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Born in Boone, Adapting to Asheboro, Ty Bru's MTTS celebrated

Boasting 20 years, over 100 albums released, 80 plus films produced, nearly 200 fashion designs, well past 1000 events planned and 2000+ participated in, iced over with hundreds of various awards in dozens of countries, Mightier Than The Sword Records was founded in 2005 at Macado's in Boone, North Carolina by Tyler 'Ty Bru' Brueilly and has evolved into a powerhouse of art and entertainment. Brueilly reflects, 'There's absolutely no way you could have told us that night of MTTS' inception that it would grow to be this. From simply needing a name attached to my European tour, to a legitimate internationally recognized entity, it's been a wild ride and here we are wrapping up day 3 of our 20 YEARS OF MTTS festival with our very last SWORD SATURDAY, what a fucking rush this is.' We caught up with Ty for a few moments as he was juggling many responsibilities backstage at the historic Sunset Theatre in his hometown of Asheboro, N.C. The scene was a hip hop potpourri, back stage, on stage, in the lobby and in the crowd, as Brueilly hosted and organized the venue's very first hip hop show in it's near 100 year history.'I've seen this stage since I was a kid and always wanted to bring hip hop here, I'm known for breaking ground in Asheboro with doing lots of things FIRST here. I assembled the avengers of SWORD SATURDAYS of the past, lots of great acts. We had to pivot hard with a lot of changes in the month prior to this segment, but the main component was celebrating 20 years with people that had major impacts and contributions to MTTS. It was a beautiful thing.' Brueilly said of Saturday's for the rest of the four day festival, May 22-25, 2025, Thursday began with the formal introduction, as Brueilly and the Sunset Theatre teamed up with Asheboro Randolph Chamber of Commerce for a special Business After Hours session, Friday's highlight was Mighty Comedy Night II which was a tribute to the life of Neil Hoover. Sunday was a full day of independent film screenings with guest of honor Carl J. Grasso, as a makeup date for a January date that was postponed due to winter weather. Brueilly finishes up, 'Bringing this to my hometown has been truly an honor and a dream come true. So many things in our 20 years of MTTS we had to do in other cities and areas, now I've been able to bring it all home to Asheboro in a very comprehensive art/entertainment festival showcasing everything we can do and provide our city and it won't stop there, I'm working with Adventures In Theatre and their summer camps, also at the Sunset Theatre and we have one more MTT focused event December 11, 2025 there as well. It would just be nice for our community to meet that demand they have for this with action. So I'm sending out a call of action to our city to do so, come out and support this artistic revolution, we need it and you need it too.' TIME BUSINESS NEWS