About Us

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   Award winning British singer-songwriter-pianist Chris Braide has recently returned to UK shores after many years based in California. He enjoys enormous success writing and producing music for film scores, advertising campaigns and works closely with artists including Sia, Lana Del Rey, Hans Zimmer, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, 

Paloma Faith, Britney Spears and

 Marc Almond. He was first signed as a solo artist by Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart and was a founding member of The Producers with Trevor Horn and Stephen Lipson.

He was the winner of 'Best original composition’ with Hans Zimmer and Sia at the 2020 Music and Sound awards. https://christopher-braide.squarespace.com/home  

 DBA is the musical collaboration between the legendary Geoff Downes and Chris Braide who joined forces as the result of their close friendship and passion for music.DBA is a labour of love for both Downes and Braide and together they form a unique combination.  They have produced four critically acclaimed studio albums and one live album with Halcyon Hymns due for release early 2021.
ALBUMS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON AMAZON AND ITUNES.Also available at our merch store at Burning Shed.
 

 Wherever musical history is made, Geoff Downes is there. From the first video ever shown on MTV, The Buggles’ Video Killed the Radio Star, Geoff continues to gain acclaim and break musical ground. He is a founding member of Asia whose album of the same name was the biggest selling in the world in 1982.  Together with vocalist/bassist, the late John Wetton, they propelled the band’s global success. With the legendary YES, Geoff joined for the critically acclaimed album ‘Drama’ in 1980 and then re-joined for ‘Fly From Here’ in 2011. He continues to tour with both YES and Asia.