Tyler Stock – Keep On Movin…

I actually stumbled upon Tyler one day down in Ybor City.  I will never forget it, he was playing at Market Street and 7th and his music just flowed like a boat down a river. The sound was fresh and clean, enjoyable and something you can also dance to .  Add to it the energy and emotion Tyler Stock had on stage and it sets him apart from the rest.  I knew then and there that he had a passion for music and believed in himself and his musical capabilities, which will take him far.

His music has a blues and jazz feel to it, mixed with rock and many other kinds of sounds.  When I asked him what genre he would classify his music as, he said “Tyler.”  What a brilliant reply as it is so unique because it has so many different sounds to it.  What else could it be but his own, and “Tyler” would be the best classification of his music. I had the right idea when I mentioned blues and jazz, but “Tyler” fits it so much better and ties it down better than any other genre could. 

Tyler brings a fresh perspective to music that I’m blown away with.  He said to his drummer one day, “I don’t want you to play the drums, I want your drums to make music.”  When I think about that statement, I can easily see why his music is so good.  It is like the saying, “you gotta get hot to play real cool.”  You can play an instrument all you want but you need to learn how to make music with it.  Tyler is a musical genius and he has a degree in music and production to prove it, which he graduated super cum laude.  

Despite his growing success here, he has traveled all over the U.S.  He is a nomadic artist if you will.  He was originally from Missouri, lived in Nashville and did the country scene before blowing that all off, coming to Tampa a year ago.  He says that music truly has been his only friend throughout the years, his guitar more specifically, because no matter what, it has come with him and it is something he never had to leave behind.  Without music, Tyler Stock would probably be a lost soul looking for purpose in this vast universe.  He puts his emotions into every song and communicates and expresses himself through it as well.  When you can do that successfully, your music takes on a new appreciation and meaning.

When all is said and done and he reflects back on his career in music, he said he probably will never attain his goals because they are fluid and ever changing.  As an artist, he will be climbing a plateau, sometimes going higher and sometimes staying put on the flat ledge.  As long as he’s breathing his ideas, they will forever flow and his goals and accomplishments to him, will never be fulfilled.  What a great way to look at life because once we accomplish our goals, what else is left?  If you keep striving for more, your potential has no beginning and no end.

Tyler has an album out, “A Cure For The Awkward Silence”, which can be found through his MySpace page, www.tylerstock.com, CD Baby and can be downloaded on iTunes.  He prefers you buy it from him at a concert so you can enjoy his live performance.  He is working on a new CD that will offer some of his recorded work and some live tracks such as MTV’s Unplugged series of CD’s that came out in the 90′s.

Tyler is an amazing performer and artist and I suggest going to see him play live at Whiskey North in Carrollwood, Tampa or check out his music online.  He is currently looking for a bass player and keyboardist to complete his band, but the lack of those positions being filled hasn’t slowed him down at all.  Today he is touching lives in every place he rests his head and plays music for.