George Barnett (musician born 1988)


George Barnett is the drummer of the band These New Puritans. He is also a male model, having appeared in campaigns for brands such as Burberry, Lanvin and Valentino.

Career

At 18, he worked for designer and photographer Hedi Slimane at Dior Homme in Paris from 2006 to 2007, after a chance meeting. He went on to both walk and co-write the soundtrack for the A/W 2007 show, both the show and music received good reviews one stating "..band du jour, These New Puritans, provided a sound track that left one wanting more, their drummer George Barnett made for an appealing muse...".
When Hedi Slimane left Dior Homme, George moved to London and recorded These New Puritans debut Album "Beat Pyramid", released in 2008 with his twin brother Jack Barnett. It received many reviews one by NME Magazine stating they demonstrated a "span of ideas and singularity of vision that simply shouldn't happen to 20-year olds. They've created their own imperfect world."
Whilst touring the "Beat Pyramid" album he signed a modelling contract with Bananas Models in Paris and Models 1 where he shot the following fashion campaigns for Lanvin, Levi's, Alfred Dunhill, Aquascutum and COS. He has walked as a Catwalk model for Dior Homme, Prada, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Burberry, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Valentino, Louis Vuitton and Dries van Noten amongst other brands.
In his modelling career he has worked with fashion photographers Willy Vandereperre, Hedi Slimane, David Sims, Nick Knight and Alasdair McLellan. He has also appeared in many fashion magazines including British Vogue, i-D Magazine, LOVE Magazine, Arena Homme+, AnotherMan, and Dazed and Confused Magazine.
In 2010, George Barnett's second album Hidden with band These New Puritans won NME Magazines 'Album of the Year 2010'. In late 2010, a series of full live performances of Hidden, entitled 'Hidden Live', took place at venues such as the Barbican Centre and the Pompidou Centre.

Personal life

As of February 2013, Barnett lives in Clapton with Pixie Geldof, who is a model and singer. They were married in 2017.