Dylan Charles

As an entertainer I am always tuning in to what the audience wants, and how I can enhance everyone's experience with my music. I can be the life of the party with a full band keeping you and your friends dancing until the wee hours with anything from boot-stomping americana and red hot rockabilly to funk, soul, and dance hits, or simply provide some pleasant background folk or jazz for a cocktail party or company event. I often play acoustically for smaller gatherings and can also provide sound systems for larger spaces or work with your event planner to make sure I have everything I need to make the sound perfect for your event.

Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter/producer based in Ann Arbor, MI. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and blues to soul/rock and lofi/funk jams. He is currently working with producer Tony Calabro of Astoria Park Recording to polish up the mountains of material he has accumulated since taking a performance hiatus in 2020.

His latest single “Ship” dropped May 12 and is now streaming on all platforms. More single drops are on the horizon as Dylan gears up to release a concept album double-EP called LIGHTside/darkSIDE of which “Ship” is the first episode.

LsdS will be Dylan’s most ambitious solo record since his work with Bisbee, AZ band The Border Crossers on Time for Breakfast (2009) and Scorpions, Sickles & Skyscrapers (2011); both albums produced by Craig Schumacher (Calexico, Amos Lee, Devotchka and many more…)

While living in New York City, Dylan’s creative energy was primarily dedicated to touring, writing and recording with his soul band On the Sun before he stepped down from the group in 2020. On the Sun LP (2014), Gratuity Not Included EP (2018) and the single Get Focused (Live) (2019) all feature his work.

In addition to his own projects, he frequently collaborates with other artists as a producer, co-writer and multi-instrumentalist.

He began playing professionally at a young age in Ann Arbor, MI, and later studied jazz at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. There he freelanced as a guitarist-for-hire and released two albums with collaborative original music projects. After graduating he journeyed to the eccentric town of Bisbee, AZ, wrote songs like crazy, and began performing regionally with his band The Border Crossers, recording with producer Craig Schumacher (Calexico, Devotchka, Neko Case), and touring nationally as a solo artist. He has been featured as “Local Pick-of-the-Week” on 91.3 KXCI Tucson Community Radio, played mandolin with multi-award winning Tucson bluegrass band The Dusty Buskers, and shared the stage with blues icon John Hammond and guitar virtuoso Junior Brown. He has performed at festivals such as SXSW, CMJ, Tucson Folk Fest, Midpoint Music Fest and countless music venues across the US.