He was born in Athens in 1963. His relationship with music began at the age of 15. He studied at the National Conservatory of Greece, classic guitar with Dimitris Fampas and higher theory with Yiannis Avgerinos, and received the Harmony certificate. Simultaneously he plays electric guitar in many rock groups. In 1979 begins his interest in jazz that determines his later course. This period he cooperates with many significant musicians as G. Trantalidis, N. Touliatos, P. Gekas and An. Georgiou.

In 1982 he presents his first compositions with the band "Jazz Fusion Quintet". It is then that his cooperation with David Lynch and Takis Farazis begins, continuing later in the group "Iskra" (1985), with G. Fakanas, N. Touliatos and L. Pliatsikas. 'Iskra' was one of the most successful and progressive groups of that era. From then he begins also his collaboration with D. Lynch and T. Farazis that will be continued and later, in the group "Iskra " (1985), with G. Fakanas, N. Touliatos and L. Pliatsikas. "Iskra" was one of the most famous and progressive groups of this period. In 1986 "Iskra" released their first album, "Α New Day" (Polygram), that includes two of his compositions.

At the period 1987 - 1989 he forms the group "Model 63" with P. Hatzigiankos and K. Kalogirou in a more experimental approach of rock music with Greek lyrics, and they release the album "Model 63" (Lyra 1988).

In 1990 was released his first personal album, "Something From July" (Lyra 1990), with his compositions from the 80's, with lots of jazz, rock and latin influences, and with the participation of T. Farazis, G. Kontrafouris, T. Paterelis and K. Kalogirou. "Raise You Happy" (Lyra, 1992) was his second album, with the classic sound of a Jazz Quintet (G. Kontrafouris, T. Paterelis, G. Vassalos, K. Kalogirou). In his second album Barberis combines jazz rhythm and harmony with Eastern and Greek elements.

"Episodes" (1995) is his next album with the internationally known Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu and the traditional Greek musician Petroloukas Halkias on the clarinet, and with eight very famous Greek musicians (P. Benetatos, G. Kontrafouris, T. Paterelis, Y. Kiourtsoglou, G. Vassalos, K. Kalogirou, T. Farazis & P. Kourtis). The critics characterize the album as one of the most successful combinations of jazz and traditional elements (Greek and Indian music).

At his next album, "Naiva" (Lyra, 1998), Barberis continuous and evolves the influences that we meet also in the album 'Episodes' (with the participations of Petroloukas Halkias, Reshma Srivastava and Shankar Lal, from India).

'Porto Kayio' (LIBRA MUSIC, 2004) is his last album, with Debashish and Subhasis Bhattacharya (from India). In 'Porto Kayio' Barberis makes a soundtrack with voices [splendid voices], sounds and rhythms. Each piece is a musical homeland: Greece, India, East, Africa and once again behind to his land.

Barberis has collaborated with Trilok Gurtu, Glenn Corneille and almost all Greek musicians of Jazz scene, and has taken part in a lot of live performances in Greece and abroad.

Since 1981 Barberis teaches modern guitar and improvisation in many Conservatories (National Conservatory of Patras, Pindareio, Raimondi Conservatory, R.S.I.). The last six years he works at the F. Nakas Conservatory teaching jazz guitar and improvisation.