Brady Blade is a rock, pop and country drummer, record producer and composer and is the brother of jazz drummer Brian Blade. Originally holding A&R roles at several major record labels, ultimately becoming manager to the Brand New Heavies, Emmylou Harris persuaded Brady to return to his kit as part of her touring band Spyboy in 1995, along with Daniel Lanois and Darryl Johnson. The following year Spyboy were joined by Buddy Miller and toured throughout the decade.
Touring the world with Emmylou Harris led Brady to encounter and be seen by some of the key figures in the American music scene which resulted in Brady becoming one of the most in-demand session drummers around. Brady took part in extensive tours and sessions with the Steve Earle during his El Corazón period; Jewel throughout her 1998 Spirit world tour; and the Indigo Girls on their 1999 album Come on Now Social, 2002's Become You and 2004's All That We Let In.
A chance meeting with Dave Matthews whilst on tour with Emmylou Harris eventually led to Brady being invited to form the nucleus of Dave Matthews & Friends, bringing bassist Tony Hall in to the project. The group went on to record and release the album Some Devil, and toured extensively across the USA.
In recent years, Brady has expanded his work to include production and writing. His work has largely been focussed on working with new acts, developing their song-writing and ultimately producing and recording with them. He has had a number of major successes, particularly in Australia and New Zealand, where his work has featured prominently in their national music charts, producing the debut records of both Brooke Fraser and Annabel Fey.
Brady has toured Taiwan and China, conducting drum clinics and seminars in conjunction with Mapex Drums and Avedis Zildjian Company.
