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Birth name | Piers Baron |
Born | 29 October 1983 | (age 40)
Origin | Oxford, England |
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Instrument(s) | Ableton Live, MacBook Pro |
Website | piersbaron |
Piers Baron (born 29 October 1983) is an English Music Artist, 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.
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". Drum and Bass Pioneer, Goldie has 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]
Baron has worked extensively in the soundtrack genre. His credits include David Blaine - Live [8] Gran Turismo Sport,[4] Nike - "Never Not Part 2",[5] Jetman - "Young Feathers", Teton Gravity Research - "Accomplice" [9] Red Bull - "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] Absinthe Films - "Resonance".[14]