Last Year’s Man is Making a Scene

November 7, 2020

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Tyler Fortier

LAST YEAR’S MAN is the pseudonym of Eugene, OR based producer and singer/songwriter, Tyler Fortier. He is a frequent collaborator with up-and-coming Northwest singer/songwriters and has produced recordings for artists such as Anna Tivel, Beth Wood, and Jeffrey Martin. OPB Music named Jeffrey Martin’s “Golden Thread,” off the Fortier-produced One Go Around, one of the best songs of 2017, calling it, “rock-solid songcraft…wrapped snugly in warm production that highlights every positive angle.” As a songwriter, Fortier has shared the stage with the likes of Frazey Ford, The Deep Dark Woods, David Dondero, Matt Pond PA, and more, and has contributed to the catalogs of Warner/Chappell, BMG, and Marmoset. Fortier is currently writing and recording Last Year’s Man debut album, Brave the Storm.

Tyler Fortier is a producer and songwriter based out of Eugene, OR. He is a frequent collaborator with up-and-coming Northwest singer/songwriters and has produced recordings for artists such as Anna Tivel, Beth Wood, and Jeffrey Martin. OPB Music named Jeffrey Martin’s “Golden Thread,” off the Fortier-produced One Go Around, one of the best songs of 2017, calling it, “rock-solid songcraft…wrapped snugly in warm production that highlights every positive angle.” As a songwriter, Fortier has shared the stage with the likes of Frazey Ford, The Deep Dark Woods, David Dondero, Matt Pond PA, and more, and has contributed to the catalogs of Warner/Chappell and Marmoset.

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