Bayles' career began with interning in
Nashville, Tennessee. Eventually moving on to engineering country demo sessions with session musician, Bayles learned the ropes of the recording studio. After deciding Nashville wasn't the place to land, Bayles moved to Seattle, Washington. Bayles began working with
Brendan O'Brien, eventually assisting for O'Brien on
Pearl Jam's
No Code and
Yield. Later, Bayles earned an assistant engineer credit on
Deftones'
Around The Fur after linking up with producer
Terry Date. More recently, Bayles has worked with St. Louis indie rock band
Foxing, handling the production and mixing of their 2015 LP,
Dealer. ==Selected discography ==