Education
University of Texas at Austin.
Actor composer singer-songwriter
University of Texas at Austin.
She then added guitar to her repertoire as a teenager. Graduating from the nationally acclaimed New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), Barrett joins the company of alums Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Junior.
While attending the University of Texas, the young performer merged her musical gifts and began playing three to four nights a week in Austin, Texas, building a loyal fan base. The Utah graduate"s move to Los Angeles quickly paid off when her soulful tone and catchy melodies made her a finalist in Clear Channel/Epic Records" “Be A Radio Star Contest”.
Barrett invested the contest winnings, reported at $30,000, in recording her own material.
Forging ahead and focused on success, Barrett handpicked Mike Malinin of Goo Goo Dolls to produce her. Barrett"s image instantly graced full-page spreads in Allure, Glamour, Teen Vogue, Self, Jane, and Lucky magazines, ultimately catching the eye of music producer Marshall Altman, with whom she has recorded her self-titled Civil Defense. As an actress, Barrett has recently appeared in supporting roles on screen in Christopher Reeve"s last directorial feature film, The Brooke Ellison Story, as well as New Lincolnshire Cinema"s award-winning motion picture, Secondhand Lions.