BARRETT MARTIN
Genres: Classic Fusion, World Fusion • United States

Born April 14th, 1967 in Olympia, Washington, Barrett began his musical studies at Western Washington University studying jazz theory and classical percussion in the mid 1980's, until moving to Seattle in 1987. Barrett's Seattle group Skin Yard was a hard rock combo that featured Sub Pop Records producer Jack Endino on guitar. The band recorded for SST Records and Cruz Records, the independent label that launched the careers of many well-known alternative bands in the 80’s and 90’s. In late 1991, Barrett joined the Screaming Trees, a seminal band in the emerging Seattle sound. The Trees made three critically acclaimed albums during that decade, maintaining a relentless touring schedule that took them all over the western world. Ultimately, this grueling routine would lead to the break up of the band in 1999, at which point the band members decided to pursue different careers. During this time, Barrett continued to work read more...