Tyler Hilton

From portraying Elvis Presley in Walk the Line and garnering a cult following as musician Chris Keller on the CW hit TV show One Tree Hill, to writing and touring with the likes of Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and Joe Cocker, Tyler Hilton has enjoyed an award-winning career spanning music, film and television.

Born and raised in California, Tyler grew up in a family of talented musicians who had played for acts like Fleetwood Mac, George Harrison and Donovan. Performing with his family from an early age, Hilton became serious about songwriting at 14. At 15, he called into L.A.’s KLOS radio station to win concert tickets and ended up wowing the hosts with an on-air performance. The station made him a regular guest and helped launch his debut record, which caught the ear of Warner Bros. Records, who signed him to record his second album The Tracks of Tyler Hilton, earning him two Top 40 singles.

Max Bartos is a folk singer from New York City. For a 20-something Bartos has already done some hard living, and it is reflected in his music. With physical challenges ranging from a traumatic bike injury, losing over 100 pounds, and living with scoliosis, he operates like someone living on borrowed time. Aren’t we all?

Bartos humbly offers sharply introspective lyricism paired with anthemic folk-rock energy that has been favorably compared to Noah Kahan, Bruce Springsteen, and John Prine. However, Max aspires to be more than just one of Mumford’s Sons - he is building his own community in NYC centered around the music he loves. The Basement Sessions, a successful monthly concert series hosted by Max and his friends, reflect that desire.