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If you’ve listened to Avril Lavigne’s multi-platinum albums, you’re already familiar with the musical talent of Evan Taubenfeld. The 25-year-old Baltimore native was Lavigne’s musical director and lead guitarist from 2001 to 2004. He co-wrote several tracks on her last two albums, including the gold single “Don’t Tell Me” from Under My Skin and “Hot” from her latest release The Best Damn Thing, and toured the world with her in support of her 6x-platinum debut Let Go.
Now Taubenfeld - a multi-instrumentalist who has also written and produced
music for such up-and-coming artists as rapper Tyga, hip-hop group The Pack, and Japanese pop group Oreskaband, as well as for several MTV shows including Kaya and Pageant Place — is stepping out to show the world what he can do on his own by releasing his debut solo album, With a Wink and a Smile...
Produced by John Fields (Jonas Brothers, Switchfoot, Lifehouse), the album is a self-assured set of thoroughly addictive, radio-ready pop-rock anthems that showcase Taubenfeld’s melodic gifts, driving rhythmic sensibility, and engaging personality.
“For the first time in my career, I’m not hiding behind anyone else, whether it be as a guitarist or drummer in someone else's band, or being the writer and producer,” Taubenfeld says. “I've been sitting on the sidelines waiting for this for so long. I'm like that kid on the basketball team who is pretty good but rides the bench the entire season for three years until finally, the coach is like, ‘You're in. Don't screw this up.’ So With a Wink and a Smile… is about me from the first bar to the final note. It’s Chapter One of the story of my life.”
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