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, Seal,

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, New Kids On The Block, Jesse McCartney and The Pussycat Dolls among others. He has also played on

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’s Get With It, Just Say the Word, Almost Honest, To Remember, and Macy Gray’s ''The Way''. He was also the drummer for ''Last Call With Carson Daly'''s house band from 2006 to 2009 and contributed to the ''Twilight: Breaking Dawn'' soundtrack as well as the soundtrack for the ''

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Early life and career

Barrett was born in Waukegan,

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, a suburb of

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. He learned to play the drums at the age of three years, and while on a scholarship to Northern Illinois University, he immersed himself in trios to big band, while studying with jazz greats Ed Thigpen and Wynton Marsalis. He moved to

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and found work as a session musician, and has worked with Colbie Caillat (and worked as her music director), Macy Gray, Josh Kelly as well as numerous soundtrack albums, including ''Twilight: Breaking Dawn'' and the ''Kikaider Reboot''. He also backed up artists, including Sade, George Benson, Pink, and others on televised performances on the ''Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', ''

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'' and others. His debut single as a solo performer, ''Futurama'', was released in September 2014.

References

External links

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