Sam Tinnesz

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Sam Tinnesz
Birth nameSamuel A. Tinnesz
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Website samtinnesz.com

Sam Tinnesz is an American singer and songwriter.

Biography

Sam Tinnesz is based in Nashville, Tennessee and signed through Warner Music Group’s ADA. [1] Tinnesz's songs have been streamed over 100 million times. His Spotify reach each month is over 2.1 million listeners. [2]

Contents

Tinnesz was featured in the song “Don't Give Up On Love” with Kygo which reached a Billboard top position of 35, spending 2 weeks on the charts with a peak date of June 12, 2020. [3]

Tinnesz wrote and recorded the song “Better Together” with Unsecret via Zoom and during quarantine on April 8, 2020. [4]

His music has been featured in Charmed, Batwoman, Love Island, American Ninja Warrior, The Hills: New Beginnings, So You Think You Can Dance, The Society, The Challenge, World of Dance, Siesta Key, Riverdale, Quantico, and others. [5]

Tinnesz is a gamer. His song “Wolves” was used in a commercial for Apex Legends and his song “Fire It Up” (feat. Ruelle) was used in the 2019 Xbox E3 trailer. [2]

Collaborations

Sam Tinnesz has collaborated with Ruelle, Fleurie, Tommee Profitt, Kygo, Timmy Trumpet, Banners, Daniella Mason, Manafest and Our Last Night. [2] He has also collaborated with Saint Chaos, Masked Wolf, EDVN, Zayde Wolf, and Bryce Fox.

Discography

Albums

Film and television placements

Movie/Show titleSong titleAir DateRef.
Batwoman "Human"October 13, 2019 [7]
Riverdale "Far From Home (The Raven)"May 9, 2018 [7]
America's Got Talent "Caught in the Fire"September 14, 2021 [7]

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