A Produce

The Profile

A Produce was the project of American musician Barry Craig, active from the early 1980s until 2011 and associated with the Los Angeles Trance Port scene. His debut album, The Clearing (1988), blends ambient, trance, and experimental electronic elements.

Real name: Barry Craig. American ambient/electronic artist linked to the LA Trance Port cassette scene (notably Trance Port Tapes, 1982). Debut album: The Clearing (1988). Collaborated with Daniel Voznik on the track “Ashes of Love.” Active through 2011; deceased in 2011.

Caspasian’s review celebrates The Clearing (1988) as more than ambient, rooted in the LA Trance Port ethos of hypnotic repetition. The album’s ‘play loud’ immersion unveils layered, psychic atmospheres and a modern cosmic sheen. Daniel Voznik’s sung cut, Ashes of Love, disrupts tranquility with glam-wave echoes. The piece argues for A Produce beyond strict ambient categorization.