Dan Barrett

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Dan Barrett
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Dan Barrett performing with Have a Nice Life in 2019
Background information
Also known as
  • Giles Corey
  • Black Wing
Born (1980-03-16) March 16, 1980 (age 45)
Origin Glastonbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2000–present
Labels
Member of Have a Nice Life
Formerly of
  • Gate
  • Nahvalr
  • Married
  • In Pieces
  • The Cappuccino Jellybeans

Dan Barrett (born March 16, 1980) is an American musician. He is a member of the rock duo Have a Nice Life. Outside of this, he has released solo work primarily under the names Giles Corey and Black Wing and has been involved in various short-lived bands. In 2003, he founded the record label Enemies List Home Recordings.

Contents

Musical career

Enemies List Home Recordings

At a logistical level, we needed to record music and had no money. Over time we cobbled together whatever we could use. After years of recording however we could, we wanted to distribute that music. There was, then, no outlet for people like us: we wanted to make physical copies of our stuff, but labels didn't, and still don't, invest in home-recorded artists—especially ones they've never heard of and who have never played out.

Barrett,speaking to PopMatters about the founding of Enemies List Home Recordings [42]

In 2003, Barrett founded his record label, Enemies List Home Recordings, [a] because he wanted to release music to the public but did not have the financial means to distribute it through mainstream labels. It was founded solely to release Have a Nice Life's debut Deathconsciousness , and as such he used it as a personal label until 2010, at which point he allowed submissions from other bands. [42] The label has released albums from Have a Nice Life; Barrett's solo projects Giles Corey and Black Wing; as well as unrelated artists, including Planning for Burial, [5] Mamaleek, [43] and Xasthur. [42]

Personal life

Barrett was born on 16 March 1980 in Glastonbury, Connecticut. [44] He is married and has children. [12] [45] Outside of music, Barrett works a regular job and has a real estate marketing agency. [46] [45]

Solo discography

As Giles Corey

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with release date and additional details
TitleAlbum detailsRef.
Giles Corey
  • Release date: 30 April 2011
  • Label: Enemies List Home Recordings and The Flenser
[14]
Deconstructionist
  • Release date: 25 August 2012
  • Label: Enemies List Home Recordings
[19]
Live albums
List of live albums, with release date and additional details
TitleAlbum detailsRef.
Live in the Middle of Nowhere
  • Release date: 27 February 2013
  • Label: Enemies List Home Recordings
[22]
Extended Plays
List of extended plays, with release date and additional details
TitleExtended play detailsRef.
Hinterkaifeck
  • Release date: 21 February 2013
  • Label: Enemies List Home Recordings and The Flenser
[21]

As Black Wing

Studio albums
List of albums, with release date and additional details
TitleAlbum detailsRef.
...Is Doomed
  • Release date: 25 September 2015
  • Label: The Flenser and Enemies List Home Recordings
[30]
No Moon
  • Release date: 11 December 2020
  • Label: The Flenser
[28]
Singles and demos
TitleYearAlbumRef.
"Black Wing"2013...Is Doomed [29]
"My Body Betrayed Me"2013
"Bollywood Apologetics"2020No Moon [23]
"Is This Real Life, Jesus Christ"2020 [33]
"Choir of Assholes / You Think It'll Make You Happy but It Won't"2020 [34]

Other

Extended plays
List of extended plays, with release date and additional details
Extended play detailsRef.
Drive 2 Soundtrack
  • Released under the name "Dan Barrett and the Cruisers"
  • Label: Self-released
[47]

Notes

  1. Occasionally shortened to Enemies List and initialised as ELHR.

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