Tyler Carter

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Tyler Carter
Tyler Carter performing in 2013.
Tyler Carter performing in 2013.
Background information
Birth nameDerek Tyler Carter
Born (1991-12-30) December 30, 1991 (age 29)
Habersham County, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • drums
Years active2007–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitewww.tylercarter.us

Derek Tyler Carter (born December 30, 1991) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer from Habersham County, Georgia. He was the lead vocalist and founding member of American metalcore band Issues. Carter began his musical career performing drums in local bands in Atlanta, Georgia. Following his underground success, he joined metalcore outfit Woe, Is Me, releasing their debut studio album, Number[s], in 2010, in which he left the following year.

After departing from Woe, Is Me, he began amalgamating Issues with former members of Woe, Is Me, including vocalist Michael Bohn. With Issues, they released their debut extended play (EP), Black Diamonds (2012). The following year, the band released the stand-alone single, "Hooligans". In 2014, the group released their debut full-length studio album, Issues, to critical and commercial acclaim, charting at number-nine on the U.S. Billboard 200. The group released their second EP, Diamond Dreams, on November 18, 2014. The band released their second full-length studio album, Headspace (2016), to positive acclaim, charting at number 20 on the US Billboard 200. Bohn departed from Issues in January 2018, making Carter the sole vocalist in the group's line-up. The following year, the group released their third studio album, Beautiful Oblivion. In September 2020, he was removed from Issues due to allegations of sexual misconduct and grooming. In 2020, he co-founded the duo Emerald Royce with Attila's Chris Linck.

Carter also pursues a solo music career, having released two EPs, Leave Your Love (2015) and Moonshine Acoustic (2020), and one studio album, Moonshine (2019). He has collaborated with various other musical artists and groups including blackbear, MAX, Jamie's Elsewhere, Breathe Carolina, Hands Like Houses, Slaves, and ONE OK ROCK, among others. He has collaborated with Luke Holland on a number of studio covers, including a cover of Paramore's 2013 single "Ain't It Fun" for Punk Goes Pop Vol. 6 (2014), Years & Years' 2015 single "King", and Chris Brown's single 2013 single "Fine China". Carter has also worked with longtime collaborator Tyler Acord.

Career[]

2008–09: 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.[1] The following year, Carter departed from A Path Less Traveled and began working with Woe, Is Me.

2009–11: Woe, Is Me[]

Main article: 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[s], 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.

2012–20: Issues[]

Main article: Issues (band)

Following his departure with Woe, Is Me, Tyler Carter began forming together another metalcore musical project. After trying to pursue a solo musical career, Carter expressed his 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 line-up, subsequently signing to Rise Records. The Ferris brothers departed from the group prior to the release of their debut Black Diamonds (EP). The extended play was released on November 13, 2012, which was 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, which was praised for its DJ-based breakdowns and mixture of metalcore and post-hardcore, charting at No. 9 on the U.S. Billboard 200. 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.

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, which charted at number 181 on the US Billboard 200 and number 31 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart. In support of the album, they headlined the Beautiful Oblivion Tour in Europe and North America during the fall of 2019.

On September 1, 2020 Carter was removed from the band due to § Grooming and sexual misconduct allegations made against him.

After his departure from Issues, 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.[2] He featured on American rock band All Things Will End's song "There's No Turning Back", released on August 19, 2012.[3] Carter also appeared on Hands Like Houses' song "Lion Skin", alongside Jonny Craig, from the album Ground Dweller (2012).[4] The following year, he released another holiday song, "Make it Snow", featuring Tyler "Scout" Acord, on December 13.[5]

Carter released his debut extended play, Leave Your Love, on January 13, 2015, on Velocity and Rise Records.[6] 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".[7]

Carter performed live with American rock band PVRIS at the 2015 Alternative Press Music Awards, performing the song "My House".[8]

On December 23, 2015, he released a studio cover of Adele's 2015 single "Hello".[9]

On July 8, 2016, American singer MAX released the Sokko remix of the single "Basement Party", featuring Tyler Carter.[10] On December 20, Carter and Issues drummer Josh Manuel released a cover of "Pokémon Theme", entitled "Gotta Catch 'Em All", featuring Jacky Vincent.[11]

Carter released the solo single, "Forget You", featuring Lophiile, on July 15, 2016.[12] Two years later, he released the single "Pressure", on June 29, 2018.[13] He released a second single, titled "Focus", on August 17.[14] A third single, "Moonshine", was released on September 27, accompanied with its music video.[15]

His debut studio album, Moonshine, was released on February 1, 2019, on Rise Records.[16] In support of the album, he embarked on a headlining U.S. tour with musician Riley in January 2019.[17]

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.[18]

Carter released Moonshine Acoustic on June 26, 2020.[19]

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,[citation needed] 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.[20]

Personal life[]

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, Georgia during his time in junior high and high school. Inspired by the likes of Underoath's Aaron Gillespie, Carter decided to pursue singing whilst 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.

Tyler Carter came out as bisexual in 2015.[21] He is an outspoken supporter of the LGBTQ community.

Grooming and sexual misconduct allegations[]

In 2020, Carter was accused of grooming and sexual misconduct of a then-fourteen year old minor. The claim was made by a Twitter user who alleged that Carter had sexually assaulted them while inebriated under the influence of alcohol. Later on further allegations were purported by several other Twitter users citing their cases of misconduct that are alleged to have occurred over several years. Carter was subsequently removed from the band Issues, which followed with a statement that they had parted ways with Carter following the allegations.[22] Carter later denied the accusations of sexual misconduct in a statement.[23]

Discography[]

Solo career[]

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

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

With Emerald Royce[]

Singles

  • Use Me (Independent, 2020) [24]
  • Where Was I (Independent, 2020) [24]

With Issues[]

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

  • "Hooligans" (Rise, 2013)

With Woe, Is Me[]

Studio albums

Singles

  • "Fame > Demise" (Rise, 2011)

With A Path Less Traveled[]

  • From Here on Out (2010)[25]

Collaborations[]

Year Song Album Artist
2010 "I Will Destroy the Wisdom of the Wise" (feat. Tyler Carter) Revision:Revise A Bullet for Pretty Boy[26]
2011 "This Was Never Yours" (feat. Tyler Carter) Endlessly Crashing The Last Word[27]
2012 "Lion Skin" (feat. Tyler Carter & Jonny Craig) Ground Dweller Hands Like Houses[28]
"The Double Threat of Danger" (feat. Tyler Carter) Single Miss Fortune[29]
"Two Steps Forward, No Step Back" (feat. Tyler Carter) Mistaken for Trophies His Statue Falls[30]
"Inception" (feat. Tyler Carter) It's Now or Never Make Me Famous[31]
"Farther From Letting Go" (feat. Tyler Carter) Single Waves of Aether[32]
"Cars, Clothes, Calories" (feat. Tyler Carter) Sex Mixtape blackbear[33]
"A Dose of Reality" (feat. Tyler Carter & Michael Bohn) The Dreamcatcher Of Reverie[34]
2013 "Now or Never" (feat. Tyler Carter) Material Me Tilian[35]
"Super Alcalina" (feat. Tyler Carter) Morla and the Red Balloon Time Traveller[36]
"The Drinking Song" (feat. Tyler Carter) The Edge Russ[37]
"Slice of Life" (feat. Tyler Carter) Single I Capture Castle[38]
"What I Never Learned in Study Hall" (feat. Tyler Carter) The Predator (EP) Ice Nine Kills[39]
"I'm Not Cut Out for This" (feat. Tyler Carter) Genuine EP The Crash Years[40]
2014 "Chasing Hearts" (feat. Tyler Carter) Savages Breathe Carolina[41]
"High and Low" (feat. Tyler Carter) Mind Games Palisades[42]
"The Young and Beyond Reckless" (feat. Tyler Carter) Through Art We Are All Equals Slaves[43]
"The Illusionist" (feat. Tyler Carter) Rebel-Revive Jamie's Elsewhere[44]
"In the Mouth of Madness" (feat. Tyler Carter) Suspiria Nightmares[45]
"These Mountains" (feat. Tyler Carter) Still in the Balance Me in a Million[46]
"Armor" (feat. Tyler Carter & Sy Ari Da Kid) Watch Me - Mixtape Ronnie Radke[47]
2015 "Decisions" (feat. Tyler Carter) 35xxxv (Deluxe Edition) One Ok Rock[48]
"Transcendents" (feat. Tyler Carter) Nomads Vita Versus[49]
2016 "IIII. Complicated" (feat. Tyler Carter) WHYDFML badXchannels[50]
"Desperate" (feat. Tyler Carter) Boy Hero Boy Hero[51]
"Basement Part (Sokko Remix)" (feat. Tyler Carter) Single MAX[52]
"Dream Eater" (feat. Tyler Carter) Dream Eater Separations[53]
"Cold Water (Originally by Major Lazer" (feat. Tyler Carter) Single Against the Current[54]
2018 "40% Disco" (feat. Tyler Carter & Michael Bohn) Dermaga Sekumpulan Orang Gila[55]
2019 "Action" (feat. Taka Moriuchi, Tyler Carter, Caleb Shomo, Tilian) Single Don Broco[56]
"High School" (feat. Tyler Carter) Single Andrés[57]
"Sucker (Jonas Brother's Cover)" (feat. Luke Holland, Tyler Carter & Teddy Swims ) Single Jared Dines[58]
2020 "Blow (Ed Sheeran Cover)" (feat. Danny Worsnop, Tyler Carter & Josh Manuel) Single Teddy Swims[59]
2020 "Contradiction (feat. Tyler Carter) Single KSUKE[18]

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  3. ^ "There's No Turning Back (feat. Tyler Carter) by All Things Will End". Retrieved January 24, 2019 – via itunes.apple.com.
  4. ^ "Hands Like Houses - Lion Skin (Featuring Jonny Craig And Tyler Carter)". Retrieved January 24, 2019 – via soundcloud.com.
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