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New Zealand musician
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Male
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Birth:
1966(Rotorua, New Zealand)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Michael Barker is a New Zealand percussion musician best known for performing with The John Butler Trio and Split Enz. In more recent years Barker formed Swamp Thing.
Musical career
Michael wrote, recorded, mixed and released his first solo album, Wonderland in November 2006.
Since 2010, he and Grant Haua are Swamp Thing.
Personal life
In 2007, Michael Barker made headlines as he unsuccessfully tried to save the life of a drowning man in Townsville, Queensland.