Tyler Bryant lives his life for music. Passionate about expressing himself and connecting with others through his songs and sounds, Tyler moved to Nashville from Honey Grove, TX when he was 17 to write songs and start a band. He has pushed the musical limits of guitar, vocals, and performance, and has captured the attention of the music scene with his spectacular talent and rare showmanship. Tyler is currently focused on songwriting in Nashville and Los Angeles that is centered on guitar-driven rock with an undeniable soul.
Tyler Bryant is a guitar prodigy who has shared the stage with Heart, REO Speedwagon,
BB King, Styx, Vince Gill and others, this past year. Tyler and his band; Caleb Crosby on drums, and Calvin Webster on bass, perform intensely and passionately and have thrilled their audiences while on their Samsung sponsored USA tour. Tyler is working tirelessly on writing and recording songs for his first CD.
At age 15, Tyler won the Robert Johnson Blues Foundation’s New Generation Award, which recognizes him as one of the most promising new artists on the music scene.
He has also performed at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago,
recently released a single, “Bittersweet,” produced by legendary Led Zeppelin producer, Kevin Shirley, and was signed by Creative Artists Agency on the spot, after, one performance in Nashville.
“It’s all been a whirlwind,” Tyler says, as he recalls a musical turning point at age 11, when he walked into a music store in Paris, Texas and heard 63-year old bluesman, Roosevelt Twitty, on guitar. “He was playing a Lightning Hopkins song. The soul just got me. It was all about the feeling,” Tyler says. “Mr. Twitty was performing with such emotion that it translated deeply, and I understood. Whenever you hear someone play with that much soul, where they really believe what they are singing, it’s so inspiring.”
Tyler’s captivating live performances exude his inspiration. “I am kind of OCD,” Tyler says. “I’ll play something over and over until I get it right. But on stage, I don’t think about technique. It’s like instinct, you just move toward it and I am never more energetic or natural than when I perform.”
Tyler is also featured in the award winning Rock Documentary Film, “Rock Prophecies,” with Jeff Beck, Santana and Slash, and most recently, his song, “Who I Am,” is featured on Guitar Hero® 5. With a fearless obsession for his art, Tyler Bryant is advancing his music at a feverish pace, and without limits!
John Huie, of CAA, says it best. “It has been a while since there has been someone who has the full package and can shred a guitar like Tyler Bryant. At 18, it is clear that he has a bright future ahead. With Guitar Hero, we have a whole new generation falling in love with the rock-n-roll heroes of their parents’ era. This is about to change with the emergence of Tyler Bryant.”
