Tyler Woods

Tyler Woods (born November 29, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. Born in Pleasantville, New Jersey and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Tyler Woods was influenced by music from an early age, participating in church choirs, studying piano, and forming his own group, Devoted. After graduating high school, Woods immediately began touring Europe with N-Trigue. His debut album The R&B Sensation, produced by Grammy Award-winning producer 9th Wonder, was released in 2009. Tyler Woods has also been featured with many artists including Styles P,Talib Kweli, Buckshot, Chink Santana, Lloyd, Marc Dorsey, Living Color, Bink, and The LOX.

Tyler Winchester Woods was born on November 29, 1982 in Pleasantville, New Jersey to Geraldine Woods and the late William E. Woods, Sr. The second of three children, Tyler’s family relocated to North Carolina a year after his birth. Raised in Fayetteville, Tyler Woods was heavily influenced by his parents, both musicians in their own right. Woods was active in his church choir from age five and watched his mother play piano every Sunday. By the age of ten he was attending rehearsals with his father, a collegiate music professor, playing drums and the trombone with high school students. By the time Woods entered high school he had formed his own group, Devoted, performing in local talent competitions and public events. Shortly after graduating in 1999, Tyler left North Carolina for a European tour with R&B quartet N-Trigue.

After international success, Tyler Woods returned to the states in 2002. He briefly enrolled at Living Arts College in Raleigh-Durham, studying audio engineering, music theory, and graphic design before dropping out to continue pursuing his musical career. Independently, Woods worked extensively with producers Rich Harrison, Chink Santana, and Ski. Local radio station 102 Jams in Greensboro, North Carolina, picked up his single “Maybelline Lady”, which caught the attention of Grammy Award-winning producer 9th Wonder, who signed Tyler to his Jamla Records label in 2008.

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