Local Live – Tyler Damon

He is currently involved in duo exhibitions with bassists Keith Jost (Bloomington) and Darin Gray (St. Louis/Edwardsville, IL), as well as work with Rachel Maudlin (as Heavy With Puppy) and Nathan Warrick & John Dawson (as Canned Hamms Blues Band). Most likely recognized for his work with minimal-rockist outfit Open Sex, other collaborators have included reedist Mars Williams (Psychedelic Furs, NRG Ensemble), Little Howlin’ Wolf, Chris Trull (Grand Ulena, Yowie), Kevin Harris, Mark Hosler (Negativland), Matt Shuff, Haley Fohr (Circuit des Yeux), Sir Deja Doog’s Love Coffin, and Sitar Outreach Ministry, among many others.

Tyler has toured extensively in the US and is also regularly engaged with other artists, musicians and heads of various sorts in the Bloomington area where he hosts long-running free-form/experimental radio program Melody Unasked For on WFHB. He also engages with Bloomington youth through work at Rhino’s Youth Center and formerly curated a performing arts series in his living room, the House at the Bottom of the Hill. He has been described by Darin Gray as “the up-and-coming young drummer in the midwest, and a voice that will be active for years to come.”