Piers Baron

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Piers Baron
Birth namePiers Baron
Born29 October 1983 (1983-10-29) (age 40)
Origin Oxford, England
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Instrument(s) Ableton Live, MacBook Pro
Website piersbaron.com

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.

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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 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

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

Singles (as Piers Baron)

Soundtracks (as Piers Baron)

Live

Production

Singles (with Bleitch)

Singles (with Maize)

Remixes (with Maize)

Drum and bass (as Baron)

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