“My name is TyLean, and I am a recording artist,” she begins. “I take that term very seriously: recording artist. It's usually thrown around for people who don't have much talent, but happen to be famous for singing, though they don't write their own music or have much influence or say in their productions. I, however, use the term ‘recording artist’, because what I do is very much an art form. I write and perform all of my music and do a fair amount of the engineering myself.”

“I put an exceptional amount of time and care into every aspect and note of my albums in an attempt to create or recreate a meaningful atmosphere.” A feat she has certainly accomplished. Her gothic style weaves a web of anguish and desolation and leads us into another, albeit tragic, world entirely. She melds beautifully harsh instrumentals with her own evocative vocals and elegantly dour lyricism, daring others to unlock the pain hidden deep within.

“I guess it would be remiss to ignore my suicide attempt,” Tylean states, allowing us a glimpse into her personal demons. “Being insane for eighteen months, that certainly had an impact on my life, because I now appreciate sanity and day-to-day life in a way few can. I feel such a compassion for people suffering with mental health problems. When the love of my life decided that he didn't feel the same way about me anymore... that probably affected me more than anything. Not just that the relationship ended, but that I had the relationship at all. It opened up new worlds to me, for better and worse.”

The victim of abuse and neglect, she recalls that through her childhood in Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania she was, “Depressed, abnormally aware of death, obsessive. Not like a child, but a very small adult. Probably the most goal-oriented, driven child I, or most people have ever met. When I was 16, I had 61,000 dollars worth of life insurance and my funeral intricately planned with instructions ‘in the event of my death.’”

Tylean’s unique personality was accompanied by the endowment of a great and natural musical talent. “I didn't have piano lessons until I was 22, but I have been playing piano since I was 14. Sometimes I would volunteer to play songs for my music class in school. It wasn’t like a real music class where we learned things; we just sang songs and stuff for an hour a week. I was playing Grieg, ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ from Peer Gynt Suite, and I played something incorrectly. The teacher pointed out to me that the one part was wrong and said to let my piano teacher know, so we could correct it and work on it. I told the music teacher that I didn't take piano lessons, and she nearly hit the floor.”

She now plays the cello and “smatterings of other instruments” in addition to the piano.

“My career is exploding at the moment, and as fantastic as it is, it's overwhelming. For the first time, it's virtually impossible for me to reply to all the fan mail and requests that I receive. It's nice to hear from everyone, though, even if I can't personally respond to them all, they are all read and appreciated.”

Thoroughly educated in her expertise, Tylean holds a diploma in recording engineering, a BA in music and a Master's in music composition for film and television. She is presently in the midst of writing her autobiography. She is studying psychology, and in the next year or so, will be starting a PhD in music psychology.

Her music, she says, is often thought to be, “Prettier than it actually is. At first, people think, ‘ah, what beautiful music.' If they stop to listen to the meaning at all, they realize it’s horrific. It's experimental, it's depressing, it's morbid, and it's nihilistic.”

Her writing touches on a surplus of subjects including, “Death. Horror. Dreams. Completely random things throughout my day. I have a song about the clump of hair that I pulled from the shower drain.” She says, “I write what I write, and fitting it into a specific genre is something that is still incredibly challenging, but has probably been one of the most difficult tasks in my career.”

“A lot of people, musicians, and artists have delusions about changing the world. I don't believe in change, and I don't give the human race enough credit to think that hearing my music is going to make them stop and think about the way they run their lives and make themselves miserable. My music attracts people who already know and understand what I am all about, so ultimately, I suppose I just want to reach people who sympathize.”

Currently living and performing in London, the hauntingly unforgettable Tylean continues to cast her spell upon those seeking some mild solace in the depths of despondency and loneliness. She leaves us with this final thought, “A reality without music is incomprehensible.”