Tyler Stenson is a singer/songwriter of folk music from

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. He was born in

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in 1981 and raised in

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. From 2000 to 2005, Stenson was the front man and chief singer/songwriter for the pop-rock group ''Rhetoric Tuesday'' based in

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. From 2005 to 2007, he acted as front man for the Portland-based folk-rock band ''Lander''. He has been a solo singer/songwriter since ''Lander'' dissolved in 2007. Stenson was named "Performing Songwriter of the Year" in 2007 and 2008 by the Portland Songwriters Association and "Best Male Artist" at the 2011 Portland Music Awards. Stenson has written and composed a total of 9 albums to date: ''Princess Willy'' LP (2000), ''The Low Ceiling'' EP (2002), ''Moose Lodge Sessions'' LP (2004), ''Orange Chrome Sky'' LP (2006), ''Lander Live at Mississippi Studios'' LP (2007), ''See That Gleam'' LP (2008), ''Bittersweet Parade'' LP (2010), ''Long Before the Wheel'' EP (2010) and ''Another Gleam'' LP (2011). His 2010 EP, ''Long Before the Wheel'', was community-funded through a Kickstarter. Although based in Portland, Stenson was a singer/songwriter in

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for two years. While in Tennessee, Stenson recorded two studio albums (''Long Before the Wheel'' and ''Another Gleam'') which were performed at many of the city's songwriting venues and toured the Southern region of the United States. Stenson has opened for Chris Isaak, Alpha Rev,

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from the American television series '' X Factor,'' and Justin Hopkins from the NBC television series '' The Voice''. In early 2012,

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used two of Stenson's compositions within their national advertising campaigns; "The Road" was featured on a

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campaign and "We Grow" was featured on a

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"Just the Facts" commercial.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stenson, Tyler 1981 births Living people Singers from Portland, Oregon Songwriters from Oregon American folk singers 21st-century American singers