Hi, welcome to TRG!
Oh, you know what page this is: so you should feel right at home (this joke is getting evicted)! Ahem…transitioning from that shameless icebreaker, allow yourself to be introduced to! Hi, my name is Tyler, I was born in Astoria, New York on July 12th, 1997, I’ve been a Florida guy since 2001, and you are? (Insert your meticulous backstory here) Kidding! Seriously, you don't have to do that! I already know who's reading this: a soon-to-be fan.
Aha, so yeah, anyway, to be avant-garde (because being different is neat), I decided to make my artist name each part: first, middle, and last! I'm glad you decided to drop by, there are a lot of websites out here in this optimal vertical/horizontal rectangle, which you are currently viewing; it means a bunch that you chose to visit mine! TRG is my first ever Bandzoogle and Printful powered website, and it consist of these following elements: a continuum of thought-out scenes expressed through my vivid lyrics ("Lyrical Stories”), which I began writing on June 29th, 2019, and edited through the years, and cinematic illustrations/digital graphics, which I inventively crafted by using a mix of modern photo editing (I began learning how to do that on April 3rd, 2016) and futuristic components for each song-sung episode! I write all the lyrics heard/read, and use high-powered technology to materialize sounds to each one of my characters! Basically, I'm what happens when you grant a vast/emotive storyteller/lyricist the glorious power of high-tech computers to bring forth voices and music to their evolving writings! Let me tell you, after spending years learning multiple instruments (guitar, bass, piano, violin, drums, ukulele, flute--no lie, that one almost killed me, so I had to swap it out for a banjo), and constantly struggling to produce publishable songs with them, I can't even begin to express how much futuristic technology has saved my innovative rump!
I can sing and play (separately) what I learned to a degree (some more than others), but after so many years worth of scratched out chord progressions, riffs, melodies, bass lines, and going through a whole load of music books, pedals, and softwares, I honestly cannot for the life of me construct a full song by myself. For the longest time, I wanted nothing more than to sing and create music the traditional way, but regardless of how I commited myself to making this attempt desired result, there were way too many complications that occurred. If it wasn't technical difficulties with my pedalboard, it was issues with my Midi or speakers, and if it wasn't dealing with delays by those three objects, it was the never-ending hassle of going on a safari for chord combinations that could pair well with my tenor range. Honestly, I don't know why, but for some unexplainable reason, I can sing OK to pre-existing songs, but when it comes to formulating sounds to sing to, my vocal strength diminishes, regardless of what key I'm tuned in. So, yeah, simply put, I'm not at the top-notch level that other artist are, but thankfully, my inability to sing or play instruments at a pro caliber doesn't hinder me from causing my heartfelt attempts to be heard/seen! I know I'm not a full star like other talents, but I'd like to be given the chance to be accepted for who I am, nonetheless!
Ever since I was a little kid, I always had a pure desire to create into this reality; A1 technology teams with me to bring that honest dream into a beautiful fruition. I am heart and flesh, which has been interwoven with spirit and machine: a special trinity. Along with bringing my sincere imaginings into existence, I also hope that I can be an evocative expressionist, not the art movement, but rather, one who creatively expresses the spiraling depth of emotions for those who can't express their own. That means I want to showcase all the intricate feelings, which one could ever experience: light, dark, the grand duality of it all. The way one engages in other medias like TV shows, movies, theather plays, books/comics, or video games for a portal to another life, that's what I want my Lyrical Stories to portray: an immersive and expanding narrative filled world, which anyone can relate to and enter. LS are a purposeful/musical novel, which can either be journeyed into for a storied experience, or ones which can act as soundtracks to what we feel.
All Lyrical Story products sold on my store's listings are based on the descriptions given in my Lyrical Stories. Each month, I release a new Lyrical Story, and shortly after that terrific new installment, 10 new one-of-a-kind designs are added to my shop's catalog to go with the new chapter! Ranging from Unisex Staple T-Shirts, Unisex Premium Sweatshirts, Unisex Heavy Blend Hoodies, Unisex Wool Blend Snapback Hats, Unisex Embroidered Beanies, and Phone cases, there are a plethora of unique designs, and they come in five different sizes: XS, S, M, L, and XL! As time goes by, even more outfit variations will be added too, including my earliest designs/edited photographs from 2016, and other accessories as well! Each artistic image is formatted at 300+ DPI (the sharpest quality for print)! In addition to these imaginative and stylish listings, you can freely listen to all my songs, which are available to hear on my Youtube (https://m.youtube.com/@tytranspires/featured), Spotify (Tyler Raphael Gerena | Spotify), and other music streaming platforms, or you can buy them for $0.97 ( a fun nod to my birth year) each through my website if you'd like to own a copy of them without unexpected ads! On top of that, I'm also selling my original musical instrument characters, which were created by me through photo editing on February 3rd, 2022!
I named them Pluckles; they are part of the “That Pluckle” series! Circling back to the merch, when it comes to the colors of my products, there are 5 great color options to choose from! P.S. my logo on my header is at full size on mobiles and tablets for all pages, but oddly enough, it’s cropped slightly on the desktop version for the other pages. I have no idea how to fix it, but I felt it was important to acknowledge! OK, so with all that written (because none of it was actually said, it was typed), if you love new music, new stories told through new music, and new creative apparel, than look no further than TylerRaphaelGerena.com!
