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Justin Taylor Phillips (born), better known by Crywolf, is an electronic music producer and singer.

Personal life
Phillips was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has five siblings, two of whom are adopted. From a young age, he taught himself various instruments. He studied economics in New York.

Career
Phillips' artistic name, Crywolf, was inspired by a childhood friend whose first Cherokee name was Weeping Wolf. Though his background was indie-acoustic, his early productions were electronic.

EPs (2013-2015)
Phillips' debut EP, Ghosts, was released on DATE through Le Castle Vania's label, Always-Never Records. Ghosts was inspired by "the most intensely dark and beautiful periods of [Phillips'] life so far".

On April 15, 2014, Phillips released a free download of a song, Eyes Half Closed, from his second EP Angels. Angels was released on April 29, 2014. A free download of Angels was also released on Reddit.

His third EP, Runaway, was a collaboration with artist Ianborg. It was released in November 2014.

Due to his younger brother's aneurysm, Phillips dedicated 200% of profits from Ghosts EP, Angels EP, and Runaway EP from the week of October 22, 2014 to the medical debt.

The single "Neverland" from the Dysphoria EP was exclusively premiered on Fuse.tv on June 1, 2015.Phillips produced Dysphoria in a relatively short amount of time and developed cabin fever where he ate infrequently and worked 12-18 hours a day. He attributed this state of mind to the atmosphere of the EP.

Cataclasm
Cataclasm exclusively premiered on Billboard via Okami Records on November 19, 2015. Many of the songs of the album were written during Phillips' trip to Bildudalur, Iceland, where he spent 65 days in isolation. He was inspired by the "alien atmosphere" and natural sounds of Iceland.

Phillips went on a headlining North American tour to celebrate the release of Cataclasm during the summer and fall of 2016.