Twenty One Pilots Reach For the Stars

Joseph performing at The Basement

Worthington Christians very own graduate of 2008, Tyler Joseph, and his band, Twenty One Pilots just released their new album vessel this past week.  Along with the release of their new album they were featured on MTV as an "upcoming artist, and one to watch out for in 2013." Twenty One Pilots held a secret free concert at The Basement in Columbus, Ohio to say "thank you" to 300 of their closest fans and help kick off their tour starting January 16 in New York City and ending1 in South Korea on March 2.  WC Senior, Quinn Miller was lucky enough to attend this free concert and said, “The concert was phenomenal, and the crowd was electric and super ecstatic the whole night.” 
Back in 2007 Joseph was not known for his music, but rather his prowess on the basketball court.  His basketball coach, Kevin Weakley said, “Joseph was a phenomenal three point shooter and had a very good overall game.”  Choir teacher Karen Klapheke also said good things about him but in a different setting, she said during choir that Joseph was a blast to have in class, and that he was very talented and had a great sense of humor.  “He didn’t have a lot of confidence in his voice back then, but it was fun watching his confidence in his singing voice grow.”  Klapheke also said that she expects to see Twenty One Pilots on the Grammy’s in less than 10 years!  When asked about why she thought Joseph chose a singing career rather than pursuing a basketball career she said.  “I think music was his true passion all along and he has an incredible musical gift from God.  Music can be a lifelong thing where sports careers are short and he hadn’t begun to really explore his musical potential in high school.” 
2012 was a huge year for Twenty One Pilots, they got signed to a record deal with Fueled by Ramen, and they performed all over the world.  According to their website http://www.twentyonepilots.com/ they hope 2013 will only be better, they will be re-visiting Japan and they will also be having a concert in South Korea. 
Tyler and Josh are in L.A. right now and they just completed an interview with Carson Daly, host of The Voice.  Just before heading off to L.A. Twenty One Pilots held a signing event at Best Buy in Columbus where thousands of people showed up to give support to their hometown band.  Twenty One Pilots love their hometown and hold nothing back when performing for their supporters.http://www.fueledbyramen.com/news/live-twenty-one-pilots-photos-58366

By Jacob Deskins