Evan David Taubenfeld (born June 27, 1983) is an American singer/songwriter, best known for being Avril Lavigne´s lead guitarist. Evan Taubenfeld´s debut album, Welcome To The Blacklist Club, is due out in the summer of 2009.[1]

Taubenfeld was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Mark and Ami Taubenfeld, who ran a kosher catering business.[2] He is Jewish. He taught himself guitar by learning to play "Come As You Are" by Nirvana.

When intendeding to study at Berklee College of Music, he received a phone call from Josh Sarubin, inviting him to audition for a new talent he just signed. A young Canadian named Avril Lavigne. Taubenfeld remained in Lavigne´s band until late 2004; when he left to focus on his own music.

In June 2006, Taubenfeld founded Big Evil Corp. The company primarily operates as an extension of Taubenfeld´s publishing and production businesses.

In mid-February 2009 Evan released a lyric video for Cheater of the Year (a song from the upcoming album). On March 31, 2009 Evan´s first single "Boy Meets Girl" was released on iTunes and Amazon.com.