Steve Barrey - 'The Liquorice Dragon'

Steve brought the multi award-winning restaurant etch by Steven Edwards to Sussex alongside his business partner BBC's MasterChef The Professionals winner Steven Edwards where they have continued to develop their food and drink business.

White Onyx providing exclusive events at top hotels such as The Bingham Riverhouse. collaborating with other start ups such asThis business partnership also designs the dining experience for The Tunnel Club Brighton & Hove Albion’s newest and most innovative matchday experience. Steve also supports other food / drink businesses such as BeSaucy the Brighton based vegan sauce company.

As an Executive Producer, Steve became involved with the short film I AM SUPER, because he believed in the vision of Rupert Charmak’s (writer and director) project and can see the universe he is trying to create, with Brighton as an eclectic backdrop and a place he loves to see on the big screen. Steve contributed with seed funding for the short film and helped create the sample graphic novel for I AM SUPER. Looking to create a full graphic novel, based on the feature film, Rupert and Steve teamed up to create a concept. 

Steve has his own artist management company and record label, Liquorice Dragon Records. This has seen him hit the top 10 UK music charts and establish himself in this creative industry with numerous releases cutting across multiple genres by working alongside legendary music producers and DJ`s such as Russell Small and Steve Mac with his You Tube channel showing some great music videos featuring LazerGirl. 

Steve`s label is run by Chris Hampshire who has also collaborated with Steve resulting in him being be part of The Record Republic vinyl record company. Steve is passionate about music, art and culture and prides himself in supporting and nurturing up-and-coming businesses and talented individuals so that they reach their full potential finding ways to bring unique products to market.

Following the successful production of Punchline, Steve was inspired to write his own script to bring more drama to the Brighton scene with FLUTTER-BYE. This new play, saw BBC’s Allison Ferns take on her first ever one-woman play, which followed the character of Mary, who guided the audience through a fast-paced, emotional journey as she looked back at the promising singing career she sacrificed to care for her mother who lived with dementia. The premier took place at Ironworks Studios in Brighton, and supported the work of the charity Our Dementia Choir.

With a love of drawing on his own experiences and 'joining the dots', Steve's writing naturally ebbs and flows revealing surprises, links and hidden gems that allow his novels to bleed into each other. These experiences, coupled with detailed research and Steve's genuine understanding and interest in human and societal behaviour, ensures his writing feels familiar to his readers whilst taking them to worlds and situations very few would encounter. Steve's writing draws upon the people he has met, the places he knows, the art and culture of tattooing, and his enduring fascination with human nature.