I'm Bakus, an emcee. My name is Brandon. That's how I usually introduce myself. I'm a man with enough emotional baggage and time to write. I've started producing, and I like to sample old jazz and blues records to make beats that if I ever get big will never be able to play.
I was born in the late 70's and am originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. I've lived all over LA, from the valley to Koreatown, from Pasadena to Palms, but now I'm living in Sunland/Tujunga in the 818. Both LA and New Orleans heavily influence my sound... from the improvisational attitude of Dixieland jazz, and emotional discord of rural blues, to the rumbling trunks of East Los Angeles, and the spit-in-your-face DIY ethics of old Hollywood punk rock.
You can catch me on stage usually with the crew, Learning Curve (www.myspace.com/learningcurve). I'm also (in no particular order) an educator, college graduate, author, poet, husband, and father.
