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Ray Barbee (born October 5, 1971) is an American skateboarder and musician from San Jose, California.
Barbee appeared in the Powell Peralta videos Public Domain, Ban This and Propaganda. Barbee also appears in the video games Skate 2 and Skate 3 as a playable skater.
In 1987, when Barbee was 15 years old, he was introduced in the New AMs section of the Bones Brigade Intelligence Report, which included a photo of Barbee performing a handrail boardslide on a "ripper deck and street bones."
In 1991, Barbee left Powell Peralta for The Firm Skateboards (now defunct), headed by another Powell veteran, Lance Mountain.
Barbee has a signature shoe with Vans. His other sponsors are Independent Truck Company, and WeSC.
Barbee is also known as a photographer and takes pictures with analog cameras such as a Leica M6.
In March 2007, Barbee recorded in Japan with the Mattson 2. That recording became Ray Barbee Meets The Mattson 2, a collaboration melding the guitar/drums of the Mattson 2 with Ray Barbee playing additional guitar. When playing live together, Ray sometimes assumes a dual bass line/lead role (both on his guitar) during the set.
Barbee is also known for his live performance solo work using looping delay pedals and drum machines. His music has been featured on NPR and has been used in a number of surf videos.
He is sponsored by Fender Guitars.
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