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Barak Moffitt is a musician, producer, and music executive. Creatively active in a diverse group of projects such as the classic-rock leaning but contemporary-sounding project Infinite Monopoly, the nouveaux-lounge/AM radio/Pet Sounds/Rattatat-ish project Filmosound , a number of Film Scores , production, and solo work. He also owns and operates SuperMaster Destructo studios in Venice, CA and is an executive at EMI Music Publishing.

Classically trained from childhood, Barak has been writing, performing, and producing music from a young age, cutting his teeth as frontman for a prog-rock trio called Grue based in Santa Barbara, performing with the likes of Andy Summers of the Police, Critters Buggin' , Inclined, and a number of other acts active along the West Coast in the 90's. They recorded, but never released, a record called "the New Experiments", fragments of which can be found drifting around the internet. He later moved to Los Angeles to expand his horizons and released a solo electronic/live hybrid called "Consumers All ", the release of which introduced him to Jim Schultz and others who went on to form Infinite Monopoly, and which landed him an Original Score for a well-cast but somewhat morose indie film called Little Athens directed by Tom Zuber and distributed by ThinkFilm.

Barak and producer Jim went on to form the Infinite Monopoly project, releasing their first studio album "Product 01A " to a good degree of critical success and publicity in 2005, and which benefited from performances by great players like Gabe Witcher, Tony Austin, Tim Frick, Adam Gust, and others. The record was supported by a live band which included Barak (guitars/vox), Tony Austin (drums), Gabe Witcher (guitars, vox), Tim Frick (bass), Adam Benjamin (Rhodes), and Steve Mack (keys).

Barak and Jim continued over the next several years to write and finally release "I Can Hide ", Infinite Monopoly's second and more mature record. This time, the cast included some stellar players making guest performances like Tony Austin, Zach Danziger, Steve Sidelnyk, Robert Hurst, James King, Ron Blake, and Michael Sasich. The sound diverges from the previous records classic-(and-somewhat-prog)-rock roots and mellows out landing somewhere between My Morning Jacket, Angelo Badalamenti, Pink Floyd, and David Bowie.

Also after the release of Product 01A, Barak met fellow writer/producer Robin Lynn with whom he formed Filmosound, the debut of which was released in 2008 after a several-year recording process. Filmosound is an instrumental record that started as a Pet Sounds / Sgt. Peppers take on traditional Ballroom dance styles where the only rule was that no sequencing or sampling was allowed. It ended up in a different but pleasing and unique direction. As with Infinite Monopoly, stellar well-respected players contributed great performances. Guest performances include actress Ele Keats, trumpet by Ron Blake, woodwinds by James King, drums by Tony Austin and Nick Pavey, and more.

Barak has also contributed score or songs to a number of feature films including Die Hard 4, I'll Be There With You, and others. The Original Score to "I'll be there with you" (directed by Aki Kitamura) is currently the first Barak Moffitt score available commercially through a number of digital outlets.

Barak owns and operates SuperMaster Destructo Studios near Venice Beach, CA, where most of his creative work takes place, but where he also has hosted or performed various production work for talent such as Nico Vega, Soundwarrior, and more.

A full-time executive at EMI Music Publishing, home to the arguably the world's most valuable music catalog and most forward-thinking leadership in the business, Barak uses his knowledge of music technology, IT, and production to help the company adapt to the changing economic paradigm of the music business.