Piers Baron
Piers Baron | |
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| Birth name | Piers Baron |
| Born | 29 October 1983 (age 41) |
| Origin | Oxford, England |
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| Instrument(s) | Ableton Live, MacBook Pro |
| Website | piersbaron |
Piers Baron (born 29 October 1983) is an English musician. He has written with and for David Blaine, Robbie Williams,[1] DJ Fresh, Pendulum, Diane Warren,[2] Glen Ballard, Maejor, Gran Turismo Sport, HBO,[3] Jetman - "Young Feathers",[4] Nike - "Never Not Part 2",[5] and Cher.[3] He is best known for his cinematic music production, particularly in drum and bass, soundtracks and pop.
Career
[edit]Drum and bass
[edit]Producing music under the name "Baron", he joined up with Breakbeat Kaos and was known for dance-floor tracks, releasing "At the Drive In". His drum and bass records were featured on BBC Radio 1, and were successful on the UK Dance chart, with a number one hit, seven top tens and six top three hits. He scored a number 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart with his track "Drive In, Drive By". Drum and bass musician Goldie ranked "Drive In, Drive By" as an all-time jungle and drum & bass great.[6] "Operation Pipe Dream" by Baron has been cited by Skrillex as the driving force to him becoming a DJ.[7]
Soundtrack
[edit]Baron has worked extensively in the soundtrack genre. His credits include David Blaine's Live,[8] Gran Turismo Sport,[4] Nike's Never Not Part 2,[5] Jetman's Young Feathers, Teton Gravity Research's Accomplice,[9] Red Bull's The Fourth Phase,[10] HBO's Cries from Syria,[3] the Ty Evans-directed The Flat Earth,[11] We Are Blood,[12] The Last Maniac, Unbeleafable 3D,[13] and Absinthe Films' Resonance.[14]
Discography
[edit]Singles (as Piers Baron)
[edit]- 2020 - "First Light"
- 2018 - "Planet Phatt" (music from The Flat Earth - original motion picture soundtrack)
- 2018 - "Leap of Faith"
- 2017 - "Majesty" (music from The Flat Earth - original motion picture soundtrack)
- 2017 - "Broken" (music from The Flat Earth - original motion picture soundtrack)
- 2017 - "The Light Will Follow Us"
- 2017 - "Lost Souls Make It"
- 2017 - "Sentinel"
- 2016 - "Race to Be Human"
- 2016 - "The Last Night on Earth"
- 2015 - "As Our Witness"
- 2015 - "Cold Call"
- 2014 - "Underwater Universe"
Soundtracks (as Piers Baron)
[edit]- 2020 - Accomplice by Teton Gravity Research (original soundtrack composer)
- 2017 - The Flat Earth by Ghost Digital Cinema (original soundtrack composer)
- 2017 - Cries from Syria by HBO (credits song producer w/ Diane Warren & Cher)
- 2017 - Gran Turismo Sport by Sony (original soundtrack composer)
- 2016 - The Fourth Phase by Red Bull (original soundtrack composer)
- 2016 - The Last Maniac by Ghost Digital Cinema (original soundtrack composer)
- 2015 - Gran Turismo Sport by Sony (original soundtrack composer)
- 2015 - We Are Blood by Brainfarm (original soundtrack composer)
- 2015 - Jetman Young Feathers by X Dubai (original soundtrack composer)
- 2013 - Never Not Part 2 by Nike (original soundtrack composer)
Live
[edit]- 2017/18 - David Blaine Live (original soundtrack composer)
Production
[edit]- 2019 - Maejor - "Nirvana" - (co-wrote and produced)
- 2017 - Cher - "Prayers For This World" - music from HBO's Cries From Syria (produced)
- 2017 - Robbie Williams - "Eyes on The Highway" (co-wrote, produced and mixed)
- 2017 - Robbie Williams - "Bambi" (co-wrote, produced and mixed)
- 2017 - Robbie Williams - "International Entertainment" (co-wrote, produced and mixed)
Singles (with Bleitch)
[edit]- 2014 - "This is Our Youth" (co-wrote, produced and mixed)
- 2015 - "Paint by Numbers" (co-wrote, produced and mixed)
- 2015 - "Crime" (co-wrote, produced and mixed)
- 2015 - "Speaking of Moments" (co-wrote, produced and mixed)
Singles (with Maize)
[edit]- 2016 - "Remember to Lose"
- 2016 - "Out to Find Love"
- 2016 - "I Like You"
Remixes (with Maize)
[edit]- 2015 - Marina and the Diamonds - "Blue" (MAIZE) remix
- 2015 - MS MR - "Criminals" (MAIZE) remix
- 2015 - Gwen Stefani - "Used to Love You" (MAIZE) remix
- 2016 - Alex Newell - "Basically Over You" (MAIZE) remix
- 2016 - All Saints - "This is a War" (MAIZE) remix
Drum and bass (as Baron)
[edit]- "The Way It Was" / "Redhead" UKDance No. 2
- "Supernature" (with Fresh) UKDance No. 3
- 'Guns at Dawn" (with Pendulum) UKDance No. 3
- "At The Drive In" / "Decade" UKDance No. 3
- "Drive In, Drive By" / "St. Elmo" UKDance No. 1
- "Endless Summer" / "Dr. Agnostic" UKDance No. 3
- "Turn up the Sun" / "Blinking with Fists" UKDance No. 4
References
[edit]- ^ Shop, Robbie Williams. "Under The Radar Volume 2 Credits". Shop.robbiewilliams.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Cher & Kim Kardashian At 'The Promise' Premiere". Idolator.com. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cher - Prayers for this World (From Cries from Syria)". syria.trendolizer.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b Barder, Ollie. "'Gran Turismo Sport' Is Released This November, Looks Utterly Incredible". Forbes.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b Youri Barneoud (28 July 2015). "The Reels 2013: And the winners are". Onboardmag.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Take Ten: Goldie selects jungle and drum & bass classics from his collection". djmag.com. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Skrillex Reveals The Never-Told Story of the Moment He Knew He'd Be A DJ". Youredm.com. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Composer Piers Baron". 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Accomplice (2021) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "The Fourth Phase Soundtrack Details". Snowboardingfilms.net. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "The Flat Earth (2017) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "We Are Blood (2015) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Unbeleafable (2011) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Resonance, Snowboarding Film by Absinthe Films".
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