Tyler Carter

Derek Tyler Carter (born December 30, 1991) is an American musician from Habersham County, Georgia. He was the lead vocalist and founding member of the metalcore band Issues (2012–2020). Carter began his music career as a drummer in local Atlanta bands before joining Woe, Is Me, with whom he released the studio album '' NumberBlack Diamonds'' (2012), the single "Hooligans" (2013), and three studio albums: ''Issues'' (2014), ''Headspace (Issues album)">Headspace'' (2016), and '' Beautiful Oblivion'' (2019). Following the departure of co-vocalist Michael Bohn in 2018, Carter became the band's sole frontman until his own exit in 2020. That year, he co-founded the duo Emerald Royce with Attila's Chris Linck.

Carter's solo career includes the EPs '' Leave Your Love'' (2015) and '' Moonshine Acoustic'' (2020), and the album ''Moonshine'' (2019). He has collaborated with artists such as blackbear, MAX, Jamie's Elsewhere, Breathe Carolina, Hands Like Houses, Slaves, and One Ok Rock. He has also recorded covers with drummer Luke Holland and worked extensively with producer Tyler Acord.

Early life

Derek Tyler Carter was born in Habersham County, Georgia, on December 30, 1991. Throughout his early life, he became inspired by R&B, pop, and soul music, finding a passion for singing at a young age. In junior high, he grew interested in alternative rock music, having grown an interest in performing drums and percussion instruments. He performed in a number of bands in Atlanta, during his time in junior high and high school. Inspired by the likes of Underoath's Aaron Gillespie, Carter decided to pursue singing while continuing to drum. He later moved his focus to only singing, where he went on to perform post-hardcore, and R&B inspired rock music. With deep roots in Country music, a passion for soul music, and an obsession with boy bands, Carter has become a prominent voice in the metalcore industry, and a face for the LGBTQ in rock music.

Career

2008–2009: A Path Less Traveled

Carter joined the metalcore band A Path Less Traveled in 2008. He began pursuing an interest in mixing post-hardcore and metalcore elements with electronic and pop influences, which would show in Carter's future musical projects. In A Path Less Traveled, he became acquainted with vocalist Michael Bohn, who would co-front bands with Carter in the future. A Path Less Traveled released their debut extended play, ''From Here On Out'', in 2009, selling over 500 copies. The following year, Carter departed from A Path Less Traveled and began working with Woe, Is Me.

2009–2011: Woe, Is Me

Tyler Carter joined the American electronicore band Woe, Is Me, in 2009, eventually signing to Rise Records the same year. With this seven-member line-up, the band recorded a three-song demo with producer Cameron Mizell. After releasing a studio cover of Kesha's 2009 single Tik Tok, on MySpace, the group wrote and recorded their debut studio album with Mizell. Their debut studio album, '' Number ', was released on August 30, 2010, on Velocity Records, a subsidiary of Rise Records. With Carter and Bohn still members of Woe, Is Me, the group went on to release the single "Fame > Demise", the following year. Due to complications with the line-up stability and tensions within the group, Carter departed from Woe, Is Me on August 10, 2011.

2012–2020: Issues

Following his departure from Woe, Is Me, Tyler Carter began forming a new metalcore project. After pursuing a solo career, Carter expressed interest in forming a rock band with former members of Woe, Is Me, under the name Issues. Originally, screaming vocalist Michael Bohn, keyboardist Ben Ferris, bassist Cory Ferris, guitarist AJ Rebollo, and drummer Case Snedecor joined the lineup, subsequently signing to Rise Records. The Ferris brothers departed from the group prior to the release of their debut EP, ''Black Diamonds'', which was released on November 13, 2012, produced by Kris Crummett and recorded at Interlace Studios in Portland, Oregon . Snedecor left the band in 2013 and was replaced by drummer Josh Manuel, while Ben and Cory Ferris were replaced by keyboardist and disc jockey Tyler "Ty" Acord and bassist Skyler Acord, respectively.

The band released their debut studio album, '' Issues'', on February 18, 2014, on Rise Records. The album was praised for its DJ-based breakdowns and fusion of metalcore and post-hardcore elements. It debuted at number 9 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, selling over 22,000 copies in its first week.The same year, the band released their second EP, '' Diamond Dreams'', on November 18.

Their second studio album, ''Headspace'', was released on May 20, 2016, and debuted at number 20 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200.

Bohn announced his departure from the band in January 2018, making Tyler Carter the sole remaining vocalist in the band's line-up. The group's third studio album, '' Beautiful Oblivion'', was released on October 4, 2019, charting at number 181 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 and number 31 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart. The album also reached number 8 on Billboard's Alternative New Artist Albums chart and number 12 on the Top Rock Albums chart. In support of the album, they headlined the Beautiful Oblivion Tour in Europe and North America during the fall of 2019.

After his departure from Issues in September 2020, Carter went on to work on new music under the name Emerald Royce. A demo compilation was released on the group's Instagram page on November 24, 2020.

Solo career

Tyler Carter debuted his solo career with a holiday-inspired song "I Hate the Holidays", featuring Mat Musto, on December 19, 2010. He featured on American rock band All Things Will End's song "There's No Turning Back", released on August 19, 2012. Carter also appeared on Hands Like Houses' song "Lion Skin", alongside Jonny Craig, from the album '' Ground Dweller'' (2012). The following year, he released another holiday song, "Make it Snow", featuring Tyler "Scout" Acord, on December 13.

Carter released his debut extended play, '' Leave Your Love'', on January 13, 2015, on Velocity and Rise Records. On the album, Carter worked with producers blackbear, Ty "Scout" Acord, Boogie and Igloo. He featured on post-hardcore band Jamie's Elsewhere's 2014 single "The Illusionist".

Carter performed live with American rock band PVRIS at the 2015 Alternative Press Music Awards, performing the song "My House".

On December 23, 2015, he released a studio cover of Adele's 2015 single "Hello".

On July 8, 2016, American singer MAX released the Sokko remix of the single "Basement Party", featuring Tyler Carter. On December 20, Carter and Issues drummer Josh Manuel released a cover of " Pokémon Theme", entitled "Gotta Catch 'Em All", featuring Jacky Vincent.

Carter released the solo single, "Forget You", featuring Lophiile, on July 15, 2016. Two years later, he released the single "Pressure", on June 29, 2018. He released a second single, titled "Focus", on August 17. A third single, "Moonshine", was released on September 27, accompanied with its music video.

His debut studio album, ''Moonshine'', was released on February 1, 2019, on Rise Records. In support of the album, he embarked on a headlining U.S. tour with musician Riley in January 2019.

In 2020, Carter collaborated with Japanese musician KSUKE to release the song "Contradiction". The song was used as the opening theme for the anime ''The God of High School''.

Carter released '' Moonshine Acoustic'' on June 26, 2020.

In July 2020, Carter announced on Instagram that he had ended his recording contract as a solo artist with Rise Records and declared himself an independent artist, despite remaining signed with the label in Issues.

In December 2020, he announced Emerald Royce, a musical duo consisting of Carter and Chris Linck from metalcore band Attila.

Personal life

Tyler Carter came out as bisexual in 2015. He is an outspoken supporter of the LGBTQ community.

Discography

Solo career

Studio albums
* ''Moonshine'' (Rise/Velocity, 2019)

Extended plays
* '' Leave Your Love'' (Rise/Velocity, 2015)
* '' Moonshine Acoustic'' (Rise, 2020)

Singles
* "Pressure" (Rise/Velocity, 2018)
* "Focus" (Rise, 2018)
* "Moonshine" (Rise, 2018)
* "Good Things" (Rise, 2018)

With Emerald Royce

Singles
* ''Use Me'' (Independent, 2020)
* ''Where Was I'' (Independent, 2020)

With Issues

Studio albums
* '' Issues'' (Rise, 2014)
* ''Headspace'' (Rise, 2016)
* '' Beautiful Oblivion'' (Rise, 2019)

Extended plays
* ''Black Diamonds'' (Rise, 2012)
* '' Diamond Dreams'' (Rise, 2014)

Singles
* "Hooligans" (Rise, 2013)

With Woe, Is Me

Studio albums
* '' Number ' (Rise, 2010)

Singles
* "Fame > Demise" (Rise, 2011)

With A Path Less Traveled

* ''From Here on Out'' (2010)

Collaborations

References

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1991 births
20th-century American LGBTQ people
21st-century American LGBTQ people
21st-century American male singers
21st-century American singers
American bisexual musicians
American LGBTQ singers
American male pop singers
American rock singers
Bisexual men
LGBTQ people from Georgia (U.S. state)
Living people
Musicians from Atlanta
Nu metal singers
Rise Records artists