The Audio Wizard Behind 20M+ Views Finally Speaks with Tyler Hayes

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Tyler Hayes is the drummer and producer behind The Broken View, the New York-born rock band known for self-producing their music and videos. He’s also the founder of Greyscale Recordings, a mixing and mastering studio built on raw creative conviction and analog grit. This episode pulls back the curtain on the quiet grind behind loud dreams — from iPhone music videos to career-defining moments where the band nearly lost everything.

Episode Chapters & Themes:

• Wrestling fandom roots 🥁🎸
• Pots-and-pans beginnings → real drum kit at 5
• Influences like Slipknot, Def Leppard, Deftones, Avenged Sevenfold
• The studio-first mindset that built Greyscale Recordings
• Self-producing music + directing videos for The Broken View
• Dopamine, creativity, community, and handling emotion
• The night the band almost lost their first EP and nearly called it quits

Some artists chase sound. Some chase stability. Tyler chased creation — even when it felt like a fight through the curtain, the curriculum, the expectations, and the setbacks. If you’ve ever felt disconnected from the “normal path,” this is your reminder that adversity doesn’t erase dreams — it sharpens them.

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