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Some artists start in a bedroom. Tyran Lee Ingram started on the Walk of Fame.
Not metaphorically. The actual one, in Hollywood. That’s where the whole thing kicked off for him. He was out there as a Christian artist trying to get a song heard, and the song was “Thank the Lord.” Simple goal. Get people to listen.
Then it kind of took off in a way most indie songs never do.
“Thank the Lord” started racking up wins at music festival competitions. Iowa. Utah. A bunch of them. It picked up awards at Independent Film Festivals too, which is a different world entirely from the festival circuit, and not an easy room to crack. So that’s two lanes already.
And he didn’t stop at music.
Book Festivals. Podcasts. Tyran’s pulled awards in both. The guy’s been working the music and the literature side at the same time, putting it everywhere he can, just trying to get the work in front of people. You have to respect the hustle there. Most people pick one thing. He didn’t.
Here’s the song if you want to hear it for yourself: https://open.spotify.com/track/2I06tUqHkDhkBYjGeJ89QAQ
The thing he’s honest about, and I appreciate this, is the play count. He set out hoping “Thank the Lord” would hit a million plays. Right now he’s short of that. He’ll tell you straight. And the way he frames it is kind of refreshing. He’s not chasing one number and walking away. He talks about wanting music to live forever, his and other artists’ too, which is why he’s into helping other people get heard, not just himself.
So yeah. He’s still looking for fans. Still looking for ears.
The bigger picture is he wants “Thank the Lord” to be a household name. It’s been pitched to TV shows. Pitched to movies. The push is real and it’s ongoing.
And he’s quick to give credit. NXE and Def Jam on management. Music Bosses too. He’s grateful for all of them, says so plainly.
Point is, this is an artist who came up the hard way, won in rooms that don’t hand out wins easily, and is still out there grinding for the thing every artist actually wants. People to press play.
Go give “Thank the Lord” a listen.
