Piers Baron

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Piers Baron
Birth namePiers Baron
Born29 October 1983 (1983-10-29) (age 37)
OriginOxford, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Producer
  • musician
InstrumentsAbleton Live, Macbook Pro
Associated acts
Websitepiersbaron.com

Piers Baron (born 29 October 1983) is an English musician and record producer, he has written for David Blaine, Robbie Williams,[1] DJ Fresh, Pendulum, Diane Warren,[2] Glen Ballard, Maejor, Gran Turismo Sport, [3] HBO,[4] Jetman - "Young Feathers",[5][6] Nike - "Never Not Part 2",[7] and Cher.[4] He is best known for his cinematic music production, particularly in drum and bass, soundtracks and pop.

Career[]

Drum and bass[]

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 UK dance charts, with a number one hit, seven top tens and six top three hits. He scored a number 1 on the UK Dance Chart with his track "Drive In, Drive By"."Operation Pipe Dream" by Baron has been cited by Skrillex as the driving force to him becoming a DJ.[8]

Soundtrack[]

Baron has worked extensively in the soundtrack genre. His credits include Gran Turismo Sport,[6] Nike - "Never Not Part 2",[7] Jetman - "Young Feathers",[5] Red Bull - "The Fourth Phase",[9] HBO's Cries from Syria,[4] and the Ty Evans-directed "The Flat Earth", [10] "We Are Blood",[11] "The Last Maniac", and "Unbeleafable 3D".[12]

Bleitch[]

Baron is one-half of electronic pop band Bleitch[13] with Madelyn Deutch. The band released their debut single "This Is Our Youth" in July 2014 and their follow-up single "Paint By Numbers"[14] in May 2015.

Discography[]

Singles (as Piers Baron)[]

  • 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)[]

  • 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[]

  • 2017/18 - David Blaine Live (original soundtrack composer)

Production[]

  • 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)[]

  • 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)[]

  • 2016 - "Remember to Lose"
  • 2016 - "Out to Find Love"
  • 2016 - "I Like You"

Remixes (with Maize)[]

  • 2015 - Marina and the Diamonds - "Blue" () 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)[]

  • "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[]

  1. ^ Shop, Robbie Williams. "Under The Radar Volume 2 Credits". Shop.robbiewilliams.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Cher & Kim Kardashian At 'The Promise' Premiere". Idolator.com. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ "As Our Witness (Gran Turismo Sport) — Piers Baron". Last.fm. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c [1][dead link]
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Jetman : Young Feathers Original Soundtrack — Piers Baron". Last.fm. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Barder, Ollie. "'Gran Turismo Sport' Is Released This November, Looks Utterly Incredible". Forbes.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Youri Barneoud (28 July 2015). "The Reels 2013: And the winners are". Onboardmag.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "The Fourth Phase Soundtrack Details". Snowboardingfilms.net. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  10. ^ "The Flat Earth (2017) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  11. ^ "We Are Blood (2015) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Unbeleafable (2011) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  13. ^ [2][dead link]
  14. ^ "PREMIERE: Bleitch's Video for "Paint by Numbers"". Vice.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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