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About Me

Born north of Chicago, taught since age 3 on piano. Picked up baritone then trombone then tuba then bass guitar then upright bass in elementry & high schools. I revolted by teaching myself guitar. This led to me lashing back at myself so i learned banjo, mandolin and now saxaphone on me own. As if this wasn't enough, i fought off being a musician entirely and dove head first into sound after deciding NOT to become an artist/illistrator. Learning the gear, studio, & then live engineering i became dangerous in the sense that i know what i hear musically and will also analyze it from a sound perspective. (yes, as it turns out 'A' IS 440! - but it doesn't HAVE to be!) Years of mixing on stage for rookies and top notch players turned me into something else, a collage of sound and music. I'm (what i call) a tonologist. I can 'do it all' - or at least whats' required of me. I've been in and out of groups since i started playing bass, these include unknown acts that might even have a recording on tape (remember those?) somewhere.Proficient in ProTools, Cubase, Analog & Digital Consoles, Piano, Rhodes, Organ, Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo.Acts I've performed in & with : Uncle Steve, Peace Frog, Audible, Clip, MWC, The Good Name Band, Hawk in October, The Mudflapps, Phil Circle, Jack Salamander, The Heard, and many more for a jam or show.Poster from my solo show:

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Member Since: 13/06/2007
Band Website: www.myspace.com/btnine
Band Members: Barrett
Influences: Life and it's enriching experiences are my main influence. I grew up listening to my folks LP's. (Like everyone else if they were as blessed as i to have cool, loving & enabling parents.) These vinyl gems included the Beatles red, white, and blue LP's, Santana Mahavishnu, Sigovia, Paul Simon, Van Morisson & Jefferson Airplane. If you want to know my own pull on music now that i'm all growns up : THE BAND is my fav. Blind Faith, Los Lobos, Radiohead, Sigur Ros, & Allman Bros. probably all tie for 2nd. Tied for 3rd is such a large catagory there isn't enough space on myspace for me to list'em.
Sounds Like: Real Life & Raw
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

New Orleans 1.6

LUNDI GRAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!For those that don't know - it's the munday before mardi gras aka fat tuesday.This very well could be my last post down from the big easy. Carnivale is in full effect - the mar...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:30:00 GMT

New Orleans 1.5

10 days left and counting. I saw a bunch of indie under-the-radar bands at t aplace called Saturn Bar - 1 part redline tap + 1 part mutiny. Pretty awesome, no stage, just a backroom with a balcony.....
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:02:00 GMT

New Orleans 1.4

So it's been days, and a daze since my last blog. I've been all over town, touring the devesation, photo's been taken, and then a little too much of a parade last saturday. The carnival season is sw...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:52:00 GMT

New Orleans 1.3

Can't even begin to explain the whirlwind of the last few days. The number musicians i've met, seen play, and number of bands is daunting. Jammed with a few, invited to sit in at future gi...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:15:00 GMT

New Orleans 1.2

Last night i went to "Mother-in-laws" - a dive bar in the Treme neighborhood. Ernie K-Doe (go search itunes or google) owned it and played everysunday til he passed in '01.&nb...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:56:00 GMT

New Orleans 1.1

Oh mi, things are both overwhelming and awestaking. Just from the information of a single day in the offices, it truely is amazing what is going on here. Securing the tradional cultural heritage...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:32:00 GMT

New Orleans 1.0

A day trip... 14 hours with my father/friend/traveling companion from chicago to new orleans wasn't enough. Maybe it's in our genes, "I'm a peak transient, i travel well" i...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:30:00 GMT