The son of an Elvis impersonator, it was inevitable that Rex Baunsit would end up being an attention-seeker in his own right. With an activist's mind and a pop lover's heart, Rex is ready to follow the footsteps of Woody Guthrie, and "kill fascists" with his music.

Rex Baunsit began his career showing up at open mics in Winnipeg spouting navel-gazing poetry about unrequited love and gay pride. Before long he was putting music to his words. Feeling the need to emulate childhood idol Madonna (confirming at least one cheesy queer stereotype), he took a bit more than $35 with him and set sail for Toronto.

Toronto would provide life experience and hard lessons. Rex stuck it out in the city, playing the odd open mic here and there and immersing himself in Billy Bragg, early Liz Phair, and Joni Mitchell; as well as queer icons Carole Pope and Ani Difranco. Like many others, he finally emerged in queer and non-queer music scenes alike preferring to focus on impassioned acoustic strumming. He displays an innate sense of melody and lyrical wit.

Having already played events for Songwriter's Unite! and The ARTWherk Collective, Rex is now ready to share his songs. He`s out to use his music to destroy the fundamentalist religious right, provoke thought and action, and repair the damage done to the Asian male image by William Hung. He hopes to crack a few corny jokes and make people smile along the way.