Let's be honest, nowadays musicians come a dime a dozen, especially when it comes to the internet. There are thousands of artists that all look, act and sound alike. Quite frankly, there is no way to avoid the fact that most of them have no talent, and are simply just trying to imitate those who really do.
Bau Down is among those select few extremely talented musicians, who continue to set musical trends. In a world where most artists make music to fit the mold and be accepted, this man dares to be a light, break standards and be unique.
Born Kevan Michael Bauman, a twin to Carsten David Bauman in Memphis, TN on August 11th, 1982 - it was evident that he was destined to become a star. Looking back, it is quite clear that being raised in a Christian household, with an extremely talented musical family, was all the reason in the world to join the parade.
As a youngster, he spent much of his time listening to all types of music, acting in musicals, and hanging around his grandfather's recording studio. As time passed, his involvement in sports and other activities in high school led to his musical endeavors to take a backseat for the time being.
It wasn't until high school came to an end that he really decided to take music seriously and pursue it as career. While a full-time student at Concordia College New York, and Valparaiso University Indiana, his unrivaled dedication set in as he spent the majority of his free time writing, composing and recording music while everyone else was living the college life.
All his hard work finally paid off in 2007, when he linked up with friend and fellow musician Matt Park, otherwise known as FAM, striking gold with the creative hit single and anthem, "Take Me Out" which featured the beloved Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray. It was the first of many songs that people really came to love and lead to an overwhelming amount of exposure on internet radio, blogs and social networking avenues like myspace and facebook.
In just about 9 years working as a serious musician, Bau Down has literally done it all, and truly made his mark as one of today's elite musicians. Besides the fact that he writes and records all of his original music, he sets the standard as a producer and engineer as well.
Since his very beginnings, Bau Down has done everything in house - learning the art of composing instrumentals, engineering, mixing and mastering, and really developing an overall ear for quality music. He admits his music has come very far, and he has gone through many stages a musician, but nowadays it is safe to say that he truly does set the standard for the way great music is supposed to sound.
With a strong belief in creating music with meaning, that will stand the tests of time, Bau Down takes great pride in every lyric he writes, melody he composes and record he records. He makes it very clear than unlike many people out there, he does not create music for any other reason than just the love of its creation and hoping somebody somewhere can enjoy and relate to his records.
His fresh style and perfect mixture of rap and sing blows listeners away. Creating a style all his own has really attracted fans and his music has literally become self-promoting. With over 1,000,0000 unsolicited website hits, close to 1,000,000 authentic media plays, and over 900,000 unique page views total, he has truly been fortunate to be discovered and promoted by thousands of loyal fans via word of mouth and the internet.
All numbers aside, it is clear that he's doing something right. In the past few years, there have been numerous record label executives, talent scouts, producers, musicians and media personnel continually in pursuit of business relations with him. Through it all, he has found and surrounded himself with great like-minded people all dedicated to his mission. However, he seems to be doing just fine without relying on anyone.
Today, he runs his own recording studio and is working diligently on several new records, as well as producing people he believes in. As the days progress, so does his music and mission. People and band mates have come and gone in the past, but today he claims to have keepers. After meeting guitarist Mike Dailey and audio / visual technician James Gruben, their path and musical genius became clear - use their personalities to lead, and artistic talents to glorify God. It seemed only natural to name their collective effort, 'Saved By Sunday'.
With an abundance of inspiring and well-polished music hitting stores like iTunes and radio avenues like K-Love, the group is well on their way to accomplishing big things together. Bau Down says himself, "I believe everyone has a divine calling and mission for their lives. Things have happened the way they have in my life for a reason, and I truly feel God is calling me to do this music thing a large scale…I just have to make it happen."
While he has been and will remain humbly appreciative of every opportunity that comes his way, Bau Down continually stands firm with the mentality that until anyone can offer to do something for him and his mission in which he cannot do for himself, he will reap the vast benefits of doing everything in house, and enjoy being an independent musician with the entire world at his fingertips.
