SONY MUSIC NASHVILLE & CAA SIGN FILM PRODUCER AND SINGER/SONGWRITER TYLER THOMPSON, DEBUT RELEASE “WON’T TAKE LONG” OUT TODAY (AUDIO & VIDEO)
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Nashville, TN – September 2, 2022 – Sony Music Nashville and CAA have signed singer/songwriter Tyler Thompson, best known for producing acclaimed films such as Black Swan, American Made, Hacksaw Ridge and Trial of the Chicago 7. Thompson’s first track, “Won’t Take Long,” is available today across streaming platforms.
“My debut song ‘Won’t Take Long’ is one of those break up tracks about those relationships we all have when we’re younger that usually sting more than you let on to folks,” shares Thompson. He continues, “It’s the storytelling that connects us all to these moments in life. There’s safety in numbers and that’s why I think people love storytellers (Springsteen, Petty, Mellencamp, etc.) It lets them know they are not alone. Throughout my career, I have always been passionate about telling stories no one else was willing to tell, and bringing back projects from the brink to give them new life. This happened when I made ‘Black Swan’ and that’s exactly what I believe we’re doing with this song which was written by my pal Will Hoge several years ago. I’m so excited for Sony Nashville to be on board for this journey and for everyone to finally hear it.”
The track is available to stream/purchase here.
Tyler Thompson found his way into producing movies in 2008 with his debut film, Black Swan, and followed this up with movies such as RUSH, Black Mass, American Made, Hacksaw Ridge, and Everest, among many others. Most recently, he produced Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of The Chicago 7. Thompson is in production on his next movie, The Pale Blue Eye with Christian Bale and Scott Cooper which Netflix will release Fall of 2022.
“Music has always been in my blood, not genetically, but there’s something burning in me that has always driven me to make it,” continues Thompson. “It wasn’t until a reckoning I had in 2020 when I decided to put the pieces in place to make it a reality.”
“A lot of country music these days is successful because it’s relatable to folks in America. In a world where it’s very hard to find authenticity, I wanted to create some semblance of it, first for myself, and now I hope people will also feel it on this record. When I set out to make this record I wanted listeners to feel as if you could disconnect from the world a bit and relive their own America at its best and maybe sometimes at its hardest through these songs somehow”.
Thompson’s new music, including the single “Won’t Take Long,” features Steve Jordan on drums, Pino Palladino on bass, Ivan Neville and Clifford Carter on keys, Audley Freed on guitar, and Derek Trucks among others.
Further updates will be shared in the coming months.
“Hey this is Tyler Thompson. This is my song Won’t Take Long.”
“So Won’t Take Long, it’s pretty straight up the middle heartbreak song. You know, it’s about moving on and it was the first song on the record that Steve Jordan and I really found the sound which resonates throughout the whole record. It was three in the morning whenever we were tracking it. I think we all wanted to quit and Steve Jordan asked that we go in one more time to you know, to try and go in the vocal booth one more time to try and really cut it. And so what we got was pretty magical and it really set the pace for the rest of the record. It set the sound and you know, a lot of people don’t really find the sound on a record and you know, we were able to do it on this one which is really special.”
“Hey this is Tyler Thompson. That was my song Won’t Take Long.”
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Label Contact for Tyler Thompson:
Meghan Kehoe
Sony Music Nashville??
[email protected]