Tyler Mahard

Hi, I'm Tyler Mahard. I'm a singer-songwriter based in New Haven, Connecticut. My songs are conveyed through vocals, acoustic guitar, and often harmonica. When performing live, I play originals as well those from some favorite songwriters: Neil Young, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and others. My originals blend folk, rock, and blues. Lyrics are varied, but themes of nature and humankind's relationship with the rest of life on earth are frequent. In addition to music, I have a career in conservation biology.

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I started writing songs and recording music in my teens. For as long as I can remember, I've had a pronounced interest in and love for wild animals and wild places. I'm a deep thinker and a big picture thinker. I have strong views about how humankind interacts with our wonderful planet. Songwriting has always been a critical tool for self expression and a way for me to process all types of feelings, beliefs, and ideas. Through songwriting, I hope to help others regulate themselves, but also to open peoples' minds, offer new perspectives, opportunities for introspection, and to embrace compassion for oneself, others, our planet, and all human and nonhuman life. 

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I've been in a number of bands and acoustic duos over the years as a drummer, guitarist, and singer. After gigging frequently with the acoustic duo Noelle & Tyler, I'm now focused on performing as a solo artist. Recordings of my songs are homemade and "organic" in that they don't use any type of pitch or timing correction. I'm more concerned with self expression in a pure and authentic way than with sounding like music that's mainstream and popular today. Though I make a number of instrumental recordings, my live performances feature singer-songwriter style works that include vocals.