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Erin Barra’s sound draws from a diverse range of musical influences that create a distinctive mix of Pop, R&B, and Soul with splashes of Reggae. Heavy on the lyrical content she infuses both substance and consciousness into her songwriting with penetrating skill and a unique instrumental perspective.

Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, Erin began her musical training on the piano bench at the tender age of 4. She has composed and performed her own music throughout her adolescence beginning with string quartets and even a fully produced Opera titled ‘Illusions’ that toured high schools on the West Coast through Utah Opera’s education program. She solidified her training and craft with a degree in songwriting from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. While at Berklee she was discovered by legendary songwriter John Oates, of Hall and Oates and together the two penned the song ‘Waiting’ for Barra’s first release in 2007.  Since then Erin has had the opportunity to write and work with industry notables and Grammy award winning artists, engineers and producers such as Kathy Mattea, George Massenburg and Elliot Scheiner.

After making the move to New York in 2007 Erin recorded her first album, Soul Revolutions and immediately dove into the performance circuit; having appeared on New York stages of SOB’s, Solomon’s Porch, The Bitter End, The Bowery Poetry Club, Rockwood Music Hall, and The Cutting Room. Whether she is performing with her band, or solo, her performances are simultaneously intimate and electric.  Playing a Hohner Melodica as one of the cornerstones of her live set along with an infectious energy, she creates something between a rock show and a storytelling: something that you won’t soon forget.

Erin channels the modern day wattage of Alicia Keys with the substance of Roberta Flack, inspired largely from a classic range of legendary performers such as Stevie Wonder, Bonnie Raiit, Bob Marley, Jill Scott, Michael Jackson and Hall and Oates.

Look out for Erin’s upcoming Sophomore release due out in early 2010 and a supporting tour coming to a city near you.  Check out the ‘Soul Revolution 5G Remix’ which is available for free download right here at erinbarra.com.   Please sign the mailing list and become a part of the movement and the music.