Baker

Baker is a name used by several different acts. One is a vocaloid producer, also associated with baker & kisk, who works with Hatsune Miku’s voicebank and is known for producing and arranging songs for other creators as well as uploading original VOCALOID material. This artist has a role as a co-producer and arranger on a number of hit songs, and that work remains central to their profile. Another act using the name is BAKER, a rapper and producer from Nashville, Tennessee, associated with phonk and listed as part of Devilish Trio and Doomshop Records.

A separate artist called BAKER is a singer and songwriter from Manhattan who performs pop music. He sings and performs from childhood, has experience in choirs, a cappella groups and musicals, and records on both coasts. His music draws on pop, techno, trip-hop, big pop ballads and R&B, and his influences include Anthony Kiedis, Madonna, Sting and Chris Martin. He begins recording in August 2007, and his first recorded solo track is a Nirvana cover, “Heart Shaped Box”, which blends hard rock and dance beats.

There is also a Baker band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in Steve Lord’s basement and featuring Conan Skyrme, James Tracy, Andy Casey, Steve Lord and Nicole Boudreau. The band is known for melodic, high-energy songs and a live approach that draws on a wide range of influences.

Work and style

The VOCALOID producer known as baker is linked with Hatsune Miku and with collaborative work on other artists’ songs. The Boston band’s sound is described as energetic and unconventional, while the solo pop artist’s output combines varied influences with uptempo pop arrangements.