Neal Tiemann (born December 22, 1982) is an American musician, currently the lead guitarist and songwriter of the rock band the Midwest Kings (MWK). He is a former rhythm guitarist for heavy metal band DevilDriver,[3] and served as the lead guitarist for David Cook's band, The Anthemic, from 2008 to 2011. He spent most of 2009 on the Declaration Tour with Cook and served as the tour's music director. Tiemann played guitar on Cook's major label debut album, David Cook (2008), as well as his independently released, Analog Heart (2006). Tiemann also played on Burn Halo's 2009 self-titled album and Bryan Jewett's album A Brief Look at the New You. Tiemann and the rest of The Anthemic worked on Cook's second album, This Loud Morning (2011). In January 2020, he was recruited as a touring lead guitarist for premiere deathcore band, Carnifex,[4] later officially joining in 2022.
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 Tiemann in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Neal Andrew Tiemann |
| Also known as | Dr (the Doctor) NFT |
| Born | December 22, 1982 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | nftmusic |
Early career: 2001–2008
edit- Midwest Kings
- David Cook – Analog Heart
- Bryan Jewett – A Brief Look at the New You
2008–present
edit- Midwest Kings
- To Have Heroes
- Caroline's Spine – Work It Out
- David Cook – David Cook, This Loud Morning
- Burn Halo – Burn Halo
- Uncle Kracker – Happy Hour
- Carnifex – Necromanteum
Equipment
editTiemann is seen playing Gibson guitars exclusively. He can be seen playing Gibson RD guitars such as an ebony with EMG pickups, a natural, and a silverburst. He also uses Gibson Les Paul guitars such as a sunburst and an ebony with 3 pickups and with gold hardware. He can also be seen with a black Gibson Explorer with EMG pickups and a Gibson Hummingbird in heritage cherry sunburst finish.
Appearances
editOn Tour
editFrom January 18 to 25, 2009,[5] Tiemann traveled with bandmates David Cook (guitar and lead vocals), Andy Skib (rhythm guitar, keyboards, backup vocals), Kyle Peek (drums, backing vocals), and Joey Clement (bass guitar) to the Middle East to complete a USO tour.[6] The band visited seven bases on their trip to Kuwait and Iraq and played songs from David Cook as well as crowd-pleasing covers including Tenacious D's Fuck Her Gently and Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher".
In mid-February 2009, Tiemann embarked on a nationwide tour serving as musical director and lead guitarist for The Declaration Tour to support the platinum-selling,[7] major-label debut David Cook. The tour began at Club Downunder in Tallahassee, Florida, on February 13, 2009, and was originally set to end in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 25, 2009.[8] The tour was extended through the fall and came to a close on December 1, 2009, at The Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina after 154 shows.
In mid-May 2009, Tiemann and bandmates took a short break from the North American leg of the Declaration Tour to travel to Manila in the Philippines. Tiemann made numerous appearances on Filipino television with David Cook[9] leading up to a one night concert playing to upwards of 40,000 attendees at the SM Mall of Asia in Manila on May 16, 2009.[10]
Music videos
edit| Year | Song | Capacity | Performer | Director |
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| 2008 | "Light On" | Lead guitar | David Cook | Wayne Isham |
| 2009 | "Come Back To Me" | Gavin Bowden | ||
| 2011 | "The Last Goodbye" | Nigel Dick |
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album details / Artist | Capacity | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||
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| US | US Heat | US Rock | CAN | FIN | |||||
| ---- | Winds of Change: The Acoustics (MWK)
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Producer, lead guitar, songwriter | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2003 | Midwest Kings (MWK)
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Producer, lead guitar, songwriter | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2004 | The Story Thus Far (Axium)
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Bass | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2004 | Judging A Bullet (MWK)
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Producer, lead guitar, songwriter | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2006 | Analog Heart (David Cook)
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Guitar (Tracks 4, 5, 8) |
– | – | – | – | – |
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| 2006 | Incoherent With Desire To Move On (MWK)
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Producer, lead guitar, songwriter | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2007 | A Brief Look at the New You (Bryan Jewett)
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Producer, guitar, trombone | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2008 | Luna Despierta EP – Digital Release (MWK)
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Producer, lead guitar, songwriter | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2008 | Work It Out (Caroline's Spine)
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Co-producer[15] | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2008 | David Cook (David Cook)
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Lead guitar, songwriter | 3[16] | 2 | – | 11 | 15 [17] |
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| 2009 | Burn Halo (Burn Halo)
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Lead guitar, songwriter | 129[21] | 2[21] | 22[21] | – | – |
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| 2009 | Happy Hour (Uncle Kracker)
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Guest musician | 38[22] | – | 13[22] | – | – |
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| 2010 | Luna Despierta EP (MWK)
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Lead guitar, producer, songwriter | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2016 | Trust No One (DevilDriver)
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Rhythm guitar | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2023 | Necromanteum (Carnifex)
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Lead guitar | – | – | – | – | – |
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| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released | |||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Artist | Album | Capacity | ||||||||||||||
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| US | US Pop | US AC | US Adult | US Rock | CAN | UK | NZ | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | Light On | 17 | 20 | 10 | 4 | — | 27 | 184 | 8 | David Cook | David Cook | Lead guitarist | |||||||
| 2009 | "Bar-ba-sol" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Come Back to Me" | 63 | 49 | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Dirty Little Girl" | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | Burn Halo | Burn Halo | Lead guitarist | ||||||||
| "Permanent" (charity single) | 24 | 34 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | David Cook | Live | Lead guitarist | ||||||||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart, not released, or not certified | |||||||||||||||||||
Songwriting
edit| Year | Song | Album | Performer | Extra notes |
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| 2003 | "Godspeed" | Midwest Kings | Midwest Kings | — |
| "Room for Two" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Fairweather Friend" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Lemmings" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Undertow"* | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Waterside"** | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Thrill of It All" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Forever Fall" | Midwest Kings | |||
| 2005 | "Waiting Room" | Judging A Bullet | Midwest Kings | |
| "Call To Arms" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Railway Reality" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Judging A Bullet"*** | Midwest Kings | |||
| "'Til I'm Blue" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Passenger" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Roses & Cyanide" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "8 Ways to Decay" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Drone" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "By Accident" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Splinter" | Midwest Kings | |||
| 2006 | "Circle's Anthem" | Incoherent With Desire to Move On | Midwest Kings | |
| "Killing More Than Time" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Make Me" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "One True Thing" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Rearview" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Song To Me" | Midwest Kings | |||
| 2008 | "Anodyne"^ | Luna Despierta EP | Midwest Kings | |
| "A Scarlet Letters" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Stuck Under Wheels" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Vera" | Midwest Kings | |||
| "Fairweather Friend"*** | To Have Heroes EP | To Have Heroes | ||
| "Reasons"* *** | ||||
| "Kiss on the Neck"^ | David Cook | David Cook | Hidden Track | |
| 2009 | "Dirty Little Girl"*** ^^[24] | Burn Halo | Burn Halo | Peak: #19 Mainstream Rock Tracks[25] |
| "Save Me"*** ^^[26] | Featured in the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009[27] | |||
| "Dead End Roads and Lost Highways"*** ^^[26] | ||||
| — | "All You Could Not See" | – | Midwest Kings | |
| — | "Dear Heaven" | – | David Cook | |
| — | "Not Me" | – | David Cook | |
| — | "Shades of Red" | – | Midwest Kings | |
| — | "Until Dawn" | – | Midwest Kings |
- *Co-Written with Andy Skib
- **Co-Written with Justin Briggs
- ***Co-Written with Zac Maloy
- ^ Co-Written with David Cook
- ^^ Co-Written with James Hart
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- ^ "Artist Direct: The Great Burrito Extortion Case (album)".
- ^ 2020, Rodriguez: Neeka Rogers, https://metalnation.com/devildriver-interview-tiemann-talks-the-art-of-the-demon-deal, 16 September 2020
- ^ "Carnifex announced Neal Tiemann on lead guitar will be filling on the upcoming European tour with THY ART IS MURDER". Facebook.
- ^ "USO 2009 Tour Schedule". USO. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
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- ^ "Concert Preview: Father knows best". Tulsa World. June 6, 2003. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ "Concert Preview: Splinters and screws". Tulsa World. September 24, 2004. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ "CD Review: Midwest Kings EP worthy of big label". Tulsa World. December 3, 2006. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ "Concert Preview: Universal questions". Tulsa World. April 20, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ "Work It Out: Album Info". CarolinesSpineOfficial.com. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
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- ^ "CRIA". Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "The Billboard 200 – Burn Halo". Billboard.com. April 18, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ a b "Billboard Charts: Happy Hour". Billboard.com. October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ "ASCAP: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers".
- ^ "Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ "Dirty Little Girl ASCAP Search". ASCAP. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ a b "Save Me ASCAP Search". ASCAP. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ "THQ announces in-game music lineup for WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009". Gaming Ring. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2009.