"Over-produced, highly programmed studio tracks, particularly from the 1980s, often age like milk, while pure classic songwriting stands the test of time." — CB
Chris Braide is a multi-platinum, two-time Grammy-nominated, Ivor Novello, ASCAP, and BMI award-winning British songwriter, producer, and artist whose work has fundamentally shaped the landscape of modern pop. Across multiple decades, he has written and produced some of the most enduring songs of the 21st century, including multiple UK and US #1 hits—anchored by the culturally dominant, multi-billion-streamed global anthem “Unstoppable.”
Characterized by melodic precision, emotional clarity, and a cinematic sense of scale, Braide is a trusted, elite collaborator at the highest level of the music industry. He has written and produced for definitive artists including Beyoncé, Sia, and Lana Del Rey, and collaborated with master sonic architects such as Hans Zimmer, Diplo, and David Guetta across major records, film scores, and global releases.
His era-defining partnership with Sia includes the Billboard #1 albums 1000 Forms of Fear (2014) and This Is Acting (2016), both achieving multi-platinum status worldwide. Their monumental hit “Unstoppable” has amassed over 1.9 billion streams, spent over 100 weeks on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, and earned prestigious international BMI and APRA honors. Braide’s extensive catalog of global hits spans genres and generations, featuring landmarks like David Guetta’s “She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)” and “Flames,” Lana Del Rey’s “Million Dollar Man,” Clay Aiken's “This Is the Night” (the best-selling US single of its year), and the award-winning “Out There,” co-written with Sia and co-produced with Hans Zimmer for BBC's Seven Worlds, One Planet.
In tandem with his historic run as a hitmaker, Braide has cultivated a prolific, fiercely independent legacy as an artist. A foundational force in the studio supergroup Producers alongside Stephen Lipson, he is also the co-creator of the acclaimed Downes Braide Association with legendary Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes, a partnership spanning six celebrated studio albums. Today, working from his independent creative stronghold, Braide’s contemporary releases reflect a masterful return to his roots: uncompromising, piano-led songwriting, complete administrative control, and an unyielding commitment to musical truth.
“I only value the purity of the song, and I will build an independent empire strictly on my own terms." CB