News/Press
Uriah and Eric At NAMM performing for TC Electronics, January 22, 2012
POINTS NORTH SIGNS WITH MAGNA CARTA RECORDS, AND WELCOMES URIAH DUFFY TO THE BAND!
December 9, 2011
We are thrilled to announce that our upcoming record, "Road Less Traveled", will be released in early 2012 on Magna Carta Records - home to artists such as Steve Morse, Liquid Tension Experiment, Alex Skolnick, Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater, Steve Stevens, and many, many more.
We are also excited to welcome the amazing Uriah Duffy, best known for spending three years as the bassist in Whitesnake, as a permanent full time member of Points North.
With founding bassist Damien Sisson on the road for the better part of the last two years since joining Bay Area thrash legends Death Angel, Uriah has been a mainstay playing shows with us, and with the label signing and a move to the "next level", we came to the difficult decision that Points North would be best served carrying forwards with Uriah on board. We wish Damien the best, we are SO proud of his success with Death Angel, and we will miss him.
And we also are grateful to have a player of Uriah's caliber in the fold.
Kevin and Eric with Eric Johnson, Galaxy Theatre Santa Ana June 14, 2011
Guitar Player Magazine January 2011 pg. 40, "Guitar Player Live"; (also with our good friend Danny Jones, third from the top)
At the Last Day Saloon in Santa Rosa opening for Gary Hoey August 7, 2010, with special guest bassist Stuart Hamm
Points North (with Damien Sisson) with Steve Morse at the Brixton Jan. 14, 2010, as appeared in Guitar Player Magazine's June 2010 Editon (pg. 20)
And the original photo...
Contra Costa Times/Guitar Player Live! 2009
Blues Traveler at the Mystic Fall 2009/Eric Jamming with BT
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Flyers from Uli Jon Roth/Michael Schenker Summer 2009
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Points North (with Damien Sisson) with Al Di Meola at The Coach House
Guitar Player Magazine, Dec. 8, 2008 - "Guitar Player’s Guitar Superstars LIVE! in San Francisco"
Eric Barnett at Guitar Player Magazine's
Guitar Superstar 2008
Joe Satriani said: "...lots of energy...guitar sounded really sweet, and I really liked the song, great performance!"
Steve Vai said: "...nice tone, great playing, chops, i like the way you able to go from really delicate, I know how hard it is to make the guitar sound great when you have a lot of gain and you're playing really soft, so your touch when you're playing soft, really nice...congratulations, you played your ASS off, man!"
Elliot Easton (the Cars) said: "I loved it Eric...you're a very soulful player, I felt like you had enough chops to say pretty much anything you wanted to say on the guitar, but i liked what you had to say, great stage presence. And there was a seasoning to your playing that you don't always see from people that come and do these contests...i think that you have what it takes to be a succesful professional guitar player!"
Press Democrat, Sept. 11, 2008 - "A real Guitar Hero from Sonoma" (Video)
Sonoma Index-Tribune, Sept. 11, 2008 - "Sonoman in Guitar Superstar"
Sonoma Sun, Sept. 4, 2008 - "Local musician up for ‘Guitar Superstar’"
SF Weekly, Sept. 14, 2008 - "Last Night: Aspiring Guitar Heroes Bare All in Front of Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Andy Summers" (Photos)
Points North (with Damien Sisson) with Larry Carlton
Eric endorses Egnater Amps, T.C. Electronics effects, Suhr
Guitars and effects, Seymour Duncan pickups, Mogami Cables, MXL Microphones, and Sfarzo strings.
Eric and Damien are also proud to endorse Snapjack Cables!
"Points
North is a superb 5 song CD with excellent group playing highlighted by
the unbelievable shredding of guitarist Eric Barnett. However, this is
not just hot guitar playing. It is thoughtful and well
executed
composing, thoroughly entertaining and professional production, and
just plain jaw dropping instrumental music and I do not say this
lightly. This is one of the best sets I've heard this year.
I also saw the band live and they kicked ass completely."
Don Campau, "No
Pigeonholes" radio show, KKUP 91.5, Radio Marabu Europe, The Luver,
webcasting and Luxotone.com
www.doncampau.com
Jade, Broadcast Asylum
"Eric is a great player and has a killer tone!!!"
Favored Nations recording artist Doug Doppler
"Points North is a driving melody of solid rock!"
Chris, KXFX 101.7 "The Fox" Santa Rosa, CA
