Collin grew up in a musical family of four brothers from Manchester, England. He was fortunate to have grown up with parents who passionately loved music. He was exposed to a myriad of genres of music from a tender age, that offered a remarkably rich and diverse palette of musical colours. He started playing bass at the age of twelve and began engineering and producing two years later. In the early years, his tools of the trade were four-track cassette tape machines, an Atari 1040 ST with Notator Logic, various synthesizers, samplers and drum machines. He now owns and operates a state-of-the-art recording studio in Toronto, Canada.
Musician, producer, song writer, recording engineer, mixer, composer, arranger, and educator. Collin Barrett holds a Masters degree (composition) at York University in Toronto, Canada. Collin also has a Professional Certificate from Berklee College of Music Online for successfully completing Pat Pattison’s Lyric Writing course.
Collin has been in musical situations with many chart-topping international and Canadian artists. His passion for music and the creative process of composing and producing records has kept him going for over four decades.
Collin produced, recorded, mixed, and co-wrote two projects that won the Juno award in Canada. He co-produced and mixed Joe Bowden’s record, Music Is Life, that won Jazz Release of the Year at the 38th East Coast Music Awards 2026.
He continues to work with artists and bands alike at his studio where he enjoys developing and inspiring them to capture their best emotional performances.
Collin grew up in a musical family of four brothers from Manchester, England. He was fortunate to have grown up with parents who passionately loved music. He was exposed to a myriad of genres of music from a tender age, that offered a remarkably rich and diverse palette of musical colours. He started playing bass at the age of twelve and began engineering and producing two years later. In the early years, his tools of the trade were four-track cassette tape machines, an Atari 1040 ST with Notator Logic, various synthesizers, samplers and drum machines. He now owns and operates a state-of-the-art recording studio in Toronto, Canada.
Musician, producer, song writer, recording engineer, mixer, composer, arranger, and educator. Collin Barrett holds a Masters degree (composition) at York University in Toronto, Canada. Collin also has a Professional Certificate from Berklee College of Music Online for successfully completing the Lyric Writing course.
Collin has been in musical situations with many chart-topping international and Canadian artists. His passion for music and the creative process of composing and producing records has kept him going for over four decades.
Collin produced, recorded, mixed, and co-wrote two projects that won the Juno award in Canada. He co-produced and mixed Joe Bowden’s record, Music Is Life, that won Jazz Release of the Year at the 38th East Coast Music Awards 2026.
He continues to work with artists and bands alike at his studio where he enjoys developing and inspiring them to capture their best emotional performances.
