Biography -- Music and Writing
As a writer, Barry enjoys writing poetry and fiction. His influences are Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe and J.K. Rowling. He received the Freelance Writer of the Year award from his college newspaper, and was runner-up in the Michigan Two-Year College Writing Scholarship Competition.
2008: Xlibris printed his first horror novel, The Silence. The paranormal story involves a mother and her two young children who relocate from Florida to Caseville, Michigan and move into a charming old farmhouse, unaware that their new residence conceals a dark history of haunting, black magic and unexplained deaths.
Throughout the century, parents who have lived in the farmhouse on Denton Road have all suffered the loss of their sons to a mysterious and untimely death. As the house sits unoccupied, a demonic entity lays dormant, waiting for another young soul to feed upon. With the arrival of the Adkins family, the battle between good and evil quickly ensues, and the power of a mother’s love is put to the ultimate test.
The Silence is 192 pages in length. While the novel is a work of fiction, the story was inspired by actual paranormal incidents witnessed in a house in Monroe, Michigan. The book is available to purchase in eBook, paperback and hardback format through many online sellers, including: amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, barnesandnobles.com, xlibris.com, through some local bookstores, or on this website.
Barry has poetry published in Susan Noguera's books of images and writing, Primary Colors in Nature: Renderings of the Natural World and Secondary Colors in Nature. He is also published in the National Library of Poetry and on poetry.com.
As a musician, Barry was heavily influenced by the music, lyrics and personalities of The Beatles during his early pre-teen years, and then later by a variety of genres of music including Metal, Folk, Classic Rock and Blues. He began playing the guitar by the age of 15 and has performed in several groups, including: Dezire, Slingshot, Slippery Creek and Armed -N- Dangerous.
1995: Armed -N- Dangerous released their debut cassette, Sin Away.
For more info on his band visit: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Armed-N-Dangerous/319976997067
2008: Barry released his debut solo rock CD, Vibe, which he composed, performed on all of the instruments and produced.
His current project is Beatlebarry: Acoustical Tribute to The Beatles. It features up to 30 classic and rare songs from the "Fab Four's" amazing catalog. To listen to some songs, click here
Barry resides in Carleton, MI.
For more information about the artist, please visit: www.facebook.com/barrykbrickey or www.youtube.com/user/beatlebarry23
