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Michael Barry & Friends
5+ albums
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Michael Barry is a lifelong musician, music educator and producer. He has a degree in music and all that important stuff, but he’s more psyched about all the cool music he’s played and produced in his 30 year career. He is the president of Laughing Buddha Music, an independent label that releases a variety of eclectic albums with humanitarian and environmental charity tie-ins. Mr. B has performed in countless venues ranging from CBGBs to Carnegie Hall, and his musical noodlings have been featured on recordings for various labels including Virgin, Shanachie, Alfa International, and of course Laughing Buddha. Michael has written extensively on the subject of music and has published articles on everything from world music to music education for toddlers. The former director of the American Institute of Guitar and the International Studio of Music, as well as a past president of the NYC Classical Guitar Society, he continues to be active in music education through his writing and his series of workshops. Currently he is teaching World Music and Music Business at Norwalk Community College in Norwalk Connecticut. Michael has produced and/or recorded dozens of albums in styles as diverse as Classical, Hard Rock, Latin Jazz and New Age. He loves nachos, Belgian beer, cars from the 70’s and organic gardening. A pacifist by nature, he has declared war on rabbits and gophers for eating all the squash plants in his garden. Determined to do his part to create a better world, he promi
