Blessed by a love of music and some abilities enabling me to do what I love doing the most - music. I try to achieve a balance between music as CRAFT - SPIRITUALITY - PASSION. Music is a way of connecting the soul to the heart and mind through beauty and truth. I feel committed to enabling everyone - children and adults, to have an expericne of making music.

While journeying through life I have tried to experience many different ways of engaging with music, musicians and audience. It now seems there isn’t a role I haven’t done in music. Flute player, choir boy, conductor, string arranger, operating a record press, recording engineer, free jazz saxophone player, rock drummer, congas, peripatetic teacher, university lecturer, bamboo flute maker, music leader in youth groups, sound effect editor, location recording, music technologist, assistant composer, copyist, amanuensis, percussionist, composer etc etc blah blah blah...

And yet there is still so much to do and experience. I’ve never said, “no” to work I feel I can do. If you wish to deploy me on a project you need musical help with, do not hesitate to contact me to discuss your requirements. I look forward to hearing from you soon. You can also visit: www.johnwesleybarker.com