Like two melodic tones blended together to make a pleasing sound, two Baylor students are making musical harmony.

Emory freshman Brin Beaver and Dickinson freshman Jacob Hooter met for the first time at this year's After Dark production, where they both performed. Now they are striking sweet-sounding, hand raising chords as Uproar Records' new duet.

The two auditioned together to be on the label's artist roster and succeeded as one of the five chosen out of about 40 other artists. So far their experience with the label has been positive.

"I'm pretty excited about all the shows," Hooter said. "[Uproar is] throwing us out there and trying to get us exposed to the campus and have the student body hear our music at a bunch of different events. They're working really hard."

The performers said aside from their complementary music styles ranging from rich gospel to indie, both hope to worship God and serve people through their music.

Hooter started learning piano in the third grade and picked up tuba for the school band in sixth grade, which he still plays in Baylor's Golden Wave Marching Band.

During ninth grade, Hooter said his church youth band was going through transitions, and he picked up the guitar and felt led by God to lead others into worship.

Hooter said he played with the band for six months before starting to sing and continued in the ministry team until the end of high school.

"It's just been one thing after the next," Hooter said. "God's been opening doors musically and allowing me to see things and giving me an ability and a passion for his name. I really want to change people through music."

Hooter is currently majoring in music education, although he said he doesn't want to teach music. He hopes to apply the knowledge behind the degree to his music.

Beaver started her music career singing in the church.

"I was never the shy kid. I always loved to be in front of people," Beaver said. "I did everything, even if it wasn't music."

In the eighth grade, Beaver picked up the guitar for the first time after injuring herself and learned to play while recovering.

"I immediately fell in love with it," Beaver said. "I wasn't very good, but I worked at it every day for hours."

Beaver said some of her desire to learn guitar came from her older brother, Texas country artist Ryan Beaver.

The main thing that inspired Beaver was at a church camp one summer, where she felt called into music ministry. However, she felt like she never had many opportunities to perform because of the lack of venues in her area.

"That's why I'm so excited about being here at Baylor," Beaver said. "I feel like I fit in finally, like I can finally go somewhere or do something with my music."

Since arriving at Baylor, Beaver has already performed at After Dark, Acoustic Café and other venues that Uproar has booked for her and Hooter.

"Uproar has given me so many opportunities already," she said. "Just to meet people and get involved and just to get my music out there."

Hooter and Beaver said the transition from home to Baylor has been tough. Sometimes they feel out of place. They said the feeling of inadequacy could surface in the midst of the talent they have seen at Baylor thus far, but the support they give each other motivates them as they venture into the unfamiliar and uncomfortable.

"[Hooter] challenges me in a lot of different ways," Beaver said. "We keep each other accountable not only in faith but musically."

Hooter is thankful for Beaver's drive and honesty.

"[Beaver] will let you know when something doesn't sound right," Hooter said. "She wants the best lyrics and the best music, which is awesome, I think, to have somebody who wants to strive for excellence."

Garland junior David Collins, the pair's Uproar artist and repertoire agent, said the pair's smooth collaboration will take them to great places.

"Brin and Jacob work remarkably well together," Collins said. "It can be hard to take two unique and individual artists, put them together and ask them to collaborate. But with them it was effortless.

"Both of their personalities tend to feed off of each other, which is great when they are writing songs together. I think what people will find while listening to their music is that they feel a personal connection with the lyrics and melodies. Their passion to grow and develop as artists will really take them far this year and beyond."