Barnaby Charles Ward, aka Baterz, (Canberra, July 3, 1969 - Adelaide, July 22, 2002) was an Australian musician. He was a founding member of cult band The Bedridden and a solo performer. Baterz was born with haemophilia, a hereditary disease which affects the ability of the blood to clot. In 1984 Baterz was diagnosed with HIV infection, contracted via a routine blood transfusion a year earlier. In 2002 he was diagnosed with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and died in Adelaide on July 22.
A tribute album in 2009, Great Big Squiddy Fun, included recordings by Deborah Conway and Tex Perkins.
Discography With The Bedridden It's All Fun And Games Until Someone Loses An Eye album (1990, Round Records) Big Scary Cow album (1992, Round Records) I Told You It Wouldn't Work album (1998, Army of Nerds)
As Baterz Get Me a Fork cassette 1997 Live at The Annandale cassette 1997 Evil Stench cassette 1999 The Blue Single (Target) CD 1999 The Red Single (Darling) CD 1999 The Yellow Single CD 2000 Out Of Hell CD album 2000 Goth CD single 2001 Live and Well CD album 2001 Armed Hold Up Song CD single
References
External links Baterz official website Baterz on Myspace Fizzygo Records Baterz at Scratch! Media Baterz at MusicSA Baterz for Beginners information sheet