[2] He spent his last year of high school in Holland, Michigan, before moving to Nashville in 2000 to study and pursue music.
[3] Tyler enrolled at Belmont University as a music business major and worked part-time jobs like meter-reading, pizza delivery, valet, landscaping, and in a retirement home.
The group consists of Griffin House, Matthew Perryman Jones, Tyler James, Butterfly Boucher, K.S.
[10] In 2008, breaking from his usual style of music, Tyler collaborated with Los Angeles–based DJ Morgan Page on the song "Call My Name".
According to Page, "It's a bit of a sentimental song, but I think it does a good job of straddling the lines of pop and electronic music.
The album contains twelve tracks and was recorded at House of David Studios on Music Row in Nashville.
[12] In early 2010, Tyler began touring as a member of the Los Angeles–based band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros while continuing to venture out as a solo artist.
[18] Tyler has toured with several artists, including Denison Witmer, Diane Birch, The Autumn Defense, Mat Kearney, Pico vs. Island Trees, Paper Route, Morgan Wade, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.