Biography
The band was created in 2009 by college mates, Tyler Joseph (lead vocals, ukulele, piano, keytar, synthesizer) and Nick Thomas (bassist) in Columbus, Ohio.
The band name ‘Twenty One Pilots’ originated from Tyler who at the time was reading a play called ‘All My Sons’ by Arthur Miller which is about a man who
commits suicide after causing death to 21 pilots during WWII by sending damaged parts for the success of his business. Tyler described that the story of
moral dilemma was influenced by the band name. On December 29, 2009, the band released their debut album and started touring in Ohio. Then in 2011, drummer
and bassist, Nick Thomas left the band because of occupied schedules which then was accompanied by new drummer, Josh Dun. Their music has a mix of genres
such as alternative hip hop, electropop, indie pop, pop rap and alternative rock.
Awards
From then on, the band released popular hits such as Stressed Out and Ride from their album, Blurryface which gave them 7 wins out of their 12 nominations.
In 2013, the band was nominated ‘Artist to Watch’ at the VMAs and in 2016 won ‘Best Rock Video’ from their ‘Heathens’ music video. Recently in 2017, the band
was nominated ‘Best Rock Performance’ for their song ‘Heathens’ at the Grammys and won ‘Best Pop Duo/Group Performance’ for their song ‘Stressed Out’. For the
full list of TWENTY ØNE PILØTS awards, go to http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3298657/awards.
