Tyler Dial, a lifelong country music fan born and raised in Phoenix, saw his dreams come true during Nashville’s annual CMA Fest June 7-10. Just weeks after his second EP release and graduation from The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business, the aspiring country star signed autographs, met fans and took in the experience.

“Since I was a kid, playing this week in Nashville was one of my ‘home run’ goals,” said Dial. “The fans were amazing and I loved playing songs from our Repaint EP in the same venues as many of my music idols. Like a kid in a candy shop, it was such a blast to be a part of it all.”

Tyler released his lead single, “Truth in the Way” on his graduation day, May 18, followed by his full EP, Repaint, on May 25. The five-track EP (available on iTunes and Spotify) was produced in creative partnership with Nashville’s Neon Cross Music, the publishing company helmed by the award-winning producer Jay Joyce. Read more