Chris Braide - Lead & Backing Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Programming & Production
Influences
Marc Bolan, Jon Anderson, Glenn Tilbrook, Geoff Downes, Kate Bush, Trevor Horn, Jellyfish, New Musik, Prince, Joni Mitchell, Weather Report, Squeeze, Yes, Paul Mccartney, wings, Beatles, XTC, Hall and Oats, Buggles, Neil Finn, Michael Hutchence, Marc Almond, Dave Ball, Kraftwerk, Air, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson etc etc.
Newly re-mastered for 2009 with brand new artwork, click on the cover to go to Chris' web site and download the free pdf booklet!
THE UPSIDE
Also re-mastered for 2009 with brand new artwork, click on the cover to go to Chris' web site and download the free pdf booklet!
LIFE IN A MINOR KEY
Chris first album, originally released through Anxious records by Warner Atlantic in 1999 and produced by Chris with Dave Stewart. This album is now available through Uk iTunes with a soon to be updated booklet on the way. It contains some classic tracks including the hit single 'If I hadn't Got You'.
I'm Not Afraid - taken from the album You Can't Be Friends With Everyone - with 2 additional tracks not available on the album - Warmth & Heartbroken One.
Chris Braide has been singing, writing and playing music for most of his life.
As a self-taught musician, he has developed over the years into a major, much in demand producer/song-writing talent. He has achieved a number of award winning million selling number one hits in both the UK & the USA for artists as varied as WILL YOUNG, DAVID JORDAN, THE SATURDAYS, LEON JACKSON, SCLUB 7, JOHN BARROWMAN, GLENN TILBROOK, JESSE MCCARTNEY, CLAY AIKEN, KYLIE MINOGUE, LISA STANSFIELD, DIANA DEGARMO, THE CLICK FIVE, DEAN GEYER, THE HOLLIES, EMMA BUNTON, JAMES MORRISON, BEVERLEY KNIGHT among many many others.
He has also released singles and albums in his own right whilst signed to Atlantic Records he released the singles If I Hadnt Got You (recently covered by LISA STANSFIELD) & Heavenly Rain plus the album Life in a Minor Key co-produced by DAVE STEWART.
In 2008 Chris released the album You Can't Be Friends With Everyone through his own company, Visible Music Ltd. together with the single I'm Not Afraid. In January 2009 the newly re-mastered album The Upside will be available with two new tracks. This first single is I Can't Keep it to Myself - also available in January 2009, together with two previously unreleased tracks
Chris has worked with many different artists, both as a musician, writer and producer again this work is varied, including SQUEEZE, SIMPLY RED, TREVOR HORN, LOL CREME, STEVE LIPSON, SOFT CELL.
Hey, just to let you know we have uploaded tracks from Ali's new solo album Flying High to his myspace, come by and let us know what you think or if you want to pre order you can get it on his myspace page.
Ali will be on tour in the UK from June 19th – July 4th come and see him and his new band live – they are tearing it up, round the country with a great party vibe!
Thanks for the friendship!! Keep rockin' and much love and success always!!
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It's an honor to be "friends" with you, my man. Your music is a breath of fresh air to my ears. Where have you been and why aren't you a household name yet...or are you?
Thank you for stopping by. I'd love to see you perform someday.
HI Chris ___ great to have you as a friend... ___ keep on rockin and keep in touch! ___ Much love from Switzerland ___ (¯'·._.·Renate·._.·'¯) www.snowywhitefanclub.com
New Alan Lauris single ‘Snowball’ Download for FREE on www.alanlauris.com!
(Snowball will be on the second album of the Dutch ‘electrosingersongwriterpop’-artist Alan Lauris, called ‘Different Frequency’, to be released in march)
Hi dear friends thanx for the good words you spend for my project..think positive share love and listen good music(like the Twentythree's Music :-) is the best way for a magnific Life.
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