Piers Baron


Piers Baron is an English musician and record producer, he has written for David Blaine, Robbie Williams, DJ Fresh, Pendulum, Diane Warren, Glen Ballard, Maejor, Gran Turismo Sport, HBO, Jetman - "Young Feathers", Nike - "Never Not Part 2", and Cher. 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 two number one hits, 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". He had also debuted at number 1 previous to this with his collaboration with Pendulum. "Operation Pipe Dream" by Baron has been cited by Skrillex as the driving force to him becoming a DJ.

Soundtrack

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

Bleitch

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

Discography

Singles (as Piers Baron)