Welcome to Bartos Music!
I pride myself on providing quality entertainment at an affordable price. From Performances in the Digital Age to Historical Baroque Performances on period instruments, my musical knowledge and history becomes your benefit for whatever needs you may have!
Who am I?
I’m a band geek gone rogue – a brass player, a DJ, a singer, a composer, and an all-around fun time. I have always been passionate about music creation and performance, and I do my best to provide an experience, rather than just a normal performance. Based in Portsmouth, Ohio, I’m also a tinkerer, constantly working to improve my crafts in whatever way I can.
Background
The journey started in 1998 when my father bought me a Yamaha trumpet to play in school band. I loved playing it, and it was super fun – except I was always anxious. I had to sit out of my first concert because I nearly hyperventilated before getting on the stage, and went and sat with my parents for the concert that I should have been playing. Don’t worry, things improved!
I continued with trumpet for a few years before I was asked in middle school to play either the Horn or the Tuba. I was enamored by the tuba, so I went “I wanna try tuba!” They put a Horn in my hands and went “Naw, you play this now.” They made the right decision for me, because in 2009 I began my professional career into Horn playing, starting a Bachelor degree in Horn at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music.
I gradually made improvements and learned, and found myself doing my Graduate degree in Switzerland at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, where not only did I continue my Horn journey, but picked up DJing for fun in 2015. Upon my return to the States in 2017, I continued my musical knowledge by continuing to DJ for fun, and playing in local orchestras until I was brought on board to Warburton Music Products in May of 2019.
From there things began to flourish – I was becoming a staple member of local orchestras, performing constantly. I never gave up on DJing, and in 2020 began live-mixing to continue to the next step.
In 2023 I moved back to Ohio, where I began marketing myself as a DJ to local venues. Today, I run Karaoke at several locations, I am a wedding DJ, I provide music lessons, and I still continue to perform in many orchestras across the state of Ohio.
Feel free to navigate the different pages at the top to learn more in detail about me!