Piers Baron


Piers Baron is an English Musical Artist and Composer. He has worked with Annie Leibovitz, David Blaine, Spike Jonze, 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 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. "Operation Pipe Dream" by Baron has been cited by Skrillex as the driving force to him becoming a DJ.

Soundtrack

Piers Baron has worked extensively in the soundtrack genre. His credits include multiple collaborations with Annie Leibovitz, David Blaine's Live, Oymplic Gold Medalist, Laura Dahlmeier Gran Turismo Sport, Nike's Never Not Part 2, Jetman's Young Feathers, Teton Gravity Research's Accomplice, Red Bull's The Fourth Phase, HBO's Cries from Syria, the Ty Evans-directed The Flat Earth, We Are Blood, The Last Maniac, Unbeleafable 3D, and Absinthe Films' Resonance.

Discography

Singles (as Piers Baron)

  • 2025 - "D'Este, Part 1"
  • 2025 - "Beneath Our Regal Moon"
  • 2025 - "Good Morning, Midnight"
  • 2025 - "Superbloom"
  • 2025 - "Hope Is Our Next Dream "
  • 2020 - "First Light"
  • 2018 - "Planet Phatt"
  • 2017 - "Majesty"
  • 2017 - "Broken"
  • 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
  • 2017 - The Flat Earth by Ghost Digital Cinema
  • 2017 - Cries from Syria by HBO
  • 2017 - Gran Turismo Sport by Sony
  • 2016 - The Fourth Phase by Red Bull
  • 2016 - The Last Maniac by Ghost Digital Cinema
  • 2015 - Gran Turismo Sport by Sony
  • 2015 - We Are Blood by Brainfarm
  • 2015 - Jetman Young Feathers by X Dubai
  • 2013 - Never Not Part 2 by Nike

    Live

  • 2017/18 - David Blaine Live

    Production

  • 2019 - Maejor - "Nirvana" -
  • 2017 - Cher - "Prayers For This World" - music from HBO's Cries From Syria
  • 2017 - Robbie Williams - "Eyes on The Highway"
  • 2017 - Robbie Williams - "Bambi"
  • 2017 - Robbie Williams - "International Entertainment"

    Singles (with Bleitch)

  • 2014 - "This is Our Youth"
  • 2015 - "Paint by Numbers"
  • 2015 - "Crime"
  • 2015 - "Speaking of Moments"

    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" remix
  • 2015 - Gwen Stefani - "Used to Love You" remix
  • 2016 - Alex Newell - "Basically Over You" remix
  • 2016 - All Saints - "This is a War" remix

    Drum and bass (as Baron)

  • "The Way It Was" / "Redhead" UKDance No. 2
  • "Supernature" UKDance No. 3
  • 'Guns at Dawn" 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