Steve "Smiley" Barnard (born 10 January 1968) is an English musician, songwriter and music producer, best known as a drummer for The Mock Turtles, Robbie Williams, The Mescaleros, Archive, Holy Holy, From the Jam and The Alarm.
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 Robbie Williams' solo debut album, single B-sides and tours Life thru a Lens. From 1999, he joined for two years Joe Strummer's newly formed band The Mescaleros.Anthony Davie, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros. Vision of a Homeland., Effective Publishing, 2004 Afterwards, Barnard joined the rock/electronica band Archive, which turned into a long-term collaboration spanning along several albums and film soundtracks. He collaborated with various other bands and musicians, including From the Jam and Gene Loves Jezebel.
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 The Alarm 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 David Bowie, alongside Tony Visconti and Glenn Gregory, 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 songs including collaborations with musicians like Bruce Foxton, Steve Norman, Richard Archer, James Stevenson, Ian McNabb.Steve Barnard − Puzzled album review, Vive Le Rock, April 2023, p. 82
Author
In 2020, Barnard published the book Clang! Smiley Drops a Few, about his experiences in the music industry.
Discography YearAlbumBand/ArtistCredits2023ForwardsThe AlarmDrums2022Peninsular IIIRobin FosterDrums2022OmegaThe AlarmDrums2022These Four WallsIn The ForestDrums2022Call To Arms & AngelsArchiveDrums2022L'EmpriseMylène FarmerDrums2021History RepeatingThe AlarmDrums, Vocals (background) 2019SigmaThe AlarmDrums, Percussion,Vocals (background)2019Now PlayingMark ButcherDrums201925ArchiveDrums2018EqualsThe AlarmDrums2018Peninsular IIRobin FosterDrums2018Our Future in SpaceIan McNabbDrums2017Life in SpaceNik TurnerComposer2016The False FoundationArchiveDrums2015RestrictionArchiveDrums2015DeliveryHero FisherDrums2014AxiomArchiveDrums2012Global LowsBirdpenDrums2012With Us Until You're DeadArchiveDrums2010Bleu noirMylène FarmerDrums2009Controlling CrowdsArchiveDrums2006LightsArchiveDrums2004NoiseArchiveDrums2003Can You Dig It?:The Best of the Mock TurtlesThe Mock TurtlesComposer, Drums2002You All Look the Same to MeArchiveDrums1999Rock Art and the X-Ray StyleJoe Strummer & The MescalerosDrums1998The Dream SocietyRoy HarperDrums, Percussion1997Life thru a LensRobbie WilliamsDrums, Vocals (background)
References
External links Official website Sunshine Corner Studios Discogs AllMusic