Tilian Pearson (born July 12, 1987), also known

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ously as Tilian, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer born in Clearwater,

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. Since 2012 he has been the third clean vocalist for the

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band

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. Pearson began his music career as the lead vocalist and guitarist in the

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band Tides of Man, releasing an extended play and two studio albums before leaving in 2010. After parting ways with Tides of Man, Pearson briefly joined the American rock bands

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and

Emarosa Emarosa ( ) is an American rock band formed in Lexington, Kentucky, in 2006. The band currently consists of lead guitarist and founding member ER White and lead vocalist Bradley Walden, who joined the band in 2013. The group has undergone sever ...

following the departure of their respective vocalists, however never released any material with the groups. In August 2012, he joined Dance Gavin Dance, replacing

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, and released the album '' Acceptance Speech'' (2013). Two years later, the band released '' Instant Gratification'', to critical acclaim and became their first top-forty US ''Billboard'' 200 album. In 2016, they released the live album '' Tree City Sessions'' and their seventh studio album, ''

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'', the latter charting at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The band released their eighth studio album, ''

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'' (2018), which was followed by their ninth album, ''

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'' (2020), each peaking at numbers 15 and 14 in the US, respectively. On June 1, 2022, Pearson was accused of

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involving three women. As a solo musician, Tilian has released four studio albums and two extended plays. His debut and sophomore studio albums, ''Material Me'' (2013) and '' Perfect Enemy'' (2015), were each released on independent record label Vital Recordings. His third and fourth studio albums, '' The Skeptic'' (2018) and ''

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'' (2021), were released on Rise Records. He has appeared on numerous other musical groups and artists' songs including Our Last Night's 2018 cover of " Better Now" by

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's 2019 single "Action" alongside

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, Taka Moriuchi, and

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, and

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's 2021 single "Drive".

Career

2007–2012: Career beginnings: Tides of Man, Saosin, and Emarosa

Tides of Man

In 2007, Pearson formed

band Tides of Man consisting of lead guitarist Spencer Gill, rhythm guitarist Adam Sene, bass guitarist Alan Jaye, and percussionist Josh Gould, at the time. The band recorded their debut full-length studio album titled ''Empire Theory'' throughout September 2008 with producer Matt Malpass and was released through Rise Records on August 4, 2009. They also released their sophomore studio album, ''Dreamhouse'', in 2010. He announced his departure from the band on December 20, 2010 through a message on Myspace. Since Pearson's departure, Tides of Man has become an

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and

band consisting of little-to-no vocal use in their recent material.

Saosin

Following the announcement of Pearson's departure from Tides of Man in December 2010, the singer revealed that he was working on material with American

band

. The band's members Alex Rodriguez and Beau Burchell reached out to Pearson asking him to record a demo to which he agreed and recorded "Promises". In January 2011, Pearson flew to

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for rehearsals and decided to record more material with Saosin. He was subsequently offered to record vocals for their third studio album, however Pearson was limited to recording with the group. The album with Pearson never came to fruition due to his commitments to touring with

and forming his band Archives. Saosin went on to go on an indefinite hiatus, later rejoining with original lead vocalist Anthony Green. In a 2013 interview, Pearson explained why his relationship with Saosin fell through. "They flew me out to California and I did a bunch of practices and recorded five demos. A few months later I came back and did some writing sessions. Time just stretched and stretched after that. It was a complete maybe for almost two years. They would send me demos every few months. During this span I also toured with Emarosa and did a couple months of writing and recording demos with them. It wasn't until I was doing the music video for “Up In the Air” from my solo project when Saosin told me they were probably going to do something instrumental."

Emarosa

In April 2011, American

band

announced the departure of their lead vocalist

. Pearson, who had just left his band Tides of Man, was offered to temporarily tour with the group for the remainder of their 2011 tour dates. During his time with Emarosa, Pearson recorded multiple demos with the band. In February 2012, it was revealed that Pearson was no longer associated with Emarosa.

2012–present: Dance Gavin Dance

''Acceptance Speech'' and ''Instant Gratification''

Following the departure of

on August 21, 2012, it was rumored that Pearson would be serving as a touring member to pursue clean vocal duties for

. Despite the fact that Pearson was in the midst of recording his full-length album ''Material Me'' (2013), he subsequently became a permanent member. Pearson recorded vocals for the band's fifth studio album, '' Acceptance Speech'', which was released on October 8, 2013 on Rise Records, a record label he was previously signed to with his former group Tides of Man. ''Acceptance Speech'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics upon its release. The band embarked on The Acceptance Speech Tour on April 16 in

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and concluded on May 17, 2014 in

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. On September 14, 2014, it was announced that the band was to headline the annual Rise Records tour beginning on November 16 in Seattle. The tour concluded in

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on December 7, 2014 with supporting acts SECRETS, Alive Like Me, and Defeat The Low. On February 9, 2015, it was announced that Dance Gavin Dance were releasing their sixth studio album, '' Instant Gratification'' on April 14, 2015 through Rise Records, being the second album featuring Pearson on vocals. "On the Run" was released as the lead single on February 12, 2015 and the second single, "We Own the Night", was released on March 13, 2015. In support of the album, the band embarked on the Instant Gratification Tour and served as supporting acts on the Take Action! Tour with

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band

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, Palisades, and

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. Tilian toured with Dance Gavin Dance throughout November and December 2015 on the 10 year anniversary tour with supporting acts

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, A Lot Like Birds,

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, and

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. Throughout the tour, Tilian switched out as lead vocalist with the band's former vocalists

and

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. The group, as well as Craig and Travis, embarked on the second leg of the 10 year anniversary tour in Europe in November 2016.

''Tree City Sessions'' and ''Mothership''

The band announced a string of international tour dates for 2016, including their US fall tour from September 22 to October 27 and a European tour from November 3 to November 16. They released the live studio album, '' Tree City Sessions'', on May 13, 2016. The band released their seventh studio album, ''

'', on October 7, 2016, which charted at number 13 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. The lead single, "Chucky Vs. the Giant Tortoise", was released on August 18, 2016 for digital download and

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. In 2017, the group embarked on a co-headlining North American tour with

band

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in February and March 2017. They released a cover of the

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single " That's What I Like" on June 1, 2017, as part of '' Punk Goes Pop Vol. 7''. They released a stand-alone single, "Summertime Gladness", on June 15. They toured on the Journey's Right Foot Stage from May to August 2017 on the

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. This was the first Warped Tour in which Pearson toured as a member in Dance Gavin Dance.

''Artificial Selection'', ''Afterburner'', ''Jackpot Juicer'' and hiatus

On March 23, 2018, the band announced ''

'', revealing the album cover art and track listing. The album, which was released on June 8, 2018, is the fourth consecutive studio album and fifth release overall to feature Pearson on vocals, making him the longest-running consecutive vocalist in the band's line-up history. The band released the single "Midnight Crusade", along with its music video, on April 4, 2018. Another single, "Son of Robot", was released on May 4, 2018. Two more singles, "Care" and "Count Bassy", were released on May 25 and June 5, 2018, respectively. In support of the album, the band toured on American post-hardcore band

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's No Fix Tour from April 20 to May 26, 2018. A headlining tour took place from May 26 to June 21, with support from I See Stars, ERRA, and

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. The band toured in support of Underoath's North American '' Erase Me'' tour from November 2 to December 14, 2018, with

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and

. The band announced a 2019 Australian Tour, which spanned from February 27 to March 5, 2019. On November 9, Dance Gavin Dance announced its first annual SwanFest, which took place on March 30, 2019 in

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. Another North American headliner, The Artificial Selection Tour, spanned from March 31 to May 12, 2019. On March 22, 2019, the band released the song " Head Hunter". Another song, "Blood Wolf", was released on October 11, 2019. On November 12, 2019, the group announced their 2020 spring tour scheduled to take place from March 12 to April 25, 2020. This tour was later postponed due to the 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak and was later rescheduled as the Afterburner Tour, which took place in September and October 2021. In February 2020, the band announced their ninth studio album, ''

'', and released its lead single "

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", along with its accompanying music video. ''Afterburner'' serves as Pearson's fifth consecutive studio album with the group. In December 2020, the group announced ''Tree City Sessions 2'', which was released to digital download and streaming platforms on December 25. The live album was accompanied with a

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streaming event where the group performed a fan voted setlist on the

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, which was broadcast on December 19. On March 24, 2022, the band released the single "

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". Their tenth full-length studio album, '' Jackpot Juicer'', is scheduled to be released on July 29, 2022 and will be supported by a spring tour in April and May, a summer tour with Coheed & Cambria in July and August, and a run of UK and European concerts in September 2022 and March 2023. On June 3, 2022, the band announced lead vocalist Tilian Pearson will be "stepping away to seek professional help" following multiple sexual assault allegations made against him. He returned to the band in November.

2013–present: Solo career

''Material Me'' and ''Perfect Enemy''

Tilian Pearson released his debut full-length studio album, ''Material Me'', on March 18, 2013, through Vital Records. He later released his solo extended play, ''Future Friends'', on December 16, 2014 through Vital Records. On June 29, 2015, Pearson announced that he would be entering the studio and recording new material with producer

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on September 1. Tilian began recording vocals for the album on September 9. Two weeks later, Pearson finished recording the album. He released his single "Tug Of War" along with its music video on October 16, 2015. On October 29, 2015, he announced his second studio album '' Perfect Enemy'', which was released on November 27, 2015 through Vital Records. In support of the album, he announced his headlining solo tour with supporting act Myke Terry (formerly of

band

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). The tour took place from January 28 to February 5, 2016. On August 21, 2015, rock band

released their second studio album, '' Routine Breathing'', which consists of the song "Winter Everywhere", featuring a guest vocal appearance from Pearson. He released his collaborative single, "Back to Life", with singer

, on April 18, 2016. As a solo artist, Pearson toured as a co-headliner on a U.S. tour with Jonny Craig and

spanning from April 15 to May 22, 2016.

''The Skeptic''

On June 22, 2017, Tilian premiered the song "Lines That Burn", which originally was planned to be the lead single from his upcoming third solo studio album. Another new single, "Wake Up", was released on July 14. Tilian featured on the StéLouse single "Bones", which was released on July 28, 2017. He released another solo single, entitled "Patient", and announced the ''Patient'' EP on August 4, 2017. Tilian confirmed on Twitter that he would be recording his third studio album beginning September 10 and recording his fourth studio album with

beginning October 14. On August 29, 2017, American post-hardcore band

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released the single "Silver Tongues", accompanied with a music video, featuring Tilian on vocals. On June 22, 2018, Tilian announced a solo headlining tour, which took place from August 23 to September 23, 2018, with support from American rock bands

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and Sunsleep. Tilian revealed that

drummer Matthew Mingus, Eidola singer and guitarist Andrew Wells, and former A Lot Like Birds guitarist Michael Franzino will be the line-up for his touring band. On July 10, 2018, American rock band Our Last Night released a studio cover of

's 2018 single " Better Now", featuring Tilian and drummer

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. On August 16, 2018, Tilian announced his third studio album '' The Skeptic'', with a scheduled release date of September 28, 2018. The lead single, "Cocky", was released on August 17. In the United States, ''The Skeptic'' debuted at No. 21 on the

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, No. 13 on the Current Rock Albums chart, No. 9 on the

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chart, No. 6 on the Current

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chart and charted atop the Alternative New Artist Albums chart. He embarked on The Skeptic US tour, from July 26 to August 22, 2019, with support from Landon Tewers of

, Brent Walsh of

and RVLS. On August 9, 2019, he released the single "Half". The following year, he collaborated on former

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guitarist and singer Johnny Franck's solo project Bilmuri's song "THEMURIWITHHUMANHAIR" and his cover of "

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" by Halsey.

''Factory Reset''

After sessions for his fourth studio album took place throughout the summer in his home recording studio, Tilian released the lead single "Dose" on December 11, 2020. Another song, "Anthem", was released accompanied by its music video on February 27, 2021. Tilian released "Is Anarchy a Good Hobby?", the third single from the album, on March 26, along with its music video. ''

'' was officially announced on March 23, and was released on April 23, 2021. On August 24, he announced the Factory Reset Tour. Originally, the 22-date tour was planned to span from February 25 to March 26, 2022 with support from

, Tillie, and Moxy. However, on January 28, the tour was postponed to November 2022 and has since been postponed indefinitely.

Controversies

Sexual assault allegations

On June 1, 2022, Pearson was accused of

involving three women . Due to the allegations, he indefinitely left the band to seek "rehabilitation" and later rejoined in November 2022. Tilian admitted to the encounters, yet denied they were non-consensual in a Reddit post.

Musical style

Tilian's solo music has been often labeled as

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and

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. On his debut studio album, ''Material Me'', he focused the production more towards a

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driven style with elements of R&B, rock and

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. His follow-up, '' Perfect Enemy'' (2015), consists of a more folk and

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sound. His 2018 studio album, '' The Skeptic'' has been labeled as a

, pop and synth-pop record while exploring more aggressive elements of rock such as

such as on the track "Handsome Garbage". and electro on the songs "Drunken Conversation" and "Let Her Go". As a member of Tides of Man, the band pursued post-hardcore with elements of

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and

. After leaving the band, he joined

, focussing on a more aggressive style of post-hardcore, with influences of

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, and

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. In a 2019 interview with ''

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'', Pearson revealed that upon joining Dance Gavin Dance, his melodies and lyricism were both heavily inspired by his former band Tides of Man on '' Acceptance Speech'' (2013), while claiming he cemented his style on '' Instant Gratification'' (2015).

Discography

Solo

Studio albums * ''Material Me'' (Vital, 2013) * '' Perfect Enemy'' (Vital, 2015) * '' The Skeptic'' (

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, 2018) * ''

'' (Rise, 2021) Extended plays * ''Future Friends'' (Vital, 2014) * ''

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'' (Vital, 2017)

with Dance Gavin Dance

Studio albums * '' Acceptance Speech'' (

, 2013) * '' Instant Gratification'' (Rise, 2015) * ''

'' (Rise, 2016) * ''

'' (Rise, 2018) * ''

'' (Rise, 2020) * '' Jackpot Juicer'' (Rise, 2022) Live albums * '' Tree City Sessions'' (Rise, 2016) * '' Tree City Sessions 2'' (Rise, 2020) Non-album singles * ''Summertime Gladness / Pussy Vultures 7-inch'' (Rise, 2017) * " Head Hunter" (Rise, 2019) * "

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" (Rise, 2019)

with Tides of Man

Studio albums * ''Empire Theory'' (Rise, 2009) * ''Dreamhouse'' (Rise, 2010) Extended plays * ''Tides of Man'' (EP) (Rise, 2008)

with Emarosa

Unreleased demo recordings * "Mamba" * "Supercow" * "Moonraker" * "Forest Whimsical"

with Saosin

Unreleased demo recordings * "Exfoliator" * "Promises" * "Change"

with Archives

;Unreleased demo recordings * "Joy" (Later recorded as "From The Shadows Where I'm Low" by

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on ''Out of the Sky'' EP) * "Jefferson" (Later recorded as "I've Lost My Way Back Down" by Night Verses on ''Out of the Sky'' EP)

As featured artist

* "Life, Barefoot" by Makari (2012) * "Year of The Light" by Stolas from the album ''Living Creatures'' (2013) * "Superbass" (

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cover) with Will Pugh and Snowden(2013) * "Everything Is Chrome in the Future" by Cinsera from the album ''Coryphee'' (2014) * "Winter Everywhere" by

from the album '' Routine Breathing'' (2015) * "All I Have" by Amarionette from the album ''Repeating History'' (2016) * "Unattainable" by Cadence Kid (2017) * "Bones" by StayLoose (2017) * "Silver Tongues" by

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(2017) * "Memories" by Foxera (2018) * "Better Now (

cover)" by Our Last Night (2018) * "Same Old Song" by The Jon Hill Project (2019) * "Action" by

with Taka Moriuchi,

, and

(2019) * "THEMURIWITHHUMANHAIR" by Bilmuri from the album ''Rich Sips'' (2019) * "

" ( Halsey cover) by Bilmuri from the compilation ''Muri and Friends'' (2020) * "Drive" by

and Beauz from the album ''Love // Chaos'' (2021) * "Falling Out Of Rhythm" by Marigolds+Monsters * "Christmas, Don't Be Late" with Anthony Green

Music videos

References

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