Every artist experiences a moment, like falling in love, when their direction becomes clear.
David Barbe was immersed in music from the day he was born. He spent his high school years holed up in the basement, secretly writing songs. Barbe came to Athens in 1981 to go to the University of Georgia. He learned to play bass and dabbled in various bands before he came into his own. Mercyland drew big audiences in Athens from the start.