{"id":918,"date":"2014-08-21T20:05:21","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T20:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=918"},"modified":"2014-08-14T20:14:04","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T20:14:04","slug":"cody-joe-tillman-the-wicked-truth-to-release-album-on-september-23rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/cody-joe-tillman-the-wicked-truth-to-release-album-on-september-23rd\/","title":{"rendered":"Cody Joe Tillman & The Wicked Truth to release album on September 23rd"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CODY JOE TILLMAN & THE WICKED TRUTH\u00a0<\/strong>TO RELEASE ALBUM ON SEPTEMBER 23rd<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Showcasing a musical fusion of Americana, Triple A, Funk, Blues, Texas Country, and Alternative Rock, Cody Joe Tillman & The Wicked Truth creates music that forces us to savor the deepest darkest parts of our souls \u2013 eerie in one note and colorful in the next.\u00a0 A haunting namesake \u2013 about how the truth can often be something that we either don\u2019t want to hear or tell \u2013 Cody Joe Tillman & The Wicked Truth is set to release its self-titled album (on September 23, 2014), which was recorded at Rivergate Studios in Hendersonville, TN, and produced by Chris Henderson of 3 Doors Down.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve listened to Chris and 3 Doors Down\u2019s music a lot over the years, and even covered a few of their songs at times,\u201d says Tillman.\u00a0 \u201cChris is as cool as they come, and did everything to encourage me and push me to be better in the studio.\u00a0 He could hear what I should have been singing already in a few of the songs, and knew just how to tell me to get the notes he, and ultimately I, wanted and could be extremely proud of.\u00a0 We had 11 days to do 11 songs from start to finish.\u00a0 We actually worked till the last possible second before our flight left to take us back to Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Says Henderson of working with Tillman: \u201cI was drawn to Cody\u2019s style as a person before I heard his music.\u00a0 Once I had listened to his music, I knew I wanted to work with him.\u00a0 He was a producer\u2019s dream.\u00a0 Diverse, confident, and, man, what a voice!\u201d<\/p>\n

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In addition to Henderson\u2019s production mastery, the album also benefitted from current 3 Doors Down lead guitarist Chet Roberts\u2019 input behind the boards, as well as his contributions on both vocals and guitar. \u201cChet\u2019s lead on \u2018No Approval\u2019 could not be any more perfect,\u201d says Tillman.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s high-speed from go and has a part where it feels and sounds like he\u2019s changing gears on the guitar. I remember screaming profanities out loud when it happened because I was so excited.\u201d\u00a0 Also contributing drum parts to the album was 3 Doors Down\u2019s current drummer, Greg Upchurch.\u00a0 From the low, gritty, earthy tone of \u201cSee You Around,\u201d to the killer bass line of \u201cSunday Funday\u201d (compliments of Glen Ackerman), to the simple yet stunning \u201cSoldier Song\u201d (written will Tillman was overseas in the Army right before he crossed the border into Iraq), the album is chock full of many musical flavors, each as interesting as the next.<\/p>\n

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Tillman, who has been singing \u201csince he was old enough to talk,\u201d watched his father play guitar at home, played in the church band and spent considerable time with his cousin, Mike “Mo” Land, who was in two different Southern rock bands (Second Helping and Justin Time). Picking up the guitar at 12, Tillman penned his first song at the age of 15.\u00a0 Taking note of his talent, an uncle enrolled him in New School for the Arts in Arizona. Joining the Army later, he played for comrades in Iraq and won more than a talent show; Tillman is a decorated veteran,\u00a0put in for a bronze star and receiving an Army Commendation Medal with Valor Device.\u00a0 Returning home a changed man, Tillman went through rough times personally. As his marriage fell apart, he lashed out for a period of time by turning to fighting and drugs before a musical reprieve put him back on track.
\nLoaded with inspiration, Tillman\u2019s struggles came to life through music and he became the voice of two bands, BLOWN and DRIVEN. Signed to an indie label in Austin, BLOWN shared the stage with Bob Schneider and Push Monkey and made numerous appearances on Austin\u2019s\u00a0Infynit Hour TV Program. When that didn\u2019t pan out, he returned to Houston, where good friend “Mean” Gene Kelton (Texas Blues Hall of Fame member) introduced Tillman to his sons, Sid and Jamie, who joined forces to form DRIVEN. Between the two gigs, Tillman appeared on Season 5 of\u00a0America’s Got Talent<\/em>where he truly learned what musical direction he was destined for, with his lyrical truths told in a style shadowing the legends of his influences: Scott Wieland (Stone Temple Pilots), Layne Staley (Alice In Chains), Chris Cornell (Soundgarden & Audioslave), and Jim Morrison.<\/p>\n

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Consisting of Tillman, longtime friend Casey Jouette (lead guitar), former BLOWN members Austin Krecz (drums, percussion) and Michael Alcayde (bass), as well as Justin Kociban (keys, guitar), the current lineup banded together in 2011.<\/p>\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2014 \u00a0 CODY JOE TILLMAN & THE WICKED TRUTH\u00a0TO RELEASE ALBUM ON SEPTEMBER 23rd Showcasing a musical fusion of Americana, Triple A, Funk, Blues, Texas Country, and Alternative Rock, Cody Joe Tillman & The Wicked Truth creates music that forces us to savor the deepest darkest parts of our souls … <\/p>\n

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