| About Brazy Blakk | Julius Baynard AKA Brazy Blakk Hip Hop / Rap Contact: Marcia Ming, publicist 919-932-2670 or 302-230-6176 (mobile) Bio Julius Baynard knew that music was going to be a key part of his life from the time he was a small child, running around banging on pots and pans while rapping to his music. “My mom ( a poet and artist ) would get on me for breaking her paint brushes.” She took me to the Grand Opera House in Wilmington, Delaware for drum lessons. And for as long as he can remember he was drumming on anything that wasn’t nailed down. His life took a dark turn when his father left when he was 4 years old. Baynard says he had an anger problem and didn’t want to listen to anybody. It was music that gradually helped him re- gain control. At age 7, he started writing poetry and rap songs. The people around him called him Young MC which he liked because it sounded like a rapper. He created his first real rap song at 12. When in middle school, Baynard first heard Bone Thugs and Harmony perform Meet Me at the Crossroads, he knew he was destined to become a rapper. With the help of a number of teachers — Mr. Burgess, Mr. Giles, — he mastered drums, learned to play other instruments, and was introduced to the art of engineering music electronically. Baynard played both tenor, snare and base drums in the marching band and jazz band in several Delaware schools, including Newark High School and Thomas McKean School. At McKean a teacher introduced him to the recording side of music and Baynard was on his way to a full-fledged career as a performing rap artist and music creator. Another influential teacher, Mr. Morton, played movies of some of the great performers like The Beatles, providing Baynard and some of friends with a more grounded music history education. By the time he was 18, Baynard was recording with such musically inspired friends as Chris Redd, Dustin and Paul. He played drums, Dustin and Paul fought over who would play guitar and base, while Chris played tambourine. Today, at 22 he is working on mixed tapes and per- forming for various audiences. (Continued on Page 2) Brazy Blakk Brazy Blakk’s influences “Music is like a friend you can’t see,” explains Baynard trying to describe the influence it has had in his development. “Music can control my moods. Music can calm me down or hype me up, or put me to sleep. Music is another form of therapy. During his troubled period his step Pop stepped into to show things and help him learn more about himself. His older brothers, and Mom hung in there with him supporting him and helping weather the storm that raged inside while he explored his music. When you listen to Mozart, you think of corporations,’ Baynard explains. Listening to Tupac can make you want to beat someone up. Chris Brown, on the other hand, makes you want to buy something nice for your girlfriend. And Gangsta Rap, his preferred art form, can make you want to do something that could land you in jail. While music can have a powerful effect on one’s moods, it does not control your actions, Baynard explains. Music is intensive and can heighten whatever you are feeling, but it doesn’t make you do bad things or break the law. Music relaxes me and inspires me to provide a good example for my daughters, Janyiah (6) and Jayla (2) he says. I want to use my music to make sure that my children don’t have to make the mistakes I made. Performances Thunder guards. Govenor prince Thunder guard party. Union fire hall Longshorman Mount pleasant high school (rap battle ) Slams at sams, GotBarsGotBeats rap cypher, Kiss 101.7 Upcoming Performance April 19, 2011 10 p.m. Recording Lounge Wilmington, DE April 7, 2013 6 p.m Elsmere Fire Hall Wilmington, DE April 21, 2013 12 p.m sharp shooters sports bar Wilmington, DE April 25, 2013 2:55p.m kiss 101.7 Wilmington, DE May 10,2013 8 p.m-10p.m Statuz Night Club Philly, PA I STARTED A GROUP CALLED THE #INKBOYZ I AM PART OWNER OF A CLOTHING BRAND ENTITLED INCWEAR AND I AM BUILDING A STUDIO CALLED #INKEDSTUDIOZ THE HASH TAGS ARE APART OF THE NAMES I AM WORKING VERRY CLOSELY WIT MY PRODUCER WHO IS ALSO APART OF MY GROUP #INKBOYZ AND HIS NAME IS C-NOTE HE HAS GOTTEN ME PLAYS OVER IN JAPAN I HAVE A VERY CLOSE KNIT RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM HE IS ALSO THE PRODUCER OF MY HIT SINGLE #CAMERAS WHICH WAS RECORDED AND MASTERED BY WAVE LABZ VERY OWN PROBLUM CHILD WHO IS ALSO A PRODUCER WHO I HAVE PLANS ON WORKING WITH IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING PPL FOR HAVING THEIR HANDS IN THIS WORK IN PROGRESS AND PUSH INTO MY FUTURE IN THIS BUSINESS MS.COATES, DJ.TRUSKILLZ TEAMBRICKCITY,ROB JAYE FROM KISS 101.7 DJ BIG ANT AKA THE BIG HOMMIE, MONEY MAKING MAR, AND OF COURSE THE CONSTANT SUPPORT FROM MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS |
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