About Steve

Welcome to my web site! I've written orchestral music since the mid 1970's and began writing to picture beginning in 1990. I was formally trained in composition, orchestration and arranging. My studies have gone from Fullerton College, Cal State Long Beach, and UCLA.

I've studied film composing with Don B. Ray, Gerald Fried, and Mark Watters, orchestration with Steven Scott Smalley, and jazz arranging with Tom Kubis.

I've written scores on animated television series "Tic Tac Toons", "Button Nose", and "Journey to the Heart of the World", have had cues included in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television program, as well as scoring the award winning digital animation short "The Baseball Card Shop" originally produced by Nickelodeon. In addition, I've written music for television commercials, radio theme songs, and animated e-cards for the Internet.

I am currently supplying music tracks to several music libraries, each of which has placed thousands of tracks on all of the major television networks and films. You can hear my music featured on many reality TV programs such as The Little Couple, Toddlers & Tiaras, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Sand Masters, and many other shows on a daily basis.

Discography:
Tallulah Lake , is Steve's latest release. Mellow rock with a Beatles flavor.	Sacred Rhythms for a Sacred World, Vol. I, is a world ambient percussion CD by Robin Taylor, Steve Barden, and Eddie Young.	Bhakti Seva - Service in Love is a recent release by the Temple Bhajan Band.
Surf Rock - Vol 3 Featuring"Bongo Rock" by Steve Barden as the lead-off track on this compilation CD. (various artists)	Rock and Sport - Vol 3 Featuring"Scenic Drive" by Steve Barden on this compilation CD. (various artists)