Following the latest s*xual misconduct claims leveled against him, vocalist Tilian Pearson will leave his band Dance Gavin Dance to seek professional treatment. The band revealed the news on Friday. They made an official statement in which they said,
“We take the latest claims against Tilian extremely seriously, and we have been debating the right course of action.” Tilian will be leaving the band immediately in order to seek professional assistance.”
The band also announced that they will continue touring this summer and that their album Jackpot Juicer will be released on July 29. They mentioned that they worked really hard on the record, which represents the band’s veteran bassist Tim’s last documented body of work. On April 13, the latter died unexpectedly.
Charges Leveled Against Tilian Pearson
On June 1, a Reddit member posted a 6,000-word description of her claimed encounters with Tilian Pearson during the band’s April 23 performance at SwanFest in Sacramento, California. The individual stated that she spoke with Pearson over Instagram DM, which she sent while under the influence of anything. They then exchanged phone numbers and decided to go on a “date” before the festival. She said that she and Pearson were intoxicated when they returned to the singer’s home.
Pearson revealed during their claimed date that he was going through a difficult period. Despite her attempts to assist him, the lady said that the singer opted to hit her across the face. At this point, the lady remarked,
“Obviously, it was done to be s*xy, but it ended up hurting a lot.” I said it like, ‘Hey, um. That’s OK, but could you just ask again, and maybe not ask so forcefully?”
Pearson paused for a second before hitting it again, and this time the slap was so severe that she almost blacked out. Pearson contacted the lady after the event, and the latter urged her to meet him at his AirBnB when he was drunk. According to the lady, the singer took exception to her efforts to create physical boundaries while she was there and made her physically uncomfortable.
The lady said she was physically abused and that despite her request not to spend the night with him, he pushed her to. He got into a “strange snuggling posture,” she alleged, and she was unable to move. She added in her post,
The band also announced that they will continue touring this summer and that their album Jackpot Juicer will be released on July 29. They mentioned that they worked really hard on the record, which represents the band’s veteran bassist Tim’s last documented body of work. On April 13, the latter died unexpectedly.
Charges Leveled Against Tilian Pearson
The lady said she was physically abused and that despite her request not to spend the night with him, he pushed her to. He got into a “strange snuggling posture,” she alleged, and she was unable to move. She added in her post,
“I was beginning to panic and attempted to tell him I needed to go, but he refused. He refused to allow me. He insisted on my staying the night with him, and he wouldn’t let me leave.”
Pearson, in a deleted Reddit answer, denies any wrongdoing. The artist maintains that during the alleged meeting, he was “extremely vulnerable” and that the “s*xual act was totally consensual.”
All About Tilian Pearson
Tilian Pearson is best known as the lead singer of the band Dance Gavin Dance. He began his career as the main singer and guitarist for Tides of Man, a progressive rock band. The 34-year-old joined Dance Gavin Dance in August 2012, and their album, Acceptance Speech, was released in 2013. Instant Gratification, their sixth album, was a tremendous smash and their first top 40 US Billboard 200 album.
Pearson has four studio albums and two extended plays to his credit. His first two studio albums, Material Me and Perfect Enemy, were released on the Vital Recordings label. His subsequent studio albums were The Skeptic and Factory Rest, and he has performed in many other musical groups and artists’ songs.