Braund Reynolds is a British

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 group

Musical ensemble

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, consisting of Ben Braund and James Reynolds.

Ben Braund was born in Winchester

Winchester

Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...

, England

England

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 in 1976, and is the son of Sarah and Ralph Braund, and grandson of the late artist

Artist

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, Allin Braund

Allin Braund

Allin Braund was a British artist who was born in Devon and educated at Hornsey College of Art. He taught at Bideford Grammar School before World War II and returned to Hornsey thereafter to teach design and printmaking until his retirement in 1976. His key influence was George Braque...

. He attended Stroud School and, for a year, Winchester College

Winchester College

Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...

 before moving to Bristol

Bristol

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 in 1990. In 1994 he moved to Tunbridge Wells and worked out of London

London

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. He has written

Songwriter

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 and produced

Record producer

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 music

Music

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 for Channel 4

Channel 4

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, BBC

BBC

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, PlayStation

PlayStation

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, Paramount Pictures

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, Universal

Universal Music Group

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, Virgin Records

Virgin Records

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 and performed around the world.

They are best known for their 2005 UK

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 hit single

Hit single

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, "Rocket (A Natural Gambler)". It was the first track to be the 'record of the week' for three BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

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 DJs

Disc jockey

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 at the same time, as well as hitting Pete Tong

Pete Tong

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's 'Buzz Chart' at number 1 with a bullet. The duo

Duet (music)

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's live act involved a 12 piece band that performed at Fabric, Koko Camden and The Arches. They have worked with the Stereo MCs

Stereo MCs

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, and remix

Remix

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ed Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

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.

Ben Braund AKA Braund Reynolds has enjoyed national chart success with the highly anticipated ‘Rocket’ on Virgin Records tipped by Music Week, Mixmag, Thomas Bangalter (Daft Punk), Fatboy Slim and many industry players. He became one of the globe’s brightest new EDM faces. BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong made ‘Rocket’ his Essential Tune of the Month and it hit the buzz charts at No. 1 with a bullet. The whirlwind attention from gigs, DJ sets and demos has seen him officially remix Eric Clapton to Luciana to The Young Punx for record labels like Universal, Eye Industries and EMI. Another career highlight was the invite to play at Johnny Depp’s club; The Viper Rooms in Los Angeles.

He has also composed music for BBC, Channel 4, VH1 & Sony Playstation and produced for the Stereo MCs & The Hoxton Whores. Will Ferrel even chose his material for his 2009 Hollywood comedy movie ‘The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard’.

He has appeared and continues to feature on MTV, BBC Radio 1 and Channel 4 as well as thousands of TV and radio channels worldwide.