After graduating from Berklee College of Music with a degree in Music Production and Engineering, Denise, a native of Newark, De, moved to New York City, and from 1995--2000, she worked at honing her craft as an engineer. She took up residencies at world-class studios, RightTrack, The Looking Glass, and Battery Studios, until she found her home at Kampo Studios, where she is now a staff engineer. During this period, Denise was also involved in songwriting projects with various artists, and was courted by EMI Publishing in the hopes that she would sign on to their roster of songwriters. Due to various factors, that business relationship was never formally realized, but Denise walked away from the experience confident that she could strike out on her own and make a name for herself as an independent singer/songwriter.

As a recording engineer, Denise has worked with a long list of top selling and independent artists alike; Some credits include Grammy nominated artists such as Angie Stone, Karrin Allyson, Herbie Hancock, David Byrne, Mary J. Blige and The Roots. Independents include, singer/songwriters, Brenda Kahn, Kristi Martel, Halley Devestern, and guitarist, Michael Hewett.

In 2002, Denise released her debut album, "Beauty Lied" which hit the shelves with rave reviews.   "Beauty Lied" exhibits her abilities as a singer/songwriter as well as showcasing her talents as an engineer/producer. Tracks from "Beauty Lied" have received national and international airplay and 7 songs from the album have been featured regularly on the daytime television drama, "One Life to Live".

She has also been featured in numerous national magazines, most notably, "Women Who Rock", "WomanRock, and "Billboard".

In June 2005, Denise released her 2 nd CD, "Chaos and Congeniality". Since 2003, she has toured across the US, and continues to do so in support of her new release, wowing audiences with her live performances.

She has been involved in many charity events, organizing and/or performing for events to raise funds for Lifebeat, Indie Music for Life (a cancer research benefit concert series) Second Harvest and R.A.I.N.N. When not on the road, Denise works hard to help other independent and major label artists realize their dreams of making great albums in the studio.

Contact:   MyShyTune Music Publishing  

Denise Barbarita    Phone: 212-920-0192 Email: Shytune@earthlink.net