Tyler Carter

Derek Tyler Carter (born December 30, 1991) is an American musician from Habersham County, Georgia.

Derek Tyler Carter was born in Habersham County, Georgia, on December 30, 1991.

Throughout his early life, he became inspired by R&B, pop, and soul music, finding a passion for singing at a young age.

In junior high, he grew interested in alternative rock music, having grown an interest in performing drums and percussion instruments.

He performed in a number of bands in Atlanta, Georgia during his time in junior high and high school.

Inspired by the likes of Underoath's Aaron Gillespie, Carter decided to pursue singing whilst continuing to drum.

He later moved his focus to only singing, where he went on to perform post-hardcore, and R&B inspired rock music.

With deep roots in Country music, a passion for soul music, and an obsession with boy bands, Carter has become a prominent voice in the metalcore industry, and a face for the LGBTQ in rock music.

Carter joined the metalcore band A Path Less Traveled in 2008.

He began pursuing an interest in mixing post-hardcore and metalcore elements with electronic and pop influences, which would show in Carter's future musical projects.

In A Path Less Traveled, he became acquainted with vocalist Michael Bohn, who would co-front bands with Carter in the future.

A Path Less Traveled released their debut extended play, From Here On Out, in 2009, selling over 500 copies.

The following year, Carter departed from A Path Less Traveled and began working with Woe, Is Me.

Tyler Carter joined the American electronicore band Woe, Is Me, in 2009, eventually signing to Rise Records the same year.

With this seven-member line-up, the band recorded a three-song demo with producer Cameron Mizell.

After releasing a studio cover of Kesha's 2009 single Tik Tok, on MySpace, the group wrote and recorded their debut studio album with Mizell.

Following his underground success, he joined metalcore outfit Woe, Is Me, releasing their debut studio album, Number[s], in 2010, in which he left the following year.

After departing from Woe, Is Me, he began amalgamating Issues with former members of Woe, Is Me, including vocalist Michael Bohn.

Their debut studio album, Number[s], was released on August 30, 2010, on Velocity Records, a subsidiary of Rise Records.

With Carter and Bohn still members of Woe, Is Me, the group went on to release the single "Fame > Demise", the following year.

Due to complications with the line-up stability and tensions within the group, Carter departed from Woe, Is Me on August 10, 2011.

Following his departure with Woe, Is Me, Tyler Carter began forming together another metalcore musical project.

After trying to pursue a solo musical career, Carter expressed his interest in forming a rock band with former members of Woe, Is Me, under the name Issues.

Originally, screaming vocalist Michael Bohn, keyboardist Ben Ferris, bassist Cory Ferris, guitarist AJ Rebollo, and drummer Case Snedecor joined the line-up, subsequently signing to Rise Records.

The Ferris brothers departed from the group prior to the release of their debut Black Diamonds (EP).

He was the lead vocalist and founding member of metalcore band Issues from 2012 until his dismissal from the band in 2020 due to allegations of sexual misconduct.

Carter began his musical career performing drums in local bands in Atlanta.

With Issues, they released their debut extended play (EP), Black Diamonds (2012).

The following year, the band released the stand-alone single, "Hooligans".

He has collaborated with Luke Holland on a number of studio covers, including a cover of Paramore's 2013 single "Ain't It Fun" for Punk Goes Pop Vol. 6 (2014), Years & Years' 2015 single "King", and Chris Brown's single 2013 single "Fine China".

Carter has also worked with longtime collaborator Tyler Acord.

In 2014, the group released their debut full-length studio album, Issues, to critical and commercial acclaim, charting at number-nine on the U.S. Billboard 200.

The group released their second EP, Diamond Dreams, on November 18, 2014.

Carter also pursues a solo music career, having released two EPs, Leave Your Love (2015) and Moonshine Acoustic (2020), and one studio album, Moonshine (2019).

He has collaborated with various other musical artists and groups including Blackbear, MAX, Jamie's Elsewhere, Breathe Carolina, Hands Like Houses, Slaves, and One Ok Rock, among others.

The band released their second full-length studio album, Headspace (2016), to positive acclaim, charting at number 20 on the US Billboard 200.

Bohn departed from Issues in January 2018, making Carter the sole vocalist in the group's line-up.

The following year, the group released their third studio album, Beautiful Oblivion.

In September 2020, he was removed from Issues due to allegations of sexual misconduct and grooming.

In 2020, he co-founded the duo Emerald Royce with Attila's Chris Linck.