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Dylan Taylor (born Taylor Lee Braun on September 30, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and visual artist.

Early Years
Dylan Taylor was born at Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia on September 30, 1990. She grew up south of Atlanta in Stockbridge, Georgia. Dylan’s father, Karl M. Braun, a singer-songwriter and professional musician, recognized and encouraged her musical talent at an early age. Dylan was the first of two daughters born to her father and Mary Cole Braun, At the age of 10, Dylan's family moved to Nashville, Tennessee.

At 13 Dylan began performing in Nashville venues. While she honed her craft in the coffeehouses, hotel lounges and the famous Bluebird Cafe, it was in the rougher, less forgiving honky-tonks of Music Row where she developed her edgy, rock swagger and style. She was commonly called an "old soul" by patrons who experienced her insightful lyrics.

Dylan's musical heroes were introduced to her by her father. Dan Fogelberg, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Patti Griffin, Steve Earle, Poco, the Grateful Dead, Carole King, Joan Baez, the Beatles and Michael Jackson highlighted the eclectic mix of music that influenced Dylan Taylor during her early developmental years. DStripped Magazine (See P.46)

Dylan attended Woodland Middle School and Ravenwood High School. She became an annual regular attendee and performer at the Southern Girls Rock and Roll Camp (“SGRRC”) every summer on the Middle Tennessee State University campus beginning in 2002. In 2012, Dylan returned to the SGRRC and was recognized as a distinguished “alumni” Nashville Scene, Aug. 2, 2012

Formative Career Years
Dylan met one of Nashville’s songwriting legends, Harley Allen and he quickly became a close friend and musical mentor. At age fifteen, Dylan opened for Jewel (singer) at the Eissey Campus Theater in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on October 13, 2007.

In the spring of 2006, as one of three finalists in the Williamson County Student Songwriters Contest, Dylan opened the annual musical showcase “Music 4 Music Benefit” at Ravenwood High School which featured country artist, Buddy Jewell and hit songwriter Marcus Hummon. Later, in the summer of 2006, auditions for a new reality show, “Songwriters USA” were held in Nashville and LA. Out of more than two hundred musicians who attended open auditions, Dylan was unanimously selected by the panel of four industry judges to appear on the show. (Citation: Brentwood Journal, Nashville Tennessean, August 30, 2006, Bonnie Burch, www.tennessean.com/brentwoodjournal (archives). Title: Tunesmith Taylor Braun Takes Star Turn (Brentwood teen selected for national songwriters reality show). Word spread about Dylan’s songwriting aptitude and skills.  Also in 2006 she studied classical guitar under John Johns at the Blair School of Music of Vanderbilt University in Nashville.  In 2007 the Nashville Public Library enlisted Dylan as a judge and performer for its Teen Songwriting Contest "Teen Songwriters' Concert" Out and About Newspaper along with hit songwriters Steve Dean and Thom Shepherd.

Early Career
In 2006, Allen introduced Dylan to producer and music industry veteran, Ronnie Brown. Formerly with MCA Records, Brown had previously worked on developing many of country music’s superstars. Brown immediately recognized Dylan’s unique talent and began to work with her toward producing her first album. Dylan quickly made a name for herself playing venues in Nashville including the famous Bluebird Café, 12th & Porter, National Underground, Douglas Corner, Puckett's Grocery, Station Inn, 3rd & Lindsley. She has played writer’s rounds and co-written with many of Nashville’s finest hit songwriters including close friends and influences Harley Allen, Earl Bud Lee (writer of Friends in Low Places), Scotty Emerick, and Kevin Denney.

In 2009 Dylan signed a publishing deal with Next Century Music, a production deal with affiliated production company, Blue Agave Shore and a management agreement. Dylan quickly became Next Century’s flagship artist. The first Dylan Taylor album was released by Next Century on October 27, 2010. Dylan quickly became a hit at college radio receiving airplay on over 90 college radio stations across the country. Her single, “I Like That" was hugely popular and became the number one song on the University of Dayton, Ohio’s WUDR in 2011. Tiffany Walker of DStripped Magazine summed Dylan up in 2011, “Dylan gets on stage and sings her soul alive.” DStripped Magazine (See P.46) Next Century Music and Precedent Entertainment put Dylan and her band on the road highlighted by four showcases at the Redgorilla Music Festival in Austin, Texas held simultaneously with the annual South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival in March, 2012.

Current Career Events
On June 19, 2012, Next Century Music released Dylan’s single "I Hate The Way" followed by the release of a game app for smart phones featuring Dylan’s single "What Was I Thinking" Dylan's self-penned songs, "Under The Table" and "Picture on My Wall" were recently featured on the nationally acclaimed Showtime series "The Real L Word" (Season 3, Episode 7). Dylan continues to play locally in Nashville as well as touring the Southeast and central United States. On January 8, 2013 Dylan was one of the featured performers along with Gwen Sebastian at the 2013 New Media Expo in Las Vegas.

Record Label
Dylan Taylor signed with Next Century Music, Nashville, Tennessee in June, 2011.

News
Balcony TV - "Whiskey Man" Balcony TV - "Next Century Music Spotlight"