Neal Tiemann | |
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 Tiemann in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Neal Andrew Tiemann |
| Also known as | Dr (the Doctor) NFT |
| Born | (1982-12-22)December 22, 1982 (age 42) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | nftmusic |
Neal Tiemann (born December 22, 1982) is an American musician, currently the lead guitarist and songwriter of the rock band theMidwest Kings (MWK). He is a former rhythm guitarist forheavy metal bandDevilDriver,[3] and served as the lead guitarist forDavid Cook's band, The Anthemic, from 2008 to 2011. He spent most of 2009 on theDeclaration 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 onBurn Halo's 2009self-titled album and Bryan Jewett's albumA 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 premieredeathcore band,Carnifex,[4] later officially joining in 2022.
Tiemann is seen playingGibson guitars exclusively. He can be seen playingGibson RD guitars such as an ebony withEMG pickups, a natural, and a silverburst. He also usesGibson Les Paul guitars such as a sunburst and an ebony with 3 pickups and with gold hardware. He can also be seen with a blackGibson Explorer with EMG pickups and a Gibson Hummingbird in heritage cherry sunburst finish.
From January 18 to 25, 2009,[5] Tiemann traveled with bandmatesDavid 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 aUSO tour.[6] The band visited seven bases on their trip to Kuwait and Iraq and played songs fromDavid Cook as well as crowd-pleasing covers includingTenacious D'sFuck Her Gently andVan Halen's "Hot for Teacher".
In mid-February 2009, Tiemann embarked on a nationwide tour serving as musical director and lead guitarist forThe Declaration Tour to support the platinum-selling,[7] major-label debutDavid 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 theDeclaration Tour to travel toManila in the Philippines. Tiemann made numerous appearances on Filipino television withDavid Cook[9] leading up to a one night concert playing to upwards of 40,000 attendees at theSM Mall of Asia inManila on May 16, 2009.[10]
| Year | Song | Capacity | Performer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Light On" | Lead guitar | David Cook | Wayne Isham |
| 2009 | "Come Back To Me" | Gavin Bowden | ||
| 2011 | "The Last Goodbye" | Nigel Dick |
| Year | Album details / Artist | Capacity | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Heat | US Rock | CAN | FIN | |||||
| ---- | Winds of Change: The Acoustics (MWK)
| Producer, lead guitar, songwriter | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2003 | Midwest Kings (MWK)
| Producer, lead guitar, songwriter | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2004 | The Story Thus Far (Axium)
| Bass | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2004 | Judging A Bullet (MWK)
| Producer, lead guitar, songwriter | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2006 | Analog Heart (David Cook)
| Guitar (Tracks 4, 5, 8) | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2006 | Incoherent With Desire To Move On (MWK)
| Producer, lead guitar, songwriter | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2007 | A Brief Look at the New You (Bryan Jewett)
| Producer, guitar, trombone | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2008 | Luna Despierta EP – Digital Release (MWK)
| Producer, lead guitar, songwriter | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2008 | Work It Out (Caroline's Spine)
| Co-producer[15] | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2008 | David Cook (David Cook)
| Lead guitar, songwriter | 3[16] | 2 | – | 11 | 15 [17] | ||
| 2009 | Burn Halo (Burn Halo)
| Lead guitar, songwriter | 129[21] | 2[21] | 22[21] | – | – |
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| 2009 | Happy Hour (Uncle Kracker)
| Guest musician | 38[22] | – | 13[22] | – | – |
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| 2010 | Luna Despierta EP (MWK)
| Lead guitar, producer, songwriter | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2016 | Trust No One (DevilDriver)
| Rhythm guitar | – | – | – | – | – |
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| 2023 | Necromanteum (Carnifex)
| Lead guitar | – | – | – | – | – |
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| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released | |||||||||
| Year [16][21] | Single | Peak chart positions | Artist | Album | Capacity | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year [23] | Song | Album | Performer | Extra notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: #19Mainstream Rock Tracks[25] |
| "Save Me"*** ^^[26] | Featured in the video gameWWE 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 |
