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Taylor Wayne Wilson (born August 9, 1993) is an American comedian, artist, singer, songwriter, actor, and author. He is known as the founder of Team Dark Matter, a production company based out of North Texas.

Early Life
Taylor Wilson was born on August 9th, 1993 in Dallas, Texas.

Taylor Wayne Productions
In December of 2012, Taylor partners with Christopher Salinas and formed Taylor Wayne Productions. They set out to create comedic content and began recording podcasts in January of 2013. In the summer of 2013, Taylor created Table Manners, a three-panel, weekly comic strip that displayed the duo's adventures. The strip ended after only nine issues, due to time restraints and schedule conflicts with other projects.

In 2015, Taylor announced his departure from Taylor Wayne Productions, and that Christopher would be taking over as the sole owner of the company. TWP later on was put to rest with Christopher starting All Saints Names Productions.

Art of Wilson
Taylor has been active as an artist since 2010, but claims 2015 was his true starting year. In 2015, he began releasing digital art, mainly depicting space scenery.

Taylor continued working with Christopher, often being contacted with All Saints Names Productions.

Team Dark Matter
Team Dark Matter (TDM for short) started in January of 2018 with the release of Taylor's first novel, Dark Matter: Code Red. Following the release, Taylor brought in Richard Etteldorf as the official TDM editor, then hired Leighton Teer as a voice talent and actor. TDM began filming monthly podcasts in January with the trio running each episode.

In late January, Taylor announced that TDM would be reviving the Table Manners comic strip, then later released a preview of the new strip. Richard and Leighton have joined in, replacing Christopher's character from the 2013 run. In February, the first official issue was released. Taylor then announced that the comic will be receiving an animated series in the near future, presumably during Summer of this year.

In March of 2018, Taylor informed other TDM members that most Taylor Wayne Productions projects that were archived would be pulled for review, after the success of the 2018 Table Manners launch.

Wolf In Vain
In June of 2013, Taylor departed from his first metal band, W.O.L.F., after a falling out with the members. Taylor stated that he was always working to progress the band, but everything was done "in vain" as a couple members were being troublesome. In response to the falling out, Taylor announced that he would be starting a new band, focusing this time on thrash metal. Wolf In Vain began in July of 2013, with the release of an EP, "Thrash and Burn".

Unfortunately, the band's first few line-ups did not last, leaving Taylor as the only member in the band for several months. In 2014, drummer Todd Conrad joined as the band's first official drummer and Wolf In Vain began doing shows as a two-piece band. This last for another year, until guitarist Logan Devine joined as the official lead guitarist. Shortly after, Todd departed Wolf In Vain, though it was on good terms according to Taylor.

In 2017, after a two-year hiatus, drummer Terry Ackler joined Wolf In Vain as the band's new official drummer. Though without a bass player, Taylor officially announced that the band was ready to begin playing shows once more, even announcing that the band had an album written and ready for performance. However, due to a communication issue, the band nearly broke up later on in the year.

Wolf In Vain is currently back on hiatus, though Taylor has not announced any members leaving, nor whether or not Wolf In Vain will continue.

Solo
In 2015, Taylor announced a heavy metal album influenced by the likes of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. The album would be entirely produced by himself, with multiple guest stars. By 2016, there was no news of the album other than Taylor had dropped the idea of guest stars. As of 2017, there has been no news of the album.

Literature
In 2015, Taylor began writing his first short story, The Macabre of the Artist. Shortly after, he announced he would be writing an anthology horror novel, The Devil's Doorway, though it would get a release for a while. Taylor remained silent on the literature end of his art, until early 2017, when he announced he would finally be writing his first full-length novel, Dark Matter: Code Red. After Dark Matter: Code Red released in January of 2018, Taylor began preparations for the final phases of The Devil's Doorway. Taylor has since revealed that he had wanted Code Red to be his first novel, solving the mystery as to why The Devil's Doorway was delayed for so long.

Taylor has written numerous short stories for 2018, releasing one a month for the entire year. These stories are all part of a series known as Dark Matters and each takes place within his Dark Matter Universe.

Taylor announced that he would begin writing the sequel to Dark Matter: Code Red as soon as The Devil's Doorway releases.

Personal Life
Taylor currently resides in McKinney, Texas.

Discography
Wolf In Vain
 * Thrash and Burn (2013)