Steve “Smiley” Barnard – (Musician)

Steve Barnard was born in London, England on 10th January 1968.

Smiley first performed with Mike Peters as part of Los Mondo Bongo in 2010 and shortly after joined The Alarm on a full time basis. He is primarily a drummer but also is a multi-instrumentalist who has played mandolin, guitar and bass live. As weela s performing with to The Alarm / Alarm2.0 / Coloursound he has played and recorded with many acts including Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros, Robbie Williams, The Mock Turtles and The Boomtown Rats. He also owns and runs a recording studio called Sunshine Studios in Hampshire

He has written two books entitled Clang and Clang 2 talking about the various musicians he has worked with or met whilst on tour, at festivals or whilst recording

Discography

The Alarm MM (2010-2024)

2021 – Vans Warped Tour Medley [1982-2017]
Released on 25th February 2021 by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C127 on CD
Performance credits all songs : Drums, Backing Vocals

2023 – Forwards
Released on 16th June 2023 by the Twenty First Century Recording Company label on CD (21C131), White Vinyl, Green vinyl (21C131LP) and Camo Vinyl, all digital formats including Hi-Res and Dolby Atmos editions
Performance credits all songs : Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

2024 – Music Television Stepping Back Into The Future
Released on 19th April 2025 by The Twenty First Century Recording Company label on CD (21C141CD), Purple Vinyl or Yellow vinyl (21C141LP) and digital formats
Performance credits on I Melt With You, Screaming For Emmalene : Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals