Hey Y'all. I started playing piano in a rock 'n roll band with my best pal Howard Pope in Toronto when I was 13, playing Iggy Pop and David Bowie tunes,(of course!). But I "quit the band" to learn jazz and blues once I discovered Billie Holiday's vortex of beauty and pain. Right after high school my brother Daniel and I formed a sorta Punk-Cabaret act that crossed over onto Toronto's Queen Street Indie scene playing with folks like Jane Siberry etc.
Later on, (1989), I joined the Pop Acapella group "The Nylons" to make records and tour the world...(working with favorite soul stars like Roberta Flack and Gladys Knight), which made me happy for a while.
When I left the group and landed on Venice beach I started developing the "Rock meets Electronica" sound of my first solo C.D. "Loudboy Radio" inspired by L.A.'s spoken word and performance scene, (see MICAHBARNES.COM).
That dark and nasty club-oriented sound led to my work with Thunderpuss on "Welcome To My Head", (which suprised us all by climbing to NO. 1 on the Billboard club chart as an unsigned record!).
After a few years of creating evening-length word and music works over at Highways Performance Theatre I started to boil the material back down to the current crop of piano and voice songs I am performing and recording these days. The new C.D. "Micah Barnes" has a Cabaret-Noir vibe and is produced by my former Loudboy band-mate Clint Yeager (of Speedqueen) and mixed by the legendary Geza X.
Hey Micha - how are you? Thought we'd drop by to say hello and to share our latest news...
land of giants original 1982 single cannibal dolls/seven men (along with nine previously unreleased tracks) was re-released worldwide on iTunes this month.
Hey you - in Chi-town doing what you've been doing in Toronto. (well, not exactly - can't keep up with you :) Some of it's been absolutely great, some challenging, some of it illuminating - I am forever changed. Headed out to L.A. 4/4 TO 5/20 - doing the Highways thing and seeing my friends.
Micah your song "Boy With a Secret" is one of my absolute favorite songs... still this many years later. It's brilliant, naughty, and HOT. You've done good... I mean you've done bad! :-)
wow i cant believe she crashed her car this bad on christmas eve. its even more messed up that this girl posted all the pictures on her myspace. i hope she is ok
Hey my spicey pumpkin pie bread pudding spaghetti meatball teddy bear cremepuff head! Stopping by to give ya some nice cool wonderful thoughts of WOO HOO love! xoxo Cindy Pop
Still gorgeous and talented after all these years. Wow! So great to reconnect with you all this time since those magical, musical days and nights at the Gladstones' house!
Micah !!
LOVEd your show with Molly last week on the Danforth ! you sounded awesome
(( and nice suit! I wanted to TOUCH IT!!))couldn't hang around 'cause i had a gig right after....hope to see again soon ,...carrie xoxo
Sing to me, baby with that voice as smooth as sipping a sweet liquor while nibbling on expensive chocolates at the Moulin Rouge. You know you've always been my favorite.
xxx
Cindy
Micah,
Its so great to have found you on here. Thanx for the add. I am hoping to make it to at least one of the shows in April..will be great to see you. Am lovin' 'Inside Out' beat mix btw :)
Take care
Much luv
Janice
Was great to finally meet you last month at the Dominion and delighted you could stay to hear me do my thing. My NYC debut was a blast...all I could have wished for and more. I'm back there again in June...
I hope we have the chance to connect again soon. Hugs!
Micah, thought i would stop by to give some page love, just heard your new stuff, and just can't help but to comment. it is so completely gorgeous, moving and brilliant!! kudos to you and your work. have a great day love. :) a
