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Welcome to Steve Barnes' website!  Feel free to look & listen around, and bookmark the site so you can come back and visit often!

Upcoming Events and what's new!

Endorsements

Steve is an Innovative Percussion Artist.

New Releases!

  1. Will St. Peter "Honestly" (OA2 Records) Will St. Peter - Guitar, Steven Heffner - Bass, Steve Barnes - Drums
  2. Rosana Eckert "Sailing Home" (Origin Records) Rosana Eckert, voice and compositions; Peter Eldridge, producer, pianist; Brian Piper, piano;  Young Heo, bass;  Corey Christiansen, guitar;  Steve Barnes, drums; Ben Wittman & Gary Eckert, percussion;  Ginny Mac, accordion.

   3. Saving Charlie Parker -A suite by Mike Steinel

    4.Running the Changes..Hal Leonard Instructional Mike Steinell

Recommendations...

To Study:

Stockton Helbing "Big Band Etudes and Syncopation"

Ed Soph's  "Essential Techniques for Drum Set"

Tommy Igoe "Hands for a Lifetime"

Jojo Mayer "Secret Weapons, Hands and Feet"

Jim Riley "Survival Guide for the Modern Drummer"

Gary Chester "New Breed" 

 

To Listen:

Gino Vannelli The Best and Beyond 

Reinhardt Melz ruling the drumset !!!!!! good lord........

Laura Mvula --with the metropole and PINK NOISE

Quincy Davis "Q Vision"

Stockton Helbing "Light Sleeper--Swimming in Place"David (YouTube)

Aubrey Johnson "Unraveled"

"Daryl's House" (YouTube) Shawn Pelton - drums, Brian Dunne - drums

Metropole Orchestra with Vince Mendoza

David Chappelle -all.

Peter Eldridge "Somewhere" (with Kenny Werner's string arrangements and piano)

The soundtrack for "Downton Abbey"!

Don Harper "Oceanic Orchestra"

Idina Menzel "Barefoot Concerts" (with Craig Macintyre - drums)