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| Born | 1996 or 1997 (age 28–29) |
| Alma mater | University of Miami |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Website | cartervail |
Carter Vail (born 1996 or 1997)[1][2] is an American content creator and musician. Vail first became popular in April 2024 after releasing a musical sketch onTikTok entitled "Dirt Man".
Vail played in a band in middle and high school[2] inWilton, Connecticut.[3]
He studied audio engineering at theUniversity of Miami.[1][4][5] He briefly worked at a guitar pedal factory after graduating from university.[1][5] He quit his job at the factory after two weeks of working there.[1] Before his factory job, he worked at music studios as a repair person.[1] He and some friends then decided to open a studio inNashville, Tennessee.[5]
Vail first became known after the release of his 2018 debut song "Melatonin".[6] His debut albumRed Eyes was released in 2020.[6]
He began to post "short comedy songs" to social media because of a lack of people hiring his studio for work.[5] In April 2024, he released a comedy musical sketch on TikTok entitled "Dirt Man."[4][5]The Boston Globe described the "roughly 30-second"bossa nova track as being "about a mythical, cowboy-hat-wearing figure who visits men at night and takes them to his mountain lair if they forget to leave some dirt under their pillows."[2] The track went viral on the Internet, reaching 20 million views on social media by July 2024 and becoming his most popular song.[2]
His musical inspirations include the bandsVampire Weekend andThe National.[5] He describes his non-comedy music asindie rock.[1]
He signed to theDetroit-based record label Assemble Sound in December 2022.[6] His LP100 Cowboys was released on the label in July 2024.[5]
As of June 2024, Vail lives inLos Angeles[2] and is a full-time musician. His roommate is producer and songwriter Noah Tauscher.[1]
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| Red Eyes |
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| The Interstellar Tennis Championship Vol. II |
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| 100 Cowboys |