Barry is a jeff nominated maker of theatrical music and sound with over 40 world premieres, a multitude of albums under his own name and as a band leader — with the seminal trance outfit, MiLkBabY and the retro future space prog group, Grape Juice plus.
Barry is a proud associate artist with 16th Street Theater, Winifred Haun & Dancers, and director of Impending Behavior Orchestra.
Other companies he has worked with since coming to Chicagoland in 1993 would include:
The Goodman, Victory Gardens, Chicago Dramatists (former associate artist), Mordine and Company, Something Marvelous, Writers’ Theatre, The Aardvark, Steppenwolf, The Art Institute, Emerald City, National Pastime, Cindy Brandle Dance Company, PROP THTR, Chicago Moving Company (former composer in residence), Estrogen Fest, Asimina Chremos, Breakbone Dance, and others.
By day Barry is a modern dance accompanist and plays percussion with a wide variety of groups pn stages in the region. Some notable stints behind the kit include: PEEP, Apartment, Pointy Teeth, C.I.A, Planet Claire, BombBone, Strangers & Saints, and Black Dot.
He is married to director, Ann Filmer, and along with their daughter Hannah make their home in Berwyn.
Barry has no interest in Adulthood. Barry is the luckiest boy in the world.
Barry Bennett Sounds 
Nice site, Barry (scoured it)!!! I don’t blame ya for leaving myspace. I had to get off of facebook myself (at least for a bit). Sorry I’ve missed you guys in Chicago. I truly hope it isn’t years before we cross paths again!!!
Caila
Love your new site! This is the year to finish Chakra Shaman! This is the year to resurrect Life Force Ensemble! We’ll have to talk! Love using exclamation marks!
Joan Forest Mage
You are the luckiest boy in the world! Helen would be loving this!! xoxo
All of your family in the ozarks are soooo proud of you.I was the one who bought you your first drum set and Mom was not to happy about that, but she got over it.Love you Big Sister or is that older sister LOL Dodie
cool!
good!
Bye!
Gary!
Adulthood is just something the oppressors/normals try to force on us for their own profit and personal comfort. Boo, adulthood! Go, Barry!