Stirling Make Your Peace CD

Barry began playing the Pacific Northwest's venues and events with his band "Moonshine" in 1990. In early 96, he received a songwriting and publishing contract with Curb Records in Nashville Tennessee, and at that time settled there. He was able to purchase a second residence in his hometown of Spokane in late 2003, and now travels back and forth between family and business.

During his fifteen year career, he and the boys have open-ed many shows for major artists such as Hank Jr.

Veronese's father became a lawyer and an amateur pianist who played classical music. As a child Veronese heard his father playing and showed amazing talent when he tried to imitate him. At age seven he participated in his first concert, playing Valsa do Contentamento (Waltz of Happiness) by G. Martins. At twelve he and his brother participated in the Anchieta School Festival on October 31, 1986. There the first song he had composed, 'Fleuma,' was played. He subsequently won third place at the festival. He recalls, 'I remember it as if it had happened yesterday, when we were called to the stage to receive the trophy and to play the song again. That was the best day of my life, I discovered my talent.

' As a child Veronese was only acquainted with classical music, but the same year as the festival, he began to be interested in other genres. The interest was generated when he heard the band Camel's I Can See Your House From Here. From that point on his respect grew for non-classical genres, such as rock. He also came to know new age music, and identified with artists such as Vangelis, Yanni, Kitaro, Enya, Andreas Vollenweider, who later had a strong influence on his career as a composer.

Raphael Veronese went on to study for four years at the Brazilian Conservatory of Music in Nova Friburgo. At eighteen years of age, Veronese began working with the bands Flor da Jamaica (Jamaica Flower) and Lady 57 (at times playing on both bands at the same time). Later he played with Asa de Luz (Light Wing). He did not particularly enjoy working for Flor da Jamaica: it was Afro-Brazilian music and that was not his style. Fortunately it was just a temporary job. He did, however, enjoy his work with Lady 57, which played the rock of bands such as Dire Straits, Van Halen, Simple Red, Pink Floyd, A-ha, etc. During this time, Veronese was faced with a challenge: recording two compact discs with Asa de Luz. One of these recordings was made with the special participation of the renowned artist, Marcus Viana. The band no longer exists but his experience with those musicians taught him much in regards to recording and arranging. Moreover, after that he was motivated to build his own studio. There he recorded and made various productions for local musicians, he also composed jingles and vignettes for radio and television.

In 1995 Veronese went on a trip to France in order to visit his mother whom he had not seen in four years. During a visit to the Pyrenees Mountains in France he recorded a cassette of Pyrenees inspiration songs and this led to the composition of his song 'The Sacred Valley.