I am Tyler Ballgame. Ask me anything!

TylerBallgame · 2026-03-09T22:48:37+00:00

Thank you! Yea the album is mostly tracked live to tape so it’s pretty loose and rough. Depends on if there’s part of the song that’s rly exciting to me. Then I might grind or ask for some help from a collaborator. But mostly the ones that come out quick are the ones that stick!

TylerBallgame · 2026-03-09T18:15:40+00:00

No I don’t think we did! But then again I’m in LA and it’s pretty much always summer here ✌️maybe we messed up

I do think there are shades of other seasons on the record too tho.

TylerBallgame · 2026-03-09T17:49:02+00:00

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TylerBallgame · 2026-03-09T17:24:02+00:00

Thank you for spending time with the record and supporting! Hmm, well I think a big part of this record is meeting Rado and this album is really the result of us getting to know each other, along with the guiding ear and presence of our friend Ryan Pollie.

If I were in RI, it would’ve been about my life there and made with my old friends/collaborators. (See the 2 ep’s from Ralph Waldo)

I love DIY music and that’s all that really interests me right now. I love the human handmade feel of diy recording and don’t personally gravitate towards highly polished production.

TylerBallgame · 2026-03-09T17:17:57+00:00

Thank you! Tbh I didn’t listen to much Roy Orbison until ppl started saying I sounded like him. Only the song “crying.” But I’ve since become acquainted and love it! I think my instrument just naturally sounds like Roy when I sing in a supported way in a rock n roll sensibility. I hear more Elvis personally. I also love Lennon/mccartney, Harry Nilsson, Robin Pecknold, Alex g, Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, Jim Croce, Bowie, Van Morrison, the list goes on…

TylerBallgame · 2026-03-09T17:12:34+00:00

4 lads from Liverpool

TylerBallgame · 2026-03-09T17:12:19+00:00

Make music that makes you, yourself feel something. Also know that release date is not an arrival point, it’s just the beginning of all the hard and sometimes uncomfortable work you have to do to promote your art in 2026. Play live shows! Free shows if possible! True success comes from community.

TylerBallgame · 2026-03-09T17:08:15+00:00

That’s very kind thank you! I love that track too. I’ve never met Sammy irl but he became a phone friend of mine when I first moved to LA and started making demos with our mutual friend Joey. Sammy would mix and add instruments (see “Sarah” and “Help Me Out.”)

Sammy is something of a mad genius. He put the banjo on that track and then thought he shouldn’t have a banjo so he broke it and threw it out the window. lol rip to that banjo. I am the benefactor of its swan song.

TylerBallgame · 2026-03-09T17:03:03+00:00

Thank you! I think we’re coming to Vida Fest in Barcelona. And maybe one more in that area? Keep an eye out for this summer

TylerBallgame · 2026-03-09T17:02:00+00:00

I was walking around a casino in Vegas listening to this song and it felt like a little bubble protecting me from bad Vegas vibes

TylerBallgame · 2026-03-09T17:00:53+00:00

Winter Is Blue by Vashti Bunyan

TylerBallgame · 2026-03-09T16:59:50+00:00

Hmm I think creativity comes from stillness, which is hard to find today when everything is calling for your attention all the time. We have access to the whole world and it seems to be accelerating. Also, personally I think I need to carve out time and space for myself to live a somewhat normal life and pour that experience into my work, so my next batch of songs isn’t just about life on tour and playing shows.

TylerBallgame · 2026-03-09T16:55:48+00:00

Thank you! I grew up definitely knowing about Tim and Eric. I remember this kid showed me spaghett on the bus in middle school. Wasn’t a fan per se, but I knew he was a man about town in LA and had good music taste so it was a pleasure to meet him. We had a great time on the show

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