Joey "Ojo" Taylor is an American bassist, vocalist and keyboardist. He is best known for his work with the
Christian rock
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band
Undercover
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.
He produced and was a studio musician for
Nobody Special
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, the stage name for his brother, Pat "Nobody" Taylor.
Taylor co-owned the Brainstorm Artists International
record label
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with songwriter and
Adam Again
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front man,
Gene Eugene
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. He received his
MBA
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from the University of California, Los Angeles and
MM from California State University, Fullerton. He teaches History of Rock, Artist Management, songwriting, Marketing of Recorded Music, Legal Aspects of Music Industry and Entrepreneurship at
James Madison University
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