Gary Taylor (bassist)
Encyclopedia
Gary Taylor, also known as Gary Taylor Sabo, is an American bassist, singer, and songwriter who has worked with bands including Angeldust, with Criss Angel
, Klayton
, Saraya
, D.L. Byron, Garbo Talks, and NYC. He was born Gary T. Szabo on November 27, 1960, and is of Hungarian and Irish ancestry.
, playing bass and singing backup vocals on their debut CD. The release includes the Top 40 hits "Love Has Taken Its Toll" and "Back to the Bullet."
In the 1990s Taylor's style shifted from album rock to industrial music, as evidenced by Taylor's collaboration with Criss Angel
. They co-wrote and participated in numerous songs that eventually appeared on Angel's Mindfreak television series. This collaboration is still in effect to this day.
Taylor remains active in the music industry and has been a member of ASCAP since 1992.
Taylor uses Fender Jazz, Warwick
and Rickenbacker 4001
electric bass guitars.
Criss Angel
Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos , better known by the stage name Criss Angel, is an American illusionist, writer, director, musician, and actor...
, Klayton
Klayton
Scott Albert, now known as Klayton, is a multi-instrumentalist musician formerly of New York City and currently of Detroit, Michigan who has led several cult status underground bands and has performed under a variety of stage names since the early 1990s...
, Saraya
Saraya
Saraya were an American hard rock band, based in New Jersey and featuring singer Sandi Saraya, guitarist Tony "Bruno" Rey, keyboardist Gregg Munier, bassist Gary Taylor, and drummer Chuck Bonfante...
, D.L. Byron, Garbo Talks, and NYC. He was born Gary T. Szabo on November 27, 1960, and is of Hungarian and Irish ancestry.
Career
In 1989 Taylor worked with SarayaSaraya
Saraya were an American hard rock band, based in New Jersey and featuring singer Sandi Saraya, guitarist Tony "Bruno" Rey, keyboardist Gregg Munier, bassist Gary Taylor, and drummer Chuck Bonfante...
, playing bass and singing backup vocals on their debut CD. The release includes the Top 40 hits "Love Has Taken Its Toll" and "Back to the Bullet."
In the 1990s Taylor's style shifted from album rock to industrial music, as evidenced by Taylor's collaboration with Criss Angel
Criss Angel
Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos , better known by the stage name Criss Angel, is an American illusionist, writer, director, musician, and actor...
. They co-wrote and participated in numerous songs that eventually appeared on Angel's Mindfreak television series. This collaboration is still in effect to this day.
Taylor remains active in the music industry and has been a member of ASCAP since 1992.
Taylor uses Fender Jazz, Warwick
Warwick
Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, England. The town lies upon the River Avon, south of Coventry and just west of Leamington Spa and Whitnash with which it is conjoined. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 23,350...
and Rickenbacker 4001
Rickenbacker 4001
The Rickenbacker 4001 is a bass guitar that was manufactured by Rickenbacker as a "deluxe model" of the 4000 between 1961 and 1981 before being replaced by an updated version, the Rickenbacker 4003...
electric bass guitars.