Brendan Fowler (born March 24, 1978) is a Los Angeles-based musician and multi-disciplinary artist who works in photography, sculpture, and performance.
Fowler grew up in Berkeley, California, before moving to rural Maryland as a child with his mother. According to Fowler, his father died from a heroin overdose.
While living in New York City, Fowler began performing music under the name BARR. He described this early era of solo performance as being "really hostile. Attacking and grabbing... meer