I am 100% a DIY artist! Which means I fund everything myself. Make A Scene was funded entirely by me (I ate nothing but spaghetti for months to make it happen-Sometimes I couldn't even afford the sauce because everything was going into the band Ha!). Pills and Cheeto Dust was funded by me and all of you! It was amazing!! (Besides not getting to fly to the studio because of Covid). Your pre order means everything to me! Not only does it show that you enjoy the music I make but you are willing to put up your hard earned money to hear more! You are my record label and I love you.
Innocent Tyler is a pop punk band currently based out of Northwest Arkansas. Their debut EP, Make A Scene, was produced by Luis Cabezas (of The Dollyrots) and mixed by John Fields (Pink, Goo Goo Dolls, etc.), with a music video for the single “Bree” directed by Jaret Reddick (of Bowling For Soup). Their follow up EP, Pills and Cheeto Dust, was an acoustic EP produced and Mixed by Luis Cabezas. Both EP's have received Sirius XM radio play.
Vincent Tyler formed Innocent Tyler in Northwest Arkansas in 2016. “I realized my dream of becoming a musician at 9 years old when he met Jaret Reddick of Bowling for Soup. I was the youngest kid there by at least a decade, and I knew every word to every song. Jaret took notice and gave me this “fan of the day pack,” which was just some stickers and a beanie, but I was totally blown away! I saw him on stage that night with his crazy hair and guitar, and at that moment I knew that was what I wanted to do. Years later Jaret got me the gig as lead guitar player in The Erik Chandler band. I stayed with Erik for a couple of years, then decided it was time for me to do my own thing, and that’s where Innocent Tyler came in. I met Luis Cabezas when I was playing for Erik (I was already a huge Dollyrots fan) and we really clicked. It was one of those times when you knew something great was going to come out of it. So a couple of years later I texted Luis and asked if he wanted to produce my new EP. I sent him some demos and the next thing I knew I was on a plane to Tampa, FL to record. Everything was wrapped up and it was time to shoot a video for the single. Obviously Jaret had to be involved somehow, so I had him direct the video. The entire time, even though we are really good friends now, I was still freaking out that Jaret freaking Reddick was directing my music video.“
“I will never forget the first time I met Vincent. His eyes were huge and he didn’t say much. But, you could tell he was taking it all in. I saw him many times throughout the years. His dad brought him to shows every time we were close. You could always see that fire in his eyes. The first time I heard him play guitar, we were in the studio recording a BFS album. I had him play a guitar part on a song and he nailed it! When I heard the album he recorded with Luis, I was like, “Who is this kid?!?!?!” There is such a raw, organic energy to the songs. I was blown away that these were his first songs ever to record. I can’t wait to see what this “kid” from Arkansas does! Watch out music fans! HE is comin' !!!” - Jaret Reddick