“I refuse to pick…” It’s a mantra Mike Bauer has lived by and you’ll hear him often repeat. A Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County by day and a Singer/Songwriter by night, he has found a way to balance two incredibly demanding careers without sacrificing one for the other. Ask him which he would prefer and he will throw his mantra back as his answer with a coy grin.

Noted for his distinctive voice and versatile writing, he comes from a musically influenced household. His grandfather tapped and sang on “The Lawrence Welk Show” throughout the 1950s (Larry Dean), his father was a big band singer (David Bauer), and his sister is a professional cellist (Alisha Bauer). Growing up mostly in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Mike was often dragged to smoke-filled clubs and retirement homes to perform standards with jazz trios and quartets.

While in his last year of law school in 2012, he released his first EP entitled “Financial Aid, Vol. 1.” 2013 and 2014 brought the release of his first full-length LP “Fin