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American singer-songwriter and The Midnight member (born 1985)
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{{SHORTDESC:American singer-songwriter and The Midnight member (born 1985)}}
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Born and raised in rural [[wikipedia:Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], Lyle began his career in music as a young adult and became regionally known after winning a songwriting contest in 2010. This led to the self-release of his debut album, gaining him national exposure, and he also began writing for other artists.  
Born and raised in rural [[wikipedia:Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], Lyle began his career in music as a young adult and became regionally known after winning a songwriting contest in 2010. This led to the self-release of his debut album, gaining him national exposure, and he also began writing for other artists.  


Lyle moved to [[wikipedia:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] in 2011, and in 2012 his A&R representative arranged for him to meet Danish producer [[Tim McEwan]] for a songwriting session. The two had an instant connection and began making music. Lyle and McEwan became a duo known as The Midnight and self-released their [[Days of Thunder|first extended play (EP)]] in 2014. Together, they have released two EPs, four albums, and two remix albums.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2020 |title=ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter: "@tedkeyboard I’m afraid I have to correct on the definition on an EP. It’s determined by runtime of 30 mins or less. Neither Nocturnal nor Kids qualified as EPs as their runtimes are both over 30 mins. But that’s just mincing words. I get that it wasn’t for you and that’s also totally okay." / Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1246345079167447042 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324172339/https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1246345079167447042 |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |access-date=March 24, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Music {{!}} The Midnight |url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324173308/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/ |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |access-date=March 24, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref>
Lyle moved to [[wikipedia:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] in 2011, and in 2012 his A&R representative arranged for him to meet Danish producer [[Tim McEwan]] for a songwriting session. The two had an instant connection and began making music. Lyle and McEwan became a duo known as The Midnight and self-released their [[Days of Thunder|first extended play (EP)]] in 2014 and have continuously released new music since.


Outside of The Midnight, Lyle continues to release solo work and regularly tours around the [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]. In 2016, he began a semi-regular podcast titled ''From The Secret Lair'' that includes music and self-commentary. He is married and has one child.
Outside of The Midnight, Lyle continues to release solo work and regularly tours around the [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]. In 2016, he began a semi-regular podcast titled ''From The Secret Lair'' that includes music and self-commentary. He is married and has one child.
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Lyle attended college at [[wikipedia:Asbury University|Asbury University]] in [[wikipedia:Kentucky|Kentucky]] for one year before transferring to [[wikipedia:Georgia State University|Georgia State University]], earning a degree in philosophy in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 5, 2020 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1324542939587108865 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106024401/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1324542939587108865 |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=May 28, 2015 |title=Singled Out: Tyler Lyle's Winter Is For Kierkegaard {{!}} Tyler Lyle News {{!}} antiMusic.com |url=https://www.antimusic.com/news/15/May/28Singled_Out-_Tyler_Lyles_Winter_Is_For_Kierkegaard.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411082117/https://www.antimusic.com/news/15/May/28Singled_Out-_Tyler_Lyles_Winter_Is_For_Kierkegaard.shtml |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Anti Music}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Notes From The Parade {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/notes-from-the-parade |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428035236/https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/notes-from-the-parade |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> After college, he used some money from a student loan to move to [[wikipedia:Prague|Prague]] and got certified to teach English as a foreign language.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2013 |title=Tyler Lyle Charms with Flannel and Smooth Music - The Student Life |url=https://tsl.news/life-style2796/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516161220/https://tsl.news/life-style2796/ |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=The Student Life}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=August 1, 2010 |title=Thoughts {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyleofficial.tumblr.com/thoughts |url-status=live |archive-date=April 3, 2022 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Tumblr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403144810/https://tylerlyleofficial.tumblr.com/thoughts}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> He then relocated to [[wikipedia:Paris|Paris]] and began attending [[wikipedia:University_of_Versailles_Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines|Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University]] to satisfy the requirements for his student visa.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2022 |title=Tyler Lyle - Quora |url=https://www.quora.com/profile/Tyler-Lyle |url-status=live |website=Quora}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> When he wasn't working as a teacher or taking classes, Lyle performed at various bars and pubs around the city and began writing more music.<ref name=":3" /> He later returned to Georgia in 2009 to begin a music career.<ref name=":2" /> To support himself, he worked a variety of odd jobs including roofing, landscaping, food delivery, and advertising.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2019 |title=We are The Midnight and we’re playing Electric Forest for the first time. Ask us Anything! : ElectricForest |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/brea4u/we_are_the_midnight_and_were_playing_electric/eod49gq/ |url-status=live |website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2017 |title=The Midnight Live Stream Video,  April 10/2017 - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3025&v=dTvEwlil5HA |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 24, 2012 |title=Tyler Lyle BTS interview - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17VHGzHSGys |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref>   
Lyle attended college at [[wikipedia:Asbury University|Asbury University]] in [[wikipedia:Kentucky|Kentucky]] for one year before transferring to [[wikipedia:Georgia State University|Georgia State University]], earning a degree in philosophy in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 5, 2020 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1324542939587108865 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106024401/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1324542939587108865 |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=May 28, 2015 |title=Singled Out: Tyler Lyle's Winter Is For Kierkegaard {{!}} Tyler Lyle News {{!}} antiMusic.com |url=https://www.antimusic.com/news/15/May/28Singled_Out-_Tyler_Lyles_Winter_Is_For_Kierkegaard.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411082117/https://www.antimusic.com/news/15/May/28Singled_Out-_Tyler_Lyles_Winter_Is_For_Kierkegaard.shtml |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Anti Music}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Notes From The Parade {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/notes-from-the-parade |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428035236/https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/notes-from-the-parade |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> After college, he used some money from a student loan to move to [[wikipedia:Prague|Prague]] and got certified to teach English as a foreign language.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2013 |title=Tyler Lyle Charms with Flannel and Smooth Music - The Student Life |url=https://tsl.news/life-style2796/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516161220/https://tsl.news/life-style2796/ |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=The Student Life}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=August 1, 2010 |title=Thoughts {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyleofficial.tumblr.com/thoughts |url-status=live |archive-date=April 3, 2022 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Tumblr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403144810/https://tylerlyleofficial.tumblr.com/thoughts}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> He then relocated to [[wikipedia:Paris|Paris]] and began attending [[wikipedia:University_of_Versailles_Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines|Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University]] to satisfy the requirements for his student visa.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2022 |title=Tyler Lyle - Quora |url=https://www.quora.com/profile/Tyler-Lyle |url-status=live |website=Quora}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> When he wasn't working as a teacher or taking classes, Lyle performed at various bars and pubs around the city and began writing more music.<ref name=":3" /> He later returned to Georgia in 2009 to begin a music career.<ref name=":2" /> To support himself, he worked a variety of odd jobs including roofing, landscaping, food delivery, and advertising.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2019 |title=We are The Midnight and we’re playing Electric Forest for the first time. Ask us Anything! : ElectricForest |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/brea4u/we_are_the_midnight_and_were_playing_electric/eod49gq/ |url-status=live |website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2017 |title=The Midnight Live Stream Video,  April 10/2017 - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3025&v=dTvEwlil5HA |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 24, 2012 |title=Tyler Lyle BTS interview - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17VHGzHSGys |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref>   


== Early career ==
== Career ==
 
=== Beginnings as a solo musician ===
[[File:Tyler 25112037996 26bf8532a7 b.jpg|thumb|Lyle performing at home in 2010]]
[[File:Tyler 25112037996 26bf8532a7 b.jpg|thumb|Lyle performing at home in 2010]]
Working as a folk singer-songwriter since the age of 21, Lyle self-released his first record in 2007 and later released an EP in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1513908189124870153 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412160007/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1513908189124870153 |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> He gained larger exposure in the summer of 2010 when he won the Open Mic Shootout at the music club [[wikipedia:Eddie’s Attic|Eddie's Attic]] in [[wikipedia:Decatur, Georgia|Decatur, Georgia]], taking home a cash prize of $1000.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2019 |title=Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VPeEZKxlY |url-status=live |website=YouTube|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324191102/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VPeEZKxlY&t=266s|archive-date=April 3, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Eddie's Attic {{!}} Details & Rules - Eddie's Attic |url=https://eddiesattic.com/open-mic/details-rules/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616204748/https://eddiesattic.com/open-mic/details-rules/ |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Eddie's Attic}}</ref> Previous winners of the contest include [[wikipedia:John Mayer|John Mayer]], [[wikipedia:Clay Cook|Clay Cook]], and [[wikipedia:Jennifer Nettles|Jennifer Nettles]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Eddie's Attic {{!}} Open Mic - Eddie's Attic |url=https://eddiesattic.com/open-mic/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424104209/https://eddiesattic.com/open-mic/ |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |access-date=April 2, 2022 |website=Eddie's Attic}}</ref> Lyle performed four original songs at the event: ''Closer to Me'', ''Pretty Lady'', ''Nashville'', and ''The Secret''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2010 |title=Closer to Me, Tyler Lyle at Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5ZzkabQS7w |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2010 |title=Pretty Lady, Tyler Lyle at Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVkHgPZamjI |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2010 |title=Nashville, Tyler Lyle at Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUCz_M3Zqy4 |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2010 |title=The Secret, Tyler Lyle at Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IddY2BhwsJo |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref> The prize money helped Lyle fund and self-release his debut album ''The Golden Age & The Silver Girl'' the following year in July.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2011 |title=The Golden Age & The Silver Girl {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/the-golden-age-the-silver-girl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428035605/https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/the-golden-age-the-silver-girl |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> The entire album was recorded in just one day and it was later recognized by [[wikipedia:NPR|NPR]] World Café as one of the top albums of 2011.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Tyler Lyle Shows on San Diego LGBT Pride Community Calendar |url=http://events.sdpride.org/artists/tyler-lyle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403153049/http://events.sdpride.org/artists/tyler-lyle |archive-date=April 3, 2022 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=San Diego LGBT Pride Community}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2011 |title=World Cafe: Looking Ahead To 2012 : World Cafe : NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/12/30/144482061/world-cafe-looking-ahead-to-2012?t=1648999937533 |url-status=live |website=NPR|access-date=April 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404085643/https://www.npr.org/2011/12/30/144482061/world-cafe-looking-ahead-to-2012|archive-date=April 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2011 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/152775113551527936 |url-status=live |website=Twitter|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403154116/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/152775113551527936|archive-date=April 3, 2022}}</ref>  
Lyle self-released his first album in 2007 and later released an EP in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1513908189124870153 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412160007/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1513908189124870153 |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> He would gain larger exposure in June 2010 after winning the Open Mic Shootout at the music club [[wikipedia:Eddie’s Attic|Eddie's Attic]] in [[wikipedia:Decatur, Georgia|Decatur, Georgia]].<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2019 |title=Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VPeEZKxlY |url-status=live |website=YouTube|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324191102/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VPeEZKxlY&t=266s|archive-date=April 3, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Eddie's Attic {{!}} Details & Rules - Eddie's Attic |url=https://eddiesattic.com/open-mic/details-rules/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616204748/https://eddiesattic.com/open-mic/details-rules/ |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Eddie's Attic}}</ref> Previous winners of the contest include [[wikipedia:John Mayer|John Mayer]], [[wikipedia:Clay Cook|Clay Cook]], and [[wikipedia:Jennifer Nettles|Jennifer Nettles]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Eddie's Attic {{!}} Open Mic - Eddie's Attic |url=https://eddiesattic.com/open-mic/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424104209/https://eddiesattic.com/open-mic/ |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |access-date=April 2, 2022 |website=Eddie's Attic}}</ref> Lyle performed four original songs at the event: ''Closer to Me'', ''Pretty Lady'', ''Nashville'', and ''The Secret''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2010 |title=Closer to Me, Tyler Lyle at Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5ZzkabQS7w |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2010 |title=Pretty Lady, Tyler Lyle at Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVkHgPZamjI |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2010 |title=Nashville, Tyler Lyle at Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUCz_M3Zqy4 |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2010 |title=The Secret, Tyler Lyle at Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IddY2BhwsJo |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref> He used the $1000 cash prize from the contest to fund the creation of the album ''The Golden Age & The Silver Girl'', which released the following year in July.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2011 |title=The Golden Age & The Silver Girl {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/the-golden-age-the-silver-girl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428035605/https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/the-golden-age-the-silver-girl |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> The entire album was recorded in just one day and it was later recognized by [[wikipedia:NPR|NPR]] World Café as one of the top albums of 2011.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Tyler Lyle Shows on San Diego LGBT Pride Community Calendar |url=http://events.sdpride.org/artists/tyler-lyle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403153049/http://events.sdpride.org/artists/tyler-lyle |archive-date=April 3, 2022 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=San Diego LGBT Pride Community}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2011 |title=World Cafe: Looking Ahead To 2012 : World Cafe : NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/12/30/144482061/world-cafe-looking-ahead-to-2012?t=1648999937533 |url-status=live |website=NPR|access-date=April 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404085643/https://www.npr.org/2011/12/30/144482061/world-cafe-looking-ahead-to-2012|archive-date=April 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2011 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/152775113551527936 |url-status=live |website=Twitter|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403154116/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/152775113551527936|archive-date=April 3, 2022}}</ref>  


Right after he finished making his debut album, Lyle moved to [[wikipedia:California|California]] to be closer to a new manager he had started working with,<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2019 |title=Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=122&v=X9VPeEZKxlY |url-status=live |website=YouTube|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324191102/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VPeEZKxlY&t=266s|archive-date=April 3, 2022}}</ref> and he later signed a publishing deal with Pulse Recordings.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2019 |title=Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VPeEZKxlY&t=124s |website=YouTube|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324191102/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VPeEZKxlY&t=266s|archive-date=April 3, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> He lived in an old house in [[wikipedia:Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles|Laurel Canyon]] that once belonged to [[wikipedia:Fleetwood Mac|Fleetwood Mac]] member [[wikipedia:Christine McVie|Christine McVie]] before moving to an apartment by the beach in [[wikipedia:Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] with a roommate from college.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2011 |title=Sometimes, for love to come, love has to go {{!}} Sounds For The Soul |url=https://soundsforthesoul.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/sometimes-for-love-to-come-love-has-to-go/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615104413/https://soundsforthesoul.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/sometimes-for-love-to-come-love-has-to-go/ |archive-date=June 15, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Sounds For The Soul}}</ref> Lyle continued self-releasing music throughout 2012 and 2013, and in 2013 he was the recipient of the Harald Adamson Lyric Award for pop music from the [[wikipedia:American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2013 |title=The ASCAP Foundation Harold Adamson Lyric Awards |url=https://www.ascapfoundation.org/programs/awards/award-recipients/adamson.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511061804/https://www.ascapfoundation.org/programs/awards/award-recipients/adamson.aspx |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=The ASCAP Foundation}}</ref> During this time, he continued making occasional appearances at Eddie's Attic and toured throughout the country with other musicians, additionally playing shows at several music festivals including [[wikipedia:South by Southwest|SXSW]], [[wikipedia:Noise Pop Festival|Noise Pop]], and [[wikipedia:MusicfestNW|MusicfestNW]].<ref name=":7" />
Right after he finished making his debut album, Lyle moved to [[wikipedia:California|California]] to be closer to a new manager he had started working with,<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2019 |title=Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=122&v=X9VPeEZKxlY |url-status=live |website=YouTube|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324191102/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VPeEZKxlY&t=266s|archive-date=April 3, 2022}}</ref> and he later signed a publishing deal with Pulse Recordings.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2019 |title=Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VPeEZKxlY&t=124s |website=YouTube|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324191102/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VPeEZKxlY&t=266s|archive-date=April 3, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> He lived in an old house in [[wikipedia:Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles|Laurel Canyon]] that once belonged to [[wikipedia:Fleetwood Mac|Fleetwood Mac]] member [[wikipedia:Christine McVie|Christine McVie]] before moving to an apartment by the beach in [[wikipedia:Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] with a roommate from college.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2011 |title=Sometimes, for love to come, love has to go {{!}} Sounds For The Soul |url=https://soundsforthesoul.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/sometimes-for-love-to-come-love-has-to-go/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615104413/https://soundsforthesoul.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/sometimes-for-love-to-come-love-has-to-go/ |archive-date=June 15, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Sounds For The Soul}}</ref> Lyle continued self-releasing music throughout 2012 and 2013, and in 2013 he was the recipient of the Harald Adamson Lyric Award for pop music from the [[wikipedia:American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2013 |title=The ASCAP Foundation Harold Adamson Lyric Awards |url=https://www.ascapfoundation.org/programs/awards/award-recipients/adamson.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511061804/https://www.ascapfoundation.org/programs/awards/award-recipients/adamson.aspx |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=The ASCAP Foundation}}</ref> During this time, he continued making occasional appearances at Eddie's Attic and toured throughout the country with other musicians, additionally playing shows at several music festivals including [[wikipedia:South by Southwest|SXSW]], [[wikipedia:Noise Pop Festival|Noise Pop]], and [[wikipedia:MusicfestNW|MusicfestNW]].<ref name=":7" />
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Lyle has said that his musical influences include [[wikipedia:Paul Simon|Paul Simon]], [[wikipedia:Garth Brooks|Garth Brooks]], and his father Mark.<ref>{{Cite web |title=We are The Midnight. Ask us anything. : outrun |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/outrun/comments/89rc79/we_are_the_midnight_ask_us_anything/dwt4zpn |url-status=live |website=Reddit|date=April 4, 2018|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403162130/https://www.reddit.com/r/outrun/comments/89rc79/we_are_the_midnight_ask_us_anything/dwt4zpn|archive-date=April 3, 2022}}</ref>
Lyle has said that his musical influences include [[wikipedia:Paul Simon|Paul Simon]], [[wikipedia:Garth Brooks|Garth Brooks]], and his father Mark.<ref>{{Cite web |title=We are The Midnight. Ask us anything. : outrun |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/outrun/comments/89rc79/we_are_the_midnight_ask_us_anything/dwt4zpn |url-status=live |website=Reddit|date=April 4, 2018|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403162130/https://www.reddit.com/r/outrun/comments/89rc79/we_are_the_midnight_ask_us_anything/dwt4zpn|archive-date=April 3, 2022}}</ref>


== The Midnight==
=== The Midnight ===
[[File:Elissa ebersold music hall williamsburg brooklyn ny 20180316 3.jpg|left|thumb|Lyle performing live with The Midnight]]
[[File:Elissa ebersold music hall williamsburg brooklyn ny 20180316 3.jpg|left|thumb|Lyle performing live with The Midnight]]
In 2012, Lyle met [[Tim McEwan]] at a songwriter’s workshop in [[wikipedia:North Hollywood|North Hollywood]] <ref>{{Cite web |date=July 9, 2020 |title=THE MIDNIGHT: Tim McEwan And Tyler Lyle On Bringing ‘Monsters’ To Life! |url=https://www.iconvsicon.com/2020/07/09/the-midnight-tim-mcewan-and-tyler-lyle-on-bringing-monsters-to-life/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224233722/https://www.iconvsicon.com/2020/07/09/the-midnight-tim-mcewan-and-tyler-lyle-on-bringing-monsters-to-life/ |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Icon Vision}}</ref> arranged by his A&R representative Katie Donovan.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=November 12, 2017 |title=Who Are The Midnight?: An Interview with the Masters of Modern Nostalgia |url=https://vehlinggo.com/2017/11/12/the-midnight-interview-nocturnal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324190301/https://vehlinggo.com/2017/11/12/the-midnight-interview-nocturnal/ |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Vehlinggo}}</ref> Bonding over a mutual love of 80's rock,<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2012 |title=The Midnight Biography, Songs, & Albums {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-midnight-mn0003556887/biography |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812210926/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-midnight-mn0003556887/biography |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> they began writing songs together and at McEwan’s suggestion based their sound on 80’s synth. The first song they wrote was [[WeMoveForward]],<ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2019 |title=Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=266&v=X9VPeEZKxlY |url-status=live |website=YouTube|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324191102/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VPeEZKxlY&t=266s|archive-date=April 3, 2022}}</ref>  and their first release as a duo under [[The Midnight]] moniker came in July 2014 with the extended play [[Days of Thunder]]. Lyle serves as the band's primary vocalist and guitarist is credited with writing the majority of the band’s lyrics. He has been the main vocalist in every The Midnight song containing vocals except for [[Synthetic]] and [[Comet]], which were sung by McEwan.
In 2012, Lyle met [[Tim McEwan]] at a songwriter’s workshop in [[wikipedia:North Hollywood|North Hollywood]] <ref>{{Cite web |date=July 9, 2020 |title=THE MIDNIGHT: Tim McEwan And Tyler Lyle On Bringing ‘Monsters’ To Life! |url=https://www.iconvsicon.com/2020/07/09/the-midnight-tim-mcewan-and-tyler-lyle-on-bringing-monsters-to-life/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224233722/https://www.iconvsicon.com/2020/07/09/the-midnight-tim-mcewan-and-tyler-lyle-on-bringing-monsters-to-life/ |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Icon Vision}}</ref> arranged by his A&R representative Katie Donovan.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=November 12, 2017 |title=Who Are The Midnight?: An Interview with the Masters of Modern Nostalgia |url=https://vehlinggo.com/2017/11/12/the-midnight-interview-nocturnal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324190301/https://vehlinggo.com/2017/11/12/the-midnight-interview-nocturnal/ |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Vehlinggo}}</ref> Bonding over a mutual love of 80's rock,<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2012 |title=The Midnight Biography, Songs, & Albums {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-midnight-mn0003556887/biography |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812210926/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-midnight-mn0003556887/biography |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> they began writing songs together and at McEwan’s suggestion based their sound on 80’s synth. The first song they wrote was [[WeMoveForward]],<ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2019 |title=Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=266&v=X9VPeEZKxlY |url-status=live |website=YouTube|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324191102/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VPeEZKxlY&t=266s|archive-date=April 3, 2022}}</ref>  and their first release as a duo under [[The Midnight]] moniker came in July 2014 with the extended play [[Days of Thunder]]. Lyle serves as the band's primary vocalist and guitarist is credited with writing the majority of the band’s lyrics. He has been the main vocalist in every The Midnight song containing vocals except for [[Synthetic]] and [[Comet]], which were sung by McEwan. Many of The Midnight's songs have their roots in songs originally written and released by Lyle on one of his albums or his podcast, ''From The Secret Lair''.


Regarding his approach to writing for The Midnight, Lyle has said:<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1278433997643821062 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701211048/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1278433997643821062 |archive-date=July 1, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1278433049483632641 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701211048/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1278433997643821062 |archive-date=July 1, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref><blockquote>I write The Midnight lyrically (mostly) as the fantasy that I never experienced. I lean a bit utopian sometimes and let the images get grander than I experienced. I was on the debate team. I had a lisp. I was really into Syphon Filter. The fun is in the make believe.</blockquote><blockquote>
Regarding his approach to writing for The Midnight, Lyle has said:<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1278433997643821062 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701211048/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1278433997643821062 |archive-date=July 1, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1278433049483632641 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701211048/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1278433997643821062 |archive-date=July 1, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref><blockquote>''I write The Midnight lyrically (mostly) as the fantasy that I never experienced. I lean a bit utopian sometimes and let the images get grander than I experienced. I was on the debate team. I had a lisp. I was really into Syphon Filter. The fun is in the make believe.''


I write everyday. Some of it goes in The Midnight folder. Some of it goes off into far far away places. It works best when Tim has a cool musical skeleton and I have a cool lyrical skeleton we can smush together and build together.</blockquote>Several songs originally written and performed by Lyle have been remade or remixed as The Midnight songs, including [[Lost & Found]], [[Brooklyn]], and [[Sometimes She Smiles]].


== Other work==
''I write everyday. Some of it goes in The Midnight folder. Some of it goes off into far far away places. It works best when Tim has a cool musical skeleton and I have a cool lyrical skeleton we can smush together and build together.''</blockquote>
 
=== Continued solo work and other ventures ===
[[File:Tyler Lyle Solo.jpg|right|thumb|Lyle performing at a solo show]]
[[File:Tyler Lyle Solo.jpg|right|thumb|Lyle performing at a solo show]]
Outside of The Midnight, Lyle continues to record and tour as a solo artist. Not long after his move to Los Angeles, Lyle formed with Andrew Smith and Jack Moore the group Smith, Lyle, and Moore, whose first EP was released in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2020 |title=Smith, Lyle &amp; Moore Unravel the Makings of Debut ‘EP1,’ Release “Werewolf” - American Songwriter |url=https://americansongwriter.com/smith-lyle-moore-unravel-themakings-of-debut-ep1-release-werewolf/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711134937/https://americansongwriter.com/smith-lyle-moore-unravel-themakings-of-debut-ep1-release-werewolf/ |archive-date=July 11, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=American Songwriter}}</ref> In 2012, he co-wrote two songs for [[wikipedia:Court Yard Hounds|Court Yard Hounds]] that appeared on their album [[wikipedia:Amelita (album)|Amelita]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2013 |title=Amelita - Court Yard Hounds {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/amelita-mw0002553474 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127050619/https://www.allmusic.com/album/amelita-mw0002553474 |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> His songs have been heard on the US television shows [[wikipedia:Hart of Dixie|Hart of Dixie]], [[wikipedia:Private_Practice_(TV_series)|Private Practice]], and [[wikipedia:Gossip Girl|Gossip Girl]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 7, 2013 |title=My song “Anyhow” is going to be featured on the CW... {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyleofficial.tumblr.com/post/22608820547/my-song-anyhow-is-going-to-be-featured-on-the-cw |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215020737/https://tylerlyleofficial.tumblr.com/post/22608820547/my-song-anyhow-is-going-to-be-featured-on-the-cw |archive-date=February 15, 2014 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Tumblr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 6, 2013 |title=Hey! What'dya know? “I Will Follow Love All The... {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyleofficial.tumblr.com/post/22541550011/hey-whatdya-know-i-will-follow-love-all-the |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215232711/http://tylerlyleofficial.tumblr.com/post/22541550011/hey-whatdya-know-i-will-follow-love-all-the |archive-date=February 15, 2014 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Tumblr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 29, 2014 |title=tyler lyle {{!}} Cause A Scene Music |url=http://www.causeascenemusic.com/tag/tyler-lyle/ |url-status=live |website=Cause A Scene Music|access-date=April 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404085022/http://www.causeascenemusic.com/tag/tyler-lyle/|archive-date=April 4, 2022}}</ref>  
Outside of The Midnight, Lyle continues to record and tour as a solo artist. Most recently, he embarked on a four show tour in the US in 2022 and his latest album, ''The Transcendentalists Part One'', was released in June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 3, 2022 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1532726147976421376 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611195034/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1532726147976421376 |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2023 |title=The Transcendentalists {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/the-transcendentalists |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822031807/https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/the-transcendentalists |archive-date=August 21, 2023 |access-date=August 21, 2023 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> Not long after his move to Los Angeles, Lyle formed with Andrew Smith and Jack Moore the group Smith, Lyle, and Moore, whose first EP was released in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2020 |title=Smith, Lyle &amp; Moore Unravel the Makings of Debut ‘EP1,’ Release “Werewolf” - American Songwriter |url=https://americansongwriter.com/smith-lyle-moore-unravel-themakings-of-debut-ep1-release-werewolf/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711134937/https://americansongwriter.com/smith-lyle-moore-unravel-themakings-of-debut-ep1-release-werewolf/ |archive-date=July 11, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=American Songwriter}}</ref> In 2012, he co-wrote two songs for [[wikipedia:Court Yard Hounds|Court Yard Hounds]] that appeared on their album [[wikipedia:Amelita (album)|Amelita]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2013 |title=Amelita - Court Yard Hounds {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/amelita-mw0002553474 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127050619/https://www.allmusic.com/album/amelita-mw0002553474 |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> His songs have been heard on the US television shows [[wikipedia:Hart of Dixie|Hart of Dixie]], [[wikipedia:Private_Practice_(TV_series)|Private Practice]], and [[wikipedia:Gossip Girl|Gossip Girl]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 7, 2013 |title=My song “Anyhow” is going to be featured on the CW... {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyleofficial.tumblr.com/post/22608820547/my-song-anyhow-is-going-to-be-featured-on-the-cw |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215020737/https://tylerlyleofficial.tumblr.com/post/22608820547/my-song-anyhow-is-going-to-be-featured-on-the-cw |archive-date=February 15, 2014 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Tumblr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 6, 2013 |title=Hey! What'dya know? “I Will Follow Love All The... {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyleofficial.tumblr.com/post/22541550011/hey-whatdya-know-i-will-follow-love-all-the |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215232711/http://tylerlyleofficial.tumblr.com/post/22541550011/hey-whatdya-know-i-will-follow-love-all-the |archive-date=February 15, 2014 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Tumblr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 29, 2014 |title=tyler lyle {{!}} Cause A Scene Music |url=http://www.causeascenemusic.com/tag/tyler-lyle/ |url-status=live |website=Cause A Scene Music|access-date=April 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404085022/http://www.causeascenemusic.com/tag/tyler-lyle/|archive-date=April 4, 2022}}</ref>  


In January 2016, he began a monthly podcast titled ''From The Secret Lair'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 20, 2017 |title=Tyler Lyle- From The Secret Lair (podcast) - Tyler Lyle {{!}} Listen Notes |url=https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/tyler-lyle-from-the-secret-lair-tyler-lyle-i_laIBn8mFS/ |website=Listen Notes}}</ref> with each episode consisting of a short three to six-song album alongside commentary by Lyle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2010 |title=Music {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/music |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215135512/https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/music |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> The first season featured twenty-three episodes that were recorded from his apartment in [[wikipedia:Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]], after which the podcast went on hiatus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2017 |title=23. My Ideal Bookshelf {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/23-my-ideal-bookshelf |url-status=live |archive-url= |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> It was relaunched in Fall 2020 and the second season debuted that November, with episodes now being recorded from his home studio in [[wikipedia:Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 31, 2020 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1322705730831556608 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101010340/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1322705730831556608 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref>
In January 2016, he began a monthly podcast titled ''From The Secret Lair.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 20, 2017 |title=Tyler Lyle- From The Secret Lair (podcast) - Tyler Lyle {{!}} Listen Notes |url=https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/tyler-lyle-from-the-secret-lair-tyler-lyle-i_laIBn8mFS/ |website=Listen Notes}}</ref> Each episode generally consists of around three to six songs accompanied with commentary by Lyle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2010 |title=Music {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/music |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215135512/https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/music |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> The discussions touch on several topics, including his methods as a musician, sources of inspiration, philosophy, literature, and his southern upbringing. The first season featured 23 episodes that were recorded from his apartment in [[wikipedia:Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2017 |title=23. My Ideal Bookshelf {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/23-my-ideal-bookshelf |url-status=live |archive-url= |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> The second season began in November 2020 and ran for eight episodes, with production moved to his home studio in [[wikipedia:Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 31, 2020 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1322705730831556608 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101010340/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1322705730831556608 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref> The third season began in April 2023 and had nine episodes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2, 2023 |title=Episode 1: The Grail King {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/episode-1-the-grail-king |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504195747/https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/episode-1-the-grail-king |archive-date=May 4, 2023 |access-date=August 21, 2023 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref>
 
On June 3 2022, Lyle announced four solo shows, to be played later in 2022 in the US.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 3, 2022 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1532726147976421376 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611195034/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1532726147976421376 |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Outside of music, Lyle's interests include books, [[wikipedia:Tarot card reading|Tarot card reading]], philosophy, and bourbon/whiskey. In September 2014, he married Anna Jimenez.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2014 |title=Tyler Lyle marries Anna Jimenez under the Golden Gate Bridge in the Golden State with Sharon Jimenez and Bob... - Bring Hollywood Home Foundation fighting for California's Creative economy {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/BringHollywoodHomeGroup/posts/tyler-lyle-marries-anna-jimenez-under-the-golden-gate-bridge-in-the-golden-state/734193299985690/ |url-status=live |website=Facebook}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 5, 2020 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1302287941746733057 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905165422/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1302287941746733057 |archive-date=September 5, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref> Jimenez contributed backing vocals to The Midnight's song [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2019 |title=We are The Midnight and we’re playing Electric Forest for the first time. Ask us Anything! : ElectricForest |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/brea4u/we_are_the_midnight_and_were_playing_electric/eod1xig/ |website=Reddit|access-date=April 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404084509/https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/brea4u/we_are_the_midnight_and_were_playing_electric/eod1xig/|archive-date=April 4, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Previously residing in Southern California and [[wikipedia:New York City|New York City]], the Lyles now live in [[wikipedia:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, Georgia]] with their son, Beau.
Outside of music, Lyle's interests include books, [[wikipedia:Tarot card reading|Tarot card reading]], philosophy, and bourbon/whiskey. In September 2014, he married Anna Jimenez.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2014 |title=Tyler Lyle marries Anna Jimenez under the Golden Gate Bridge in the Golden State with Sharon Jimenez and Bob... - Bring Hollywood Home Foundation fighting for California's Creative economy {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/BringHollywoodHomeGroup/posts/tyler-lyle-marries-anna-jimenez-under-the-golden-gate-bridge-in-the-golden-state/734193299985690/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/MNXeW |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |access-date=April 30, 2024 |website=Facebook}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 5, 2020 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1302287941746733057 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905165422/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1302287941746733057 |archive-date=September 5, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref> Jimenez contributed backing vocals to The Midnight's song [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2019 |title=We are The Midnight and we’re playing Electric Forest for the first time. Ask us Anything! : ElectricForest |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/brea4u/we_are_the_midnight_and_were_playing_electric/eod1xig/ |website=Reddit|access-date=April 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404084509/https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/brea4u/we_are_the_midnight_and_were_playing_electric/eod1xig/|archive-date=April 4, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Previously residing in Southern California and [[wikipedia:New York City|New York City]], the Lyles now live in [[wikipedia:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, Georgia]] with their son, Beau.


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Tyler Lyle
Lyle performing live with The Midnight in 2022
Lyle performing live with The Midnight in 2022
Background information
Birth nameJamison Tyler Lyle
Born (1985-12-01) December 1, 1985 (age 38)
Carrollton, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
  • Folk
  • Americana
  • World
  • Country
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2007–present
Member of
Websitetylerlyle.com

Jamison Tyler Lyle[1] (born December 1, 1985) is an American musician who is the primary guitarist, vocalist, and lyricist for The Midnight.

Born and raised in rural Georgia, Lyle began his career in music as a young adult and became regionally known after winning a songwriting contest in 2010. This led to the self-release of his debut album, gaining him national exposure, and he also began writing for other artists.

Lyle moved to Los Angeles in 2011, and in 2012 his A&R representative arranged for him to meet Danish producer Tim McEwan for a songwriting session. The two had an instant connection and began making music. Lyle and McEwan became a duo known as The Midnight and self-released their first extended play (EP) in 2014 and have continuously released new music since.

Outside of The Midnight, Lyle continues to release solo work and regularly tours around the United States. In 2016, he began a semi-regular podcast titled From The Secret Lair that includes music and self-commentary. He is married and has one child.

Early life

Lyle was born and raised in Carrollton, Georgia, the son of Mark and Deborah Lyle.[2] His father is also a musician and is the house-guitarist for the George Britt Band, who plays at the Lowell Opry House in Carrollton.[3]

Lyle was frequently around music growing up, being exposed to the musical genres of Country, Gospel, Bluegrass, and Classic rock.[4] His dad was the music minister at the family's church, and he grew up singing in the choir.[5] After initially having no interest in a music career as a child, Lyle began playing the guitar in high school, learning tabs from his father and online.[6]

Lyle attended college at Asbury University in Kentucky for one year before transferring to Georgia State University, earning a degree in philosophy in 2008.[7][8][9] After college, he used some money from a student loan to move to Prague and got certified to teach English as a foreign language.[10][11][8] He then relocated to Paris and began attending Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University to satisfy the requirements for his student visa.[12][9] When he wasn't working as a teacher or taking classes, Lyle performed at various bars and pubs around the city and began writing more music.[6] He later returned to Georgia in 2009 to begin a music career.[9] To support himself, he worked a variety of odd jobs including roofing, landscaping, food delivery, and advertising.[13][14][15]

Career

Beginnings as a solo musician

Lyle performing at home in 2010

Lyle self-released his first album in 2007 and later released an EP in 2009.[16][9] He would gain larger exposure in June 2010 after winning the Open Mic Shootout at the music club Eddie's Attic in Decatur, Georgia.[3][17][18] Previous winners of the contest include John Mayer, Clay Cook, and Jennifer Nettles.[19] Lyle performed four original songs at the event: Closer to Me, Pretty Lady, Nashville, and The Secret.[20][21][22][23] He used the $1000 cash prize from the contest to fund the creation of the album The Golden Age & The Silver Girl, which released the following year in July.[24] The entire album was recorded in just one day and it was later recognized by NPR World Café as one of the top albums of 2011.[25][26][27]

Right after he finished making his debut album, Lyle moved to California to be closer to a new manager he had started working with,[28] and he later signed a publishing deal with Pulse Recordings.[10][11][29] He lived in an old house in Laurel Canyon that once belonged to Fleetwood Mac member Christine McVie before moving to an apartment by the beach in Santa Monica with a roommate from college.[25][11][30] Lyle continued self-releasing music throughout 2012 and 2013, and in 2013 he was the recipient of the Harald Adamson Lyric Award for pop music from the ASCAP Foundation.[31] During this time, he continued making occasional appearances at Eddie's Attic and toured throughout the country with other musicians, additionally playing shows at several music festivals including SXSW, Noise Pop, and MusicfestNW.[25]

Lyle has said that his musical influences include Paul Simon, Garth Brooks, and his father Mark.[32]

The Midnight

Lyle performing live with The Midnight

In 2012, Lyle met Tim McEwan at a songwriter’s workshop in North Hollywood [33] arranged by his A&R representative Katie Donovan.[34] Bonding over a mutual love of 80's rock,[35] they began writing songs together and at McEwan’s suggestion based their sound on 80’s synth. The first song they wrote was WeMoveForward,[34][36] and their first release as a duo under The Midnight moniker came in July 2014 with the extended play Days of Thunder. Lyle serves as the band's primary vocalist and guitarist is credited with writing the majority of the band’s lyrics. He has been the main vocalist in every The Midnight song containing vocals except for Synthetic and Comet, which were sung by McEwan. Many of The Midnight's songs have their roots in songs originally written and released by Lyle on one of his albums or his podcast, From The Secret Lair.

Regarding his approach to writing for The Midnight, Lyle has said:[37][38]

I write The Midnight lyrically (mostly) as the fantasy that I never experienced. I lean a bit utopian sometimes and let the images get grander than I experienced. I was on the debate team. I had a lisp. I was really into Syphon Filter. The fun is in the make believe.


I write everyday. Some of it goes in The Midnight folder. Some of it goes off into far far away places. It works best when Tim has a cool musical skeleton and I have a cool lyrical skeleton we can smush together and build together.

Continued solo work and other ventures

Lyle performing at a solo show

Outside of The Midnight, Lyle continues to record and tour as a solo artist. Most recently, he embarked on a four show tour in the US in 2022 and his latest album, The Transcendentalists Part One, was released in June 2023.[39][40] Not long after his move to Los Angeles, Lyle formed with Andrew Smith and Jack Moore the group Smith, Lyle, and Moore, whose first EP was released in August 2020.[41] In 2012, he co-wrote two songs for Court Yard Hounds that appeared on their album Amelita.[2][42] His songs have been heard on the US television shows Hart of Dixie, Private Practice, and Gossip Girl.[43][44][45]

In January 2016, he began a monthly podcast titled From The Secret Lair.[46] Each episode generally consists of around three to six songs accompanied with commentary by Lyle.[47] The discussions touch on several topics, including his methods as a musician, sources of inspiration, philosophy, literature, and his southern upbringing. The first season featured 23 episodes that were recorded from his apartment in Brooklyn, New York.[48] The second season began in November 2020 and ran for eight episodes, with production moved to his home studio in Atlanta, Georgia.[49] The third season began in April 2023 and had nine episodes.[50]

Personal life

Outside of music, Lyle's interests include books, Tarot card reading, philosophy, and bourbon/whiskey. In September 2014, he married Anna Jimenez.[51][52] Jimenez contributed backing vocals to The Midnight's song Los Angeles.[53] Previously residing in Southern California and New York City, the Lyles now live in Atlanta, Georgia with their son, Beau.

References

  1. ↑ "Jamison Tyler Lyle of The Midnight performs during the 2019... News Photo - Getty Images". Getty Images. July 12, 2019. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "winter is for Kierkegaard and mapping out these shining stars | Fuel/Friends Music Blog". Fuel/Friends Music Blog. March 7, 2012. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Music + Dance: Tyler Lyle, "Moon Dust" - ARTS ATL". Arts ATL. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Midnight "rock and roll with synthesizers" on Deep Blue | Student Magazine - Student Pages". Student Pages. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; May 15, 2021 suggested (help)
  5. ↑ "We are The Midnight and we're playing Electric Forest for the first time. Ask us Anything! : ElectricForest". Reddit. May 21, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Interview: Storyteller and Songwriter – Tyler Lyle |". Music for Lunch. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Tyler Lyle on Twitter". Twitter. November 5, 2020. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Singled Out: Tyler Lyle's Winter Is For Kierkegaard | Tyler Lyle News | antiMusic.com". Anti Music. May 28, 2015. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Notes From The Parade | Tyler Lyle". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Tyler Lyle Charms with Flannel and Smooth Music - The Student Life". The Student Life. February 8, 2013. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Thoughts | Tyler Lyle". Tumblr. August 1, 2010. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Tyler Lyle - Quora". Quora. April 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "We are The Midnight and we're playing Electric Forest for the first time. Ask us Anything! : ElectricForest". Reddit. May 21, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ "The Midnight Live Stream Video, April 10/2017 - YouTube". YouTube. April 10, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ↑ "Tyler Lyle BTS interview - YouTube". YouTube. October 24, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ↑ "Tyler Lyle on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube". YouTube. May 30, 2019. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; March 24, 2022 suggested (help)
  18. ↑ "Eddie's Attic | Details & Rules - Eddie's Attic". Eddie's Attic. April 1, 2022. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Eddie's Attic | Open Mic - Eddie's Attic". Eddie's Attic. April 1, 2022. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Closer to Me, Tyler Lyle at Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout - YouTube". YouTube. October 27, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ↑ "Pretty Lady, Tyler Lyle at Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout - YouTube". YouTube. October 27, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ↑ "Nashville, Tyler Lyle at Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout - YouTube". YouTube. October 27, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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