Rex Lex founder Beau Lee found God and the guitar at age 16; he fell in love with the former, but left the latter to nothing more than a part-time hobby. It wasn't until two years later and a long lay up in a hospital bed due to a near-death accident that the guitar became a close friend.

After a slow, 8-month recovery, the excessive pressure of energy, creativity, and a solid repertoire of music built up into a felt need to create an outlet. Enter Rex Lex version 1.0. (Note: Beau's kid brother, Devon, was 8 years old.) The founder recalls, "We finished our first show – the first show – and everyone went out to eat after the show to celebrate. I was too excited – completely overwhelmed. I went back to my dorm room, shut the door, and prayed. I said to myself, 'I was made to have a mic in my hand.'"

Shortly after the band's conception in 2001, two of the current members stepped onto the stage: (1) Chad David Lee, Beau's 18-year-old younger brother, a prom king, jock, model, and keyboard genius; (2) Ian Hellermann, a 16-year-old punk-rock kid with his punk-rock bass hung down to his punk-rock Vans. Off stage Beau and Chad fought like brothers, and on the stage they rocked like twins; Ian was unable to escape the Sid Vicious comparison as one commenter proclaimed: "He plays the bass like a chainsaw!" (Note: Also consistently present at Rex Lex shows was a young girl named Elysa Swick who appeared and never went away – a "groupie" as some would dub her.) The reputed bottle-rocket energy was present from the band's inception – a fixed element at Rex Lex shows; however, over time, the sonic performance began to grow increasingly polished as the stubborn young group stoutly pursued their vows of excellence and precision.

In 2003, while driving through the back roads toward his place of employment, Ian sent himself into a telephone pole and on to the hospital as a reach for an Oatmeal Cream Pie snack took his eyes off the winding road. A destroyed hip initiated a series of surgeries, and, by God's grace, a period of physical and spiritual recovery took place. (Note: Shortly after the accident Ian and the "groupie" began a routine of three-hour phone conversations, unbeknownst to the rest of the band.) Ian's sexy limp and stylish cane serve as reminders of this challenging period.

After the drummer exited the scene in August of 2006 to head off to college, the much-matured Rex Lex team was left with a show schedule – but no drummer. Enter the little Lee brother, Devon, then only rounding 13 years old. Out of desperation, this outrageously young and inexperienced drummer was brought on board to help fulfill the show commitments. The uncanny speed and depth of improvement that followed was borderline divine, and the little stand-in stuck around – and with indubitably upbeat results.

The phone conversations between Ian and Elysa turned into face-to-face meetings, and the two eventually fell in love. On 6/30/07 they pulled away from the chapel with a "Just Married" sign in the back of their car. Elysa Hellermann now travels with the band, filling the vital role of "band mother" and "tour manager."

In spring of 2007, Beau took a two-week hiatus from rock music to go backpacking through the Middle East. Bringing along four friends, one of which was David Brennan (a new arrival to the band's hometown), the small crew got their faces dirty as they traveled in deliberate and complete improvisation. Caravanning through the deserts of Egypt, sleeping on the beaches facing Saudi Arabia, wandering through the streets of Old City Jerusalem, posing for pictures while balancing on the artillery barrels of destroyed tanks on Syrian border, and even sneaking their way into the Hamas military compound in Ramallah, Palestine – the adventure was complete. Shortly after returning to the U.S., David found himself being invited for jam sessions with Rex Lex. His notable guitar skills, his heart for God, and his reckless love for adventure earned him a seat at the Rex Lex round table.

Today, Beau, Chad, Ian, David, and Devon – Rex Lex – continue their journey, traveling around, doing what they do. Some people are born to entertain, and others are born to speak profound Truth – Rex Lex is called to do both, and they are and will continue to be faithful stewards of that dual-calling as they rock the stage and the lecture forums.

Hey everyone, we've had a flood of fantastic messages from our listeners lately, especially concerning our latest musical addition to our space.  Interestingly, we've received two greatly contrasting opinions today - both well-written, well-received, and thought-provoking.  Take a second and read the two opposing viewpoints, and let us know what you think about our song titled "The Christian Sex Anthem.  This is your chance to voice your opinion.  We're listening."

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Opinion 1

"i listend to your song to the christian sex anthem, and....

i find that if i were weaker in faith like i was long before, i would have stumbled, and i believe that it in no way arms our generation against the sexual deviance run rampant in our culture, but in fact misleads us into believing that love between christians is always pure, and will more than likely end in marriage which has the benifit of sex. I think that an idea like that leaves loop holes for the enemy to whipser such things like "you'll be married anyway right? how could it hurt?"

As politely as possible, whether it leaves those oppertunites open, it definately provides no bolster to us and frankly, you do us a dis-service

much love, _____"

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Opinion 2

"'Christian Sex Anthem' is finally up....Great songwriting and I deeply appreciate the courage of you making the statement you make in this song. Sex as a celebration of marriage is Godly. Prepare for the finger points and judgments though. Sex is taboo. Stay strong, for it is better for young people to learn about Godly sexuality though your song than them be fed the lies from Cosmo magazine or the TV. Remember our loving Savior had His share of flak and controversy, too… Blessings, - _____

Keep truckin'"

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"The Christian Sex Anthem" Lyrics

Verse

Look at me…looking at me so lovely…
Things have changed since the day we met.
Our love has grown like a tree…
Now it's so big…and so green…and so lovely…
so lovely…so lovely. 

Chorus

So walk down the aisle with me…
then run to the bedroom baby.
We'll lay down but we won't sleep…'cause that's the way God planned it.

So walk down the aisle with me…
then run to the bedroom baby.
We'll lay down but we won't sleep…'cause that's the way God planned it.

Won't it be fun…when we can finally lay as one.
Celebrate, 'cause we've waited for this day.
We'll lay down but we won't sleep…we'll lay down but we won't sleep, yeah.