Background
Born in Vienna, Barnes is the son of composer, conductor, and jazz drummer Milton Barnes, brother of drummer Daniel Barnes and cellist Ariel Barnes.
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Micah Barnes
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He attended Oakwood Collegiate Institute in Toronto, and then studied voice with José Hernandez and Bill Vincent, and sang in Toronto cabarets and nightclubs during the 1980s while appearing in theatre, film, television and radio productions as an actor.
Career
He has performed both as a solo artist and with the bands Loudboy and The Nylons. In 2003, he collaborated with the house music duo Thunderpuss on the hit dance track "Welcome to My Head", which reached number one on the Billboard club charts. He has also had some roles in film and television, including guest acting roles in the television series Katts and Dog and East.N.G. and a supporting role in the short film The Fairy Who Didn"t Want to Be a Fairy Anymore, and as a vocal coach in the Canadian edition of How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?.
Barnes is openly gay.
He was the partner of dancer and actor René Highway, who died of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome-related causes in 1990.
Membership
He was subsequently a member of The Nylons from 1990 to 1996, and later moved to Los Los Angeles
