We recently connected with Ty Laramore and have shared our conversation below.

Ty, appreciate you joining us today. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?

I first knew that I wanted to play music professionally when I was very young. I was raised around a love for live music, although none of my family members played I was constantly surrounded by music growing up. When I was in 4th grade I had an assignment to write an essay about what I wanted to be when I grew up, and wrote that I wanted to be a musician. From an early age I could see the effect musicians had on people’s feelings including my own, and knew I wanted to do the same thing one day.

Ty, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

Born and raised in Baytown, Texas; Ty grew up with a passion for Blues, Southern Rock and Country Music. Influenced by the music of Darius Rucker, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Keith Urban, his strong vocals and smooth tone blend together for a new twist on country music that penetrates the soul. At 7 years old he began playing drums on his brothers drum set; he was given his first guitar at the age of 11 and immediately fell in love with playing it. During his high school years he participated in band as a percussionist, but inevitably his heart was drawn back to guitar when he discovered his talent for singing and entertaining friends. After graduating in 2011, Ty chose to pursue music as a full time career. He spent the better part of the last decade, playing lead guitar for various Texas Country artists. He honed his own singing and songwriting talent and gained experience at local venues and dancehalls across Texas, earning him the opportunity to play with talented artists such as Wade Bowen, Roger Creager, Mike Ryan, Adam Hood, Cory Morrow, Chad Cooke Band and many others. On June 12, 2020, Ty released his first EP of original music. On February 11, 2022, Ty debuted his first release to Texas Radio with the single “Fix Your Broken Heart” which is currently sitting at Number #29 on the Texas Charts!

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

I built my audience on social media by playing shows and meeting people and shaking hands with the people in the crowd afterwards.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

The biggest thing someone can do to support artists is come out to shows, buy their merch or their music online. Some other ways that are less obvious would be to follow them on social media and comment, like or share their posts. The more times a post is interacted with online the more buzz it creates and it can reach people who may not even be following that page.

Contact Info:

• Website: Tylaramoremusic.com
• Instagram: Instagram.com/guitarguy_ty
• Facebook: Facebook.com/tylaramoremusic
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC-x3llRadA3NDUSBG_wPHwg

Image Credits
Katie Laramore