1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: Taking a Walk Nashville. 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 2: Hi everyone, this is Sarah Harrelson, your host of Taking 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 2: a Walk Nashville, and today I am here with Missouri 4 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 2: native and Nashville artist Tyler Nance. His first single, bad News, 5 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 2: went viral last year and his debut EP, Wasted Chances 6 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 2: has amassed over four million streams. Today, we are here 7 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 2: at the Creator Studio in the Gulch area to talk 8 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 2: about his new music and what's ahead. Tyler, thank you 9 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 2: so much for being on Taking a Walk Nashville today. 10 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: Thanks for having me. 11 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, so we have the CMA Awards tomorrow. I saw 12 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 2: last night you were playing at Whiskey Jam. What else 13 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 2: do you have going on during this crazy CMA week? 14 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 1: Well, I I played keeps Me Saying or Saying Keeps 15 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 1: Me Saying with the Castello's last night at their Skydeck appearance, 16 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: and then later Thursday I'll be playing Whiskey Jam at Derk. 17 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 2: Spentley's fans can definitely look forward to this Friday when 18 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 2: they can hear the recording new recording of it Keeps 19 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 2: Me Saying with the Castellos. So what was it like 20 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 2: working with them on this new version of your song? 21 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: It was honestly pretty simple. I mean, I didn't recut vocals. 22 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: They just came in to brit mccholo's studio and did 23 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: their thing and worked their magic, and it got done 24 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: pretty quick. And then next thing you know, we're doing 25 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: a music video together for the song. So yeah, it 26 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 1: was a lot of fun. 27 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 2: I think it's going to be a great mashup. I 28 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 2: love the song and I can't wait to hear it. 29 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 2: So let's talk about how you got started and music. 30 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 2: You were raised in a small town as a fourth 31 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 2: generation farmer and later employed as a welder before you 32 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 2: made the move to pursue music full time in Nashville. 33 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 2: So what made you fully made the decision to move 34 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 2: to Nashville and just do music full time. 35 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: So I was I was working in South Dakota at 36 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: the time, and I just signed my distro deal with 37 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: sant Ana Almo, and then bad news blew up and 38 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: whenever I came to Nashville for the first time and 39 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 1: I flew back, and then I was offered a publishing 40 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: deal through Platinum Grammar, and so I was like, well, 41 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: might as well quit my job. So my twenty first birthday, 42 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: I quit my job and moved back home for a 43 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: couple of months and then pulled my camper out to Franklin, 44 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: Kentucky and stayed there for a little bit til I 45 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,399 Speaker 1: moved out to into Nashville. 46 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 2: And welders have such early hours, So what has the 47 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,239 Speaker 2: transition been like from waking up so early to now 48 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 2: playing late night gigs? 49 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: I mean, it was it was kind of late nights 50 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: and early mornings whenever I was whenever I was welding. 51 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: But I mean it's kind of the you know, same 52 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: sort of idea with music, you know, I was, I 53 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: was playing last night with the Castlows and had to 54 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,519 Speaker 1: wake up at five o'clock this morning to five point 55 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: thirty this morning to meet people with the radio. 56 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: So yeah, yeah, and it's worth it for the dream, 57 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 2: I'm sure. 58 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I mean, you know, it's it's tiring, but 59 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: you know, you just got to take it day by 60 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: day and that's all you can do. 61 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 2: Absolutely, And who have some of your influence has been 62 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 2: growing up. 63 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: Keith Willie, you know, Elvis, you know, rock and roll, country, 64 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: old country, just all of those genres really influenced me 65 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: with writing and my creativity. 66 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's definitely something I can hear in your music 67 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 2: and you're currently working on your first full length album. 68 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 2: What has the process been like working on your new album? 69 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: You know the reason? I mean, there's seventeen songs on 70 00:03:56,360 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: the album, but that's I've been writing like non stop 71 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: since I since I uh moved to this area, and 72 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,119 Speaker 1: you know, we were like trying to pick out which 73 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: ones were the best. And I have so many songs 74 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: that I've written that were like, why not just make 75 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: it a seventeen song album, Like what's might as well? 76 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: I mean, we got the we got the material, so 77 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: it's it's been it's been pretty good. You know. We've well, 78 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: I've been I've just been writing and then in the 79 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 1: studio in and out and working with these guys make 80 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: sure it's how I want it to sound. 81 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 2: And yeah, very cool. Will that be released next year? 82 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: Yeah? Next year in the in the spring. 83 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 2: Nice. And you co wrote or wrote all of the 84 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 2: songs on the album. 85 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: Yep. I usually just try to at least go in 86 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: every single time into a room with some sort of 87 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: idea to write about. And that's what these songs started 88 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: all started to be was just a thought and thought 89 00:04:57,920 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 1: while I was driving or in the shower in bed, 90 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 1: you know, and then I just take it, take it 91 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 1: to some great writers to help complete that thought. 92 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 2: You know, do you ever have song ideas from your 93 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 2: welding experience? 94 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yeah, no doubt maybe not like just talking 95 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: about welding, but you know a lot of my earlier 96 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: written songs were a lot about working on the road 97 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: and road dogging. Yeah. 98 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, very cool and very authentic. As far as touring, 99 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 2: you have shared stages with Justin Moore, Baker Blankenship, and 100 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 2: now you're going to be support on Ian Munsei's upcoming 101 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 2: tour in twenty twenty six. Are you excited to go 102 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 2: on the road next. 103 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm super excited to start getting in front of 104 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: fans and also just you know, growing my audience and listeners. 105 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 2: Is there a certain stop you're looking most forward to 106 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 2: or just the whole tour. 107 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to mostly just the whole tour, like 108 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: the some of the locations I've never been and I've 109 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: been looking forward to seeing that in my life. 110 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:09,239 Speaker 2: So well, fans can purchase tickets now for your twenty 111 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 2: twenty six tour and look forward to your new album. 112 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 2: Since we are on taking a walk Nashville, I always 113 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 2: love to ask my guests this question, Tyler, do you 114 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,119 Speaker 2: have a favorite place you like to take a walk 115 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 2: in Nashville or just a favorite place in Nashville to visit. 116 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 2: It's like near Franklin, like the downtown. It's Franklin area. 117 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean that that area is pretty and I 118 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 1: just don't wherever there's nature, just walk walk around there. 119 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's so many great parks in Franklin too, there are. 120 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 1: There's just it's a pretty area in general, you know. 121 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:46,799 Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, is the music video the full music video 122 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 2: for keeps Me Sane? Is that coming out on Friday 123 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 2: as well? 124 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:53,799 Speaker 1: Yep, same same time as the song drops. 125 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 2: I believe so wonderful. Well, we are looking forward to 126 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 2: hearing the new version with the Castellos. Tyler. I hope 127 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 2: you have a great week with the CMA Awards. We're 128 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 2: looking forward for everything that's ahead for you in twenty 129 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 2: twenty six. Thank you so much for being on Taking 130 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 2: a Walk Nashville today. 131 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: Thank you for having me. 132 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, thanks for listening to Taking a Walk Nashville with 133 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 2: singer songwriter Sarah Harrelson, and check out our other podcasts, 134 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 2: Music Save Me, Comedy Save Me, and Taking a Walk, 135 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 2: available on the iHeartRadio, app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you 136 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 2: get your podcasts.