Noisy Primates

Noisy Primates is the rock project of Salem, Oregon-based singer, songwriter, and keyboard player Ty Davison — a musician who has been writing songs for more than two decades.

What began as a deeply personal solo endeavor — One Man Garage Band (2009), recorded entirely by Davison alone using Apple's GarageBand — grew into a full collaborative band project with Empires Fall… in 2021, and has continued to expand with arpeggiosso in 2024.

Davison's songs tend toward the personal and self-revealing: he writes about his experience of self, of humanity, and of the world at large. A relentless optimist, themes of hope thread through almost everything he creates — alongside love, loss, faith, and a sharp eye on the absurdity of civilization.

Musically, Noisy Primates lives in classic rock and roll territory: guitar-forward, melodic, and emotionally direct. Not out to sound like anyone in particular. Just making music worth caring about.

Our music is available for purchase at Bandcamp, Apple Music, and Amazon. It is far more financially advantageous to artists when you actually buy songs or albums. Bandcamp pays artists around 82% of proceeds; Apple and Amazon pay around 67%.

Streaming is great for discovering new music you love — we recommend it! But it is insufficient for compensating artists. If you stream a whole album, the artist will get about 4 cents — unless you use Spotify, in which case the artist will get a fraction of a cent. If you want to support artists, please consider buying their music.