Eric Muss-Barnes

Eric Muss-Barnes was born in Cleveland, Ohio and was raised by his maternal grandparents until graduating high school in 1989. The years following were spent as a freelance writer, doing work for the toy design division of American Greetings. Muss-Barnes began his professional filmmaking career in 1993, when he began directing, editing and acting as cinematographer on music videos for the band Pipe Choir for their showcase at the SXSW Music Convention in Texas. Since that humble beginning on a simple project, his film work has expanded to being a stand-in on Double Dragon (1994), and a production assistant on American Splendor (2003), the 2003 Grand Jury Prize Winner for dramatic films at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2001, he went on to act as editor for the feature motion picture Losing Hope (2001) for Crazy Ralph Films. Founding his own production company in 1994, Dreamdancer Motion Pictures, Muss-Barnes wrote, edited and directed the magical short film, The Unseelie Court (2002), and found his unique work nominated for the Innovation Award at the Ohio Independent Film Festival. Mr. Muss-Barnes is also a published novelist and a respected photographer with his digital fine art photography having been showcased and sold in numerous gallery showings around the world. His novel, "The Gothic Rainbow" was released to critical acclaim while individuals and businesses have sought his portrait photography all across North America and Europe. Eric lives and works in Los Angeles, California.