Mr Taylor is a member of the City of Dunedin Pipe Band, which won the grade two section at the recent New Zealand championships in Papakura, Auckland.
Ever since his Scottish father took the family to watch pipe band championships, Mr Taylor said he had enjoyed pipe band music - but he preferred rock.
During Easter weekend, he was in Wellington to watch the Rock 2 Wellington concert featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Whitesnake and Poison.
A former drummer with the John McGlashan College Pipe Band, Mr Taylor (19) became drum major after joining the City of Dunedin Pipe Band last year. He placed third in the open drum major competition at the championships.
City of Dunedin Pipe Band pipe major Geoff Hallberg said four members of the winning band came from the John McGlashan College Pipe Band, which he has directed since last year.
"Because of these young guys coming from the John McGlashan Pipe Band, the City of Dunedin Pipe Band is one of the youngest [in experience] in the country.''
Historically New Zealand's second-oldest pipe band, it has one 11-year-old piper - so its future was looking healthy, he said.
"It is great to see them [young members] coming through and it is important we look after the young ones like Cameron for the future of pipe bands.''
"Being a drum major has definitely helped me in other walks of life,'' Mr Taylor said.
"Being out the front you need to have an air of confidence and leadership ability. You need to walk with your head held high,'' he said.
With the role dating back to the mid-1600s, drum majors originally directed military signals during battle but their role today was checking dress, drill and deportment.
"I guess the role of drum major is as someone in authority - so it is seen as an older person's role. But I am not bossy in my role. It is not my job to boss them around.''
The youngest drum major at the championships, Mr Taylor said he received a couple of looks from other pipe band members. "But it has all been positive,'' he said.
"Most people recognise the job as not being easy and they are very supportive. The guys in the band are all very supportive and it is a great environment to be in.
"Being in a pipe band seems like an older person's hobby but there are a lot of younger people coming through".
Preferring to flourish a cane mace rather than the high-flying fibreglass model many drum majors used was a simple decision.
"It comes down a lot to weather. You can do more tricks with a fibreglass model but if the wind catches them, they are gone.''
