CLEAR HAZE is Marty Barnes who is a reggae/pop artist. He is known for his polished skills as a performer and recording artist . Although Marty is a solo artist.

"Dear Dread" is Marty's first full cd project, a 14 song cd which is now available. It is polished and amazingly engineered to a master quality and full of great reggae and pop songs. To sample songs on this site you can hear songs like "Enough Respect" and "Magic Trick"

Marty's second cd is a DEMO called "The 9 Mile Project". It is a tribute cd to Bob Marley and all the songs were written with an interesting theme relating to Marley's life and music career. To sample songs on this site you can hear songs like "Carry The Swing" and "I Feel Jah"

Generally, Marty's songwriting themes are about love and classic stories retold. But times are changing and an interest in being more politically minded has become important in his lyrics. Marty aspires to be a songwriter as lyrically masterful, brave and outspoken as Bob Marley and John Lennon regarding important social issues. Marty cares deeply about spreading laughter and good vibes. He is always interested in making a positive impact with his music and is hoping to "make a difference" by educating people about the importance of nurturing creativity and "creative intelligence".

Marty is a former “Dead Head” who essentially started writing songs and playing guitar in NY City. Marty originally used the time “11:11” as an artist, but found a group in Jersey using the name. So he adopted Clear Haze as his artist name. He still uses 11:11 as a logo and is very superstitious about his connection with the time 11:11 and number 11. The name Clear Haze is used as a metaphor for life. For most of us, if not all of us, our lives will have many memorable experiences. Sometimes they are very hazy experiences and sometimes they are quite clear!
FOR BOOKING INFO OR TO BUY "DEAR DREAD" Email to: reggaepop@yahoo.com