Mr. Michael Barker

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  www.johnbutlertrio.com/central/discog.php - [Cached Version]
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  Michael Barker - Backing vocals, Drums, Shakers, Tambourine, Glockenspiel, Marimba, Congas, Timbale, Cow Bell, Timpani, Vibraphone, Tubular Bell, Crotale, Vibraslap, Kalimba, Tongue drum, Clave, Cabassa, Bongos, Triangle, Beat Box (track 2)
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  Michael Barker - drums
  
  Recording - DRS 3, Switzerland
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  Michael Barker - Backing vocals, Percussion, Drums

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  There's even Michael Barker, who's the drummer for John Butler Trio.

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  More importantly, the Trio's subsequent world travels brought John, bassist Shannon Birchall and percussionist Michael Barker to a new peak of musical fitness and understanding.
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  Shannon and Michael are astounding musicians to me, breathtakingly inspirational people to play with."

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  Drummer Michael Barker and bassist Shannon Birchall hold the rhythym section together rather nicely.

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  Published on: 4/10/2007    Last Visited: 4/11/2007  

  The John Butler Trio is: guitarist/vocalist John Butler, bassist Shannon Birchall and percussionist Michael Barker.

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  www.15min.org/articles/2001/april/4/ - [Cached Version]
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  Artist: Mickey Barker and the Lounge Review
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  AFTER a lengthy Saturday night residency at the Gallipoli Club, Hamilton, the popular Mickey Barker and The Lounge Review will move on.For six months they played a mixture of jazz standards with a swing and Latin lounge feel.In this time they have built up a steady following which Mickey ...

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  Published on: 1/8/2008    Last Visited: 7/4/2008  

  Faehse's mother was the inspiration for the album's opening piece, 'Shorebreak', a solo classical guitar performance reprised on the last track with Burstin and drummer Michael Barker.

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  Published on: 9/18/2007    Last Visited: 6/18/2008  

  Michael Barker - Drums, Percussion, Vocals

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  Published on: 12/4/2007    Last Visited: 12/4/2007  

  Despite incredible success received to date John Butler and his fellow band members, Shannon Birchall on bass and Michael Barker on drums, did not rest to bask in the glory and as always went back to work.
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  In January 2006, John and fellow band members Shannon and Michael began pre-production at Couch Studios (WA) with engineer Shaun O'Callaghan.

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  Published on: 7/16/2007    Last Visited: 7/16/2007  

  Michael Barker (John Butler Trio)BillyRamirez.com » Michael Barker (John Butler Trio) - Drumming Into The Sunset
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  Michael Barker (John Butler Trio) - Drumming Into The Sunset
  
  DRUM! Magazine - Issue 14-6, Pg.41-42
  
  The Barker surname might bring one particular punk drummer to mind, but this kind gent from New Zealand is not who you were thinking of.Michael Barker, the multi-talented drummer and percussionist for The John Butler Trio, doesn't have the other Barker's notoriety, but he's logged a lot of miles and has a few stories to tell.
  
  "I started playing the drums when I was ten," he explains.
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  After dodging the clarinetist's evil plot, Barker jammed with several local bands around his hometown of Rotorua, and at the tender age of 18, headed to Melbourne, Australia to study at the Victorian College Of The Arts, cut his teeth on orchestral percussion, and even fulfill a longstanding fantasy.
  
  "I played marimba, xylophone, timpani, and all that stuff," Barker says, "but I played with lots of bands the whole time.
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  Whirlwind audition passed, dream come true, and armed with a strong percussion foundation and touring experience, Barker was looking to further his career with a big break.
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  Obligations to his own band made touring to support the trio's album impossible, so Bomba suggested Barker take over as the touring drummer, and Barker agreed to a jam session.
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  "I ended up having a few jams with John that felt good," Barker remembers.
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  Rehearsals with Butler went so well that Barker ended up overdubbing percussion tracks on most of the album and laid down the main drum track on "Betterman."
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  Playing with Butler afforded Barker a chance to use his orchestral discipline and think outside the box.
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  Barker approached his parts from a more compositional perspective - not as a mere timekeeper.
  
  "Playing melodic instruments like marimba or xylophone gives you a greater understanding of harmony and melody," he offers."When you take those sorts of skills into a recording studio, it allows you to build textures rather than rhythms.It helps you hone the timbres that are available whether it's playing with sticks, mallets, brushes, or your hands, and striking different surfaces.It really expands your mind and gives you a great understanding of your music and your part as a drummer.There is a real depth in Butler's songwriting that allows [bassist] Shannon [Birchall] and I to make use of the space and create textures that make for a more musical experience."
  
  Soon after wrapping up recording Sunrise Over Sea, Butler, Barker, and Birchall headed out on tour to support their first international release, which has been in stores down under for over a year.
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  The call for multitasking means that Barker has to be creative with his setup.
  
  "The way we do it live is I have a quasi-percussion rig beside my drums," he explains.

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