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=Matthew W. Taylor= Matthew W. Taylor (Born 1993) is an American musician, writer, and filmmaker from San Diego, California.

Childhood
Taylor was born in San Diego on November 4, 1993 to parents Robert and Nancy. Early on, he received tutoring for various instruments, ranging from piano to cello. He was homeschooled for the majority of his primary education. At grade ten, he began attending Christian High School in El Cajon, California, where he undertook concentrations in filmmaking and journalism. He graduated with honors in the class of 2011.

College
At his time of graduation, Taylor stated intent to begin classes at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California the following school year. However, during the summer of 2011 he enrolled at George Fox University due to unprecedented financial reasons. According to music journalist Andy Leong, Taylor made the decision to change colleges during a concert in La Mirada, California. Taylor began studying at GFU in the fall of 2011, at age seventeen.

Creative Career
From as early as age fifteen, Taylor saw heavy involvement in San Diego's independent art and music scenes, attending and advocating events for artists ranging from local filmmakers to East County's hardcore bands. Additionally, Taylor was sporadically involved with creative efforts himself, from the hardcore-punk band Gravves to Destin Cretton's feature-length film I Am Not A Hipster.

Taylor cites one of his most profound creative influences to be the time spent alongside his high school filmmaking teacher, who involved him in various conceptual and promotional productions throughout Southern California from the years 2009-2011.