Toni Baldwin

Toni J. Baldwin (born December 18, 1995 in Mufreesboro, Tennessee) is an American singer and songwriter. She started writing songs in the 3rd grade. In 2013 she released her debut EP, Contra.

Toni J. Baldwin was born on December 18, 1995 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Baldwin graduated from North Atlanta High School in 2014. While attending school, Baldwin completed her debut EP, Contra. Baldwin was a member of the Dallas Austin Foundation club and participated in performing in their school systemwide competition in April 2011. Baldwin chose not to attend college following high school to pursue her music career full-time.

2007–2013: Career beginnings and Contra

Toni began writing songs and studying music in the 3rd grade. She is self-taught on guitar and has a catalog of over 600 songs. She launched her own record label, Fine Mess Records, in January 2007. On May 28, 2013, she released her debut single, "Golden Days". Toni released her debut EP, Contra, on Fine Mess Records on September 23, 2013.

2014–Present: Contra: RELOADED and Veins

On October 18, 2014 Toni announced she was beginning work on her debut album. On November 19, 2014, Toni announced she had recorded the first song from the album with producers Quay Millinez and Justin Woodard. On December 15, 2014, Toni posted photos from Patchwerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. On December 17, 2014, Toni announced her new single, "Bang, Bang", would be released on January 27, 2015 and would serve as the lead single from her upcoming debut album. Toni announced that her debut album would be titled Veins on January 26, 2015. On January 27, 2015, she released "Bang, Bang" on digital retailers and her official website. In a blog posted on February 7, 2015, she announced her album would be released in fall 2015. In an interview with FAME magazine, Toni confirmed the album would be released in late 2015 and followed by a tour. On April 11, 2015, Toni announced that she would be reissuing her debut EP with "Bang, Bang" to be included as a bonus track. On April 21, 2015, Toni released Contra: RELOADED on digital retailers and her official website. On May 27, 2015, she announced the album had been postponed. In a blog post on her official website on August 25, 2015, Toni stated that due to an opportunity she had received and a personal event, she had not been able to work on the album and that Veins would now be released in 2016. On January 11, 2016, Toni revealed she lost all of her album material that she recorded from January 2014 to May 2014 and stated that she spent 2015 rewriting her album. On January 14, 2016, Toni revealed the official track listing for Veins on her official social media accounts and website.On October 24th, 2016, Toni premiered the first single from Veins titled "Blood" on Balcony TV.On November 3rd, 2016, Toni premiered "Blood" on Worldstar Hit Radio and released the official single version of the song the following day on digital retailers.On November 18th, 2016, Toni premiered the music video for "Blood" on Vevo.

Singles

• "Golden Days" (2013)
• "Bang, Bang" (2015)
• "Blood" (2016)

Extended play

• Contra (2013)
• Contra: RELOADED (2015)

Studio albums

• Veins (2016)

Music Videos

• Cristina Quinones - Set It Off

• ^ TeenInfoNet (2013-05-28), TI Exclusive: Toni Baldwin Excited About New Single And EP, retrieved 2016-08-10 
• "Release group "Bang, Bang" by Toni Baldwin - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2016-08-10. 
• "Toni Baldwin - Contra: RELOADED". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-08-10. 
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• Cristina Quinones (2011-08-18), Set It Off - Cristina Quinones, retrieved 2016-08-10