Michael Barnes

Michael Barnes

Host/Co-Producer, 'Lost Notes'; KCRW DJ; Sociology Lecturer, Cal State Long Beach

Host/Producer

Michael Barnes is the co-host and co-producer of Lost Notes. Obsessed with sound even as a child, Barnes got his start as a DJ at the age of 18 on WRAS Atlanta, Album 88, and from there has produced and hosted shows on WORT-Madison, KALX-Berkeley, KPFK-Los Angeles and KCRW.  Most recently, Barnes curated the program "Moods In Free Time" for Adrian Younge's Artform Radio on Worldwide-FM.  During his time in the Bay Area, Barnes received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, with an emphasis on the intersections of Race, Class, Gender and Culture.  He currently teaches courses in the department of Sociology at CSU-Long Beach.  Whether as a DJ, a Collector or a Scholar, Barnes has always championed independent music and culture, particularly highlighting the work of those criminally overlooked and obscured artists of the past. (Photo: Farah Sosa)

Michael Barnes on KCRW

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Gloria Jones In Conversation

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Talking Fela Kuti with Sandra Izsadore

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Larry Mizell Live in Conversation at KCRW HQ

Lost Notes presents a special live conversation at KCRW HQ with legendary producer Larry Mizell (of the Mizell Brothers).

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