Tyler Murphy Vocals & Guitar

Tyler Murphy

Name: Kevin Paul Gibbs I
Birthday: January 19, 1983
Birthplace: Austin, TX
Family members: I've got 2 positively pleasant parents: Gary and Theresa, 1 awesome older sister: Jenny, 3 lovely little sisters: Kara, Kimmy, and Kat Daddy (Katelyn), one beastly (in a good way) big brother: Mikeypoo, 2 of the nicest nieces: Lexi and Mia, and 1 nifty nephew: Ashton. I've also got 2 groovy grandparents: Harold and Irene, and tons of uncanny uncles, awesome aunts, and crazy cool cousins, all of whom support me so much more than I deserve! I also have a sweetheart named Sarah. :)
Schools: Old Town Elementary, Cedar Valley Middle School, Round Rock High School, The University of Texas at Austin. Hook'em!
Degree: Bachelor of Music - performance, classical saxophone - UT Hook'em!
Gear: Selmer Mark VI tenor saxophone, Audio Technica clip-on horn mic, Roland SH 201 synthesizer, Yamaha MO 8 keyboard, Hammond WK 1 organ,
Rhythmtech tambourine, Rhythmtech shaker.
Favorite Movies: The Royal Tenenbaums (all of Wes Anderson's films), Anchorman, Tommy Boy, Billy Madison, All of Christopher Guest's films, almost anything with Jim Carrey, Zoolander (almost anything with Will Ferrel) and the list goes on and on.
TV shows: Arrested Development (RIP), The Office, 30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother, House, Lost, So You Think You Can Dance (or SYTYCD, as I affectionately call it), Sports Night (RIP), SNL
Food: Chicken Fried Steak and Mashed Potatoes with gravy.
Least favorite food: Veggies, especially onions! yuck!
Bands: seriously? well, here's a few. Ben Folds (and his Five), The Rocket Summer, Sherwood, Relient K, Motion City Soundtrack, Mae, Five Iron Frenzy, Streetlight Manifesto, Suburban Legends, any good ska group, David Crowder Band, Leeland, Jack's Mannequin (and Something Corporate), The Format/Fun, Coltrane, Miles, Adderly, Getz, Dexter, Brecker, Redman, Medesky Martin & Wood, any good jazz musician/group, and the list once again goes on and on.
Comedians: Mitch Hedberg, Demetri Martin, Brian Regan, Zach Galifianakis, Jim Gaffigan (I met him once)
Books: Anything by Rob Bell or Donald Miller,
Sport: soccer, basketball, volleyball
Hobbies or video games: knitting... I am one of those guys who spends just enough time doing EVERYTHING to get pretty good at it, but not enough time on anything to get REALLY good at it. No video games though... I've seen too many lives go down the toilet thanks to WOW. jk, James, Andy, and Brandon.
Verse in the bible: Hosea 4:5 (b) "...I will destroy your mother" (Bible smack!)... but seriously, Jeremiah 29:11-13