Big Baby Productions
WELCOME TO BIG BABY'S WORLD!!!
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
In 1992, Tony Andre Davis, aka Big Baby, started banging out beats in his grandmothers garage for rap artists in the neighborhood. At the time, he was attending Texas Southern University as a music major, a member of the world famous Ocean of Soul marching band and working part-time for Continental Airlines. One day, Bruce Lattin, a mentor that worked on UGKs platinum hit Tell Me Something Good, approached Baby and asked him to work on some beats for a local rap talent that was becoming very hot in the Houston, Texas area. Baby agreed and the work began. While spending countless hours in the studio, Baby ended up quitting his job and focused more on the music that he was creating. Baby was learning how to engineer, produce, write and sing during his time in the studio. This laid the foundation for greater opportunities down the road.
Two years later, Baby met three guys who were singers and needed a track. Unfortunately, Baby had never done an R&B track and couldnt really help them. So, Baby turned them on to Bruce Lattin who was an R&B producer. While the group worked with Bruce, he told them that they needed a fourth person. They didnt have an idea of who they could find, so Bruce called Baby and the chemistry just flourished. The group was named Publik Xposure and they went on to amateur night at Showtime at The Apollo to win two out three appearances. This exposure opened a lot of doors for the group and for Baby as a producer. The host of Showtime at The Apollo at the time was Steve Harvey and he gave Tony the name Big Baby. The group began to receive deals from several major labels but, the independent label, Freeworld Records the group was signed to, didnt want to release them from their contract. Consequently, the group disbanded and moved on to separate projects. Baby remained in the studio and earned the chance to work with the platinum recording group H-Town. Thusly, Baby started producing R&B tracks for local singers and this is when his talents started to really come together.
Currently, Baby has worked hard to mold his skills into something that has attracted a lot of attention in his new place of residence, Richmond, Virginia. Baby is constantly working with new artists and changing his style to help change todays sound.
Babys current style is a mixture of Down South Flavas, Contemporary Jazz, Blues and Old-School Funk. Be on the lookout for something major from this rising producer.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
No.
Your musical influences
Timbaland, Dr. Dre, R. Kelly, Kleph Dollaz, Rich Hamilton, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Parliament, Ohio Players, S.O.S. Band, The Gap Band, Trouble Funk, Stevie Wonder, The Roots, Babyface, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis and many others.
What equipment do you use?
Akai Mpc Studio, Akai 61-key controller, Studio One, and a host of VST Plug-ins
Anything else?
These songs and this site are dedicated to Gladys Marie Lofton and Willie James Tucker. May they both rest in peace.
