How Twenty One Pilots Created Their Own Pop Empire

FUSE TV - How Twenty One Pilots Created Their Own Pop Empire

Success for new artists in the pop music world often happens quickly and organically. Look at acts like 5 Seconds of Summer or Halsey: Young stars create their own empire, usually via some social media platform like YouTube or Vine, and then the major label A&Rs come calling. These artists have already fostered a loyal and growing fanbase, and the bigwigs typically step in to co-pilot and deliver you to the mainstream. 

Twenty One Pilots' story is a little different.

Before Twenty One Pilots became the dynamic duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, the project was a trio, the brainchild of TJ and his college bros Nick Thomas and Chris Salih. Tyler wrote most of the songs, and the three dudes released their self-titled album in 2009, when they began touring their native Ohio.

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