Bau Down | About

Mission Statement

As a musician, I am dedicated to setting musical history in many ways. I truly believe that by being positive while at the same time staying real about life and all its troubles, complications and temptations, the music I make will always be relatable, motivational and will breakdown foolish barriers in this world. As a person, I look to be a bridge to the truth for people who do not know or are weary about Christianity and what it represents. In my opinion, way too many people who claim to be 'Christian' turn to many people away with their own actions, and I aim to fix that. I also look to be a light in the eyes of the masses and strengthen those already in the faith in any and every way possible. Through my blessings, I look to utilize all that I am to inspire and reassure everyone that they we're uniquely created by God with a divine purpose and extraordinary plan for their lives.

General Information

Name

Kevan Michael Bauman

Alias

Bau Down

Born

August 11th, 1982 in Memphis, TN - USA

Current City

Chicago, IL - USA

Education

BA . Valparaiso University, IN - USA . December 2006

Political Science . Public Relations / Psycology

Skills

Music Producer . DJ . Singer / Songwriter . Sound Engineer

Model . Graphic Artist . Web Designer

Genres

Pop / Rap / Christian

Experience

Over 10 Years

Management

Independent

Record Label

Unsigned

Biography

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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.

Autobiography

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Who am I? - Good question. I go by the name of Bau Down, but my real name is Kevan Michael Bauman. Born in Memphis, TN but nowadays rep the Chicago, IL area.

On a personal level, I didn't come into this world alone. I was born with a twin brother named Carsten. However, due to health complications, he passed away 8 months later. I never hesitate to tell his story, and couldnt be more proud about doing so, because he never had a chance to. Though today I may be missing my other half, I feel his strength everyday of my life in everything I do, and his spirit helps me write our life story.

On a lighter note, I'd love to tell ya I live a normal life, but I don't.

I graduated high school from Glenbook South, and recently graduated from college at Valparaiso University. Though I learned alot, and loved every minute of it, I only went to school because it's the smart thing to do. My real passion is music, I LOVE everything about it. It drives me in everything I do and through hard work everyday, that is what I intend to make my lifelong career.

I really feel like I was born for this. I rap and sing, I write and make beats, I DJ, I produce, mix and master...and ain't shy about saying I'm one of the hardest working and dopest dudes out there. Hopefully ya'll think so too. My work ethic is truly unrivaled. Been doing music now for about 9 years. Started as something I kinda liked, then over the years grew into something I loved and couldn't live without. I spend every chance I get writing music, practicing and making moves to get me where I wanna go in life.

I have accomplished alot over time - including releasing a bunch of very successful albums and mixtapes, performing at big name shows, developing a real loyal fanbase and believe it or not have even turned down contracts with major record labels (which due to legal reasons will remain annonymous) for thinking they know what's best for me and my career. Ballzy? Maybe...but I still believe it was the best decision for me. I've learned being unsigned can be pretty bomb if ya mind and grind is right.

Plus, it's true...success really is all in the eye of the beholder. In my eyes, though I havent scored a Billboard number 1 hit, taken the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine or anything yet, I do amazing things and make successful moves everyday.

Do I know what's best for my career and getting to where I wanna go? Who knows, I really think I do. I've learned and grown alot over time and am extremely confident in who I am, my musical talent, and where I'm headed. I've also only surrounded myself with great like minded and motivated people, that I am extremely loyal to. But, I'm very independant and have learned not to depend on anyone else for anything. Feel me?

Like I said before, I love music. I'm well rounded and have an appreciation for every kind you can think of. If you peep my ipod, its got everything from 2Pac, Dave Matthews Band and Michael Jackson -- to Tiesto, Nirvana and Taylor Swift. I love it all!

I am a proud Christian, and have truly given my life to God. Let me make it very clear when I say that I would not be anyone, or anything without him in my heart and soul. I don't do drugs and don't swear in my rhymes, cause I don't need to. I also try my best not to swear in general...but I'm nowhere near perfect, and I'm not here to judge the people that do. I do talk with a stutter at times, and really wish they had a cure for it, but they don't. It's tough to live with, but my cure has always been writing and performing music. For one reason or another, rapping and singing is a stutter free zone for me. Pretty cool.

I try everyday of my life to be the best person I can be, and make a positive impact on the world. This world needs all the good role models it can get...and again, though I'm far from perfect I will always do my best to be a great role model for the world.

Let's see, in my free time, when I have it...I hit the gym real hard, eat quiznos and subway, watch nat geo, history channel, ESPN, movies like shrek, van wilder & old school, destroy people in mariokart, smash brothers, nba live, madden, COD and counter-strike. Best believe, I basically own at pretty much all video games. Don't believe it...try me! Oh, I rock at bags and beer pong too!

I am so very blessed. God has done wonderous things in my life. There isn't a day that passes by that I don't realize how fortunate I truly am. My family and friends are more than amazing. I'm so thankful for all of them and I wouldn't beanywhere near the person I am today without them all. My fans are the best in the world. I mean it, real talk, I wouldn't be anything without them sticking with me all these years. Even at the times I doubted myself, they gave me the strength and the encouragement to keep going. I wanna thank ya'll for reading, I hope ya enjoy my music as much as I do!

Thanks for reading,
God is Love.

Several Musical Influences

Influencial Artists

Coolio, Naughty By Nature, Will Smith, All-4-One, Skee-Lo, K7, 2Pac, Bad Boys Blue, Michael Jackson, Fun Factory, Phil Collins, Marc Cohn, Robert Miles, Green Day, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Shaggy, The Real McCoy, Kid Rock, Nas, Tag Team, Tiesto, DJ Markski, Alice Deejay, The Fugees, Run-DMC, Ace of Base, Ini Kamoze, Nirvana, Dave Matthews Band, Eiffel 65, Daft Punk, DMX, Ja Rule, Eminem, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Bone-Thugz-N-Harmony, Dr. Dre, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, 98 Degrees, Rascal Flatts, Lonestar, Bob Marley, UB40, Boyz II Men, and the list goes on.

Influencial Albums