Royal Tailor | |
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Genres | Pop, dance-pop, Christian pop |
Years active | 2004–2015 |
Labels | Essential, Provident |
Past members | Tauren Wells DJ Cox Blake Hubbard Jarrod Ingram |
Royal Tailor was an American Christian pop rock band. [1] The group disbanded in 2015. [2]
Royal Tailor was started by Tauren Wells, DJ Cox, Jeremy Guzman, and Blake Hubbard while they were attending Indiana Bible College in 2004. [3] Jarrod Ingram, who attended Gateway College of Evangelism (now Urshan University), joined later. [4]
After hearing Royal Tailor's music, Leeland and Jack Mooring passed along the band's EP to Jason McArthur, Vice President of A&R of Provident Music Group, who signed them to a record deal.[ citation needed ] Producers Aaron Lindsey, Chuck Butler and Daniel Kinner produced their debut album, Black & White , which was released on June 7, 2011. It received a nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for the 54th Grammy Awards. [5]
In 2013, they released their self-titled album that included "Ready Set Go" (featuring Capital Kings) as its single.[ citation needed ] The album made it to No. 95 on the Billboard 200, [6] No. 3 US Christian Albums, [7] and No. 17 US Independent Album. [8]
The group disbanded in 2015 when Wells started his solo career. [2] The other members of the band have moved-on to new projects. [2] In 2016, Wells said of the decision to disband Royal Tailor that "The band was successful, by our measures of success. It was doing well, still growing. I felt like we had just put out our best album. Things were great, relationally, and obviously we're best friends. But to be honest, we were so tired." [9] Wells released his first solo single ("Undefeated") in May 2016, an EP (Undefeated) in September 2016, and has done other projects. [10]
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |
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US | US Christ | ||
2011 | Black & White
| 190 | 6 |
2013 | Royal Tailor
| 95 | 3 |
Year | EP |
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2009 | Love Like This
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Title | Year | Other performers | Album |
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"Living for the Other Side" | 2013 | Capital Kings | Capital Kings |
"Love Like Crazy" | 1 Girl Nation | 1 Girl Nation |
Year | Award | Result |
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2012 | Contemporary Christian Music Album ( Black & White ) | Nominated |
2015 | Contemporary Christian Music Album ( Royal Tailor ) | Nominated |
Year | Award | Result |
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2012 | New Artist of the Year | Nominated |
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