Michael Tyler Talks Hunting, Golfing, Co-Writing Dierks Bentley’s No. 1 “Somewhere on a Beach” and New Single, “They Can’t See”

Michael Tyler Talks Hunting, Golfing, Co-Writing Dierks Bentley’s No. 1 “Somewhere on a Beach” and New Single, “They Can’t See”

by Jason Simanek  |  April 18, 2017

Lisa talks with Michael Tyler about how he got started songwriting, discovering he was related to the Jimmy Rogers, co-writing Dierks Bentley’s No. 1 song, “Somewhere on a Beach,” his new album, 317, his latest single, “They Can’t See” and more.

Show Participants

  • Michael Tyler
  • Lisa Konicki, NCD editor in chief

Show Links & Notes

The Writers Room, Ep. 78, 17 minutes
photos by Jason Simanek

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