Tyler Carter

Derek Tyler Carter (born December 30, 1991) is an American singer and songwriter from Habersham County, Georgia. He is most prominently known for being the singer for metalcore band Issues and former vocalist of Woe, Is Me. On January 13, 2015, he released his debut major label EP, Leave Your Love.

Musical career history

A Path Less Traveled (2008)

Though this was his first serious endeavor, a local band from Buford, Georgia, A Path Less Traveled would begin the vocal duo, and best friend stardom of both Carter, and still today, co-frontman Michael Bohn.

Woe, Is Me (2009–2011)

Carter was recruited in 2009 to help develop the band Woe, Is Me. Already reaping interest and funding from Rise Records, Carter began writing demos with the band just before once again he would be joined in ranks by none other than Michael Bohn. Together with the band they recorded one full length entitled "Numbers" They also re-imagined a cover of Katy Perry's Hot n Cold for Fearless Records's Punk Goes Pop 3 before leaving the band due to personal and internal differences with the band and its core. Though Carter left first and pursued a milestone of Solo development and touring, with dedicated music partner Tyler "Scout" Acord, it wasn't long before he began development with Scout on a brainchild known as "Issues."

Tyler

Tyler is an English (old English) word which means door keeper of an inn. It is also thought to be a derived occupational name derived from "tiler", one who makes tiles. It is used both as a surname, and as given name for both genders. Among the earliest recorded use of the surname is from the 14th century; Wat Tyler of Kent, South East England.

People with the surname Tyler

Carter

Carter is a surname which originally meant a person who hauls goods in a cart. It comes from the Gaelic and Celtic word cairt (cart). Being of Gaelic and Celtic origins the name originated in Ireland and Scotland and later migrated to England where it was reduced to its English pronunciation and form. However, this name stems from a few common surnames, the names being McCarthy, McArthur and McCarter.

People with this surname may trace their ancestors back to Ireland, many of these name holders ancestors escaped Ireland during the Irish diaspora heading to Great Britain, the American colonies typically the colonies of New York, Massachusetts, Georgia and Virginia. Other immigrants entered the United States later during the Great Famine of Ireland in the 1840s and later. The Irish counties with the highest amount of families having this surname are Laois, Galway, Meath and Leitrim; Laois seems to be the place where most Carters settled or where the name began in origin. Within the past 150 to 200 years, the Carter surname has been adopted widely by the African American community, either with ethnic black and Irish mixing or taken from slavemasters by former slaves. This name is common among African Americans capable of tracing their roots back to the southern United States from the early 20th century onward.

Luke Holland

Luke Daniel Holland is an American drummer best known for being a member of the metalcore band The Word Alive. In 2013, he was voted third for Alternative Press' Drummer Of The Year, and second for Modern Drummer's Up & Coming. He is also known for his YouTube channel of self-made drum covers and remixes.

Early life

Holland taught himself to play drums; except for three semesters of drum line in high school.

Videos

His most popular YouTube video is his drum cover remix of Skrillex's "Cinema", which has over 3 million views.

References

Punk Goes Pop

Punk Goes Pop is a compilation album part of the Punk Goes Pop series created by Fearless Records. It contains a collection of songs by various artists performing covers of pop songs. It was released on April 3, 2002. Its success caused Fearless to release more pop cover albums. As of 2014 there have been five other Punk Goes Pop albums, more than any other in the franchise.

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