member quits, the project continues. I never change, so why rely on others to do the same? However, my live band consists of my best friends so it's very band-oriented. I write all the songs and can perform them no matter who is playing for me. That appeals to being solo, but like I said, I'm blessed with a very dedicated group of musician friends that help me make sure we have a killer show. PV: So you do perform live. How's that been going? TT: I've been on three tours now. I went on a tour with my buddies My Genuine Find and Plug In Stereo last year. I played with Forever the Sickest Kids on a few of their Texas dates as well. Next summer I'm really blessed in that I qualified in the Top 4 for Ernie Ball's Battle of The Bands for Warped Tour.

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