Sam Barbera a.k.a. BEGINNERS
BEGINNERS, the alt pop genre-blending creative force of Sam Barbera, a multi-instrumentalist Los Angeles based musician who also serves as one fourth of the rising band L.A. Exes. She has made a name for herself in LA’s music scene as a talented songwriter and captivating frontwoman, leading to collaborations with artists like Kygo, and tours with Tove Lo and Walk The Moon. Her ear for a great hook and left-of-center productions has led to over 55 million streams, and global campaigns for Apple, Samsung, Target, Acura, New Balance, Adobe, Mattel, Taco Bell, Kia, Coca-Cola, Verizon, The US Open, McDonalds, Miller Lite, Macy’s, Epic Games and more. BEGINNERS has also soundtracked numerous high profile Film/TV placements such as Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon (Trailer), Money Heist, Elite, The Walking Dead (Trailer), The Flight Attendant, Sex Lives of College Girls, The L Word Gen Q, Riverdale, Shameless, Special (Trailer), Sex/Life, Disobedience, Happytime Murders, Queer as Folk, Lucifer, Flack, New Girl and more.
To make it all the more impressive, everything the self-driven Barbera has accomplished to date has been done on her own terms as an independent artist.
Barbera’s musical journey began at 12 when she started playing guitar. She gravitated towards the punk and hardcore scene, which made her a bit out of place in the Indiana farm town she grew up in. After years both playing in bands and leading them, with BEGINNERS Barbera has found an outlet to completely follow the whims of her creativity. “I let myself cross genres and I’m not afraid to experiment with my sound,” she explains. That freedom can be heard in her newest music, as she moves fluidly through elements of pop, electro and punk.
Latest EP “If The World Is Ending” released November 9, 2022.
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