Artist, Multi Instrumentalist, Composer, & Producer , Isaiah Barr was born and raised in New York City. He Co-founded the multi disciplinary group, Onyx Collective in 2013. Since then , the ensemble has performed in Europe , Asia , Australia and North America. Over the course of 10 years Onyx Collective has recorded and released 8 full length albums , some only existing on physical releases of Vinyl , CD, or Cassette. Onyx Collective has developed a multi media approach which has led to  performances at art galleries and museums (Museum Of Modern Art, Whitney Museum, Guggenheim Museum, MoMa PS1, Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, and many more).
Over the years Isaiah has performed and collaborated with Roy Nathanson & The Jazz Passengers, Nick Hakim, William Parker, Dev Hynes, Kelsey Lu, Eartheater, Ratking, David Byrne, & many more artists.

Currently Isaiah is working on new music with various artists, as well as film scoring.