David Barbe | |
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| Born | (1963-09-30)September 30, 1963 (age 61) Atlanta,Georgia |
| Genres | Rock,Punk |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar,guitar |
| Years active | 1985–present |
David Barbe (pronounced ˈbɑɹ.bi BAR-bee; born September 30, 1963) is an American musician and producer/engineer fromAthens, Georgia, and director of theMusic Business Certificate Program at theUniversity of Georgia. He is chief of Chase Park Transduction studio in Athens.[1] Barbe is known for his work as a songwriter, singer, guitarist, and bass guitarist inSugar, Mercyland, and Buzz Hungry, as well as solo performances. He has produced nearly every album by the popularcountry rock bandDrive-By Truckers, and has worked as producer and engineer withSon Volt. He has an all-star solo band in Athens called the Quick Hooks.
David Barbe was musically influenced by his parents — "Time Lady"Jane Barbe and composer John Barbe — who were bothbig band musicians.[2]
Barbe and his wife, Amy, have three children — daughter Annabelle and sons Winston and Henry. He is a past president of the Athens-Clarke County Little League baseball league and has managed his sons' all-star teams to several city championships.[3]
Barbe moved toAthens, Georgia, in 1981 to attend the University of Georgia. In Athens, he played occasional guitar withpunk favoritesBar-B-Que Killers. He later formed his own group, Mercyland in 1985 and acted as the main songwriter, bassist, and co-lead singer. After Mercyland disbanded in 1991, he fronted Buzz Hungry.
He was tutored byJohn Keane in music production and engineering. Barbe also played withBob Mould in theSugar band. He contributed a number of songs, some from Buzz Hungry and some original, that were performed live and/or released asB-sides, such as "Where Diamonds are Halos", which was also recorded as part of aBBC radio session. He left Sugar in early 1995.[4]
Barbe joined Mould for a full gig on October 18, 2009, at theTreasure Island Music Festival.[5]
In 1997, Barbe and two co-owners opened Chase Park Transduction studios in Athens.[6] Since opening Chase Park, Barbe has worked as a producer, engineer, writer and musician on hundreds of recording projects with many artists, includingDrive-By Truckers,Deerhunter, the Glands, Jerry Joseph, Amy Ray, k.d. lang, and R.E.M.[7] Barbe has performed in a wide variety of "one-off" bands such as Christa McAuliffe and the Challengers and helped create or contribute to many cassette and vinyl compilation records around Athens and Atlanta such asProud o' Me Gluttony andSome. He performed atAthFest 2007 withJack Logan.[8] In 2011, Barbe remixed and reissuedMercyland’s sole full-length album,No Feet on the Cowling.[9]
In August 2010, Barbe was named interim director of the University of Georgia’s Music Business Certificate Program, then in March 2011 he was appointed the certificate program’s director on a permanent basis byTerry College of Business DeanRobert Sumichrast.[7]
David's parents, Jane and John Barbe, were inducted into theGeorgia Music Hall of Fame on September 26, 2015.[10]
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