Birth name Neal Andrew Tiemann Name Neal Tiemann Website nealtiemann.com | Years active 2001–present | |
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Born December 22, 1982 (age 41) Dallas, TX ( 1982-12-22 ) Occupation(s) Guitarist, musician, songwriter Instruments Guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, bass, nylon string guitar, trombone Role Musician · nealtiemann.com Similar People | ||
Also known as Dr (the Doctor), NFT | ||
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Neal Tiemann (born December 22, 1982 in Dallas, Texas) is an American musician, currently the lead guitarist and songwriter of the rock band the Midwest Kings (MWK), and guitarist for groove metal band DevilDriver. From 2008 to 2011 he serve as the lead guitarist for David Cook's band The Anthemic. He spent most of 2009 on the Declaration Tour with Cook and served as the tour's music director. Tiemann played guitar on Cook's major label debut album David Cook (2008) as well as his independently released Analog Heart (2006). He has also played on Burn Halo's 2009 self-titled album and Bryan Jewett's album A Brief Look at the New You. Tiemann and the rest of The Anthemic worked on Cook's second album, This Loud Morning (2011).
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- Neal tiemann devildriver kemper bundle
- DevilDrivers Neal Tiemann GEAR MASTERS Ep 104
- Early career 200108
- 2008present
- Equipment
- On Tour
- References
On March 19, 2015, it was announced that Tiemann joined groove metal band DevilDriver.
DevilDriver's Neal Tiemann - GEAR MASTERS Ep. 104
Early career: 2001–08
2008–present
Equipment
Tiemann is seen playing Gibson guitars exclusively. He can be seen playing Gibson RD guitars such as an ebony with EMG pickups, a natural, and a silverburst. He also uses Gibson Les Paul guitars such as a sunburst and an ebony with 3 pickups and with gold hardware. He can also be seen with a black Gibson Explorer with EMG pickups and a Gibson Hummingbird in heritage cherry sunburst finish.
On Tour
From January 18–25, 2009, Tiemann traveled with bandmates David Cook (guitar and lead vocals), Andy Skib (rhythm guitar, keyboards, backup vocals), Kyle Peek (drums, backing vocals), and Joey Clement (bass guitar) to the Middle East to complete a USO Tour. The band visited seven bases on their trip to Kuwait and Iraq and played songs from David Cook as well as crowd-pleasing covers including Tenacious D's Fuck Her Gently and Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher".
In mid-February 2009, Tiemann embarked on a nationwide tour serving as Musical Director and Lead guitarist for The Declaration Tour to support the platinum-selling, major-label debut David Cook. The tour began at Club Downunder in Tallahassee, Florida on February 13, 2009 and was originally set to end in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 25, 2009. The tour was extended through the fall and came to a close on December 1, 2009 at The Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina after 154 shows.
In mid-May 2009, Tiemann and bandmates took a short break from the North American leg of the Declaration Tour to travel to Manila in the Philippines. Tiemann made numerous appearances on Filipino television with David Cook leading up to a one night concert playing to upwards of 40,000 attendees at the SM Mall of Asia in Manila on May 16, 2009.