TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN
''FROM THE SANDCASTLE''
SEPTEMBER 20 2011
25:30
1. Kick The Habit /3:22
2. House That Jack Built /3:47
3. Good Life /3:51
4. Say A Prayer /3:10
5. Being Here /4:16
6. Kickin /3:34
7. Shackles /3:30
ABOUT
Tyler Bryant
Tyler Bryant was born to play music. The 21-year-old guitar prodigy has been playing since he was six and was bred on the roughneck blues of Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
At age 11, Bryant’s parents found him jamming in a record store with seasoned blues guitarist, Roosevelt Twitty, and they knew their son was destined for something big. Four years later, he was introduced to blues’ predecessor, rock and roll, when he attended a Black Crowes concert. Soon thereafter, he started listening to bands like The Rolling Stones and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and officially became hooked.
During his senior year of high school, Bryant decided to make the big move from his home state of Texas to Music City USA. After meeting with Jody Williams, head of Nashville’s BMI office, Bryant was convinced to head to Nashville where he could hone his craft writing songs while also managing to graduate high school by finishing his classes online.
Bryant’s impressive resume reads as if he’s been in the business for decades. Tyler was awarded the Robert Johnson Foundation’s New Generation Award at 16, which pointed him out as one of the most promising new guitarists on the scene. He was featured in the award-winning documentary Rock Prophecies (one of the most viewed documentaries on iTunes & Netflix), along with Santana and Slash, and was chosen at age 15 by Eric Clapton to play his Crossroads Festival. Just recently, Tyler was handpicked by Jim Lemley to work on the score for the Fox Studios blockbuster, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, produced by Jim Lemley and Tim Burton. Tyler worked on the film’s soundtrack along with Henry Jackman (Hans Zimmer’s protégé). Tyler was also sought out personally by the legendary Jeff Beck to be the opener for his 2011 Spring & Fall tour. Jeff invited Tyler to play with him during his encore set each night – an almost unheard of request from the legend, as the last opener that he invited to play with him on-stage was Stevie Ray Vaughan in 1989. Tyler’s talent has even reached into the gaming world, being the only unsigned artist to have a song in Guitar Hero 5.
Tyler is joined on stage by his just-as-extraordinary bandmates. The Shakedown is comprised of an incredible array of musicians including Caleb Crosby (drums), Noah Denney (bass) and Graham Whitford, the son of Aerosmith’s Brad Whitford (guitar). Together, Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown, tore up the SXSW stage this past year and has built its rapport over several years, thanks in large part to a continuous string of live performances -- albeit wide-ranging in nature -- from opening stadiums for Aerosmith, Eric Clapton and B.B. King, to playing their own club gigs around the US and in Canada. It's like being a member of a gang or something," Bryant says of his band's unified presence, adding that him and his bandmates have become locked in with one another to the point where they can predict each other's next move. "I know what they're thinking before they hit the note," he boasts. "It's so important for bands to have a chemistry and get out there and play as much as we can. Each player has a personality that comes out in the record."
2011 was a successful year for Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown. They released their first rock EP, My Radio, in March 2011, followed by a 7-track album From The Sandcastle in September 2011, which garnered early attention when the single “Shackles” was featured as the iTunes Discovery Download. The album was also featured in the iTunes “Rock on the Rise” section for an astounding eight weeks.
Fast-forward a year later and From The Sandcastle is still generating attention – the album’s single “Say A Prayer” is featured in the promotional video for CBS’ new show “Vegas.”
Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown, has critics and fans alike clamoring to hear the next project. Wild Child, the band’s shin-shattering full-length debut, is set for a January 2013 release.
“We tracked the whole thing in 13 days with engineer Vance Powell (Jack White, Danger Mouse, Kings of Leon) at his studio in Nashville,” says Tyler. Wild Child was recorded the old fashioned way, on analog tape. But as Tyler says, its sessions felt entirely fresh.
A 12-cut collection, Wild Child is, above all, a culmination of intense bonding, both musically and personally, between Tyler and his bandmates, whom he calls his brothers. Bryant had toyed with the idea of a solo career, but his bandmates, he says, add an immeasurable element. “They were bringing something to the table that I really dug,” he says of his motivations for forming a band. “It wouldn't be the same without Caleb back there beating the drums or without Graham standing over at the side of the stage looking at me after a guitar solo going 'I can play that better' and making me want to play my next solo better. There’s something so much cooler about a band.”
The next move for Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, says the frontman, is to continue building its fan base. Tyler says “the band is more concerned with sustaining a long-term career than having a hit song and flaming out. We want to be one of those bands that builds true fans that stay with us for a long time.”
Through it all, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown has pushed the musical limits of guitar, vocals, and performance, and captured the attention of the music scene with their spectacular talent and rare showmanship. In the words of the iconic Vince Gill, “To play like this kid [Tyler Bryant] is the rarest of the rare. Hands down, a future guitar god.”
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Caleb Crosby – Drums / Percussion
A drummer since age 11, Caleb moved to Nashville in 2007 to study music at Belmont University. By 2008, he was performing with several artists and becoming versatile in the studio. While at Belmont, Caleb studied percussion under Todd London, Chester Thompson, and Zoro. In 2009, Caleb met Tyler and has played and toured with the band ever since. Caleb has earned endorsements from Gretsch drums, Paiste cymbals, and Vic Firth drumsticks. After graduating from Belmont in 2011 with a BA in music, Caleb chose to stay in Nashville where he continues to write, play and tour, primarily with Tyler Bryant.
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Graham Whitford – Guitar
Graham Whitford is a 19-year-old self-taught guitarist whose entire life has always been about music. At an early age, Graham began playing the drums, but at age 11, he fell in love with the guitar. As Graham became preoccupied with everything guitar, he found that his heart was in the Blues and Classic Rock.
Graham has always wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, Brad Whitford from Aerosmith. At age 15, Graham got a chance to perform onstage with Aerosmith in front 20,000 fans. This small taste of the ‘big time’ lit a fire in Graham and increased his determination to make it in the music industry. Graham has also shared the stage with the likes of Jonny Lang, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Robert Randolph, Living Colour, Billy Cox (The Band of Gypsies), Hubert Sumlin (Howlin’ Wolf), Chris Layton (Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble) and more.
At age 17, Graham entered in Guitar Center’s King Of The Blues competition, and placed as one of the top 5 finalists out of 4000.
In 2009, Graham met Tyler Bryant through legendary Rock Photographer Robert Knight. After attending Berklee College of Music for a semester during the Fall of 2010, Graham decided to leave school and join the band. Graham currently resides in Nashville, where he is pursuing his career as a guitarist playing with Tyler.
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Noah Denney - Bass Guitar
Noah Denney moved to Nashville in 2005 to study percussion at Belmont University and has been living in Nashville since then. He began playing professionally in 2006 and in 2009, he graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree.
Noah has toured and recorded with various bands and artists, playing both drums and the bass. Noah's studies in percussion and love of rock and roll have given him a unique approach to playing the bass guitar.
He first met Tyler through the Shakedown-drummer Caleb Crosby, whom he met during his final year at Belmont University. Noah continues to play and write in and around Nashville, and is very much looking forward to growing musically with Tyler Bryant & the rest of the Shakedown
BIOGRAPHY
by Steve Leggett
Texas guitarist, singer, and blues-rocker Tyler Bryant started playing guitar at the age of six, and by 11 he was good enough to jam with adult players, and it was clear what his future avocation would be. He moved to Nashville during his senior year of high school (he finished his classes and coursework online and graduated after the move), and he has really never looked back, developing into an explosive and talented blues and hard rock guitarist, even playing Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival at the age of 15. Along the way Bryant assembled a powerhouse band, the Shakedown, comprised of Caleb Crosby on drums, Noah Denney on bass, and Graham Whitford, the son of Aerosmith's Brad Whitford, on second guitar. Quickly earning a buzz on the blues and rock touring circuit, the band opened shows for the likes of Aerosmith, B.B. King, and Clapton, among others, and released an EP, My Radio, in the spring of 2011, following it with a seven-track album, From the Sandcastle, in the fall. A 12-track full-length, Wild Child, recorded in analog with engineer Vance Powell, appeared early in 2013.
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''FROM THE SANDCASTLE''
SEPTEMBER 20 2011
25:30
1. Kick The Habit /3:22
2. House That Jack Built /3:47
3. Good Life /3:51
4. Say A Prayer /3:10
5. Being Here /4:16
6. Kickin /3:34
7. Shackles /3:30
ABOUT
Tyler Bryant
Tyler Bryant was born to play music. The 21-year-old guitar prodigy has been playing since he was six and was bred on the roughneck blues of Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
At age 11, Bryant’s parents found him jamming in a record store with seasoned blues guitarist, Roosevelt Twitty, and they knew their son was destined for something big. Four years later, he was introduced to blues’ predecessor, rock and roll, when he attended a Black Crowes concert. Soon thereafter, he started listening to bands like The Rolling Stones and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and officially became hooked.
During his senior year of high school, Bryant decided to make the big move from his home state of Texas to Music City USA. After meeting with Jody Williams, head of Nashville’s BMI office, Bryant was convinced to head to Nashville where he could hone his craft writing songs while also managing to graduate high school by finishing his classes online.
Bryant’s impressive resume reads as if he’s been in the business for decades. Tyler was awarded the Robert Johnson Foundation’s New Generation Award at 16, which pointed him out as one of the most promising new guitarists on the scene. He was featured in the award-winning documentary Rock Prophecies (one of the most viewed documentaries on iTunes & Netflix), along with Santana and Slash, and was chosen at age 15 by Eric Clapton to play his Crossroads Festival. Just recently, Tyler was handpicked by Jim Lemley to work on the score for the Fox Studios blockbuster, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, produced by Jim Lemley and Tim Burton. Tyler worked on the film’s soundtrack along with Henry Jackman (Hans Zimmer’s protégé). Tyler was also sought out personally by the legendary Jeff Beck to be the opener for his 2011 Spring & Fall tour. Jeff invited Tyler to play with him during his encore set each night – an almost unheard of request from the legend, as the last opener that he invited to play with him on-stage was Stevie Ray Vaughan in 1989. Tyler’s talent has even reached into the gaming world, being the only unsigned artist to have a song in Guitar Hero 5.
Tyler is joined on stage by his just-as-extraordinary bandmates. The Shakedown is comprised of an incredible array of musicians including Caleb Crosby (drums), Noah Denney (bass) and Graham Whitford, the son of Aerosmith’s Brad Whitford (guitar). Together, Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown, tore up the SXSW stage this past year and has built its rapport over several years, thanks in large part to a continuous string of live performances -- albeit wide-ranging in nature -- from opening stadiums for Aerosmith, Eric Clapton and B.B. King, to playing their own club gigs around the US and in Canada. It's like being a member of a gang or something," Bryant says of his band's unified presence, adding that him and his bandmates have become locked in with one another to the point where they can predict each other's next move. "I know what they're thinking before they hit the note," he boasts. "It's so important for bands to have a chemistry and get out there and play as much as we can. Each player has a personality that comes out in the record."
2011 was a successful year for Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown. They released their first rock EP, My Radio, in March 2011, followed by a 7-track album From The Sandcastle in September 2011, which garnered early attention when the single “Shackles” was featured as the iTunes Discovery Download. The album was also featured in the iTunes “Rock on the Rise” section for an astounding eight weeks.
Fast-forward a year later and From The Sandcastle is still generating attention – the album’s single “Say A Prayer” is featured in the promotional video for CBS’ new show “Vegas.”
Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown, has critics and fans alike clamoring to hear the next project. Wild Child, the band’s shin-shattering full-length debut, is set for a January 2013 release.
“We tracked the whole thing in 13 days with engineer Vance Powell (Jack White, Danger Mouse, Kings of Leon) at his studio in Nashville,” says Tyler. Wild Child was recorded the old fashioned way, on analog tape. But as Tyler says, its sessions felt entirely fresh.
A 12-cut collection, Wild Child is, above all, a culmination of intense bonding, both musically and personally, between Tyler and his bandmates, whom he calls his brothers. Bryant had toyed with the idea of a solo career, but his bandmates, he says, add an immeasurable element. “They were bringing something to the table that I really dug,” he says of his motivations for forming a band. “It wouldn't be the same without Caleb back there beating the drums or without Graham standing over at the side of the stage looking at me after a guitar solo going 'I can play that better' and making me want to play my next solo better. There’s something so much cooler about a band.”
The next move for Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, says the frontman, is to continue building its fan base. Tyler says “the band is more concerned with sustaining a long-term career than having a hit song and flaming out. We want to be one of those bands that builds true fans that stay with us for a long time.”
Through it all, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown has pushed the musical limits of guitar, vocals, and performance, and captured the attention of the music scene with their spectacular talent and rare showmanship. In the words of the iconic Vince Gill, “To play like this kid [Tyler Bryant] is the rarest of the rare. Hands down, a future guitar god.”
---------------------------
Caleb Crosby – Drums / Percussion
A drummer since age 11, Caleb moved to Nashville in 2007 to study music at Belmont University. By 2008, he was performing with several artists and becoming versatile in the studio. While at Belmont, Caleb studied percussion under Todd London, Chester Thompson, and Zoro. In 2009, Caleb met Tyler and has played and toured with the band ever since. Caleb has earned endorsements from Gretsch drums, Paiste cymbals, and Vic Firth drumsticks. After graduating from Belmont in 2011 with a BA in music, Caleb chose to stay in Nashville where he continues to write, play and tour, primarily with Tyler Bryant.
---------------------------
Graham Whitford – Guitar
Graham Whitford is a 19-year-old self-taught guitarist whose entire life has always been about music. At an early age, Graham began playing the drums, but at age 11, he fell in love with the guitar. As Graham became preoccupied with everything guitar, he found that his heart was in the Blues and Classic Rock.
Graham has always wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, Brad Whitford from Aerosmith. At age 15, Graham got a chance to perform onstage with Aerosmith in front 20,000 fans. This small taste of the ‘big time’ lit a fire in Graham and increased his determination to make it in the music industry. Graham has also shared the stage with the likes of Jonny Lang, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Robert Randolph, Living Colour, Billy Cox (The Band of Gypsies), Hubert Sumlin (Howlin’ Wolf), Chris Layton (Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble) and more.
At age 17, Graham entered in Guitar Center’s King Of The Blues competition, and placed as one of the top 5 finalists out of 4000.
In 2009, Graham met Tyler Bryant through legendary Rock Photographer Robert Knight. After attending Berklee College of Music for a semester during the Fall of 2010, Graham decided to leave school and join the band. Graham currently resides in Nashville, where he is pursuing his career as a guitarist playing with Tyler.
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Noah Denney - Bass Guitar
Noah Denney moved to Nashville in 2005 to study percussion at Belmont University and has been living in Nashville since then. He began playing professionally in 2006 and in 2009, he graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree.
Noah has toured and recorded with various bands and artists, playing both drums and the bass. Noah's studies in percussion and love of rock and roll have given him a unique approach to playing the bass guitar.
He first met Tyler through the Shakedown-drummer Caleb Crosby, whom he met during his final year at Belmont University. Noah continues to play and write in and around Nashville, and is very much looking forward to growing musically with Tyler Bryant & the rest of the Shakedown
BIOGRAPHY
by Steve Leggett
Texas guitarist, singer, and blues-rocker Tyler Bryant started playing guitar at the age of six, and by 11 he was good enough to jam with adult players, and it was clear what his future avocation would be. He moved to Nashville during his senior year of high school (he finished his classes and coursework online and graduated after the move), and he has really never looked back, developing into an explosive and talented blues and hard rock guitarist, even playing Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival at the age of 15. Along the way Bryant assembled a powerhouse band, the Shakedown, comprised of Caleb Crosby on drums, Noah Denney on bass, and Graham Whitford, the son of Aerosmith's Brad Whitford, on second guitar. Quickly earning a buzz on the blues and rock touring circuit, the band opened shows for the likes of Aerosmith, B.B. King, and Clapton, among others, and released an EP, My Radio, in the spring of 2011, following it with a seven-track album, From the Sandcastle, in the fall. A 12-track full-length, Wild Child, recorded in analog with engineer Vance Powell, appeared early in 2013.
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