Welcome to Barnyard Sounds web
site. Barnyard Sounds is a recording company that
John Spreier started on January 1, 2002 to
showcase his music, the bands that he has
performed in, and select featured artists. All of
the Barnyard Sounds albums can be downloaded for
free in zipped packages with the songs encoded in
MP3 format complete with album art and liner
notes.
Click on the links above and to the right to see
the bands, read the history, check out the gigs,
download the music, learn the news, learn the
rights, view the videos, and surf the links to
the world wide web.
John Spreier is
a musician, songwriter, and vocalist. His main
instruments are bass and guitar but he's been
known to pick up a mandolin, trumpet, or drum and
bang some keys on a piano or synthesizer to
record the parts that are needed for a song that
he's written. He began his musical career in the
spring of 1976. To date he has released nine solo
albums and twenty-two albums with his bands.
John has been a member of the
following bands, duets & trios: Minas Tirith, Rael, The Tim Turner Band, Allagash, The
Units, Wilson Blue and the Blue Roots
Reggae Band, Mirage, Beta Brunette, Red Road, Newbird, Zen Chefs,
Seek First, Fable,
Essential Harmony, Casinelli & Company, Barnstormers, The BLC Band, and
Swamp Ash. He has also been a guest performer
with Full Circle, Maasai, Man on the Street, and
Dub Squad.
John has performed and/or recorded with David
Lieber, Ken & Marty Mele, Tony Miceli, Wico
Van Genderen, Lydia Jackson, Tim Waller, Brad
Egner, Bob Hollinger, Kenny & Michael
Birnbaum, Charlie Capella, Pete Kogler, Val Cocci,
Tim Turner, Jimmy Mulligan, John Guadagni, Jon
& Justin Jelleyman, Jimmy & Jane Devine,
Wilson Blue, Dave Turano, Brian Dougan, David
Chandler, Arna Zucker, Phil Mullen, Lloyd Nibbs,
Nick & Steve Smith, Steve Copel, Kenny
Johnson, Fred Wilkes, Billy Smith, Georgia Kaly,
Willie Wilmont, Tom Parotti, Willie Coolie, Abdul
Mateen, Tony Blackett, Frank O'Rourke, Chris
Turner, Len Boudreau, John Crafton Jr, John
Crafton III, Anthony Gavoli, Joshua Willis, Donna
& Jeff Olson, Vincent Pasternak, John Dunn,
Rick Bellaire, Marilynn Manfra, JP Jones, Kurt
Meyer, Caila Spreier, Michele Jeffrey, Joe
Casinelli, Steven Hodge, Chuck Smith, Kristen
Chapentier, Denice Petrucci, Seth Ramsdill, James
& Sam Marriot, Danielle Schaeffer, Judie
Knudtson, Jacob Clawson, Ken & Lori Imel,
Katie & Matt Imel, Steve Chapman, Alex Heilig,
Betsy & David Elwert, Kathleen Olive, Bryan
Wilkes, Aimee Pakan, and Carlos Reichard. He's
also performed with The Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Choir and The Grace Lutheran Church Choir.
John was an audio engineer with John Guadagni for
Maasai's live performances in the eighties. He
was the audio engineer for The Jon Jelleyman
Memorial Benefit Concert at One Pelham East in
Newport, Rhode Island. He was the audio engineer
and producer for Arna Zucker's "i love
to sing-a" EP. He was the audio
engineer for John Belcher's "Half
of My Time" which appears on John
Belcher's album "The Sound According to
John". He was an audio engineer for St
Andrews Lutheran Church and Bethlehem Lutheran
Church. He was the audio engineer for all of his
bands albums with the exception of the Allagash
albums which were engineered by Jon Jelleyman. He
was the audio engineer and producer for all of
his solo albums.
Any and all lyrics, music,
pictures, songs, videos, and works of art created
by John Spreier are for your personal use only
and remain the exclusive property of John Spreier.
They may not be altered, performed, reproduced,
or resold in any form without the express written
consent of John Spreier. You are free to share
them as long as the credit goes where it belongs
and you do not profit from their use.
