1. Tyler Joseph

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Contents. History 2009–2011: Formation, No Phun Intended, and self-titled album Twenty One Pilots External video met future bandmate Nicholas 'Nick' Thomas at a young age in little league basketball. The two remained friends as Thomas transferred into Joseph's school for eighth grade and throughout the duration of high school as well. Joseph began playing music after finding an old keyboard in his closet, a Christmas gift from his mother, and mimicking radio melodies. After seeing a songwriter perform at a High Street club, Joseph rejected an opportunity to play basketball at, along with a scholarship to the university.

From around 2007 to 2008, Joseph recorded a solo album entitled in his basement. It was later revealed that Nick Thomas contributed guitar to a couple songs on the album, and that Joseph and Thomas collaborated on the No Phun Intended song 'Trees', of which was later to become a signature Twenty One Pilots song. While attending, Joseph met future bandmate Christopher Mark 'Chris' Salih (pronounced 'SAW-lee') at a party.

Salih possessed a musical background along with roots in. Salih then consulted Joseph about making music, and impressed by the homemade studio Salih had built into his basement, the two began to work on music together. Before their first performance, they invited Thomas, who had never played the bass before, to join them as bassist. In 2009, the group moved into a house of their own, where the first album was conceptualized and recorded in the basement. The band also played local shows at clubs around the area, like 'Skully's Music Diner' for example, 'which in Columbus is a well-known venue. A lot of musicians play there,' according to Salih.

Now going by 'Twenty One Pilots', the group released their debut, self-titled album, on December 29, 2009, and began touring Ohio. During this time, the band participated in 'Battle of the Band' contests at The Alrosa Villa and The Basement. In 2010, the band posted two officially unreleased tracks to their account. These included a cover of ' by and a rendition of (Time to Say Goodbye) by and, which in turn was the first song future drummer heard by the group.

Among Joseph's first performances with Twenty One Pilots, he recounts that his mother would stand outside of giving away tickets to his shows. 2011–2013: Departure of Chris Salih and Nick Thomas, Regional at Best and Fueled by Ramen record deal. Main article: Salih left on May 8, 2011, and Thomas left the next month on June 3, 2011, both posting farewell notes on the band's official Facebook page, and feeling as if they needed to place their focus on schooling and work.

Before departing the project, Salih invited friend and co-worker (former touring drummer for ), who had already been friends with the group, to take his place in the band. First seeing the band perform at the, Dun was impressed by the band's potential and Joseph's creative vision.

In turn, he abandoned plans to pursue drumming in Nashville and joined the project only a few weeks before Thomas left the group. It was revealed in an interview that both Salih and Thomas continued to stay involved with the band's production sometime after their departure. For instance, while Thomas had initially been attending school in, he moved back into the house of Joseph and Dun a year after his departure and handled their. In 2017 and 2018, both Chris Salih and Nick Thomas were featured on 'The Twenty One Pilots Podcast' to be interviewed on their experiences with the band. As of December 2017, Salih has co-founded the carpentry company 'Elwood Custom Goods' and resides in Columbus, Ohio. Salih says, 'I work full time – I have a job at a lumbar-yard.

I basically figure out what material needs to go into a house. I'm technically an account manager.' On the other hand, former member Nick Thomas has since relocated to where he resides today. Thomas has remained a part of the merchandise distribution crew throughout the production of and continues to stay actively involved to this day. With a new lineup consisting of only Joseph and Dun, Twenty One Pilots self-released their second album, Regional at Best, on July 8, 2011.

The album was accompanied by a free CD release show on the grounds of. While Salih and Thomas were said to have been involved with the conceptualization of the album, neither of them nor Dun, are said to have much involvement with it.

The album features Joseph's brother Zack on the track 'Kitchen Sink', and Joseph's college acquaintance Jocef on the track 'Be Concerned'. Joseph's brother is also the subject of the Regional at Best album cover – a younger Zack Joseph at a baseball camp being pictured in front. Reel Bear Media is said to have been involved with the band at this point in time. In November 2011, after months of cultivating a fan base in the Columbus area via social media interaction and constant touring, they played a sold out concert at Columbus'.

This notable accomplishment from an unsigned local group caught the attention of several record labels interested in seeing if the band's appeal could stretch outside of Ohio. Twenty One Pilots performing in 2012 That same year, the duo put out two free, otherwise unreleased songs via their email newsletter: the original version of ' and 'Two'. On February 11, 2012, the band released a music video on YouTube for an unreleased song titled 'Goner'. 'Goner' was rewritten and again recorded for its release on Blurryface in 2015. Joseph and Dun embarked on the Regional at Best Tour with rock band CHALLENGER!, documenting it in a series of videos uploaded to the Twenty One Pilots. 2012–2014: Vessel, television debut and Quiet Is Violent World Tour. Main article: In April 2012, the band announced their signing to subsidiary, the same label responsible for the commercial success of artists such as, and numerous other alternative acts, during a sold out show at the.

On July 17, 2012, they released their debut Fueled by Ramen recording in the form of a three-song EP, Three Songs. The next month, the band embarked on a short tour with and.

They worked with, producer for artists like and, on their first full-length album with Fueled by Ramen,. As part of a signing agreement in 2012 with record label, rights to Regional at Best were transferred to the label. Coinciding with the band's label debut in 2013, Regional at Best was discontinued and is no longer available for purchase or download. Physical copies of Regional at Best are now rare and in high demand. On the other hand, Tyler Joseph successfully negotiated to maintain ownership of the preceding self-titled album, which remains available digitally. Regional at Best tracks 'Slowtown', 'Anathema', 'Be Concerned' (featuring Jocef), and 'Clear' have since been made commercially unavailable. On the, the band responded to fans' questions regarding the re-recorded tracks.

They declared that it was a 'glorious mixtape' of demos. Tyler confirmed what was said in an interview with the, in addition to mentioning that the choruses of the original version of ' would be in the version that appears on. Five tracks from the Regional at Best album – ', ', ', ', and 'Trees' – were re-recorded and released for.

' was also re-recorded and originally released as a single exclusive to Japan on April 17, 2013. It was later featured on Bonus Track versions of Vessel, available in Europe and Asia. 'Glowing Eyes', 'Kitchen Sink', and 'Forest' appeared unchanged as bonus tracks on the version of. The album, composed of six new tracks and six updated recordings of songs from Regional at Best, was released January 8, 2013, and reached No. 21 on the, No. 9 on the Digital Albums chart, No. 17 on the Internet Albums chart, No. 15 on the Rock Albums Chart and No. 10 on the Alternative Albums Chart.

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The album release also supported the band's first charting single, ', which reached 11 on the chart. Additionally, the singles ' and ' reached No. 21 and No. 67, respectively, on the after 'Lovely' was released as a promotional single for the band's trip to Japan. An updated version of 'Lovely' was included as a bonus track on the UK and Japan versions of the Vessel CD. Twenty One Pilots performing live in 2014 for 'Boston Calling: Day Three' On November 12, 2012, the official music video for 'Holding on to You' was released on YouTube. In 2013, music videos for 'Guns for Hands' and ' were uploaded on January 7 and April 19. In May 2013, announced that Twenty One Pilots would be touring as opening acts on the Arena Tour the following fall, along with.

On August 8, 2013, Twenty One Pilots performed 'House of Gold' on in their late night debut. On October 2, the music video for the song was uploaded onto YouTube. Lead vocalist Tyler Joseph performing in 2014 On March 17, 2014, Twenty One Pilots performed a set at the Woodie Awards during SXSW.

On April 13, Twenty One Pilots performed 'Car Radio' at the. On April 28, the band performed 'Car Radio' on. In 2014, Twenty One Pilots played a number of music festivals and other events around the United States, such as, and.

Requests from many of these cities were incorporated into the band's first headlining tour, the Quiet Is Violent World Tour, which began in September 2014 and ended in November of the same year. On December 31, 2014, the band released a music video for the song '. Composed of footage captured by the band's creative director Mark C. Eshleman of Reel Bear Media from three concerts from the past three years, the video depicted the band's rapid growth from their origins as a small local band to a nationally-popular alternative act, an upward trend that would continue into the next album cycle. Eshleman directed a majority of Twenty One Pilots' music videos, including 'Guns for Hands' and 'Car Radio'. 2015–present: Blurryface and Emotional Roadshow World Tour. Twenty One Pilots performing at in late 2015 'Stressed Out' became the group's highest selling single, peaking at number two on the U.S., and number one on both and charts and surpassing one billion views on YouTube.

Blurryface was released two days early on May 17, 2015, and sold 134,000 copies in the first week in the United States, becoming the band's first No. 1 album on the.

On May 22, 2016, Blurryface went on to win the category of 'Top Rock Album' at the, and the band also won the category of 'Top Rock Artist'. The band began the on May 11, 2015, in Glasgow, Scotland. The tour spanned the United States, Australia, South East Asia, Japan and Europe. Section began September 8, 2015 and featured and as openers. Twenty One Pilots performed 'Stressed Out' on Late Night with Seth Meyers on September 14, 2015.

The band announced a London show in February 2016, and later announced a run of UK dates, with a second London date added. The band Transviolet served as openers. This run of UK dates ended the initial Blurryface Tour. Soon after, the band announced a second tour for the Blurryface album, the, which started in Cincinnati on May 31, 2016.

The tour covered the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia. And opened for the American leg. Irish singer joined the tour for its European leg.

Twenty One Pilots performing in London in 2016 On June 16, 2016, the band released the song ' as the first single from the soundtrack, earlier than the expected release date of June 24, after the song leaked onto the Internet on June 15. A music video for the song was released on June 21, 2016. 'Heathens' was played during the ending credits of the film. Twenty One Pilots became only the third rock act to have two singles simultaneously chart in the top five of the, joining and, in addition to becoming the third duo to accomplish this feat, after in 2003 and ten years later. On September 14, 2016, the band released a cover of the piano ballad ' by as a part of the tribute album Rock Sound Presents: The Black Parade. An animated lyric video followed the release of the song. On October 8, 2016, Twenty One Pilots featured as the musical guest on.

They performed toned-down, orchestra-accompanied versions of 'Heathens' and 'Ride', in what Rolling Stone called their 'most high profile performance yet'. The band later performed a medley of 'Heathens' and 'Stressed Out' on the, where they also accepted their first awards on American television for Favorite Pop/Rock Duo and Favorite Alternative Rock Artist. On December 19, 2016, Twenty One Pilots collaborated with alternative rock band, for a five-song EP, TOPxMM, composed of remixes and reimaginings of five tracks from Blurryface. The EP was uploaded onto the band's official website free of charge, as well as onto YouTube in the form of a twenty-five-minute long video of the bands performing the songs live in studio.

On February 12, 2017, Twenty One Pilots won a for 'Stressed Out' in the category. The band stripped to their underwear before taking the stage; Joseph claimed in their acceptance speech that this was in fulfillment of a promise the duo had made each other in their early days as a local Columbus band. On March 27, 2017, the band began selling tickets for what they called a 'Tour De Columbus', a five-date hometown tour taking place in June 2017. The duo performed at several small venues they first played as a local band including The Basement, and, before ending their tour cycle with arena shows at and. In an interview with in November 2016, Twenty One Pilots stated that after their last show in April 2017, they will be 'going dark' to focus on new music.

Joseph stated that he would like to focus on lyrical content of the music, and bring the music back to the 'authenticity, lyrics, delivery, and fearlessness of songwriting' similar to that of the self-titled album. Recently there hasn't been much coverage regarding Twenty One Pilots as the band is currently taking a; however, in July 2017, the band posted some teasers on social media, including the line, 'you'll have to come and find me', from the song 'Polarize', off of Blurryface. Involvement with Christian organization Five14 The members Joseph, Dun, and Salih all have associations with local Columbus, Ohio church Five14 – Joseph and Dun contributing four of fourteen tracks to Five14-produced album Clear by artist Travis Whittaker (known as simply as 'Whittaker') and the 'New Albany Music'. In 2011, Joseph was also the lead star in Five14 Church's three episode entitled 'The (moderately inspiring tale of the) Longboard Rodeo Tango'.

According to the mockumentary, Joseph was an intern at the church at the time. On December 24, 2013, Christmas Eve, Joseph participated and sang ' at Five14 Church's Christmas With the Stars in. The official video of the performance was uploaded to YouTube on February 14, 2014. He also performed a magic segment with the church's host and, David McCreary for the show. As of December 2017, former Twenty One Pilots member Chis Salih frequently performs shows at the church.

Musical style and influences. A sample from that illustrates the influence of reggae in Blurryface Although both members of the band are Christians and their songs often contain some allusions to religious themes, Twenty One Pilots is not considered and never intended to be a.

The band's musical style has been described as, and. They have also been described as, and, in the case of Blurryface,.

Ultimately, it is difficult to categorize the band using a single genre only, since they bridge so many. This has been attributed partly to the fact that both Joseph and Dun are self-taught musicians, meaning that while producing their work they broke many musical conventions that they were not aware of, including staying confined to a single genre. Instrumentally, Twenty One Pilots bring a mix of piano (sometimes an electronic keyboard or a ), synthesizers, drums (sometimes mixed with electronic drums), vocals, and occasionally the ukulele and bass. Lyrically, their songs are written by Joseph, who incorporates both sung and rapped lyrics.

Music journalist Carl Wilson has noted that Joseph's rapping is often compared to that of, yet he wrote 'but among the ranks of post-Eminem white rappers, I find Joseph more probing, sardonic, and expressive.' Joseph has stated that he never intended to become a rapper, but that when attempting to fit poetry which he had written with music, he found that rapping elements of it was the only way for it to fit within the song. Band name, iconography and fandom. Skeleton Clique logos The band's has been dubbed the 'Skeleton Clique' or just the Clique, in reference to the band's use of skeleton iconography in many performances, graphics, and music videos.

The Skeleton Clique are represented in the band's official iconography by logos of a skull and alien head atop lines resembling keys. Salih speculates that Tyler Joseph himself originally used the term 'Clique' to identify with his fans. During the 2017 Tour de Columbus, Twenty One Pilots hosted a public art show, dubbed 'Artopia', exclusively for Clique-related artwork at the. Band members Current members. – lead vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, ukulele, bass (2009–present). – drums, percussion (2011–present) Past members. Nick Thomas – bass, piano, keyboards (2009–2011), backing vocals (2009).

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