Steve Barnard

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Steve "Smiley" Barnard
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Barnard playing with Archive in 2013
Background information
Born (1968-01-10) 10 January 1968 (age 57)
London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • music producer
Instruments
  • Drums
  • bass
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Years active1997–present
Member of
Formerly of
Website smileysfriends.co.uk

Steve "Smiley" Barnard (born 10 January 1968) is an English musician, songwriter and music producer, best known as a drummer for The Mock Turtles, Robbie Williams, The Mescaleros, Archive, Holy Holy, From the Jam and The Alarm.

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Music career

Steve Barnard, also known as Smiley, began playing music at a young age and his first major success as a drummer was in 1997–1998, when he was the drummer for Robbie Williams' solo debut album, single B-sides and tours Life thru a Lens. [1] [2] From 1999, he joined for two years Joe Strummer's newly formed band The Mescaleros. [3] [4] Afterwards, Barnard joined the rock/electronica band Archive, which turned into a long-term collaboration spanning along several albums and film soundtracks. [5] He collaborated with various other bands and musicians, including From the Jam [6] [7] and Gene Loves Jezebel. [8]

In 2010, he played in the band Los Mondo Bongo, formed by Mike Peters to celebrate the music of Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros. Subsequently, he joined Peters' band The Alarm on a full-time basis, another long-term collaboration. [9]

Since the beginning of 2022, Barnard has been playing in the band Holy Holy, performing the music of David Bowie, alongside Tony Visconti and Glenn Gregory, among others. [10]

Barnard is also a music producer at his studio, Sunshine Corner Studios, where he produced several artists and released eight albums of his songs including collaborations with musicians like Bruce Foxton, Steve Norman, Richard Archer, James Stevenson, Ian McNabb. [11] [12]

Author

In 2020, Barnard published the book Clang! Smiley Drops a Few, about his experiences in the music industry. [1]

Discography

YearAlbumBand/ArtistCredits
2023Forwards The Alarm Drums
2022Peninsular IIIRobin FosterDrums
2022OmegaThe AlarmDrums
2022These Four WallsIn The ForestDrums
2022 Call To Arms & Angels Archive Drums
2022 L'Emprise Mylène Farmer Drums
2021History RepeatingThe AlarmDrums, Vocals (background)
2019SigmaThe AlarmDrums, Percussion,
Vocals (background)
2019Now PlayingMark ButcherDrums
2019 25 ArchiveDrums
2018EqualsThe AlarmDrums
2018Peninsular IIRobin FosterDrums
2018Our Future in Space Ian McNabb Drums
2017 Life in Space Nik Turner Composer
2016 The False Foundation Archive Drums
2015 Restriction ArchiveDrums
2015DeliveryHero FisherDrums
2014 Axiom ArchiveDrums
2012 Global Lows Birdpen Drums
2012 With Us Until You're Dead ArchiveDrums
2010 Bleu noir Mylène FarmerDrums
2009 Controlling Crowds ArchiveDrums
2006 Lights ArchiveDrums
2004 Noise ArchiveDrums
2003Can You Dig It?:
The Best of the Mock Turtles		 The Mock Turtles Composer, Drums
2002 You All Look the Same to Me ArchiveDrums
1999 Rock Art and the X-Ray Style Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros Drums
1998 The Dream Society Roy HarperDrums, Percussion
1997 Life thru a Lens Robbie Williams Drums, Vocals (background)

References

  1. 1 2 Chamberlain, Rich (November 2020). "Smiley − From classic rock to hip hop and in between...". Rhythm. No. 297.
  2. ↑ "Steve Barnard". Robbie Williams Database. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Two Mescaleros and their amigos come to the Casbah". The Hamilton Spectator . 7 March 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Anthony Davie, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros. Vision of a Homeland., Effective Publishing, 2004 ISBN   1-903111-75-7
  5. ↑ "On the Beat with UK Drummer Steve "Smiley" Barnard of the Alarm and Archive: Talks Artists, Albums, and Tours". Modern Drummer. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "From The Jam: Aberdeen 18th May 2014 – live review". Louder Than War. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "From The Jam – The Public Gets What The Public Wants Tour". Rock Zone UK. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Gene Loves Jezebel play rare Brighton gig". Brighton and Hove News. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Steve "Smiley" Barnard". The Alarm Archive. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Bowie supergroup Holy Holy and Woody Woodmansey part ways over 'medical differences'". Planet Rock. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  11. ↑ Steve Barnard − Puzzled album review, Vive Le Rock, April 2023, p. 82
  12. ↑ "Smiley − Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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