BORN IN 1989, GYP TAYLOR IS A GUITARIST/COMPOSER/ARRANGER FROM MINNEAPOLIS, MN. HE GREW UP IN THE NEARBY COMMUNITY PRIOR LAKE, MN AND BEGAN PLAYING THE GUITAR AT AGE 12 WITH HIS FATHER'S ASSISTANCE. GYP WAS IMMEDIATELY INTERESTED IN THE MUSIC OF JIMI HENDRIX AS WELL AS THRASH METAL BANDS METALLICA AND SLAYER. IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING, GYP STUDIED BLUES MUSIC AND EXPANDED OUT TO ALL GENRES. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A COUPLE OF LESSONS AT 14, GYP IS COMPLETELY SELF-TAUGHT. GYP TREATS MUSIC, WHETHER ...
BORN IN 1989, GYP TAYLOR IS A GUITARIST/COMPOSER/ARRANGER FROM MINNEAPOLIS, MN. HE GREW UP IN THE NEARBY COMMUNITY PRIOR LAKE, MN AND BEGAN PLAYING THE GUITAR AT AGE 12 WITH HIS FATHER'S ASSISTANCE. GYP WAS IMMEDIATELY INTERESTED IN THE MUSIC OF JIMI HENDRIX AS WELL AS THRASH METAL BANDS METALLICA AND SLAYER. IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING, GYP STUDIED BLUES MUSIC AND EXPANDED OUT TO ALL GENRES. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A COUPLE OF LESSONS AT 14, GYP IS COMPLETELY SELF-TAUGHT. GYP TREATS MUSIC, WHETHER IT BE PLAYING OR WRITING, LIKE A "9 TO 5" OCCUPATION AND IS KNOWN TO PLAY 40-50 HOURS A WEEK. GYP ATTENDED THE UNI. OF NEB.-LINCOLN HIS FRESHMAN YEAR, IT WAS THERE HE MAJORED IN PSYCHOLOGY AND BRIEFLY STUDIED BUSINESS PRACTICES. HE WAS ALSO A FOUNDING FATHER OF THE TKE-PHI CHAPTER FRATERNITY IN 2007 AND ITS FIRST INCUMBENT SOCIAL CHAIRMAN. GYP TRANSFERED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MN-TWIN CITIES THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND CONTINUED HIS STUDIES UNTIL DECIDING TO PURSUE A CAREER IN MUSIC IN LATE WINTER 2008. IT WAS AT THIS TIME GYP CHOSE TO LEAD A LIFE IN MUSIC AND DEVOTE HIS TIME TO CREATING MUSIC HE WASN'T CURRENTLY HEARING IN THE PRESENT. GYP MAINTAINS A GREEN LIFESTYLE AND ACTIVELY RECYCLES. GYP IS VERY INTERESTED IN TRAVELING AND LIVE PERFORMANCE AND IS ALWAYS EAGER TO TAKE ON MUSIC AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. HE IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERING RELOCATION TO THE SF BAY AREA, BUT NO DEFINITE PLAN IS SET. GYP IS CURRENTLY STUDYING VIRTUALLY ALL FORMS OF GUITAR MUSIC AND HEAVILY EMPHASIZING COMPOSITION. ONE OF GYP'S FUTURE GOALS IS TO COMPOSE CHAMBER MUSIC WITH HIS BROTHER AND TO SHOWCASE QUINTETS AND OCTETS CREATING A SOUND USING UNIQUE INSTRUMENTATION (TENTATIVELY PLANING). GYP WOULD LIKE TO NETWORK WITH ANYONE AND EVERYONE IN ANY GENRE OF MUSIC OF ANY DISCIPLINE, WE'RE FRIENDLY LIKE THAT! AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, GYP TAYLOR IS AUDITIONING DRUMMERS, BASSISTS, AND RHYTHM GUITARISTS WHO WANT TO PLAY ORIGINAL LIVE ROCK/FUSION METAL STYLINGS. IF YOU PLAN TO AUDITION FOR GYP, PLEASE BE PREPARED TO PLAY MULTIPLE LIVE SHOWS BACK TO BACK, AND ATTEND RIGOROUS REHEARSAL 4 DAYS A WEEK FOR APPROXIMATELY 4-5 HOURS EACH SESSION.
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