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Barry James

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About Me


At age six Barry James started piano lessons so he could learn to play the classical music he heard from his mother’s radio. Picking up the trombone in junior high gave him a taste for the style and flexibility of jazz music. Then while browsing a garage sale table he stumbled onto a beat up old guitar. Within weeks he was locking himself in his bedroom practicing for hours at a time, skipping meals and worrying his family.
Barry James uses guitars, effects and electronica to create a sound that is as orchestral as it is modern. His work often brings comparisons to Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, Radiohead and Red House Painters, yet his eponymous EP deviates from his earlier instrumental music, bringing in his emotive voice to ride effortlessly over the top of dense, orchestrated layers.
He has played with many musical projects ranging from shoegaze/darkwave bands, improvisational recording groups and indie rock bands. His current projects not only include his songwriting and instrumental/film score work, but he just finished a two year stint as the lead guitarist for indie rockers Affirming the Consequent.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/19/2005
Band Website: barryjamesmusic.com
Band Members: Barry James lies in a spaghetti of instruments, cables, computers, software, and effects.
Influences: Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, PJ Harvey, Massive Attack, The Cure, Low, Janes Addiction, Radiohead, Debussy, Mogwai, Bjork, MBV, Beethoven, Red House Painters
Sounds Like:
Soundtrack for 'The Human Condition'

* Soundtrack MP3s on iTunes
Barry James EP

* EP MP3s on iTunes *
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Artwork for the new album . .

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti... I love this girl's work, both modeling and photography. I've been looking over her portfolio for possible artwork for the new 'dreams' full-lengt...
Posted by Barry James on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:17:00 PST

Upcoming Barry James album news . .

I've been working on a full-length instrumental album since February.  It will be titled 'Strange Slumber: Music for Wonderful Dreams' (thanks Meg for help on the title!).Nine songs are finished,...
Posted by Barry James on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:16:00 PST

’The Human Condition - The Making Of’ now posted

'The Human Condition' is still doing the film festival circuit, so Alan might possibly shoot me in the desert (or push me off a parking garage) if I were to post the film.  But, he has made avail...
Posted by Barry James on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:29:00 PST

Soundtrack from The Human Condition is available!

Brand new songs from The Human Condition soundtrack are posted!  A few key songs are available for streaming here on MySpace, and the entire album is available as MP3s through SNOC...
Posted by Barry James on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:25:00 PST

The new barryjamesmusic.com website is up!

After months of hard work and lots of help from my friends, the new barryjamesmusic.com website is up!  Fully interactive with art made especially for me! (ok, it was really drunken scribble...
Posted by Barry James on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:22:00 PST

Come see the premiere of The Human Condition - April 19th

We have our scheduled time slot for the Arizona International Film Festival!  The premiere showing of 'The Human Condition' will be Saturday, April 19th at 7PM at The Screening Room downtown.&nbs...
Posted by Barry James on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:12:00 PST

ATC - Our last show, come see us!

Affirming the Consequent has decided to take a break so we can all pursue other projects.  I know, I know, it’s heartbreaking, but alas, we are playing ONE LAST SHOW.So, come wave us out!&n...
Posted by Barry James on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:45:00 PST

Made it into the Arizona International Film Festival!

We got into the Arizona International Film Festival!  For those that Ihaven’t talked to lately, I’ve been working with Alan Williams on his latestfilm project, a short titled ’T...
Posted by Barry James on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:49:00 PST

Working on a film score

Local filmmaker Alan Williams has asked me to work on the film score for his latest project 'The Human Condition'.  We've been writing and editing feverishly for the past month.Here's a peak at h...
Posted by Barry James on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:58:00 PST

New song posted - A new (old) song, an old friend

I just finished posting 'Happy Airports', a wonderful weaving dreampop epic from the early days.  Requested by the lovely and talented Emily Bick (who named the song while it was still a demo)....
Posted by Barry James on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 09:02:00 PST