[4] They have opened shows and tours for Fall Out Boy, Chevelle, Shinedown, Lit, Rev Theory, Saving Abel, Showbread, Pillar, Puddle of Mudd, The Academy Is..., Gym Class Heroes, and The Working Title, [1] as well as Since October and The Butterfly Effect.
With Josh on vocals/lead guitar, his baby brother Jordan on drums, and Brandon on bass, the beginning of a wonderful thing started.
Trying to find websites, amongst other things, the boys realized the name "Tyler Reed" with two ee's was already taken, hence why they now spell it READ.
Soon after the band was formed, they were joined by friend Jeb Whitley, who would provide vocals for a year or more at shows and on some songs never officially released to the public, and on their first professionally produced CD, Angel and Demons.
Tyler Read had two of their songs featured on the soundtrack for the independent horror film The School in the Woods (2010).