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Ken Barnum has worked in the music industry since 1995, initially running live sound for his two bands "33 West" and "Monako." He graduated from Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA, in 2002 with a Bachelor of Music in Commercial Music, specializing in Recording and Engineering.
Ken has received multiple Wammie awards and nominations while producing, mixing, and engineering many projects for a variety of artists including Pentatonix, Gnash, Sir the Baptist, Common, Aztec Sun, FootsXColes, Rochelle Rice, Nardo Lilly, Serenity Karima, Touch the Buffalo, Justina Beth-El, Brandy, Jason Ager, Crash Boom Bang, Ballyhoo!, Aaron Crawford and the Badcards, and many more.
Ken specializes in music production with an uncanny ability to build melodies and harmonies. He loves to help craft a song and has the tools to make a song shine.
Outside of his passion for music, Ken is a tech nerd and adrenaline junkie, with a love of mountain biking, snowboarding, and anything gadget related.
Partial Client List
33 West - Producer/Engineer/Mixer/Bass
Aaron Crawford & the Badcards- Producer/Engineer/Mixer/Bass
Alex Rhoads - Engineer/Mixer/Bass
Alison Laide - Bass/Engineer
Andrew Gorski - Producer/Engineer/Mixer/Bass
Arteless - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Arun Strete - Bass Player/Engineer
Aztec Sun - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Ballyhoo! - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Better Homes - Engineer/Mixer
Better Kept Secret - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Blue Hippopotamus - Engineer
The Blue Line - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Brandy - Engineer
Crash Boom Bang- Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Common - Engineer
Darien Saiidifar - Producer/Engineer/Mixer/Bass/Keys
Daycare Swindlers - Engineer
Esther Williams & Davey Yarborough - Engineer
Faux Phony - Producer/Engineer/Mixer/Bass
FootsXColes - Engineer/Mixer
Gnash - Engineer
Gramophonic - Engineer/Mixer
Hamish Macgeorge - Producer/Engineer/Mixer/Bass
Home Brewed - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Hudson Falcons - Engineer/Mixer
James Mason - Producer/Engineer/Mixer/Bass/Keys
Jason Ager - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Justina Beth-El - Producer/Engineer/Mixer/Bass/Keys
Karla and the Brotherhood - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
LATO - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Loosely Bound - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Monako - Producer/Engineer/Mixer/Bass
Margot MacDonald - Bass/Engineer
Matt Waller - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Nardo Lilly - Producer/Engineer/Mixer/Bass
Nik Hughes - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
October Skies - Engineer
Olivia Dobbs - Bass
One Third Dork - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Pentatonix - Engineer
The Pietasters - Engineer
Presto Bando - Engineer
Renee Moffett - Bass
Rochelle Rice - Engineer
Rude Buddha - Engineer
Sir The Baptist - Engineer
Soundtrack For Silent Films - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Ted Garber - Engineer
The Pasadena Band - Mixer
The Two of You in Red - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Touch the Buffalo - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Wandering Lies - Producer/Engineer/Mixer
West Main - Engineer
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Aaron Crawford and the Badcards
Mark Reiter Music
DC Music Rocks Radio Show and Podcast
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