Steve "Smiley" Barnard (born 10 January 1968,

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) is an English musician, songwriter and music producer, best known as a drummer for

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, Holy Holy and

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Music career

Steve Barnard, also known as Smiley, began playing music at a young age and his first major success as a drummer was in 1997–1998, when he was the drummer for

' solo debut album, single B-sides and tours

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. From 1999, he joined for two years

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's newly formed band

. Afterwards, Barnard joined the rock/electronica band

, which turned into a long-term collaboration spanning along several albums and film soundtracks. He collaborated with various other bands and musicians, including

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. In 2010, he played in the band Los Mondo Bongo, formed by Mike Peters to celebrate the music of Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros. Subsequently, he joined Peters' band

on a full-time basis, another long-term collaboration. Since the beginning of 2022, Barnard has been playing in the band Holy Holy, performing the music of

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, alongside

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and

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, among others. Barnard is also a music producer at his studio, Sunshine Corner Studios, where he produced several artists and released eight albums of his own songs including collaborations with musicians like

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, James Stevenson,

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Author

In 2020, Barnard published the book ''Clang! Smiley Drops A Few'', about his experiences in the music industry.

Discography

References

External links

Official websiteSunshine Corner StudiosDiscogsAllMusic
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