BARNARD is a 80s & early 90s inspired Synthwave/Electronic Pop project featuring the compositions of Melbourne Drummer, Producer & Terminator 2 fan-boy, Alex Barnard. His life-long obsession with old-school cult action films including First Blood, The Terminator, Blade Runner & Robocop, and their epic instrumental soundtracks, combined with his love for 80s music juggernauts Tears for Fears, Phil Collins, Mr. Mister & John Carpenter has ultimately led to the creation of Alex’s first solo project. Characterized by incredibly cheesy, yet undeniably epic synthesizer generated melodies, nostalgic string pad harmonies & thunderous bass lines & drum grooves, BARNARD is a project that should keep every old mate who still watches film on VHS happy.
Since the beginning of 2016 when he released his first demo single Dudes & Dynamite, BARNARD has steadily uploaded a number of demos on SoundCloud, including a few whilst travelling across the USA & Canada on a three-month nostalgia trip. In January 2017, BARNARD released his debut single Doom in 118 which is now available on all major streaming applications.
In July 2016, BARNARD began collaborating with Melbourne vocalist/songwriter Joanna Faith Kerr on a track entitled “Separation Street”. The track is currently in the final stages of mixing and mastering and a film clip will be released in late June 2017.
Actors – $400
Film Maker/ Editor/ Director – $250
Lighting Technician – $250
Film Equipment Hire – $180
Mixing & Mastering Engineer – $500
Total = $1580
Eating food other than weet-bix, baked beans and tuna with pasta while funding this project.