Braden Piper is a multi-disciplinary artist, boat builder, music industry maven, and developer who resides in New Orleans, LA.
His arts endeavors include photography, music, graphic design, screenwriting, filmmaking, and fiction writing.
He is the CEO/founder of Bayou Boats, principal photographer at Braden Piper Photography, and director of operations at Basin Street Records. He is also the communications officer of the People’s Baseball League, as well as the general manager of the Pelicans Baseball Club.
Previous work/clients include:
Photography: The Wall Street Journal; The New Orleans Convention & Visitor’s Bureau Major Ad Campaign, “We’re Jazzed To Have You” on a Billboard, downtown pole banners, and digital signage in the New Orleans airport; Downbeat Magazine; The Baton Rouge Advocate; Scene Magazine; Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children materials and website; The New Orleans Journalism Project website
Music Industry: Basin Street Records, Broadcast Music Incorporated, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Tipitina’s, Crescent City Radio, Wee Beasties (St. Louis-based band)
Web Development: Basin Street Records, The People’s Baseball League, Bayou Boats, Braden Piper Photography, Braden Piper, and Pelicans Baseball Club
Video Production: Burton U.S. Open of Snowboarding (Aired on ABC), Voodoo Fest, Deltree, Liveset, St. Louis University’s Chaifetz Arena, Maddie Ruthless, Dirty Bourbon River Show, and Stathakula
Writing: InvadeNola, Dawson Gaillard Award for best TV/Film Script at Loyola University, Curioustribe (New Orleans Culture Magazine)
Education Work: English teacher at De Smet Jesuit High School, volunteer at Wilkinson Early Childhood Center
Braden’s wide range of work experience rounds out with miscellany such as bartending at Atchafalaya and mastering the art of sandwich-making at St. Louis Bread Company (aka Panera).
He continually searches for opportunities to learn from and collaborate with intelligent, creative people. His other interests include baseball, cycling, rock-climbing, yoga, cooking, reading, and discovering new music.