Tequila Sunrise Music

Lonnie Barker: BS, MBA, Tequila Sunrise Music President/Manager

Lonnie is the Studio Manager and part owner of Tequila Sunrise Music. He has been playing professionally for over 25 years. His father taught him to play drums at age 8 and he was playing full time in his father’s band at the ripe old age of 9. He has played with groups like Country Gold, Under Construction, and The Highway Express Band and most recently with The Bad Connection Band. His musical career has taken him all across the coast from large festivals to coliseums such as Chrysler hall in his hometown of Norfolk Virginia. After obtaining his B.S. degree in 1995 he became studio manager for Tequila Sunrise Music. His involvement in the studio goes much further than just a manager. He has performed drums and percussion work on hundreds of projects ranging from country to jazz and everywhere in between. He and his brother have had the pleasure of producing several projects that has received radio airplay. An educational highlight for him was in 2005 when he received his MBA. At Tequila Sunrise Music, they believe in educating the musician about the music business. They believe knowledge is power and the more you know about the business side of music, the more successful you will become. There is a quote by Carl Rogers that says ”If we value independence, if we are disturbed by the growing conformity of knowledge, of values, of attitudes, which our present system induces, then we may wish to set up conditions of learning which make for uniqueness, for self-direction, and for self-initiated learning”. The more you know the more you can grow in the music business.

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Kenny Barker: Vice President/Chief Engineer

Kenny has been a professional musician for well over a decade. He started playing bass guitar professionally at the age of ten. By the time he was sixteen he had played hundreds of shows for thousands of people. His junior year of high school he was a featured bass player and lead guitarist for a popular jazz ensemble. Performing for senators and prestigious events all over. After high school he obtained an associate in arts degree and trained at the Audio Institute of America and became a certified recording engineer. He has had additional training at the Berkelee school of music in music production, Midi technology and recording technology. He has been chief engineer for Tequila Sunrise Music for over 11 years. He has been involved with hundreds of albums with a wide range of musical taste and is very often hired to perform bass, keyboard, guitar or vocal work for many of the projects. He has provided sound and light shows for many venues such as festivals and night clubs across the coast. Kenny is very passionate about his work and believes in going the extra mile in the pursuit for musical perfection.

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Linda Barker: Office Manager, Duplication Specialist

Linda Barker AKA “MA Barker” is the glue that holds Tequila Sunrise Music together. She is the Widow of E.L.Barker (Lonnie Sr.) and mother of The Barker Boys. She is a former drummer and small business owner. Linda is the office manager and voice of Tequila Sunrise Music. She is the person that you will most likely hear when calling the studio. She is responsible for all booking assignments and collections of all studio fees. She also handles all of the CD duplications and general office duties. Click here to see pictures of us and the studio.

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