Listen First
Every lesson, gig, and session starts with what you actually want, not a pre-packaged answer.
In Tune
Whatever you're working on,
let's get it in tune.
Forty years of making music, helping people grow, and bringing songs to life. Whatever you're working on, a lesson, a show, or a record, Barrett starts by listening.
- 40+
- years performing & engineering
- Notable Credits
- Inda Eaton, Tower of Power, Flotsam and Jetsam
- CRAS Graduate
- former house engineer, The Sound Lab
"It's the ear, not the gear."
The Approach
Start with the song. Build around what it needs.
Small Steps Beat Big Leaps
Progress comes from consistent, focused effort, not marathon sessions.
10 minutes a day beats 4 hours on a weekend.
Ego Stays Outside
The job is to serve the song, the student, or the session, never to show off.
Serve the song.
Three Ways to Work Together
Songwriting & production. Live performance. Lessons.
Songwriting & Production
Mix with B
Mixing, recording, songwriting, live sound, and producing, from a musician who understands the vision, not just the technical execution.
- Pro Tools
- primary DAW
- Flexible
- studio, on-site, remote
- Quote-based
- per project
Book B
A fully self-contained guitarist and vocalist for live events, church services, session work, and touring. Shows up prepared, learns the material, no surprises.
- 16-17 yrs
- weekly church engagement
- 7 genres
- pop to rock to country
- Quote-based
- per project
Musician for Hire
Photo: Tony Julius
Lessons
Lessons with B
1-to-1 lessons built around your goals, not a fixed curriculum: recording, live sound, songwriting, technique, theory, and ear training, at your pace.
- $55
- per session
- 60 min
- in person or online
- Flexible
- recurring or drop-in
Time in the Room
Still playing. Still recording. Still helping musicians grow.
- 40+
- Years Active
- 28
- Years with Inda Eaton
- 16
- Years, One Room
- CRAS
- Trained Engineer
- Tower of Power Oakland Zone - Pro Tools engineer
- Flotsam and Jetsam Unnatural Selection - 12 credits
- Michael Schenker Group Written In The Sand
- Steve Gadd and Friends Live At Voce
- Henry Gray & Bob Corritore The Sessions Vol. 1
- The Sound Lab, Tempe AZ Former house engineer
Discography credits sourced from Discogs, pending final verification with Barrett before publishing.
In Their Words
Let's Talk
Whatever you're working on, let's get it in tune.
A song, a gig, a mix, a lesson. Tell Barrett what you're trying to make.