WHETHER THAT MEANS HE'S PLAYING GUITAR, RECORDING MUSIC, SINGING, TEACHING, ANIMATING, ILLUSTRATING, WRITING SONGS, MAKING COMICS, IT'S ALL COMING FROM THE SAME CREATIVE PLACE.

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HIS PLAYING HAS BEEN PRAISED AS "SKILLFUL LEAD GUITAR" BY STEREOGUM AND AS "FINE AND OOZY LEAD GUITAR WORK" BY PITCHFORK. BARBER'S ARTWORK  OFTEN WORKS WITHIN SIMILAR TEXTURES.

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WITH A BFA IN JAZZ STUDIES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, HE'S BEEN AN OAKLAND-BASED ARTIST FOR THE LAST 15+ YEARS - STEADILY PURSUING MUSIC AND VISUAL ART. AS A GUITARIST/SONGWRITER, HE'S PLAYED AN ACTIVE ROLE IN OAKLAND-BASED BANDS BELLS ATLAS, SALAMI ROSE JOE LOUIS' LIVE BAND, HIS SOLO PROJECT PERHAPSY, AND PREVIOUSLY WITH GROUPS ASTRONAUTS, ETC., CURLS (CHRISTOPHER OWENS OF GIRLS), NPR'S SNAP JUDGEMENT LIVE BAND, AMONG OTHERS.

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HE TEACHES CLASSES IN JAZZ, MUSIC THEORY, GUITAR, BASS, AND KEYBOARD AT THE BERKELEY JAZZ SCHOOL (CALIFORNIA JAZZ CONSERVATORY), SF'S BLUE BEAR SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND THE SAN FRANCISCO ROCK PROJECT, AS WELL AS PRIVATE LESSONS.

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MUSIC AND ART HAVE ALWAYS OVERLAPPED FOR DEREK - BEING HIRED TO CREATE CONCERT POSTERS FOR MANY BAY AREA SHOWS LED TO FUTHER EXPANDING UPON HIS WORK TO INCORPORATE A WIDE PORTFOLIO OF ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEOS FOR FELLOW MUSICIANS AND HIMSELF.

 

HE'S DONE WORK FOR ARTISTS SUCH AS SALAMI ROSE JOE LOUIS, NIIKA, GLOCKABELLE, YOLANDA, AND MANY OTHERS. 

HE'S ALSO DONE SEVERAL MUSICAL SCORES FOR NPR'S SNAP JUDGMENT AND MORE.

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TO GET IN TOUCH/ASK ABOUT RATES/LESSONS/ETC.:

derekevanbarber@gmail.com
 

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