Shane Fontayne

Shane Fontayne
Birth name	Michael Barakan
Also known as	Mick Barakan
Born	October 10, 1954
Genres	Pop music Rock
Occupations	Session musician, audio engineer
Instruments	Guitarist
Years active	1970s–present
Associated acts	Ora (band) Byzantium (band) Randy VanWarmer The Other Band Steve Forbert Lone Justice Merchants of Venus Bryan Adams Marc Cohn Bruce Springsteen
Website	http://www.shanefontayne.com/

Shane Fontayne (born October 10, 1954, London) is the professional name of English rock guitarist Mick Barakan. Active since the 1970s, he was the guitarist for Bruce Springsteen during the 1992-1993 "Other Band" Tour, as Springsteen had disbanded his own E Street Band three years earlier.^[1] During his caeer he has worked with Ian Hunter, Van Zant, Chris Botti, Joe Cocker, Marc Cohn and others.^[2]

Career

In 1970s he was associated with Byzantium, an English psychedelic music band, and over the years has worked with artists like, Steve Forbert (Little Stevie Orbit, 1980 album), Maria McKee (Maria McKee (1989 album) and later Joe Cocker (Heart & Soul, 2004 album), Richard Marx (My Own Best Enemy, 2004 album).

He has also been the guitarist for the French rocker Johnny Hallyday for his 1995 tour "Lorada tour", and 1996 concert in Las Vegas. In addition, Fontayne has been singer/songwriter Marc Cohn's touring guitarist since 1998.

Personal life

Fontayne was married to actress MacKenzie Phillips from 1996 to 2000, and has a son with her, born in 1987. Fontayne's older brother, Peter Barakan, is a well known music critic in Japan.^[3][4]

Discography

• 2003: What Nature Intended
• 2006: Voodoo at the Mint

References

1. ^ Dave Marsh (2006). Bruce Springsteen on tour, 1968-2005. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 192. ISBN 1596912820. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=tUeNOsoA1qoC&pg=PA192&dq=Shane+Fontayne&hl=en&ei=3b2iTfaAG4zrrQeD6tntAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Shane%20Fontayne&f=false. 
2. ^ "Credits for Shane Fontayne". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p76802/credits. 
3. ^ "Mackenzie Phillips". People (magazine). November 28, 1994, Vol. 42, No. 22. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20104493,00.html. 
4. ^ Phillips hopes fractured family... Hollywood.com, September 25, 2009.

• Shane Fontayne CD Baby

External links

• Shane Fontayne at Allmusic
• Shane Fontayne at Discogs

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