Neal Tiemann
| Neal Tiemann | |
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Neal Tiemann at The Borgata
Atlantic City, NJ – September 26, 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Neal Andrew Tiemann |
| Also known as | Dr (the Doctor), NFT |
| Born |
December 22, 1982 Dallas, TX |
| Genres | Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock, groove metal, melodic death metal |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, bass, nylon string guitar, trombone |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Associated acts | David Cook, Midwest Kings, Burn Halo, Bryan Jewett, To Have Heroes, Bowling for Soup,Caroline's Spine, Uncle Kracker, DevilDriver |
| Website | nealtiemann.com |
| Notable instruments | |
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Gibson Les Paul Gibson RD Gibson Explorer |
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Neal Tiemann (born December 22, 1982 in Dallas, TX) is an American musician, currently the lead guitarist and songwriter of the rock band the Midwest Kings (MWK), the lead guitarist for David Cook's band The Anthemic, and guitarist for groove metal band DevilDriver. He spent most of 2009 on the Declaration Tour with Cook and served as the tour's music director. Tiemann played guitar on Cook's major label debut album David Cook as well as his independently released Analog Heart. He has also played on Burn Halo's 2009 album "Burn Halo" and Bryan Jewett's album "A Brief Look at the New You." Tiemann and the rest of The Anthemic worked on Cook's second album, This Loud Morning for RCA Records/19
On March 19, 2015, it was announced that Tiemann joined groove metal band DevilDriver.
Tiemann is seen playing Gibson guitars exclusively. He can be seen playing Gibson RD guitars such as an ebony with EMG pickups, a natural, and a silverburst. He also uses Gibson Les Paul guitars such as a sunburst and an ebony with 3 pickups and with gold hardware. He can also be seen with a black Gibson Explorer with EMG pickups and a Gibson Hummingbird in heritage cherry sunburst finish.
From January 18–25, 2009, Tiemann traveled with bandmates David Cook (guitar and lead vocals), Andy Skib (rhythm guitar, keyboards, backup vocals), Kyle Peek (drums, backing vocals), and Joey Clement (bass guitar) to the Middle East to complete a USO Tour. The band visited seven bases on their trip to Kuwait and Iraq and played songs from David Cook as well as crowd-pleasing covers including Tenacious D's Fuck Her Gently and Van Halen's Hot for Teacher.
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