Barrett was a music writer and a former bassist for the band Dial 7. The band had a contract with Warner Bros. Records.

Barrett was introduced to the pornography industry in 1998 through a girlfriend who did scenes with him. After being dumped by his girlfriend, he was looking for a job and continually was being offered work within the porn industry though directors. He claimed to not hold interest in the industry initially. Then later, he decided to do some directing while at the same time performing in front of the camera. For example he played in Sex House.