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United beneath a fried egg, like two peas in pod, you could be forgiven
for thinking that we had no independent lives before setting up in business
together. Well, you are truly forgiven. If you’re a stalker, or obsessive
about musical examination grades, you will find this your favourite page
on the site.
Andrew “Barn” Barnabas
| Born |
Croydon May 1973 |
| Education |
Leeds University (Bretton Hall) B.A. (Hons) Popular music Studies |
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Trinity School, Croydon – 2 ‘A’ Levels, music
and Computing and 9 GCSEs including Maths, English and music |
| Instruments |
Piano (Grade 8), Oboe (Grade 7), Violin (Grade 5), Classical Guitar
(Grade 5), Drums |
| musical Interests |
Jazz, Funk, Ambient, Film Soundtracks, 70s disco. |
| Achievements |
Game music Label with Boback Shasafdhari (Dens Design) working on
the following titles: SWIV, Cool Spot, Aladdin, Double Dragon III,
Pinball Dreams II & FIFA 96. Started Industry mailing list for
game audio people called VGM in 1998. Became a BAFTA judge in 2000.
Won 2 awards in 1990 and 1991 for best Amiga music. Regularly invited
to talk at seminars / academic conferences and lectures. |
Paul “Bob” Arnold
| Born |
Great Wyrley, Nr Walsall in the Midlands June 1972 |
| Education |
University of York (Goodricke College) M.Sc music Technology |
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University of Leicester (Nene College) B.A. (Hons) Combined Studies
(Major: music, Minor: Computing) |
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Great Wyrley High School, Nr Walsall – 3 ‘A’ Levels,
music, Sociology and Economics and 13 GCSEs including Maths, English
and music |
| Instruments |
Trumpet (Grade 8), Piano (Grade 6), Trombone, Guitar, Drums |
| musical Interests |
Most musical styles but in particular Rock, Funk and classical |
| Achievements |
Brass Band finalist at the National Festival of music for Youth |
Bob and Barn Ltd.
Their paths eventually crossed when they both came to work for Millennium
Interactive in Cambridge. Neither of them native to Cambridge, they both
came because Millennium had one of the best attitudes to game audio in
the industry. They’d also built up a £300k recording studio,
deftly putting their money where their mouths were. Sony realised this
and bought Millennium turning it into Sony Cambridge. Bob a guitarist
and trumpeter, Barn a pianist and oboist. Between them they had interests
a diverse range of musical styles, able to bring unique touches to each
project. Both classically trained musicians, Bob cites Stravinsky, Steve
Vai, Danny Elfman and Francis Dunnery as influences. Barn cites Stevie
Wonder, Vangelis, Spyro Gyra and John Williams as his.
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