3dotmag November 2012

LOWCOUNTRY MUSICIAN TYLER BOONE WORKING HARD

ind a more genuine, harder working musician than Tyler Boone. Actually, just go ahead and give up because it is not going to happen. Growing up in the Lowcountry, Boone first became enamored with the subculture of Charleston’s punk/metal scene, before eventually expanding his musical palette to include the blues/pop-laced influences that are sprinkled through out his more recent releases. Boone released his debut EP, A New Start, in 2011 and on October 9, 2012 will be releasing his first King City Records full-length, Changing Pace, which demonstrates a unified, confident sound that can only come from a heavy dose of touring and a band that has become comfortable exploring the boundaries of their collective sound. Opening up for such acts as Edwin McCain, Danielle Howle, Mark Bryan from Hootie and the Blowfish and even Elise Testone, Boone is well on his way to becoming a major act himself. Question: When did you first know you wanted to be a musician/artist? Answer: I first knew I wanted to be a musician when I heard Blink-182 on MTV on a school field trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, when I was in the eighth grade. “Feeling This” was blasting and I was just amazed at who and what guitar players were and what they did. I went from punk, metal garage bands and eventually landed into the rock-blues-singer/songwriter genre when I made it to college. Q: When and where was your first paid gig? A: My first paid gig was actually in Myrtle Beach. I was in this hard rock/Christian rock band called The CarbonAudio Effect and I booked us at MagiQuest at Broadway at The Beach. We were asked to do it, and we went on the road. It was very different but yet so exciting because the deal was to go into the studio early that day, record one tune for a “MagiQuest” compilation record and then head to MagiQuest and play a set. The live session recording never made it out for two reasons...it was horrible and then we lost the CD when it came in the mail. We still got paid at the end of the night and put up in a hotel. We used that check to buy our band a brand new drum-set. Honestly, it was the weirdest gig but the most taken care of gig my whole musical career. I’ll never forget it. Q: What or who inspires you and your art? A: What inspires me as an artist is always a hard question to answer when anyone asks. When I write music, a guitar lick or a lyric, it’s usually spontaneous but when something grabs me and gets my full attention, it’s something completely different. It’s always something major and important going on in my life when I write a song that I hold on to. Q&A With Tyler Boone

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