BARRY KNOEDL - page 5

In 1984, Barry upgraded his studio to from 4-track to 16-track.  For the first time they became almost entirely self-reliant, calling in other musicians only when they needed a specific sound, or when they were working under time constraints that would make using outside musicians more prudent.  The advent of MIDI was a big leap forward for Barry and Bill.  It added the possibility of orchestration to their recordings.  This can be heard most prevalently on their Christmas CD released in 1994.  Between 1974 and 2005, Barry and Bill recorded hundreds of songs, between 1974 and 1976 on 2-track, between 1976 and 1984 on 4-track, and between 1984 and 2000 on 16-track.  In 2001, Barry set up a digital recording station on his computer system, and all of their recordings since have been recorded digitally.

Beginning in 2018, Barry began mixing and releasing on CD, the songs recorded by Bill Kern and Barry Knoedl under the name Bill & Barry. There are eight Bill & Barry albums, not including the Christmas album, which was released in 1994, plus a Christmas single, SNOWY VILLAGE. All of these albums are available on CD and on all digital platforms, including iTunes, Amazon Music, and Spotify.

In 2022, Barry released his first solo album, SOCIAL METEOR. The album contains 11 brand new songs, and one new arrangement of a Barry Knoedl classic.
In 2023, Barry released a second solo album, Nothing Personal. This album contains 10 brand new songs by Barry, and 2 covers of classic songs from the 60's.

Along with Bill Kern, Barry also appears on The Badbeats album. Check out our YouTube videos!

Barry is a retired vocal music and theatre teacher. He taught at a high school on Long Island, N.Y.  He wrote many vocal arrangements for his vocal jazz choir.  He is currently living in Texas.

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