associated_acts years_active birth_place article_title background birth_date genre origin occupation
the nylons , loudboy 1980 -- present vienna , austria micah barnes
 solo_singer 30 may 1960 pop canada singer-songwriter
micah barnes

micah barnes -lrb- born may 30 , 1960 -rrb- is a canadian pop singer-songwriter .
he has performed both as a solo artist and with the bands loudboy and the nylons .
born in vienna , barnes is the son of composer , conductor , and jazz drummer milton barnes , brother of drummer daniel barnes and cellist ariel barnes .
he studied voice with josé hernandez and bill vincent , and sang in toronto cabarets and nightclubs during the 1980s while appearing in theatre , film , television and radio productions as an actor .
he was subsequently a member of the nylons from 1990 to 1996 , and later moved to los angeles .
in 2003 , he collaborated with the house music duo thunderpuss on the hit dance track `` welcome to my head '' , which reached number one on the `` billboard '' club charts .
he has also had some roles in film and television , including guest acting roles in the television series `` katts and dog '' and `` e.n.g. '' and a supporting role in the short film `` the fairy who did n't want to be a fairy anymore '' , and as a vocal coach in the canadian edition of `` how do you solve a problem like maria ? '' .
barnes is openly gay .
he was the partner of dancer and actor rené highway , who died of aids-related causes in 1990 .
