Ian Flannon Taylor is an American musician from

Palm Desert, California Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, approximately east of Palm Springs, northeast of San Diego and east of Los Angeles. The population was 48,445 at the 2010 census. The city has bee ...

. Taylor plays

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The Adolescents The Adolescents are an American punk rock band formed in Fullerton, California in 1980. Part of the hardcore punk movement in southern California in the early 1980s, they were one of the main punk acts to emerge from Orange County, along with ...

and was the long-time guitarist for

Mondo Generator Mondo Generator (sometimes known as Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator) is an American rock band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri. History Formation and ''Cocaine Rodeo'' (1997–2002) Nick Oliveri (under the moniker ''Rex Everything'') fo ...

. Taylor was the front-man for 1990s

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band Furious IV and UNSOUND, (an early 1990s influential punk rock band from Palm Springs/Palm Desert, CA) and key member of what became known as the "Low Desert Sound". In 2011, Taylor released a solo record titled ''The Sounds Between Us''.BandCamp
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company called "Taylor Design And Build", which specializes in custom furniture, ADA modifications for local businesses, as well as scenery for theaters and television shows. In 2014, Taylor was tapped by veteran punk rock band the Adolescents by founding member Tony Cadena A.K.A Tony Montana A.K.A Tony Reflex to play guitar on tour. As of summer 2015, he is a full-time member of the band.

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Living people People from Lake Arrowhead, California People from Palm Desert, California Mondo Generator members Rhythm guitarists 1971 births {{US-musician-stub