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Chris Braide and Downes Braide Association Release New Album'Celestial Songs' Exclusive!

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DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF NEW ALBUM CELESTIAL SONGS: ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT WITH CHRIS BRAIDE ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS!

Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho.

Downes Braide Association was formed as a studio-based project by Geoff Downes and Chris Braide and has previously produced four studio albums: Pictures Of You (2012), Suburban Ghosts (2015), Skyscraper Souls (2017) and Halcyon Hymns (2021) and a live album Live In England (2019). The project draws on Downes’ and Braide’s rich musical heritage to create a delightfully accessible brand of progressive rock.

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 working closely with artists including Sia, Lana Del Rey, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Paloma Faith, Britney Spears and Marc Almond.

Downes Braide Association (DBA) announce the release of their long-awaited new album Celestial Songs released on September 8th. Following their previous critically acclaimed studio albums, Celestial Songs will be the fifth DBA studio collaboration for Geoff Downes (keyboards) and multi award-winning songwriter Chris Braide (vocals). The album will be released in 3 formats: CD, 2LP and Box Set.

PLEASE WELCOME BRITISH SINGER, SONGWRITER, COMPOSER, PIANIST, RECORD PRODUCER… CHRIS BRAIDE OF DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION

TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS …

 

PURCHASE

THE NEW ALBUM

FROM

DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION

Entitled

CELESTIAL SONGS

You can pre-order all formats of Celestial Songs here:

CD version: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/downes-braide-association-celestial-songs-cd-edition/

2LP version: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/downes-braide-association-celestial-songs-vinyl-edition/

Box set version: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/downes-braide-association-celestial-songs-deluxe-12-box-set-edition/

Also available at amazon.com

2023 release. Geoff Downes is a legendary British keyboard player known the world over for being a member of supergroups The Buggles, Asia, and Yes. He has been the powerhouse behind some of the most memorable keyboard driven pop-rock-prog songs of the last 40 years. He has worked with an exceptional caliber of musician from Kate Bush and Mike Oldfield to Billy Idol and Agnetha Faltskog. Chris Braide is one of the greatest songwriters the UK has ever known, having worked with Sia, Hans Zimmer, Nicki Minaj, David Guetta, Paloma Faith, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Kylie Minogue, and Lana Del Rey. Together, they form Downes Braide Association - a writing and recording partnership with a pedigree like no other. Celestial Songs is DBA's fifth studio album and contains 11 emotive, reflective and magical songs which address these changing times. The tracks are sometimes dark and brooding, reflecting the anxiety, frailty and confusion of our modern world. However, there are also shafts of vivid sunlight which break through and providing uplifting anthems of resilience, hope and love. As with previous DBA releases, the cover artwork has been painted by Roger Dean, arguably the most famous album cover artist in the world. The album also features a contribution from Braide's long-time friend and collaborator Marc Almond.

Also

HALCYON HYMNS

BY

DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION

Featuring the hit single

“Your Heart Will Find the Way”

Available at amazon.com

 

   

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION

VISIT

For more information:

https://downesbraide.co.uk/

Downes Braide Association
https://www.facebook.com/downesbraide/

Facebook: 
www.christopherbraide.com

Christopher Braide
www.geoffdownes.com

Geoff Downes

www.youtube.com/channel/UC9QsD_p9n5MtwWKJy3jpfmA

YouTube

Downes Braide Association @TheRealDBAMusic

Twitter

 

DISCOGRAPHY

Downes Braide Association (DBA)

Studio albums

Pictures of You (2012)

Suburban Ghosts (2015)

Skyscraper Souls (2017)

Halcyon Hymns (2021)

Celestial Songs (2023)

Live albums

Live in England (2019)

 

CHRIS BRAIDE

Filmography

Braide wrote, performed or produced songs on the following film soundtracks:

The Princess Diaries (2002)

Without a Paddle (2004)

St Trinian's (2007)

The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)

The Great Gatsby (2013)

Youth (2015)

Leap (2016)

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

Fifty Shades Darker (2017)

Wonder Woman (2017)

Gnome Alone (2017)

Charming (2018)

Vox Lux (2018)

Duck Duck Goose (2018)

Trouble (2021)

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  • Chris Braide Interview
  • Downes Braide Associtaion
  • Geoff Downes
  • YES
  • Progressive Rock
  • New Music 2023
  • SIA
  • Britney Spears
  • Ray Shasho
  • Interviewing the Legends
  • The Rock Star Chronicles
Show notes

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The Zoom interview can be seen at www.youtube.com/c/InterviewingtheLegends in its entirety.

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