Denise Barbarita
Forest Hills, NY United States
Genres:New Age, Country - Alternative, Pop Rock, Alternative Pop, Rock - Pop Rock, Rock - Alternative Rock, Rock - Alternative Pop
Bio:
With 3 albums under her belt, Beauty Lied” (2002) “Chaos & Congeniality” (2005), “Alive & B-Sides” (2007), “Avante-Rock” songstress, Denise Barbarita is ready to release her fourth CD, "A Beautiful Mess" in October of 2009.
Denise’s songs have received international airplay and have been featured regularly on the daytime TV dramas, "One Life to Live" and "The Young & The Restless".
In 2007,"Hush Hush" was featured on the ABC prime time TV series, "Traveler". The song is also slated to be featured as the opening theme for the independent film, "How to Grow an Olive Tree". The film will also feature an acoustic version of one of Denise's brand new songs, "Suckers".
Denise has been featured in numerous national magazines, most notably, Women Who Rock, and Billboard Magazine.
Denise will be doing a short European tour this September to promote her latest CD.
When not on the road, Denise works hard as a producer/engineer to help other independent & major label artists realize their dreams of making great albums at the world class facility, Kampo Studios in NYC.
As a recording engineer, Denise has worked with a long list of top selling and independent artists alike; Some credits include Grammy nominated artists such as Angie Stone, Karrin Allyson, Herbie Hancock, David Byrne, Mary J. Blige, Bruce Cockburn, and The Roots. Independents include, singer/songwriters, Brenda Kahn, Kristi Martel, Celia Shacklett, Allison Tartalia, Halley Devestern, and guitarist, Michael Hewett.
For more information, please visit Denise’s Website: www.MyShyTune.com.
Points of Interest:
2009, Denise will touring Germany in September 2009 to promote her 4th album, “A Beautiful Mess”, which will be available, in stores, in October, 2009.
2009, Denise begins her first composition job! She will be composing original music for the first season of the webisode, Issues: The Series. (http://www.issuestheseries.com)
2009, "Hush Hush" slated to be used in an MTV reality series.
2008, “No More Words” featured in a European Short film, “The Red Helmet” sponsored by Nissan Outdoor games.
2007, “Hush Hush” was featured on the ABC prime time drama “Traveler”
2003-2009, Denise toured extensively throughout the US and Europe. 8 of Denise’s songs have been regularly featured on “One Life to Live” and “The Young & The Restless”.
2004, Denise was a featured performer at the weeklong event, GirlfestHonolulu.
