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Erin Barra & Miz Metro @ Joe's Pub

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:16:09 -0400

Hey all : ) As summer comes to a close, I am preparing to usher in and celebrate new beginnings. On Saturday Sept 11th I'm going to be sharing the stage with another of NYC's up and coming female artists Miz Metro (www.mizmetro.com) at Joe's Pub (www.joespub.com). This is an amazing venue and opportunity to come together and take a good look at the future of music so I hope to see you all there. We are expecting a full house so make sure you buy your tickets online in advance and reserve a table for the best seats! Metro and I put together a nice little promo/efficacy video for you to check out below. In light of the brevity of a September 11th show, especially in NY, I'll be releasing my next single 'Skyline', which is a Steely Dan/Alicia Keys esque ballad about our beloved city. The cut will be available for free download on the site staring the day of the show, but for all those who come you will receive a secret link that gives you access to the next song before it's released to the public. Hope to see you all there : )

Efficacy: Erin Barra & Miz Metro Joe's Pub Sat Sept 11th from MiZ MeTrO: UNLIMITED on Vimeo.

In The Mix

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:49:24 -0400

This album thingy is finally coming together!!!

It's been a year in the making thus far and although we still have work to do, I'm proud to say that we've got some amazing tracks to share with you. Since the fall of our home base, the late great Chung King, we've been all over the place: J-Rock, Deepwater, Big Red (my personal studio), Downtown, and lastly but definitely towards the top of the list, Avatar.

We are blessed to be able to record and mix at Avatar... truly, truly blessed. Initially we tracked in studio A, which is debatably one of the best and most historic live rooms in NY, if not the world. (Thanks Tino!!!) And now, Ari's gluing everything together by mixing on a Neve VRP 72 input console.

We've been working together on this project together for such a long time now, making every effort to obtain the HIGHEST sound quality, that being able to see this particular sonic experience to fruition from beginning to end is the serendipitous arrangement of several pieces of good fortune. (not to mention a serious amount of work...) Here's a clip of Ari mixing in the Neve board in Studio C:

Doin' the Damn Thang

Fri, 14 May 2010 02:15:43 -0400

I'm back in NYC, fresh off of tour and I'm feeling pretty damn good if I do say so myself : ) There's multiple things I'm working on at the same time now, one of which is a portion of my album (which seems to be gestating at the rate of an elephant). I've been working on tracks for some other artists and doing a WHOLE lotta writing these days. Luckily, I am constantly inspired by the many different and amazing people I am blessed to be aquatinted and working with. Here's a little video to keep you updated on all the going ons, improvisations and shenanigans taking place

There are also some very exciting changes coming to www.erinbarra.com so stay tuned, share the music and visit often!!

BLESS

A Star is Born

Fri, 14 May 2010 02:14:14 -0400

Yes. The rumors are true – I shaved off a large portion of my hair. Life sometimes give you lemons and I hear that when lemons are thrown at you, your supposed to make lemonade (although I’ve also heard that you can squirt them in peoples eyes…). As of late, life presented me with a cliff and I don’t know about you, but it was time for me to take a leap of faith.

In order to fully embody this new form of transportation, I decided that a fresh new haircut was in order and, well… You’re just gonna have to watch the video to see how it turned out. But as with all things in life, it definitely didn’t go as expected.

A Mighty Mighty Good Man

Fri, 14 May 2010 02:12:28 -0400

In an attempt to get into the (re) mix and stir things up a bit – we have stumbled across something spectacular, something sexual, something totally FRESH. 3 PARTS ILL is back at it again, weaving the sonic fabric of different songs, eras, genres, keys and BPM’s into a beautiful basket of AHHH YEAH!!!! Check out the newest invention of Good Man

When a lion roars he don't catch game

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:26:29 -0400

Indeed. Men of the world and especially NYC, take this African proverb to heart; When a Lion Roars He Don't Catch Game. It's better to lay low and let the carrion come to you.

This is probably also true with the music industry. Right now I'm hiding in the bushes waiting for the right time to jump out in full camo with branches strategically stuck in my hair, and then comes the part where I sink my teeth in. You'll never see it coming, and in the end you'll be like, 'How did I not see that coming!?!?' Good question. For those of you who actually look at and read my blog.... shhhhhhhh. Let's just keep this between you and I ; )

Here's a new video for your viewing pleasure. These clips are from an audition we had last week for a new keyboard player. The powers that be were good to us that day, for we not only found someone to lay it down, we found 2 people...

Where the time goes

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:26:29 -0400

Where there's a will, there's a way

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:26:29 -0400

As of one month ago I became the newest member of my band ; ) Not only am I singing my ass off, but now I'm also playin' dem keys as well - not to mention holding it down with the chit chat.

So far the experience has been extremely satisfying. I feel like I haven't really PLAYED keys since I was at Berklee so it's an amazing feeling to flex those creative muscles again. It makes me appreciate the boys in my band on another level I hadn't experienced before - They have been so supportive and helpful throughout this process and I am a lucky woman to have them in my life.

That being said, I can't stay seated for too long... Who's gonna wear the mini - dresses? We're still looking for the right person to fill in for Cian and I'm hopeful that they're on their way to me right now.

Below are some pictures from a few shows we recently had: One in Boston with good friends, The 6th Degree (that's me playing melodica with them), and also from last Friday night down in PA.

Wurk it

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:26:29 -0400

Things have been CRAZY lately. With shows in NY, Boston and Philly this month, rehearsals, sound checks, studio sessions, fittings, meetings and events - November has turned out to be insane. (But thankfully in a good way)
The only thing that seems to be missing from my life these days is sleep, but as we all know, there's no rest for the weary and New York never slumbers. I'm sure it will all catch up to me sooner than later but for now I'm enjoying the grind. If I fall off the face of the planet for a week or two, I'm probably just asleep...
Here are a few pics from recent events. Up top we have Serena Fortier and Daylon Alexander, both amazing solo artists in their own right, backing up yours truly. Below that, Marisa - who is half of the beautiful management duo GEM is entertaining the crowd as a little eye candy with talented MC Tonedeff. And at the very bottom, the other half of Gem, Sophie Goudard with longtime NY DJ and producer K Life Walks. Big ups to all my people who have been so helpful in the last few weeks, especially my band mates : )

For more on GEM and the girls at Global Entertainment Management

yo

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:26:29 -0400

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Yo!!! We just had a crazy crazy show on Saturday Jan 29th @ The Urban Lounge in SLC, UT. We played along side local flavor and boys on the come up, The Feel Good Patrol who warmed everyone up real nice for us. We want to thank everyone who came out to show support, the show was a huge success. Check out the pics and a live cut of one of our new songs, 'Satisfied

The Feel Good Patrol

It was actually a Green Room

Live at The Urban Lounge

Your Imagination

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:26:29 -0400

Louis Logic is the man. Tonight he's hitting The Urban Lounge in my hometown of Salt Lake City, so men - hold on to your ladies and ladies - hold on to your panties cause Louis is COMIN' IN HOT!!!!

I wanted to share with you a track I did with Louis a few years back that is actually an old Hall and Oates cut that we reworked. An oldie but a goodie. CHECK IT!! Listen to it on the mp3 player on the right

You're invited to the sessions

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:26:29 -0400

I'm glad you decided to join us : ) We've been working extremely late and long hours trying to make this album come alive. We began back in July when we tracked basics for 2 days at Avatar studio's , after which we immediately went on tour. It was a crazy weekend to say the least... Since then, things really haven't seemed to slow down very much, which is a good thing, albeit very stressful at times.

The first track, 'Good Man' (which you can download on the home page for FREE, right now!!) turned out sooo well. I've said it before, and I'll say it again - THANK YOU to my co-producers on this track, Jamey Zebrack and Ari Raskin. This is a track a woman can STAND BEHIND and let me tell you, I have my two feet firmly planted... 'Good Man' came straight from my heart and soul, not to mention the past few years of my life.

Since then, we've been working hard on the next two tracks. I am a blessed woman to be able to make music in such amazing places with such amazing people and I'm excited to share it with you. I am OCD when it comes to cleaning and straightening up my recordings to keep them at their FRESHEST. Already, we've put in over 30 hours on each track and we're still at it. Just a few more sessions and we should have some seriously heavy recordings on our hands : ) Come join us @ Chung King studios in NYC's West Village for a sneak peak

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