Career
He has recorded with and written for a variety of well-known musicians, as well as releasing four solo albums. Beginnings and early bands Briley began playing and writing music when he was ten years old. At the age of seventeen, he and his band "Mandrake Paddle Steamer" (later shortened to Mandrake (British rock band)|Mandrake) signed their first record deal with Parlophone/Electric and Music Industries, and subsequently recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios.
However, the group"s published output during their lifetime was limited to two singles, one of which was released only in Sweden.
Briley was later signed to George Martin"s Associated Independent Recording group of companies and went on to become an important part of the London studio scene as an arranger, vocalist and sought-after session guitarist. He also had a brief stint with the British progressive rock band Greenslade.
Session work in America Briley moved to New York, where he found work as a touring and session musician for numerous artists, including Meat Loaf, Julian Lennon, Bonnie Tyler, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Engelbert Humperdinck, Lulu, Mick Jones, Donna Summer, Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, The Hollies, Tom Jones and Albert Hammond. Songwriting Briley has received orchestral commissions, and has written songs for such artists as Céline Dion, *NSYNC, Dream, Michael Bolton, Mietta, Kenny Loggins, Pat Benatar, Jessica Andrews, Five Star, Jeff Healey, Rebecca Saint James, Nana Mouskouri, Willie Nile, Gregg Allman, Night Ranger, David Hasselhoff, Patrick Swayze, Michael Monroe, Chastity Bono, Peter Tork, Nikki Webster, Hope Partlow, Natascha Sohl, Ballas Hough, Philosophy Stacey, Orianthi, The Maine and Barry Manilow.
Personal life.
