Baker Artist Portfolios

AL ROGERS JR. IS A INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST FROM BALTIMORE,MD.

AL WAS A POET BEFORE BECOMING PASSIONATE ABOUT MUSIC. DISTINCTIVE FLOWS, A SMOOTH CADENCE, RAW EMOTIONS, AND VERY ENDEARING SONGS AL’S MUSIC REFLECTS THE DUALITY OF HIS CITY AND UPBRINGING. HE HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL PERFORMER'S COMING OUT OF BALTIMORE MIXING A BACKGROUND IN DANCE WITH AN INNATE KNACK FOR CROWD CONTROL, A TRUE FORCE OF ENERGY WHEN HE’S ON STAGE.


IN 2020 AL PIVOTED AND STARTED SOMETHING NEW. SELF-TAUGHT AL BEGIN STYLING HIS PEERS, OTHER ARTIST, AND JUST ABOUT ANYBODY WHO WOULD LET HIM. WITHIN TWO YEARS WITH A SOLID PORTFOLIO HE TOOK IT A STEP FURTHER AND BEGAN SET COSTUMING, COSTUME DESIGN, SET DECORATING, AND CREATIVE DIRECTION. SINCE STARTING HIS CREATIVE ENDEAVORS HE’S WORKED WITH BEATS, APPLE TV, HBO, DISNEY, NIKE, ADIDAS, UNDER ARMOUR, I-D MAGAZINE, AND ESSENCE. AL’S LIST OF PAST CLIENTS INCLUDE MEGAN THEE STALLION, LIL BABY, JA MORANT, ANNA COCKRELL, MEGAN RAPINOE, ANGELA MANUEL DAVIS, AND MORE.

AL IS THE FOUNDER OF A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CALLED SWOOZY COMMUNITY. HE’S CREATED AN EVENT CALLED SWOOZY CLOTHING SWAP TO RECYCLE/REDISTRIBUTE NEW AND OLD CLOTHING BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY SO THAT PEOPLE CAN FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE CLOTHES THEY’RE WEARING OR TO SELL IF THEY NEED THE MONEY. SWOOZY COMMUNITY HAS DONATED CLOTHING TO SEVERAL CHARITIES/SHELTERS/AND CLINICS.

“ALL OF HIS WORK ADHERES TO A PHILOSOPHY HE’S TERMED “SWOOZ”: THE NOTION THAT LOVE, TOGETHERNESS AND POSITIVE EXPRESSION HAVE TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL.”- NEW YORK TIMES