Tilian Pearson

Tilian Pearson (born July 12, 1987), also known mononymously as Tilian, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer born in Clearwater, Florida.

In 2007, Pearson formed progressive rock band Tides of Man consisting of lead guitarist Spencer Gill, rhythm guitarist Adam Sene, bass guitarist Alan Jaye, and percussionist Josh Gould, at the time.

The band recorded their debut full-length studio album titled Empire Theory throughout September 2008 with producer Matt Malpass and was released through Rise Records on August 4, 2009.

Pearson began his music career as the lead vocalist and guitarist in the progressive rock band Tides of Man, releasing an extended play and two studio albums before leaving in 2010.

After parting ways with Tides of Man, Pearson briefly joined the American rock bands Saosin and Emarosa following the departure of their respective vocalists, however never released any material with the groups.

They also released their sophomore studio album, Dreamhouse, in 2010.

He announced his departure from the band on December 20, 2010, through a message on Myspace.

Since Pearson's departure, Tides of Man has become an instrumental and progressive rock band consisting of little-to-no vocal use in their recent material.

Following the announcement of Pearson's departure from Tides of Man in December 2010, the singer revealed that he was working on material with American post-hardcore band Saosin.

The band's members Alex Rodriguez and Beau Burchell reached out to Pearson asking him to record a demo to which he agreed and recorded "Promises".

In January 2011, Pearson flew to California for rehearsals and decided to record more material with Saosin.

He was subsequently offered to record vocals for their third studio album, however Pearson was limited to recording with the group.

The album with Pearson never came to fruition due to his commitments to touring with Emarosa and forming his band Archives.

Saosin went on to go on an indefinite hiatus, later rejoining with original lead vocalist Anthony Green.

In April 2011, American post-hardcore band Emarosa announced the departure of their lead vocalist Jonny Craig.

Pearson, who had just left his band Tides of Man, was offered to temporarily tour with the group for the remainder of their 2011 tour dates.

During his time with Emarosa, Pearson recorded multiple demos with the band.

Since 2012 he has been the third clean vocalist for the post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance.

In August 2012, he joined Dance Gavin Dance, replacing Jonny Craig, and released the album Acceptance Speech (2013).

Two years later, the band released Instant Gratification, to critical acclaim and became their first top-forty US Billboard 200 album.

In February 2012, it was revealed that Pearson was no longer associated with Emarosa.

Following the departure of Jonny Craig on August 21, 2012, it was rumored that Pearson would be serving as a touring member to pursue clean vocal duties for Dance Gavin Dance.

His debut and sophomore studio albums, Material Me (2013) and Perfect Enemy (2015), were each released on independent record label Vital Recordings.

In a 2013 interview, Pearson explained why his relationship with Saosin fell through.

"They flew me out to California and I did a bunch of practices and recorded five demos. A few months later I came back and did some writing sessions. Time just stretched and stretched after that. It was a complete maybe for almost two years. They would send me demos every few months. During this span I also toured with Emarosa and did a couple months of writing and recording demos with them. It wasn't until I was doing the music video for “Up In the Air” from my solo project when Saosin told me they were probably going to do something instrumental."

Despite the fact that Pearson was in the midst of recording his full-length album Material Me (2013), he subsequently became a permanent member.

Pearson recorded vocals for the band's fifth studio album, Acceptance Speech, which was released on October 8, 2013, on Rise Records, a record label he was previously signed to with his former group Tides of Man.

Acceptance Speech received mixed to positive reviews from critics upon its release.

The band embarked on The Acceptance Speech Tour on April 16 in Seattle, Washington, and concluded on May 17, 2014, in Denver, Colorado.

On September 14, 2014, it was announced that the band was to headline the annual Rise Records tour beginning on November 16 in Seattle.

The tour concluded in Santa Cruz, California, on December 7, 2014, with supporting acts SECRETS, Alive Like Me, and Defeat The Low.

On February 9, 2015, it was announced that Dance Gavin Dance were releasing their sixth studio album, Instant Gratification on April 14, 2015 through Rise Records, being the second album featuring Pearson on vocals.

"On the Run" was released as the lead single on February 12, 2015, and the second single, "We Own the Night", was released on March 13, 2015.

In support of the album, the band embarked on the Instant Gratification Tour and served as supporting acts on the Take Action!

In 2016, they released the live album Tree City Sessions and their seventh studio album, Mothership, the latter charting at number 13 on the Billboard 200.

The band released their eighth studio album, Artificial Selection (2018), which was followed by their ninth album, Afterburner (2020), each peaking at numbers 15 and 14 in the US, respectively.

On June 1, 2022, Pearson was accused of sexual assault involving three women.

As a solo musician, Tilian has released four studio albums and two extended plays.

His third and fourth studio albums, The Skeptic (2018) and Factory Reset (2021), were released on Rise Records.

He has appeared on numerous other musical groups and artists' songs including Our Last Night's 2018 cover of "Better Now" by Post Malone, Don Broco's 2019 single "Action" alongside Tyler Carter, Taka Moriuchi, and Caleb Shomo, and Adventure Club's 2021 single "Drive".