Chris Braide
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Christopher Braide is an English
singer, songwriter
, record producer
published by Sony/ATV worldwide based in Los Angeles.
Producer, Songwriter and Ivor Novello ASCAP and Billboard award winner Christopher Braide has achieved considerable success as a songwriter in the UK and the US. His songs have helped to sell over 30 million records. In an article for GQ magazine, Braide featured among the most successful and influential men in the music business under the age of 40. He is a member of the band The Producers with legendary producer Trevor Horn
Braide has recently produced and written songs for Sia Furler
, Nikki Yanofsky
, Paloma Faith
, Loick Essien
, Yunalis Zarai, Katharine McPhee
, Pixie Lott
, Lana Del Rey
, Dionne Bromfield
and JLS
.
he cited this as his career breakthrough because, in his words, it "opened up the world to me". He moved to London at 18 where he signed to Polydor Records as a recording artist.
and Simply Red's Mick Hucknall
.
In 1996, Dave Stewart signed Braide to his Warner Brothers backed label Anxious Records who released a single co written with Chris Difford
"If I Hadn't Got You", and second single "Heavenly Rain", followed a year later by the album, Life In A Minor Key which was co-produced by Braide and David A. Stewart
at Electric Lady Studios
in New York. The record was released in the US in 1998 by Craig Kallman and Atlantic Records
.
" with Andrew Frampton
and Cathy Dennis and the UK #2 single "Say Goodbye
" with Cathy Dennis
for Simon Fuller's pop creation S Club 7. Both multi-platinum records were produced by Steve Lipson.
"This Is the Night" and "Invisible" were recorded by American Idol’s Clay Aiken. “This Is The Night” entered the Billboard Hot 100 in June 2003, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. It was the biggest US single of 2003, selling over one million copies and reaching 6 times platinum status in Canada as well as #1 in New Zealand. In 2010, it remains the most successful American Idol single ever.[5] The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and was, with 613,000 copies sold in its first week, the highest-selling debut for a solo artist in 10 years and to date the highest debut of any Idol.[6] The follow up single "Invisible" became one of the most played songs on US radio the following year and earned Braide two ASCAP awards. In 2011, "Invisible" was included in the 10th anniversary "American Idol Greatest Hits" compilation.
Jesse McCartney
released the single Because You Live
, written by Chris Braide, Andreas Carlsson
and Desmond Child
and featured on McCartney's platinum selling album Beautiful Soul. The song also appeared on the million selling Princess Diaries soundtrack.
Kylie recorded the song "After Dark" which featured on her platinum selling album Body Language. The song was written and produced by Chris Braide and Cathy Dennis. A special live performance of the song was shown on Top Of The Pops to promote the album.
"Anything Is Possible" was the UK number one single for Will Young
. In 2002, selling 1,108,659 copies in its first week and over 1.7 million copies in total. The song earned Braide and co-writer Cathy Dennis both an Ivor Novello award the following year. In January 2010, it was named as the UK's bestselling single of the decade, as the Official Charts Company's 2000-2009 sales data roundup was officially released.
Chris co-wrote the debut single for Diana DeGarmo
"Dreams", which made its debut at #2 in record sales and #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2005. The song was also recorded by Fantasia Barrino
and featured on her platinum selling single "I Believe".
In 2008, James Morrison
recorded a song co-written with Braide called Save Yourself, for Morrison's second album Songs for you, Truths for me. The album went triple platinum selling over 800,000 copies.
Don't Call This Love
was the 2009 X Factor winners single reaching #3 in the UK singles chart
Diana Vickers
' "Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree" which debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart
, included four songs written and produced by Braide, including the single "The Boy Who Murdered Love".
During 2009/2010, Braide wrote and produced songs on 7 platinum albums including Cheryl Cole
's triple platinum debut Three Words
, JLS
's self titled album JLS
and their second album Outta This World
, Westlife
's Where We Are
, Olly Murs
debut album and the reformed Boyzone
's Brother album.
2010 also saw the release of the Pixie Lott
album "Turn It Up Louder" which featured a song written and produced by Braide called, Doing Fine (Without You).
In 2011, Chris worked with Brooklyn Rapper Theophilus London
on the experimental album Human Feel. A fusion of New York rap and early 1980's electronic new wave. London and Braide also co-wrote and recorded a song called Century Girl with Lightspeed Champion
for a separate project.
Sia Furler
has recently co-written several songs with Braide for her forthcoming album due out early 2012. The pair have also recently written songs for Christina Aguilera, Leona Lewis and The B-52's Kate Pierson.
Some of the artists Chris has worked with include:
Cheryl Cole
, Pixie Lott
, Lana Del Rey
, Paloma Faith
, Katharine McPhee
, Loick Essien
, Kylie Minogue
, JLS
, Theophilus London
, Beverly Knight, Sia Furler
, Will Young
, Yunalis Zarai, Devonte Hynes, James Morrison
, Glenn Tilbrook
was co-founded by Chris Braide, Trevor Horn
, Steve Lipson, Lol Creme
and Ash Soan
. The band are signed to ZTT Records and are yet to release their debut album.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
published by Sony/ATV worldwide based in Los Angeles.
Producer, Songwriter and Ivor Novello ASCAP and Billboard award winner Christopher Braide has achieved considerable success as a songwriter in the UK and the US. His songs have helped to sell over 30 million records. In an article for GQ magazine, Braide featured among the most successful and influential men in the music business under the age of 40. He is a member of the band The Producers with legendary producer Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn
Trevor Charles Horn CBE is an English pop music record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was born in Houghton-le-Spring in north-east England....
Braide has recently produced and written songs for Sia Furler
Sia Furler
Sia Kate Isobelle Furler or simply Sia, is an Australian pop, downtempo, and jazz singer and songwriter. In 2000, her single, "Taken for Granted" was a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom. Her 2008 album, Some People Have Real Problems peaked in the top 30 on the Billboard 200...
, Nikki Yanofsky
Nikki Yanofsky
Nicole "Nikki" Yanofsky is a Canadian jazz-pop singer from Hampstead, Quebec. She is involved in charitable causes, and released her first studio album on her own label, A440 Entertainment, and on Decca Records outside of Canada. Yanofsky sang Canada's national anthem at the opening ceremonies of...
, Paloma Faith
Paloma Faith
Paloma Faith is a British singer-songwriter and actress. In 2009, she released her debut single "Stone Cold Sober", then her debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?, which was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. Her debut album stayed within the top 40 album...
, Loick Essien
Loick Essien
Loick Mark Essien is an English singer signed to record label Sony Music. Essien began his musical career after featuring on rapper Chipmunk's single "Beast". He is due to release his debut album, Identity on 5 March 2012....
, Yunalis Zarai, Katharine McPhee
Katharine McPhee
Katharine Hope McPhee is an American pop singer, songwriter, actress, model, and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show American Idol in 2006, eventually finishing as the runner-up.Her self-titled debut album was released on RCA Records...
, Pixie Lott
Pixie Lott
Victoria Louise "Pixie" Lott is an English singer-songwriter, dancer and actress. Her debut single "Mama Do" was released in June 2009 and went straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart. Her second single "Boys and Girls", also topped the UK charts in September 2009. Her debut album Turn It...
, Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
Elizabeth Grant better known by her stage name Lana Del Rey is an American singer-songwriter. Her stage name is a combination of the late old Hollywood actress Lana Turner and the Ford Del Rey-Early life and career beginnings:...
, Dionne Bromfield
Dionne Bromfield
Dionne Julia Bromfield is a British soul singer-songwriter. Bromfield's debut album, Introducing Dionne Bromfield, was released in 2009 by Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records label...
and JLS
JLS
- Music :* JLS, an English boyband** JLS , debut album by JLS* JLS a Spanish Rock band based in Zaragoza , Spain formed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by lead Leo Susana.- Organizations :...
.
Early career
At the age of 16, Braide signed his first publishing contract with Zomba Music Publishing. In an interview with HitQuartersHitQuarters
HitQuarters is an international music industry publication and contact database founded in 1999. It is noted for in-depth interviews with industry figures, with past subjects including Simon Cowell, Martin Kierszenbaum, Jason Flom, Diane Warren, Peter Edge, Ron Fair and RedOne, as well as its A&R...
he cited this as his career breakthrough because, in his words, it "opened up the world to me". He moved to London at 18 where he signed to Polydor Records as a recording artist.
Recording artist
In 1993, Braide recorded an album for Lucian Grainge who was then the MD of Polydor Records. The album was produced by the legendary Thomas DolbyThomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby is an English musician and producer. Best known for his 1982 hit "She Blinded Me with Science", and 1984 single "Hyperactive!", he has also worked extensively in production and as a session musician.-Early life:Dolby was born in London, England, contrary to information in early 1980s...
and Simply Red's Mick Hucknall
Mick Hucknall
Michael "Mick" Hucknall is a British singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the British band Simply Red, and is recognisable for his smooth, distinctive voice and wide vocal range, as well as his red curly hair.-Early life:...
.
In 1996, Dave Stewart signed Braide to his Warner Brothers backed label Anxious Records who released a single co written with Chris Difford
Chris Difford
Chris Difford is a singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer....
"If I Hadn't Got You", and second single "Heavenly Rain", followed a year later by the album, Life In A Minor Key which was co-produced by Braide and David A. Stewart
David A. Stewart
David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...
at Electric Lady Studios
Electric Lady Studios
Electric Lady Studios, at 52 West 8th Street, in New York City's Greenwich Village, is a recording studio originally built by Jimi Hendrix and designed by John Storyk in 1970...
in New York. The record was released in the US in 1998 by Craig Kallman and Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
.
Songwriting and record production
Chris co-wrote the UK #1 single "Have You EverHave You Ever (S Club 7 song)
"Have You Ever" was a single released by UK pop group, S Club 7 on 19 November 2001. Following the success of the 2000 Children in Need track, "Never Had a Dream Come True", the BBC asked S Club 7 to perform the 2001 track for the charity too. "Have You Ever" was co-written by Cathy Dennis, A....
" with Andrew Frampton
Andrew Frampton
Andrew James Ker Frampton is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and who also has the ability to play at full-back. He currently plays for Gillingham.-Early career:...
and Cathy Dennis and the UK #2 single "Say Goodbye
Say Goodbye
"Say Goodbye" is the fourth single by Chris Brown, released August 8, 2006. The song is also featured in the movie Step Up. It became Brown's third top 10 single on the Billboard hot 100, peaking at #10 on October 31, 2006, and the second single of his career to top the R&B charts...
" with Cathy Dennis
Cathy Dennis
Cathy Dennis is a British dance-oriented pop singer-songwriter, record producer and actress...
for Simon Fuller's pop creation S Club 7. Both multi-platinum records were produced by Steve Lipson.
"This Is the Night" and "Invisible" were recorded by American Idol’s Clay Aiken. “This Is The Night” entered the Billboard Hot 100 in June 2003, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. It was the biggest US single of 2003, selling over one million copies and reaching 6 times platinum status in Canada as well as #1 in New Zealand. In 2010, it remains the most successful American Idol single ever.[5] The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and was, with 613,000 copies sold in its first week, the highest-selling debut for a solo artist in 10 years and to date the highest debut of any Idol.[6] The follow up single "Invisible" became one of the most played songs on US radio the following year and earned Braide two ASCAP awards. In 2011, "Invisible" was included in the 10th anniversary "American Idol Greatest Hits" compilation.
Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney is an American singer-songwriter, actor and voice actor. McCartney achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career...
released the single Because You Live
Because You Live
"Because You Live" is a song recorded by Jesse McCartney written by Chris Braide, Andreas Carlsson and Desmond Child.It was released as the third single from his debut album, Beautiful Soul, in 2005 in North America and Europe while "Get Your Shine On" was released as the third single in...
, written by Chris Braide, Andreas Carlsson
Andreas Carlsson
Andreas Carlsson is a Swedish music producer, composer, and pop songwriter.-Biography:Carlsson was part of the Cheiron Studios team until the studio was closed down in 2001....
and Desmond Child
Desmond Child
Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...
and featured on McCartney's platinum selling album Beautiful Soul. The song also appeared on the million selling Princess Diaries soundtrack.
Kylie recorded the song "After Dark" which featured on her platinum selling album Body Language. The song was written and produced by Chris Braide and Cathy Dennis. A special live performance of the song was shown on Top Of The Pops to promote the album.
"Anything Is Possible" was the UK number one single for Will Young
Will Young
William Robert "Will" Young is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominenceafter winning the 2002 inaugural series of the British music contest Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the now-worldwide Idols-format franchise...
. In 2002, selling 1,108,659 copies in its first week and over 1.7 million copies in total. The song earned Braide and co-writer Cathy Dennis both an Ivor Novello award the following year. In January 2010, it was named as the UK's bestselling single of the decade, as the Official Charts Company's 2000-2009 sales data roundup was officially released.
Chris co-wrote the debut single for Diana DeGarmo
Diana DeGarmo
Diana Nicole DeGarmo is an American singer and Broadway actress. She finished as the runner-up on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol, narrowly missing the win by about 2% out of over 65 million votes...
"Dreams", which made its debut at #2 in record sales and #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2005. The song was also recorded by Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Monique Barrino commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B singer, Broadway and television actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe", which...
and featured on her platinum selling single "I Believe".
In 2008, James Morrison
James Morrison
James Morrison is the name of:In music:* James Morrison , English singer/songwriter* James Morrison , Irish fiddler* Jim Morrison , poet and lead singer of The Doors...
recorded a song co-written with Braide called Save Yourself, for Morrison's second album Songs for you, Truths for me. The album went triple platinum selling over 800,000 copies.
Don't Call This Love
Don't Call This Love
"Don't Call This Love" is a song by Scottish singer Leon Jackson, released on October 12, 2008 on CD Format and Digital Download. The song is taken from his debut album Right Now and is his second single release after his Christmas number one song "When You Believe" in 2007...
was the 2009 X Factor winners single reaching #3 in the UK singles chart
Diana Vickers
Diana Vickers
Diana Vickers is an English singer-songwriter, stage actress and fashion designer who initially came to public attention as a semi-finalist on the fifth series of British talent show The X Factor in 2008...
' "Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree" which debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, included four songs written and produced by Braide, including the single "The Boy Who Murdered Love".
During 2009/2010, Braide wrote and produced songs on 7 platinum albums including Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Ann Cole is an English pop and R&B recording artist, songwriter, dancer, actress and model. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality television show Popstars: The Rivals on ITV. The programme announced that Cole had won a place as a member of the girl group, Girls...
's triple platinum debut Three Words
Three Words
Three Words may refer to:* 3 Words, the debut album by British pop singer Cheryl Cole* "3 Words", a song from the above album featuring will.i.am* "Three Words" , episode 16 in season eight of The X-Files...
, JLS
JLS
- Music :* JLS, an English boyband** JLS , debut album by JLS* JLS a Spanish Rock band based in Zaragoza , Spain formed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by lead Leo Susana.- Organizations :...
's self titled album JLS
JLS
- Music :* JLS, an English boyband** JLS , debut album by JLS* JLS a Spanish Rock band based in Zaragoza , Spain formed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by lead Leo Susana.- Organizations :...
and their second album Outta This World
Outta This World
The album has received generally mixed reviews from music critics. In his review for The Independent, Andy Gill reviewed the album poorly and said "For most of its 14 tracks, Outta This World is boy-band R&B at its most formulaic, tracks like "That's My Girl" and over-autotuned opener "The Club Is...
, Westlife
Westlife
Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
's Where We Are
Where We Are
Where We Are is the ninth studio album and tenth album overall by the Irish boyband Westlife. It was released on 27 November 2009 in Ireland and 30 November 2009 in the UK through Syco Music...
, Olly Murs
Olly Murs
Oliver Stanley "Olly" Murs is an English singer-songwriter and TV presenter. Murs rose to fame after being the runner-up on the sixth series of The X Factor...
debut album and the reformed Boyzone
Boyzone
Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...
's Brother album.
2010 also saw the release of the Pixie Lott
Pixie Lott
Victoria Louise "Pixie" Lott is an English singer-songwriter, dancer and actress. Her debut single "Mama Do" was released in June 2009 and went straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart. Her second single "Boys and Girls", also topped the UK charts in September 2009. Her debut album Turn It...
album "Turn It Up Louder" which featured a song written and produced by Braide called, Doing Fine (Without You).
In 2011, Chris worked with Brooklyn Rapper Theophilus London
Theophilus London
Theophilus London is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York City.-Early life:London was born on the island Trinidad, on February 23 of 1987 and was raised in Brooklyn briefly, then moved to the suburbs of the Poconos.-Records:...
on the experimental album Human Feel. A fusion of New York rap and early 1980's electronic new wave. London and Braide also co-wrote and recorded a song called Century Girl with Lightspeed Champion
Lightspeed Champion
Devonté Hynes , better known as Lightspeed Champion or Blood Orange, is a British composer, songwriter, producer and author, who has written for artists such as Florence and the Machine, Diana Vickers and The Chemical Brothers on their 2007 Grammy award winning album We Are The Night...
for a separate project.
Sia Furler
Sia Furler
Sia Kate Isobelle Furler or simply Sia, is an Australian pop, downtempo, and jazz singer and songwriter. In 2000, her single, "Taken for Granted" was a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom. Her 2008 album, Some People Have Real Problems peaked in the top 30 on the Billboard 200...
has recently co-written several songs with Braide for her forthcoming album due out early 2012. The pair have also recently written songs for Christina Aguilera, Leona Lewis and The B-52's Kate Pierson.
Some of the artists Chris has worked with include:
Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Ann Cole is an English pop and R&B recording artist, songwriter, dancer, actress and model. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality television show Popstars: The Rivals on ITV. The programme announced that Cole had won a place as a member of the girl group, Girls...
, Pixie Lott
Pixie Lott
Victoria Louise "Pixie" Lott is an English singer-songwriter, dancer and actress. Her debut single "Mama Do" was released in June 2009 and went straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart. Her second single "Boys and Girls", also topped the UK charts in September 2009. Her debut album Turn It...
, Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
Elizabeth Grant better known by her stage name Lana Del Rey is an American singer-songwriter. Her stage name is a combination of the late old Hollywood actress Lana Turner and the Ford Del Rey-Early life and career beginnings:...
, Paloma Faith
Paloma Faith
Paloma Faith is a British singer-songwriter and actress. In 2009, she released her debut single "Stone Cold Sober", then her debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?, which was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. Her debut album stayed within the top 40 album...
, Katharine McPhee
Katharine McPhee
Katharine Hope McPhee is an American pop singer, songwriter, actress, model, and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show American Idol in 2006, eventually finishing as the runner-up.Her self-titled debut album was released on RCA Records...
, Loick Essien
Loick Essien
Loick Mark Essien is an English singer signed to record label Sony Music. Essien began his musical career after featuring on rapper Chipmunk's single "Beast". He is due to release his debut album, Identity on 5 March 2012....
, Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
, JLS
JLS
- Music :* JLS, an English boyband** JLS , debut album by JLS* JLS a Spanish Rock band based in Zaragoza , Spain formed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by lead Leo Susana.- Organizations :...
, Theophilus London
Theophilus London
Theophilus London is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York City.-Early life:London was born on the island Trinidad, on February 23 of 1987 and was raised in Brooklyn briefly, then moved to the suburbs of the Poconos.-Records:...
, Beverly Knight, Sia Furler
Sia Furler
Sia Kate Isobelle Furler or simply Sia, is an Australian pop, downtempo, and jazz singer and songwriter. In 2000, her single, "Taken for Granted" was a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom. Her 2008 album, Some People Have Real Problems peaked in the top 30 on the Billboard 200...
, Will Young
Will Young
William Robert "Will" Young is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominenceafter winning the 2002 inaugural series of the British music contest Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the now-worldwide Idols-format franchise...
, Yunalis Zarai, Devonte Hynes, James Morrison
James Morrison (singer)
James Morrison is a BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Rugby, Warwickshire. In 2006, his debut single "You Give Me Something" became a hit in Europe, Australia, and Japan, peaking in the top five in the UK and New Zealand. His debut album, Undiscovered, debuted at the...
, Glenn Tilbrook
Glenn Tilbrook
Glenn Martin Tilbrook is the lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid 1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. He generally wrote the melody for Squeeze, while his writing partner, Chris Difford, wrote the lyrics...
The Producers
The ProducersThe Producers (2006 band)
The Producers are a supergroup formed in 2006 by music producers and musicians Trevor Horn , Lol Creme , Steve Lipson , Chris Braide and Ash Soan...
was co-founded by Chris Braide, Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn
Trevor Charles Horn CBE is an English pop music record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was born in Houghton-le-Spring in north-east England....
, Steve Lipson, Lol Creme
Lol Crème
Lol Creme is an English musician and music video director, best known for his work in 10cc. He sings, plays guitar and keyboards.-Biography:...
and Ash Soan
Ash Soan
Ashley "Ash" Soan is a British drummer. His influences include Steve Ferrone, Jim Keltner, James Gadson, Phil Rudd, Art Blakey and Jeff Porcaro.-Career:...
. The band are signed to ZTT Records and are yet to release their debut album.