Tyler Robert Joseph (born December 1, 1988)[8] is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, musician, and record producer.

[9] Future Twenty One Pilots bassist Nick Thomas also played on the same team as Joseph, the pair having performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" together at one of their games.

[19][20] In 2007, Joseph began uploading improv, short comedic skits, and videos to a YouTube channel named "slushieguys".

[24] Among Joseph's first performances with Twenty One Pilots, he recounts that his mother would often stand outside Ohio State University giving away tickets to his shows.

On November 30, 2008, Joseph uploaded six of these songs to his PureVolume account, titling the release No Phun Intended.

[30] Twenty One Pilots was formed in 2009 in Columbus, Ohio and consisted of frontman Joseph, bassist Thomas, and drummer Chris Salih; the latter two left the band in 2011.

[35] On March 17, 2015, the band announced their fourth album's title, Blurryface, and unveiled its track listing and release date.

[49] The leak was confirmed real when the band made the song available on streaming services later that day as the album's fourth single.

[50] The audio was uploaded onto YouTube on the same day, which shows singer Tyler Joseph in his home studio playing the song's bass line.

[68] Jocef eventually returned the favor a year later by being featured on the song "Be Concerned" off of Twenty One Pilots' 2011 album Regional at Best.

[69] In 2011, Joseph was performed a leading role in Five14 Church's three episode mockumentary titled "The (moderately inspiring tale of the) Longboard Rodeo Tango".

The video was produced and directed by Mark C. Eshleman, a regular collaborator for Twenty One Pilots, for Trend Micro's annual Where Are You Contest.

[77][78] Joseph also contributed to a few tracks for Five14 Church's worship album Clear by the gospel rock band New Albany Music, led by Travis Whittaker.

[80] In December 2014, Joseph contributed backing vocals to the song "Sickly Sweet Holidays" by Dallon Weekes (then-bassist of Panic!

[83] Joseph assisted in much of the production of singer Shania Twain's sixth studio album Queen of Me, and is a writer on the last song, "The Hardest Stone" as well.

[88] He is also an ally of the LGBT+ community,[89] and is strongly against the use and practice of artificially generated artwork,[90][91] on which he has said "it sucks, but we may have crossed in to a 'proof of work' era.

[93] Though it is assumed it deals with his Christian faith, Joseph has been specific about the fact that he does not want the meaning of his tattoos spread on the Internet.

[97] Joseph also sports the name "Josh" on his right thigh, which he received from Dun onstage during a show at the Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 30, 2015.

[99] In mid-January 2015, Joseph served at former bandmate Chris Salih's wedding as an attendant,[100] alongside Twenty One Pilots producer Mark Eshleman.