In 1983, Tyler Sabbag was born in the part of California where redwoods touch the clouds and the ghosts of the ‘60s still mumble through the fog. He started on drums young, studying under jazz luminary Omar Clay before heading south to Los Angeles where he deepened his practice with legends like Ndugu Chancler and Terri Lyne Carrington, letting the city’s chaos feed his evolution.
From 2005 to 2012, he played and composed with the off-kilter, electric-hearted band Pizza!, a cornerstone of LA’s underground. Studio and engineering work flowed in parallel, followed by a long-running collaboration with former bandmate Duncan Thum scoring films and documentaries—including Emmy-winning work for Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones in 2024 and two Emmy nominations for the renowned Chef’s Table and two for public media favorite Lost LA.
These days, Sabbag splits his time between composing for film and his own musical wanderings. His upcoming EP Novella drifts like a sun-warmed boat through a 1960s Mediterranean dream, an ode to a place that may never have existed but feels real just the same.
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