Music's Coming Back: A Conversation with Daniel Barrett

About this episode

Josh talks with musician Daniel Barrett about his journey in music and bonding with his sons through it.

On this episode, Josh talks with Austin-based musician and producer Daniel Barrett. The two talk about Daniel's sons interest in music, how he has bonded with them through music, his journey to becoming a professional musician, why he stopped playing music for a time, and what got him playing and producing again, among other things. A Spotify playlist of all of the music you heard on the podcast can be found at https://bit.ly/4lILBpF. (Interview recorded on June 19, 2025.)

People in this episode

Host: Josh

Guest: Daniel Barrett

Topics covered

• music
• parenting
• family bonding
• professional musician journey
• music production

Keywords

• music
• parenting
• Daniel Barrett
• Austin musician
• family
• music production
• professional musician

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Austin

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