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Artist
Niki Barr
12+ albums
dc-balt-metro
about
Consider this; there hasn't been a truly talented, writes her own stuff, plays her own guitar, rock and roll front woman that has broken the surface since the late 90's. Many have tried, but few have made an impact. Niki Barr is a name you can count on hearing with regularity now and in the future. With her magnetic stage presence, strong, memorable lyrics, and the superior musicianship of her band, Niki has quickly become a hot topic in the music industry. Niki and her band play rock n roll, pure and simple. She is not part of any late developing trend and is certainly not the type to hop on any bandwagon. The only concern she has is writing good songs and knocking out audiences with stellar live performances. Niki has been on stage in one way or another since a very young age. "I danced when I was three and did that for about 11 years, then I did theater for a while, so I've always liked being on stage, in front of a live audience," says Niki. From theater, she moved on to music and got her first guitar when she was thirteen. "I started playing all of these open mics and people liked it," explains Niki. "This one place, the guy said I could only play if I had my own music. So I went home and wrote a song so I could play there." One of her performances caught the attention of Mike Marucci of Marucci Artist Management Inc. and a short time later, the 15 year-old singer had a manager. By age 16, Niki had already begun recording with producer/mixer/engineer Jim Ebert (Butch
