Eddie_Vega

Soledad, CA, USA

At the age of 3, Eduard Siono-Bailon began his foray into the spotlight by doing back-up vocals for his uncle's mixtapes. Influenced by his surroundings, a landscape of records, posters, beats and his uncle's boom box, Eddie began his career in rap. With his Grandmother's blessing, a hobby soon became a passion as Eddie strived to make a mark in the business, not for the winnings of the game, but to ultimately take care of his Grandmother, just as she took care of him. At the age of 8, Eddie, under the moniker "Birdman", joined his uncle and other local artist in the race to make the Central coast of California the next hot spot in Hip-Hop. However, his jump start would prove to be only a leap as the sudden passing of his Grandfather, 1997, coupled with his Grandmother's brain tumor 3 years later, Eddie, at the age of 10, began to re-evaluate what was really important to him. His family, his home, all one in the same, and the love for the music took a new form.