Royal Tailor

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Royal Tailor
Genres Pop, dance-pop, Christian pop
Years active2004–2015
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]

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History

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]

Members

Discography

Studio albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions
US US Christ
2011 Black & White 1906
2013 Royal Tailor
  • Released: October 22, 2013
  • Label: Essential Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
953

EPs

YearEP
2009Love Like This
  • Released: July 2, 2009
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Guest appearances

TitleYearOther performersAlbum
"Living for the Other Side"2013 Capital Kings Capital Kings
"Love Like Crazy" 1 Girl Nation 1 Girl Nation

Awards

Grammy Awards
YearAwardResult
2012 Contemporary Christian Music Album ( Black & White )Nominated
2015 Contemporary Christian Music Album ( Royal Tailor )Nominated
GMA Dove Awards
YearAwardResult
2012 New Artist of the YearNominated

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