Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
There’s something Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown learned from the huge shows they’ve played supporting the likes of AC/DC and Guns N’ Roses over the past few years. It’s what guitar prodigy Bryant calls “the cannonball approach”…“I’m gonna run out like a bullet from a gun and let everyone know I’m here to give ’em all I’ve got,” he says.
After demoing 55 songs in Bryant’s home studio in Nashville, The Shakedown decamped to Studio G in Williamsburg, NY, earlier this year, where they laid down the 13 numbers that make up the record – mostly live, with a few overdubs – in just over two weeks. They worked quickly, with six time Grammy nominated producer Joel Hamilton (The Black Keys, Highly Suspect, Tom Waits), because they wanted the album to sound raw and visceral, not careful and labored.
They’ve done that, but without sacrificing skill and nuance: it’s a brilliant rock ‘n’ roll record that allows the ghosts of the past into the grooves whilst living firmly in the present.
“We had so many years where we were beating our heads against a wall trying to make a living doing this, so getting the tour with AC/DC felt like the underdogs got a break. And that fueled us for a long time. When we played with Chris Cornell, toured with Guns N’ Roses, and did our own headlining tour across Europe and the UK, that fueled us too. All of these things have added fuel to our fire, and the fire is growing! I don’t think there is anything or anyone that can put it out – that comes across in the playing on the new album.”
Jake Ziegler
Jake Ziegler is a rock singer/songwriter based out of Nashville, TN. His music pulls from classic rock and blues inspirations like The Rolling Stones or Jimi Hendrix as well as more modern rockers like The Black Keys or Jack White. After living in Lynchburg, VA, and playing in the local music scene for 5 years, Jake released his first single, “California Light” in 2019 followed by a move to Nashville and two more releases. Jake spent the last couple of years as a hired gun, playing guitar for different artists up and down the east coast. With much more music to be released and many more shows to be played in 2023, this is just the beginning for Ziegler..”
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