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Barb Morrison | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Buzz Morrison, 'Super Buddha' |
| Born | (1967-05-22)May 22, 1967 (age 58) Schenectady,New York, US |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter,Record producer,Film Score Composer,Author |
| Instruments | Vocals, saxophone, guitar, bass |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Website | www |
Barb Morrison (born May 22, 1967) is an American recording artist, Top 5Billboard dance chart songwriter, andPlatinum record producer, best known as producer for numerous artists such asBlondie,Rufus Wainwright,Franz Ferdinand (band),LP,Asia Kate Dillon and as anASCAP-featured film score composer.
Barb Morrison, the child of James and Helen Morrison, was born May 22, 1967, inSchenectady, New York, and has two brothers, James Jr. and Shawn. After beginning piano at age 7 and saxophone at age 9, Barb joined their first punk band as a drummer at age 14. They bought their first guitar for $15.00 at the age of 17 and moved to New York City later that year to pursue a career in music.
In 1985, they played their first NYC show atCBGB and became a regular onstage at many East Village venues of the era such asDanceteria,The Ritz,Pyramid Club, andLimelight. While still a teenager Morrison was already playing sax with punk musiciansSylvain Sylvain,Johnny Thunders andCherry Vanilla.
In 1987, they joined the band 'Gutterboy' as a saxophone player, guitarist and back up singer. 'Gutterboy', fronted by writer/directorDito Montiel, toured withBryan Adams,The Jesus and Mary Chain,Stray Cats andRamones. They were signed toMercury Records in 1989, released "St. Stanislaus of E. 7th St." and modeled for photographerBruce Weber'sGianni Versace catalog.
In 1992, they left Gutterboy to start the band "Itchy Trigger Finger" with longtime friend Harry Nagle. In Itchy Trigger Finger they toured onLollapalooza along withSonic Youth,Hole,Sinéad O'Connor,Cypress Hill,Moby,Beck,Mighty Mighty Bosstones,Coolio,yo la tengo,The Roots andPatti Smith. From 1995–1998, they were also the sax player and guitarist for the Squeeze box house band at Don Hill's, sharing that stage withGreen Day,Deborah Harry,Joey Arias,Lady Bunny,John Cameron Mitchell,Nina Hagen,The Runaways,Justin Bond andJayne County.
In 2000, Morrison scored their first film,The Safety of Objects starringGlenn Close. They also wrote a song titled "Kiss It All Goodbye" for the movie withLP, and later that year co-wrote and produced three songs, including the title track, for L.P.'s debut albumHeart-Shaped Scar. That same year, Morrison also joinedAntony and the Johnsons as a clarinet player and saxophonist. In 2001 Morrison began producing a number of bands who had contributed to the film's soundtrack. Morrison spent 2000–2006 co-producing and scoring films with teams such as Emboznik, 'Sonic & Buzz' and the Blizzard Twins. For a detailed film score discography see theFilm Scores discography section.
From 2000–2012 Morrison made up half of the record production duo Super Buddha. In 2005, Morrison co-produced a remix of the song "In the Flesh" forBlondie's compilation albumGreatest Hits, and also collaborated withGrammy Award winnerPink on the video for the song "Hello Bonjour". In 2006, Morrison co-wrote the Top 5Billboard dance chart remix 'Two Times Blue: Debbie Harry vs. Soul Seekerz' and the songIf I Had You, which was featured regularly onVH-1. In 2011, Morrison co-wrote three songs onBlondie'sPanic of Girls album as well as contributing production to releases byFranz Ferdinand andLily Allen.
In 2012, Morrison left Super Buddha to pursue a solo career. Their first endeavor was writing and producing three songs forBlondie: "Dead Air", "Bride of Infinity" and "Practice Makes Perfect", all of which were released as free downloads. That same year they composed the film score for the movieConcussion, starringRobin Weigert andMaggie Siff, an official selection of the2013 Sundance Film Festival[1] and winner of theBerlin Film Festival'sTeddy Award Jury Prize. Also that year, Barb mixed the albumBlack Tie Elevator forThe Cliks.
Music that Morrison produced for Rayya Elias' bookHarley Loco was presented by authorElizabeth Gilbert at theDetroit Institute of Arts, following the release of the book and accompanying soundtrack byViking Press. 'Harley Loco' andBlue Microphones also released a mini-documentary about Barb's work as a music producer called Harley Loco & Blue Microphones Presents Barb Morrison.
In 2014, Morrison produced records for various artists including Rachael Sage,[2] Miranda Di Perno,[3] Princess Superstar, Carrie Ashley Hill[4] and composed scores for the filmsSidewalk Traffic,FAST andMa/ddy. They also spoke on the "Gender Amplified" panel atBarnard College, and they were a featured film score composer on ASCAP's 2014 "Spotlight".[5]
In 2015, Morrison produced records and film scores for various projects such as "Sugar" onPBS,[6] as well as performed at the Carlyle withDebbie Harry.[7] They were also featured in aNew York Times article about producing transgender artists.[8]
In 2016, Morrison produced the album "Shine" byRyan Cassata as well as "Take My Shoulder" by Venus DeMars andLaura Jane Grace.
In 2017, Morrison received their firstPlatinum Records for producing the song 'In the Flesh' forBlondie's albumSight & Sound. They also produced Gina Volpe's (founding member of the punk bandLunachicks) solo album "Different Animal".
In 2018, Morrison composed the score for the documentary "Cherry Grove Stories"[9] and also produced the debut EP byAsia Kate Dillon 'Handsome Hands'.
In 2019, Morrison produced the second solo record by Gina Volpe, whichRolling Stone magazine called "modern angst via detuned metal guitars and rattling 808 beats".[10]
From 2020 - 2023, Morrison produced the debut album byTripping Jupiter featuring bass byGail Ann Dorsey and baritone horn byElizabeth Gilbert. The award winning film for the song "Lipstick of the Brave" was animated byBill Plympton.Morrison also produced the debut EP byKatrina Weidman as well as the song "Grab Em" bySherry Vine.
Morrison also appears on Season Three ofShow Us Your Junk, a show about music producers and their studios.
Morrison is endorsed by Sugar Bytes,[11] DrumCore, Earthquaker Devices,[12]D'Angelico Guitars andGibson Guitars.
In June 2023 Morrison released the memoirBottoming For God, with author endorsements fromElizabeth Gilbert,Dito Montiel andDebbie Harry.[13][better source needed]
Morrison identifies asnon binary and lives inFrenchtown, New Jersey[14] andLos Angeles with their wife Jaime Karpovich.[15][better source needed]
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