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What began as a brief meeting on a church bus ride quickly blossomed into a friendship based upon a shared passion for creating good music. Tyler and Jenny met at the University of Delaware in August of 2004 and began playing and writing music shortly there after. Originally from the Newark, DE area Tyler was in his sophomore year at UD, studying marketing, voice, and music management. However he really focused most of his time on songwriting, recording, and music production. Freshly graduated from Ocean Springs High School in the bayous of Mississippi, Jenny spent years in the South writing songs with friends and family members, but didn't truly expand upon her creative energies until meeting Tyler.
Jenny and Tyler bring out the best in each other. From distinct melodies, beautifully complex backing vocals, fresh rhythms, and lyrics that speak boldly and directly to the souls of listeners, Jenny and Tyler strive to create music that is honest and genuinely good. Experimenting with a wide spectrum of instruments, Jenny's bluegrass background meshes with Tyler's jazz roots to produce a new genre of music; one that defies being boxed up and labeled. Listeners describe Jenny and Tyler as a combination of folk, jazz, and pop. Some might say "Norah Jones meets Jack Johnson."
Jenny and Tyler's friendship quickly developed into romance and on June 30, 2007 the couple was married on the beach in Avalon, NJ. This December the pair plans to release their first full-length independent album, "A Prelude." Song titles on the album include, "Product of Culture," "American Dream," and the epic, "Plans for Us." The lyrics speak to the depravity of a society that exploits women and money in favor of superficiality. Yet the songs profess a deep hope for change and faith in a God who saves and provides purpose. The album's lighter side includes songs such as "Nashville," and "Love's Going to Last" which speak of two types of love: the romantic and the unconditional.
Imagine a four-year-old little girl dancing around the living room with her brother and sister, laughing, all the while soaking in the classic bluegrass tunes her mom and dad sing and play together in perfect harmony. Her dad only knows three chords; that's all he needs to know.
Now imagine a five-year-old boy sitting on his dad's lap at the piano, watching intently as his dad's fingers move gracefully over the keys, expertly playing jazz standards. The little boy bangs on the keys and his dad smiles.
Fast forward fifteen years and that little boy and little girl meet at the University of Delaware. Jenny and Tyler were both birthed into musical families with vastly different backgrounds. Upon meeting during Jenny's freshman and Tyler's sophomore year in college they developed a friendship based upon a shared passion for music. Their diverse musical influences mesh to form a genre of music different from anything they grew up with. Blending folk, pop-jazz, rock and even a hint of bluegrass, Jenny & Tyler combine their unique sound with uncoventional and soul-stirring lyrics to create music that defies being boxed up and labeled.
Jenny & Tyler released their debut album "A Prelude" in Dec '07. Their sophomore record, "This Isn't a Dream" arrives April 5th, 2009.
Jenny and Tyler were married in June of 2007 and currently reside in Nashville, TN.