
The Musical Journey of Taller Trees
Clip: Season 2 Episode 8 | 4m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Three of the four members of Taller Trees talk about how they developed their sound.
They started off as the group called the Tyler Denning Band, but today they’re known as Taller Trees. Tyler Denning, Jake Dane, Stephen Schultz, and Mike Nivens make up the group. Denning, Dane, and Schultz were able to talk with us about the name change, their musical inspiration, and how they write songs. The interview includes clips from their songs “Old as Earth” and “Turn me Loose”
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The Musical Journey of Taller Trees
Clip: Season 2 Episode 8 | 4m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
They started off as the group called the Tyler Denning Band, but today they’re known as Taller Trees. Tyler Denning, Jake Dane, Stephen Schultz, and Mike Nivens make up the group. Denning, Dane, and Schultz were able to talk with us about the name change, their musical inspiration, and how they write songs. The interview includes clips from their songs “Old as Earth” and “Turn me Loose”
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