Barry Muir 2024

Music has been the driving force in my life for as long as I can remember. I got my first guitar when I was eight, joined my first band when I was twelve and have been at it ever since. I moved to Vancouver from Saskatoon when I was twenty and started playing in the local indie, original band scene right after I arrived. I ended up doing a lot of studio work that led to me joining the Payola$ led by world renowned producer, Bob Rock. Bob has produced albums for Metallica, Bon Jovi, Motley Cru and several others. Back in the day, Bob had me play bass on an artist's demos he was producing named Barney Bentall. I stayed with that band that became the Legendary Hearts who eventually signed a multi album deal with Columbia/Epic. Both Payola$ and Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts went on to win Juno awards. Both bands achieved Gold and Platinum Album status. The Payola$, Hamer On A Drum album that I played bass on went on to achieve quadruple platinum status. I then joined the Blue Shadows with Billy Cowsill, former front man for the original family band, "The Cowsills". Playing in this band was the highlight of my musical career. We were also nominated for a Juno Award and McLean's Magazine chose us as one of the best bands in the world. 

My most recent album, "Bakersfield", I feel is my strongest effort yet! Most of the songs were once again penned by myself along with my two long time writing partners, Joanne Stacey and Lucy LeBlanc. The three of us have written well over a hundred songs as a result of our bi-weekly Zoom writing sessions. I always look forward to them and we've never not completed a song then and there. The first single is "Waiting For The Sun To Rise", an inspirational song about a young man standing at the crossroads of his life not knowing what lies ahead but anxious to make the most of each and every day. 

"Bakersfield" Comes on the heals of "In The Meantime" with the single "Windowpane" that has close to 30,000 streams from Spotify radio play alone. Below is the video for Waiting For The Sun To Rise.