Tyler Stewart
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Tyler Joseph Stewart (b. September 21, 1967) is the drummer for the Canadian music group Barenaked Ladies.
Stewart was born in Toronto, but was raised in Newmarket, Ontario. He is the son of a caucasian mother and a black father; a fact which he learned when he was about 12 years old[1]. Stewart is a graduate of Huron Heights Secondary School. He received a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in Radio and Television Arts from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Ryerson University) in 1989.
Stewart was a member of The Ambassadors Drum and Bugle Corps, playing bongos and pit percussion from 1979-1980, and tri-drums from 1980 to 1982. He was the drummer for cowpunk / rockabilly band Pogo Rodeo and later 3 Day Bender in the late 80's.
Stewart's wife is named Jill. They have two daughters - Mili and Hazel.
Tyler was the last of the original five Barenaked Ladies to join the band. He met Steven Page, Ed Robertson and Jim Creeggan at a buskers festival in the summer of 1990 and soon filled their desire for a real kit drummer. When Andy (who played congas) returned from a trip to Ecuador to find Tyler on drums, he felt a little displaced (and eventually moved over to playing mostly keyboards). Tyler has been with the band ever since. He is the only member of the band who does not actively write songs for the group's albums or for a side project.
Tyler currently plays Pearl drum kits, and Sabian cymbals. He uses Regal Tip drumsticks (mainly Groovers) and has his own signature Thai sticks through the company which he designed with his drum tech, Rob "Tiny" Menegoni. The sticks are called Ty-phoons (a second, "dipped", version of which was recently released). Tyler also adds other percussion elements to the band, and occasionally adds melodic elements (including some piano on the Born On A Pirate Ship album).
In his spare time, he enjoys cooking. He enjoys hockey (the Toronto Maple Leafs in particular), and went to school with former Leafs goalie, Curtis Joseph. The two are friends. Tyler also enjoys playing hockey, and is a member of the "Jokers" hockey team in the Canadian Exclaim! Hockey Summit of the Arts. Stewart is also an occasional panelist/contributor on the post-game show for Hockey Night In Canada.
He has claimed that his unique eyebrows are the result of his shaving them off when he was young.
[edit] References
- ^ Moll, George (executive producer). (2000). Behind the Music [TV-series]. New York, NY: VH1.
[edit] External links
- Tyler Stewart at the Internet Movie Database
- Barenaked Ladies Official Website
- The Ambassadors Drum and Bugle Corps
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