George Barnett (musician born 1988)

Not to be confused with George Barnett (musician born 1993).
This article is about the model and drummer. For other George Barnetts, see George Barnett (disambiguation).
George Barnett
Background information
Birth name George Barnett
Born August 9, 1988
United Kingdom
Origin Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom
Genres Art rock
Occupation(s) Musician, model
Instruments Drums, percussion
Years active 2005–present
Labels Infectious
Angular/Domino

George Barnett (born August 9, 1988) is the drummer for the band These New Puritans. He is also a model, having shot for Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci and Burberry.

Career

At 18, he worked for designer and photographer Hedi Slimane at Dior Homme in Paris from 2006–2007, after a chance meeting. He went on to both walk and co-write the soundtrack for the A/W 2007 show, both the show and music received good reviews one stating "..band du jour, These New Puritans, provided a sound track that left one wanting more, their drummer George Barnett made for an appealing muse...".[1]

When Hedi Slimane left Dior Homme George moved to London and recorded These New Puritans debut Album "Beat Pyramid", released in 2008 with his twin brother Jack Barnett. It received many reviews one by NME Magazine stating they demonstrated a "span of ideas and singularity of vision that simply shouldn't happen to 20-year olds. They've created their own imperfect world."[2]

Whilst touring the "Beat Pyramid" album he signed a modelling contract with the Models 1 Agency where he shot the following fashion campaigns[3] for Lanvin,[4] Levi's,[5] Alfred Dunhill, Aquascutum[6] and COS.[7] He has walked as a Catwalk model for Dior Homme, Prada,[8] Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Burberry, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Valentino, Louis Vuitton and Dries van Noten amongst other brands.[9]

In his modelling career he has worked with fashion photographers Willy Vandereperre, Hedi Slimane, David Sims, Nick Knight[10] and Alasdair McLellan.[11] He has also appeared in many fashion magazines including British Vogue,[12] i-D Magazine,[13] LOVE Magazine, Arena Homme+, AnotherMan, and Dazed and Confused Magazine.

In 2010, George Barnett's second album Hidden with band These New Puritans won NME Magazines 'Album of the Year 2010'.[14] In late 2010, a series of full live performances of Hidden, entitled 'Hidden Live', took place at venues such as the Barbican Centre[15] (featuring the Britten Sinfonia) and the Pompidou Centre.

Personal life

As of February 2013, Barnett lives in Clapton with his girlfriend Pixie Geldof, who is a model and singer.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Blanks, Tim (January 7, 2007). "Dior Homme Review". Style.com.
  2. ↑ "NME Magazine". IPC Media.
  3. ↑ "George Barnett on Models.com". Models.com.
  4. ↑ "Lanvin F/W 2008 Campaign". Models.com.
  5. ↑ "Levi's Campaign". thefashionisto blog.
  6. ↑ "Aquascutum Campaign". Models.com.
  7. ↑ "COS Campaign". Models.com.
  8. ↑ "Prada Mens Show 2011". Style.com.
  9. ↑ "'Meet the Artrocker Moonlighting on the Mens Runways' by Tim Blanks". Style.com. January 20, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Notes on Modern Masculinity". i-D Magazine.
  11. ↑ "Glamorama: The Life of a Boy Model". Arena Homme+.
  12. ↑ "British Vogue". Vogue.
  13. ↑ "i-D Magazine". i-D Magazine.
  14. ↑ "2010 NME Album of the Year". NME Magazine.
  15. ↑ Lynskey, Dorian (October 24, 2010). "'These New Puritans with the Britten Sinfonia – review'". London: The Guardian Newspaper.
  16. ↑ Jess Cartner-Morley (February 15, 2013). "Pixie Geldof: rocking 20s style". The Guardian. Retrieved July 23, 2014.

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