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MEB Interview: Tilian Pearson

By Jack Appleby · On March 10, 2011



After the alleged Saosin demo leak featuring his vocals, ex-Tides Of Man singer Tilian Pearson spoke with Mind Equals Blown about the track and his recent stint subbing in for Jonny Craig in Emarosa.

Jack Appleby: How did you get hooked up with Emarosa?

Tilian Pearson: Tides Of Man (my former band) did a tour with Emarosa about a year and a half ago. They didn’t really give me much information on what was happening. Someone from RISE called me and asked me if I could help out for a week singing. I didn’t see why not. We got along really well on the dates and I had a great time.

JA: How did you prepare to sing these tracks?

TP: I had a very short notice. I listened to the songs on the plane ride, over and over. I practiced singing them when we got to the first venue in Pittsburgh. After a pretty shaky sound check, I went into a green room upstairs and got more comfortable with the material. By the third show, I was completely confident with it. Actually the last three shows were the most confident I have ever felt on stage.

JA: How comfortable were you performing Jonny Craig’s material? Did Emarosa make any changes to better suit you as a vocalist, such as changing the set list?

TP: He’s is a lot to try to live up to. He is amazingly talented and a great singer. I didn’t attempt to be Jonny or Jonny 2.0 when doing the set. I also have a higher vocal range, so I had to change some melodies a bit. The mid range stuff had to be soft, and the higher stuff was naturally “cleaner” because I don’t have the true grit Jonny has. As far as the songs, I really enjoyed singing the material. I think Jonny is a very original vocalist and writer, but people don’t give him credit because he has the reputation of being lazy. His talent just makes it so easy. [Regarding the set list,] there were a couple songs I wasn’t comfortable with that we didn’t play.

JA: How long will the Tilian/Emarosa relationship last?

TP: I have no idea. We didn’t talk about it much.

JA: What are you up to musically? When can we expect to hear your voice, either through touring or recordings?

TP: I have a couple of things I am working on. You will probably hear something soon. Within the next couple of months hopefully.

JA: A demo of you with Saosin leaked onto YouTube recently. What can you tell us about the song? What’s the latest with your pursuit of Saosin’s open slot?

TP: It was something that Chris (Saosin bassist) had sent me and that I had tracked a couple ideas on in my sister’s apartment on her Mac. It is incomplete and pretty low quality. Nothing is official either way with me and Saosin.

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Jack Appleby

As a journalist, Jack's written for AbsolutePunk, MindEqualsBlown, Under The Gun Review, Substream and several other music blogs. In addition to various writing endeavors, Jack manages bands through his own company, works with InTheClouds Records and serves as a Senior Social Media Strategist at Ayzenberg Group.

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  • New Saosin Demo with Tilian Pearson (ex-Tides Of Man) | Mind Equals Blown says: May 11, 2011 at 12:54 AM

    […] possible demo leaked two months back featuring Tilian’s vocals, though Pearson and members of Saosin later confirmed that the track was merely something Saosin bassist Chris Sorenson was working on that he invited […]

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