Barefoot Messiah is the solo recording project of Chicago-based bassist, Shawn "Bud" Lyte (Chill Factor-5, Havent, The Statistics, Ystu Elee', Teenage Voodoo, Sound Mine).

In addition to Barefoot Messiah and Chill Factor-5, Bud is active in projects with techno artist Sammie Lee and Chicago guitarist Dave Austin.