Michael Barker is a

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

percussion musician best known for performing with

The John Butler Trio The John Butler Trio are an Australian Folk music, roots/Rock music, rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler (musician), John Butler, an Australasian Performing Right Association, APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in F ...

and

Split Enz Split Enz were a New Zealand rock band formed in Auckland in 1972 by Tim Finn and Phil Judd and had a variety of other members during its existence. Originally started as a folk-oriented group with quirky art rock stylings, the band built ...

. In more recent years Barker formed

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Musical career

Barker wrote, recorded, mixed and released his first solo album, ''Wonderland'' in November 2006. Since 2010, he and Grant Haua are

Personal life

In 2007, Michael Barker made headlines as he unsuccessfully tried to save the life of a drowning man in

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, Queensland.

References

External links

Barker bio on Split Enz fan site
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