Ben Taylor

In 2016, Taylor's cover version of "Love Me Tender" was used for a TV-ad for a new fragrance by Ralph Lauren "Tender Romance".

Taylor released on December 2, 2016, the Christmas EP Christmas Is Family with four new recordings. The record was released by the German record label Birdstone Records on limited CDs and digitally worldwide. The EP was produced by Taylor, Manfred Faust, and Nic v. Vogelstein.

In 2013, Taylor toured in Europe (Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands and UK). In 2014 he returned to Germany for a 10-date tour presented by artist.people.promotion including stops in Berlin, Kiel, Hamburg, Bremen, Magdeburg, Cologne, Frankfurt, Duisburg, Heidelberg, Munich. He then toured in March and April through the United States. He was accompanied by British singer Sophie Hiller.

Taylor recently appeared as himself on the ABC Family Reality summer hit, The Vineyard (2013)

In 2012 Ben Taylor released the album Listening in the United States on Iris Records. In 2013, the album was released as a European version on V2 records.

As of 2012, he is currently a member of song writing and production collective Xenomania, with whom he writes and produces music with on occasion. Through their creative outlet, he has spawned songs for the likes of Florrie, Saara Aalto, Nadine Coyle and Paige Cavell.

Taylor's cover of Macy Gray's "I Try" was used in a Honey Nut Cheerios television commercial in Canada aired late 2008, early 2009.

Taylor has been training in martial arts since he was a teenager. According to the December 2008 issue of Black Belt Magazine, Taylor has trained extensively in qigong, t'ai chi ch'uan, wing chun kung fu, and recently Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Renzo Gracie.

Taylor's most recent role was that of Cal Cooper on American Dreams (2004). He has also appeared on the UK show Always and Everyone (1999).

Benjamin Simon "Ben" Taylor (born January 22, 1977) is an American musician and actor. He is the son of singer-songwriters James Taylor and Carly Simon.