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Born in Memphis, Tennessee and heavily influenced by the music of Elvis Presley, Al Green, and Otis Redding, Beau has written a repertoire of music reminiscent of the soulful inflections of “the Memphis sound.†Citing Elvis as a main source of inspiration, Beau was always fascinated by the musical boundaries Elvis transcended, who had simultaneous hits on the country, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll charts.
In Memphis, Beau began taking classical piano lessons at age five but tried to squeeze in some time with his teacher to learn “Great Balls of Fire.†Beau was soon winning regional talent competitions and competed as a finalist in The Mid-South Fair Youth Talent Contest, a contest graced by Elvis, Justin Timberlake, and many others. Beau was able to find his niche as a singer in these early Memphis days.
Beau then took his musical aspirations to new heights by attending Northwestern University’s prestigious School of Music in Chicago, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in vocal performance and political science. At Northwestern, Beau appeared as “Danny Zuko†in Grease and as the leading man in many other productions. Although trained operatically, Beau simply could not relinquish his Memphis roots, and began writing original music that captured his Memphis experience.
Rather than moving to New York to pursue a Broadway career, Beau moved to Los Angeles, where he guest starred on “Days of Our Lives†and “Gilmore Girls.†In between projects, Beau wrote music that he released a few years later as a digital EP called “The Good Hurt.†Beau's debut single “More Than I Can Give†was the song that catapulted his career. Independent of any record label or production company, the music video for the song landed on the websites of MTV, Vh1, CMT, GAC, and Yahoo, indicative of the fact that Beau’s music was appealing to a very diverse audience, from the pop world to contemporary country.
Capitalizing on his debut song’s success, Beau continued to move forward acting as his own record label, and his music was soon featured on the in-flight audio programs of Northwest, Delta, and Cathay Pacific Airlines, as well as the Subway Sandwich Franchise’s own radio station. He also began booking live radio performances and interviews in California and Tennessee. Experiencing unprecedented success through his own initiative, Beau represents a new breed of artist that pushes the boundaries, but gives music a fresh, unique approach that boils down to pure blue-eyed soul and relatable stories.
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" It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievment, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat"
-Teddy Roosevelt.
