Born in Lander, WY Tyler Stenson (28) considers himself a cowboy. Now Portland based, he writes of those days as if a Midwestern Poet; blending the old country-side with the new city-scape and delivering his songs from the heart, simple and true.
Former front man for his bands Lander and Rhetoric Tuesday, and twice named Portland's "Performing Songwriter of the Year" (2007 and 2008), Stenson’s sound is putting lumps in throats and attracting a train of followers that find a piece of themselves in the sincerity of his words and the authenticity of his performances.
The son of an architect and a musical mother, all of Stenson's years under the sun have been geared toward the fitting philosophy of "create often and pay attention to detail." He believes he has glorified this combination in his award winning craft of song.
"I’ve always lived by the phrase 3 chords and the truth. My songs are simple and true and I consider them the epic, gradient stories of my life."
Whether performing solo on stage or backed by his talented arsenal of hired guns, Stenson's presence and heart are sure to be felt by the masses. In the end, no one offers a more compelling performance, provokes more emotion or sums up the human existence in such a way as Tyler Stenson and his words.
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