Billy Barber is a keyboardist and composer. He is the son of pianist William C. Barber, also known as Bill Barber Sr. He is most noted for the theme song for All My Children in the 1990s as well as keyboardist for the jazz group Flim & the BB's (with Jimmy Johnson, Bill Berg, and Dick Oatts). His song "Little Things" has been covered by The Oak Ridge Boys along with "Love is Worth the Pain" which was covered by Ray Charles. He has composed music for children's videos, and numerous television and radio series including American Chronicles, Face the Nation and The Splendid Table.
The whole lighthouse CD is superb genius every note! It has helped me through some of the worst. To My Life as a disabled PCP c you know I'm the veteran
Been listening to this album for 20 years!each time I hear it I feel like an explorer discovering something different on Earth or in this universe when we get to the bridge! This song and"heaven help us"has guided me through every crisis in 20 years! This Vietnam vet thanks you for your service to humanity Billy! Danny boy Schlegel
@@schlegbass Just saw this but wantred to thank you for this, you never know where the music ends up and thrilled when it means something so personal to someone. All the best, Billy B
I like how he uses Mac as MIDI interface and ended up sounds pretty great & on par with modern recording; aren't many people doing full digital recording during that time (1986) so this was pretty early for DAW, i think. There isn't much info about these album, so... here's some extra info from my CD it goes: ibb.co/HrYfW9t For DAT, he uses 2 Mitsubishi X-80, a rare, unique digital tape predates the 90's SONY ADAT era.
this was cutting edge use of digital sampling when it was introduced. it is nothing less than genius. barber's technique is singular and, imho, has never been equaled. listen to his solo piano work or his work with "flim & the bb's". enjoy!!
This brings back memories. I found this CD at a discount bin back when I was in college. It became the soundtrack of the entire college year for me.
Billy Barber is pure genius.
Billy Barber is a keyboardist and composer. He is the son of pianist William C. Barber, also known as Bill Barber Sr.
He is most noted for the theme song for All My Children in the 1990s as well as keyboardist for the jazz group Flim & the BB's (with Jimmy Johnson, Bill Berg, and Dick Oatts). His song "Little Things" has been covered by The Oak Ridge Boys along with "Love is Worth the Pain" which was covered by Ray Charles. He has composed music for children's videos, and numerous television and radio series including American Chronicles, Face the Nation and The Splendid Table.
The whole lighthouse CD is superb genius every note! It has helped me through some of the worst. To My Life as a disabled PCP c you know I'm the veteran
i Don't understand why this music isn't more popular. I have a great set of Snell Speakers that love it.
an early digital recording using 20-bit technology. unmatched at the time and still sounds wonderful today.
Been listening to this album for 20 years!each time I hear it I feel like an explorer discovering something different on Earth or in this universe when we get to the bridge! This song and"heaven help us"has guided me through every crisis in 20 years! This Vietnam vet thanks you for your service to humanity Billy! Danny boy Schlegel
@@schlegbass Just saw this but wantred to thank you for this, you never know where the music ends up and thrilled when it means something so personal to someone. All the best, Billy B
Lighthouse, Sept 30, 1991
I like how he uses Mac as MIDI interface and ended up sounds pretty great & on par with modern recording; aren't many people doing full digital recording during that time (1986) so this was pretty early for DAW, i think. There isn't much info about these album, so... here's some extra info from my CD it goes:
ibb.co/HrYfW9t
For DAT, he uses 2 Mitsubishi X-80, a rare, unique digital tape predates the 90's SONY ADAT era.
Those synths sound outdated to modern ears.
This was 1986 dud, don't depreciate the music by comparing it to what you've hear today. just appreciate it for how good it was when it came out 1986.
To me itʻs not so much the synths as the robotic feel of the electronic rhythm section. A real drummer could have brought this tune to life.
Let's try to appreciate the music for when it came out this is when the Kurtzweil 250 came first came out. Playing without a drummer was very new.
this was cutting edge use of digital sampling when it was introduced. it is nothing less than genius. barber's technique is singular and, imho, has never been equaled. listen to his solo piano work or his work with "flim & the bb's". enjoy!!