The TV documentary South Texas Gentle Men of Steel-Los Padres, for which Joe O. Barrera composed the music, won three more awards in 2018: Gold and Platinum at the Jakarta International Humanitarian & Culture Film Festival, and at the London Independent Film Festival.

Joe O. Barrera composed the music for the satirical mystery Survival Of The Fittest which lampoons America’s obsession with youth and beauty at a time in which the greatest sin is to age. The film was produced by Under The Sign Productions, Directed & Produced by Daria Price.

It received The Platinum Remi Award – Comedy at The International Film Festival in Houston, Texas, The Audience Award at The Dances With Films, Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA, and Best American Comedy at the Swansea Bay Film Festival in Wales, UK.

Joe O. Barrera composed the music for the television production Fatal Kiss produced by Millenium Entertainment & V-Line Productions, Directed by Jeff Rector, Produced by Vache & Vahe Garabedian, and Jeff Rector.

Fatal Kiss won for Best Screenplay at The AFFMA International Film Festival. It also won for Best Director and Best Actor at ScreamFest.

Fatal Kiss signed a two year licensing agreement with HBO/Cinemax for broadcast rights.

Joe O. Barrera composed the music for the award-winning TV documentary South Texas Gentle Men Of Steel-Los Padres, which received the Award of Excellence: Historical/Biographical and the Award of Merit Special Mention: Christian at The indieFEST International Film Awards. It also received the Award Of Merit/Documentary Feature at The Accolades Film Competition, and a Gold Remi Award For Theatrical Feature Religious Documentary at The Worldfest International Film Festival.

The documentary follows the Dominican Order of Friars from Spain as they spread the Catholic faith throughout the American Southwest during the late 1800's. It cites their survival in a harsh land, facing hostile natives and discrimination, yet persevering through it all. The documentary also highlights the last two Dominican Friars who kept the Dominican Order of Catholic Masses and celebrations in South Texas for 82 years before retiring and returning to their native Spain.

The documentary was a production of Pluma Pictures, Inc., Produced by Armando P. Ibanez, Co-Produced by Todd Schmidt, and Directed by Armando P. Ibanez.

Joe O. Barrera has composed and recorded the music score for the television pilot Alphus: The Roller Skating Scientist, produced by JBM Pro Video in association with Don't Tell Productions. Final dubbing with sound effects, dialog, and music was recorded at Sonic Magic Studios in Culver City, CA. The pilot will have its premiere for cast, crew, and friends at The Silent Theater on Fairfax Ave. in West Los Angeles before meeting with Comedy Central and G4 Television.

Joe O. Barrera is one of the Executive Producers (along with Mark Lowentrout and David Schreiber) for The Art Institute of CA-LA on the YouTube web series Pensado's Place. The show is rated 7th on YouTube web series internationally, and features famed mixing engineer Dave Pensado along with co-host Herb Trawick. Guests include recording and mixing engineers, record producers, recording studio owners, and authors publishing works about the music industry. Herb Trawick also acts as Executive Producer for Penwick Media along with Producer Will Thompson. Joe joined the web series as one of the Executive Producers starting with episode #65.

Joe O. Barrera has completed composing and recording the scores for three PSA's. Two are for the Train 4 Autism Foundation, an organization committed to raising awareness and funds for research and treatment for those living with autism and their families. The PSA's can be viewed on the organization's website www.train4autism.org.

 

The third PSA is for the Clear Organization which is dedicated to increasing the awareness and understanding of canine lymphoma through clinical research. "Clear" (Canine Lymphoma education Awareness & Research) acts as a resource for dog owners interested in preventing and treating this disease. The PSA can be viewed on the organization's website www.clearcaninecancer.com.

All 3 PSA spots were Produced by Steve Gerbson Productions, Directed by Steve Gerbson.

Joe O. Barrera of Bar Scoring Productions has been set to compose the score for the motion picture The Resurrection Of Lawford Bertolucci, currently in pre-production, directed by Matt Johnson and produced by Crosswalk Dreamer Productions. The Resurrection Of Lawford Bertolucci is a heart-felt comedy about a small town plumber who thinks he is the reincarnation of a famous opera star who died 30 years earlier.