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KingBaby began as the brainchild of musician Lance Bulen in early 2004. Coming from a background of musical styles ranging from blues to hard rock, Lance yearned for a project that could incorporate his New Orleans roots into his work. "Following your musical influences actually can be fulfilling," Lance said in a recent commentary. Even though he's played and written a lot of different kinds of music in the past, Lance wanted to do something that was "more heartfelt musician oriented rock." Thus, KingBaby was conceived. He teamed up with producer Robert Tepper and spent 8 weeks writing music. They then recorded a 3-song demo with drummer Alex Irwin, who had met Lance at a Hollywood rehearsal studio. "When I heard the demo after it was all put together, I loved it," Alex says. "I had complete faith in the music." The demo quickly garnered such positive feedback that they decided to master it and release it as their first EP that has since fo...