Since 2000, Braylon Lacy has appeared on 23 albums, not only as a bassist, but also as a composer and co-producer. The Dallas native has racked up a string of awards and accolades during his career on both the upright and electric bass.
Lacy is currently a part of the eclectic group, RC & the Gritz, and he also backs fellow Dallasite and internationally known recording artist Erykah Badu. Like Badu, Braylon attended the Dallas performing arts magnet school Booker T. Washington High. He went on to study music at Weatherford College and the University of North Texas.
His desire to be a musician was inspired by formal training with bass instructor Dean Hill. As with so many other successful musicians, Braylon played in church during his youth. While church inspired his gospel spirit, the jazz styling he’s known for was flavored by his family’s musical roots.
Onstage, Braylon has a knack for feeling the moment and offering up a solo full of flavor guaranteed to blow away the audience. Well-schooled in technique and theory, he learned rhythm from listening to old recordings of various genres.
After college, he toured the globe with an array of artists in all genres, including Wynton Marsalis, Prince, Erykah Badu, Chaka Khan, Roy Ayers, Israel Houghton, Kirk Whalum, Oleta Adams, N’Dambi and the late Wayman Tisdale.
Braylon has been featured on numerous recordings including Kirk Franklin’s Grammy award-winning Hero and Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun. He has several endorsements including Aguliar Amplification, DR Strings and Fender guitars. While he’s a self-proclaimed “vintage Fender cat,” he tours with a Mulan bass – the closest he can get to his favorite Fender sound.
On being named a Tornado, he said, “I am humbled and honored to be in such great company of the great musicians who have won this award. Thank you.”
Braylon maintains a busy schedule of recording, teaching, and touring nationally and internationally.
