Tilian Pearson , also known mononymously as Tilian, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer born in Clearwater, Florida. He is best known as the clean vocalist in the post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance. In 2007, he formed the progressive rock band Tides of Man releasing one self-titled EP and 2 studio albums, Empire Theory (2009) and Dreamhouse (2010) through Rise Records. In 2010, he announced his departure from the band and wrote for several other bands such as Saosin, Emarosa, and Night Verses.
As a solo artist, he has released one full-length studio album, Material Me (2013), one EP, Future Friends (2014) through Vital Records, and is set to release his second full-length, Perfect Enemy in November 2015. As of 2012, he became a member of Dance Gavin Dance, replacing Jonny Craig on vocals, and has released the albums Acceptance Speech (2013) and Instant Gratification (2015) with the band through Rise Records.