Brian Malik Baptiste, or

referred to as Malik, is an artist

and producer from Austin, TX. His
career as a musician started at a very
young age. Both parents, having a
love for a wide variety of music,
helped develop his musical ear and
created his unique sound as a child.
In addition to his parents being
musically inclined, they are both
talented writers which helped to
shape Maliks writing abilities. He
was also influenced by the musical
culture of growing up in Austin, TX.
After learning guitar at the age of 9,
he continued his musical education
by teaching himself piano. This
sparked his passion for creating
music, and paired with his love for
creative literature, he started
producing his own beats and writing
songs. As he continued to improve,
he completed many mixtapes to
hone in on his image and musical
purpose. Malik tells his unique story
of being a young black creative with
big dreams paired with a prophetic
vision in an area where this is not
the norm. Eventually after years of
practice, at age 18, he released his
first album, The Elevator Album
self-produced, and independently
released.
MALIK