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A passion for rock music led听Barnett听to discover his penchant for the drums. He began self-instruction at an early age and was well established in the world of heavy metal and art rock while still in his teens. He has worked as a songwriter and drummer in several bands over the past three decades, including听,听,听听and Throttle, and has performed on many studio recordings as a 鈥渉ired gun.鈥� He has also produced records for various rock and pop artists. Among his recent creative work in the recording arts is an instrumental heavy metal/classical fusion project called听听which brings together electric violins and electric celli with conventional electric bass guitar and drum set. The first Terminal Degree recording, 鈥溾�� met with high critical acclaim and commercial success. The second studio effort, 鈥�,鈥� was released in the Spring听2016 on vinyl and compact disc. Mike is also the force behind the new eclectic singles project,听听听
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