Passion Has A Price

<p>Artist, Producer, and Audio Engineer Byron Bank aka Byron Keith Jones was born and raised in Houston, Tx. Starting from school talent shows, to joining in the high school band, and rapping on the back of the school bus, he knew that being an entertainer was his destiny. Never taking musical lesson until high school band, he picked up the trumpet and later on moved to becoming the lead drummer of the drumline. As his love for music grew, Byron&rsquo;s grandmother purchased him his first keyboard and on from there the journey beganned.&nbsp;<br /><br />Byron and four of his childhood friends, formed a rap group named, &ldquo;Uppa Dek&rdquo;, and dropped their first album, &ldquo;Da Nosebleed Section&rdquo;. This album gave Byron a chance to show his skills as a producer and rapper. Later the group became an opening up for several artists such as: Devin the Dude, The Coughee Brothers, and B.E.T&rsquo;s Scream Concert with Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Neyo, and Juelz Santana. In March 2009, &ldquo;An End of the Beginning&rdquo; was released as Byron&rsquo;s first solo album. &ldquo;Never Runaway&rdquo;, a hip-hop anthem that inspires one not to give up and keep going, became is first debuted song. This album displays the deeper side of Byron Bank, as far as relationships, daily struggles, and life. Byron Bank is still performing in and out of town at showcases, events, and private and public parties.&nbsp;<br /><br />As far as audio engineering, Byron has his own home studio consisting of Protools LE, FL Studio 8, Reasons, MPC 1000, Triton Le, AKG Preception Condenser Mic, Stanton Turntable, and etc. Byron mixs, records, and produces for several local artists in the United States, right now. Knowing that there&rsquo;s more to accomplish in his career, Byron still shows that not only does he have the passion for music, but the drive to be in comparison to his favorite producers, Timbaland, Kanye West, RZA, 9th Wonder, Dr. Dre, Pete Rock, and etc. Citing Jay-Z as being his most influential rapper, Byron dreams and hopes to meet him someday. With the wisdom of his grandmother and support of his family and fans, Byron definately feels that he is on the right track. Bringing his sick, ill word play, delivery, and most of all persona to the south market, he&rsquo;s being categories as not your typical rap artist. With that said, him and Team Bank are set out to make a statement, that the south is not all about candy paint and chopped &amp; screwed music. It&rsquo;s about bringing back the flavor and substance the game still has, and never lost.<br /><br />So with out further due, we welcome you all to Team Bank as you will witness Byron Bank and music has &ldquo;NO LIMITS.&rdquo; Now let's make history!!!!</p>