barney bristow
MUSICIAN / drummer
m. +44(0)7973 530997
e. barney@bjbristow.com
w. www.bjbristow.com
West-london based drummer, occasional architect and full-time Artist. Barney Bristow (PG Dip Arch & BA Hons Fine Art), is a multi-talented drummer with over 40 years playing experience.
With various excursions into other creative fields including architecture (see here) and Fine Art, Barney's lifelong passion for music and drumming now finds him pursuing a full-time musical and artistic life. Self taught and 'playing for the song' he can pick up and play virtually any genre, whether it is rock/alternative, funk, soul, RnB, blues, country, latin, jazz. He has Impecable timing with or without a click track. He is available for studio work, sessions, touring, live, collaborations and anything and everything in between.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch using the contact form below.
VIDEO CLIP
A collection of (mostly) well known tracks and genres with original drum tracks removed
AUDIO TRACKS
BoneyM LIVE Clip Mix 2:08
LIVE in Germany 2022 with BONEY M (feat. Liz Mitchell). For this open-air concert in front of 12,000 people, Barney had just one rehearsal with the band. (NB recorded from the stage).
BoneyM LIVE Rehearsal Clips 4:01
Clips of reherarsal recorded following the Germany concert. Recorded using Zoom recorder
StudioClips MIX1 3:15
StudioClips MIX2 3:19
StudioClips MIX3 1:06
Sessions recorded for Martin Smith at Wiltshire Studios
BARNEY AT THE PENGUIN CAF' MIX 1:33
Multi track drums, percussion and overdubs mixed with original music by THE PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA.
ARCHIVE RECORDINGS
ONIONHEAD (1987-91) INSTRUMENTAL SHORT - 0:40
ONIONHEAD (1987-91) STUDIO RECORDINGS MIX 1 - 2:51
ONIONHEAD (1987-91) STUDIO RECORDINGS MIX 2 - 1:31
Equipment:
Tama Starclassic Bubinga drum kit (10",12",14",16",20")
Tama Starphonic Snare drum
Zildjian K Series Cymbals
Yamaha DTX Multi-12 Electronic Percussion Module
INFLUENCES
BARNEY'S ECLECTIC MUSICAL AND CULTURAL INFLUENCES INCLUDE:
Steve Gadd, Daft Punk, Paul Simon, Tame Impala, Nile Rogers, Talk Talk/Mark Hollis, LCD Soundsystem, The Strokes/Fabs Moretti, FKA twigs, David Hockney, Rosalia, Egon Shiele, Ringo Starr, Stewart Copeland, Louis Kahn, Rick Rubin, Pick Withers, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Charlie Watts, Last Dinner Party, Leonard Cohen, Mozart, Beethoven, Mike Oldfield, Paul Weller, Neil Young, Topper Headon, Hal Blaine, Al Pacino, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, Blondie/Clem Burke, Martiun Scorsese, Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band, Simon & Garfunkel, The Cure, Edward Hopper, Sly & The Family Stone, Sigur Ros, Nils Frahm, Penguin Cafe, Brian Eno, Thomas Bove, Helder Pack, Ezra Collective, Arcade Fire, Jon Hopkins, Waterboys, Taking Heads/David Byrne, Television, The Fall, Abba, Velvet Underground, Roy Lichtenstein, Sly & Robbie, Jaques Loussier, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, Marius DeVries, Madonna, Thomas Heatherwick, Baz Lurhmann, Justin Timberlake, Serge Gainsbourg, Nirinjan Kaur, Laraaji, Micael Kiwanuka, Incognito, Underworld, Nina Simone, Soft Cell, Alison Krauss, Led Zeppelin/John Bonham, Max Richter, Crys Matthews, Hugh Cornwell, Mahler, R.E.M., Gabriel Faure, Van Morrison, Ennio Morricone, Damien Hurst, The Smiths, Bach, Joni Mitchell, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Tom Waits, Nick Drake, John Denver, BoneyM, The Killers, Renzo Piano, Erik Satie, Wet Leg, Philip Glass, Geroge Harrison, The Stranglers, Kraftwerk, Sex Pistols/Paul Cook, The Undertones, Radio 6 Music, John Peel, Squeeze, Jools Holland, Kate Bush, Ian Dury, The Doors/John Densmore, The Specials, Roxy Music, Stanley Kubrick, Donna Summer, Moby, Francis Ford Coppola, The Orb, Handel, Debussy, Ravi Shankar, The Beatles, Elgar, The Idler, Marvi Gaye, James Brown, Julian Cassablancas, Procul Harem, JJ Cale, U2, Rufus Wainwright, Gabriel Yared, David Lynch, Fleetwood Mac, Robert De Niro, Picasso, The Eagles, Christine & The Queens, Carpenters, First Aid Kit, Future Islands, Queen, The Kinks, Kings of Leon, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Public Service Broadcasting, Biffy Clyro, The Flaming Lips, Coldplay, Bee Gees, The Pogues, Elvis Presley, Santana, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Beat, OMD, Kirsty MacColl, Jiohn Legend, Elbow, Harold Budd, Calexico, Vangeli, Keane, Muse, Sinead O'Connor, Low, Christopher Nolan, Roy Orbison, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Tom Petty, Patsy Cline, Robert Plant, Ryan Adams, Ratatat, Grace Jones, The Jam
CONTACT BARNEY
Thank you! Barney will get back to you as soon as he can. If your enquiry is urgent please call or send a text to +44 07973 530997