{"id":2094698,"date":"2026-08-14T12:19:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2094698"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:19:47","slug":"emf-announce-death-of-keyboardist-derry-brownson-fly-high-brother-derry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2094698","title":{"rendered":"EMF announce death of keyboardist Derry Brownson: \u201cFly high brother Derry\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/emf@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">EMF announce death of keyboardist Derry Brownson: \u201cFly high brother Derry\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Among those sharing tributes is Ash frontman Tim Wheeler who told the band: \u201cSo sorry for your loss, rest in peace Derry, sending love\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-14T13:19:47+01:00\">14th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/emf@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"EMF; Posed group portrait L-R Ian Dench, Derry Brownson, Mark De Cloedt (back), James Atkin and Zac Foley (Photo by Michel Linssen\/Redferns\/Getty\" title=\"emf@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">EMF: Ian Dench, Derry Brownson, Mark De Cloedt (back), James Atkin and Zac Foley. CREDIT: Michel Linssen\/Redferns\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>EMF have announced the death of founding member and keyboardist Derry Brownson, aged 55.<\/p>\n<p>The English alt-rock band announced the news of Brownson\u2019s passing in a new social media post. Shared this morning (Friday August 14), they wrote in the caption that they found out about the loss yesterday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLate last night we started to hear the news that we have lost our Brother In Arms Derran Brownson,\u201d they wrote alongside a photo of the musician performing on stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are devastated, the only solace we can find is that we are eternally grateful Derry was able to join us on stage a couple times just a few short months back. Nothing will ever be the same again without our band mate and friend, fly high brother Derry.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcA2XqnIkbS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>BBC Gloucestershire<\/em> reports that Brownson had been diagnosed with a brain tumour and had been undergoing treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1971, Derran \u201cDerry\u201d Brownson was a founding member of the Gloucestershire group and remained as their keyboardist and sample player after they came to prominence at the start of the \u201890s.<\/p>\n<p>The group had the chart-topping debut single \u2018Unbelieveable\u2019, and their 1991 debut album \u2018Schubert Dip\u2019 went to peak at Number Three on the UK Charts with singles \u2018I Believe\u2019 and \u2018Children\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>They went on a hiatus in 2002 following the passing of original bassist Zac Foley, and reunited to release their first new album in 27 years, \u2018Go Go Sapiens\u2019 in 2022. They dropped their most recent album \u2018The Beauty And The Chaos\u2019 in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo sorry for your loss, rest in peace Derry, sending love,\u201d wrote Ash\u2019s Tim Wheeler, while guitarist and writer Will Crewdson commented: \u201cLots of love and strength to you guys. Very sorry to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very sorry to hear team EMF, thoughts are with you all and loved ones,\u201d wrote band Dictator, while Therapy added \u201cSo very sorry to hear this folks\u201d and American record producer and remixer Tommie Sunshine shared: \u201cSuch sad news\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On X, singer-songwriter Kirk Brandon shared: \u201cDeeply saddened by his departure. Love and respect to him and his family. The world is less for one man.\u201d Find more tributes below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Derry Brownson has departed this reality. Wolves supporter. EMF<br \/>Deeply saddened by his departure. <br \/>Love and respect to him and his family. <br \/>The world is less for one man. pic.twitter.com\/UWSb2DmJcS<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KIRK BRANDON (@kirkbrandon) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So sad about Derry \ud83d\udc94#EMF\ud83d\ude1e pic.twitter.com\/O8e0HFj3MV<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Helen Pugh (@Brockyhockey) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Derry #EMF pic.twitter.com\/remkK0h6Ot<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boffy (@BoffyWTFC) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Such sad news, Derry from EMF has died \ud83d\udc94<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SprostonCharlatan (@mrs_harket) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The news of Brownson\u2019s passing comes as the band revealed recently that they were wrapping up work on a new 14-song album earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>EMF<\/li>\n<li>Rock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-sidebar-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Phoebe-Bridgers-Credit-Olof-Grind-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Phoebe-Bridgers-Credit-Olof-Grind-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Phoebe Bridgers \u2013 \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 review: indie\u2019s poet laureate returns with a staggering, strange and stirring opus<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Este_Haim_Getty-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Este_Haim_Getty-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Este Haim on scoring Bella Ramsey film \u2018Sunny Dancer\u2019 and Haim\u2019s New York-inspired fifth album<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/this-is-lorelei-credit-gabe-long-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/this-is-lorelei-credit-gabe-long-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. 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class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>EMF have announced the death of founding member and keyboardist Derry Brownson, aged 55.<\/p>\n<p>The English alt-rock band announced the news of Brownson\u2019s passing in a new social media post. Shared this morning (Friday August 14), they wrote in the caption that they found out about the loss yesterday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLate last night we started to hear the news that we have lost our Brother In Arms Derran Brownson,\u201d they wrote alongside a photo of the musician performing on stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are devastated, the only solace we can find is that we are eternally grateful Derry was able to join us on stage a couple times just a few short months back. Nothing will ever be the same again without our band mate and friend, fly high brother Derry.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcA2XqnIkbS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>BBC Gloucestershire<\/em> reports that Brownson had been diagnosed with a brain tumour and had been undergoing treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1971, Derran \u201cDerry\u201d Brownson was a founding member of the Gloucestershire group and remained as their keyboardist and sample player after they came to prominence at the start of the \u201890s.<\/p>\n<p>The group had the chart-topping debut single \u2018Unbelieveable\u2019, and their 1991 debut album \u2018Schubert Dip\u2019 went to peak at Number Three on the UK Charts with singles \u2018I Believe\u2019 and \u2018Children\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>They went on a hiatus in 2002 following the passing of original bassist Zac Foley, and reunited to release their first new album in 27 years, \u2018Go Go Sapiens\u2019 in 2022. They dropped their most recent album \u2018The Beauty And The Chaos\u2019 in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo sorry for your loss, rest in peace Derry, sending love,\u201d wrote Ash\u2019s Tim Wheeler, while guitarist and writer Will Crewdson commented: \u201cLots of love and strength to you guys. Very sorry to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very sorry to hear team EMF, thoughts are with you all and loved ones,\u201d wrote band Dictator, while Therapy added \u201cSo very sorry to hear this folks\u201d and American record producer and remixer Tommie Sunshine shared: \u201cSuch sad news\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On X, singer-songwriter Kirk Brandon shared: \u201cDeeply saddened by his departure. Love and respect to him and his family. The world is less for one man.\u201d Find more tributes below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Derry Brownson has departed this reality. Wolves supporter. EMF<br \/>Deeply saddened by his departure. <br \/>Love and respect to him and his family. <br \/>The world is less for one man. pic.twitter.com\/UWSb2DmJcS<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KIRK BRANDON (@kirkbrandon) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So sad about Derry \ud83d\udc94#EMF\ud83d\ude1e pic.twitter.com\/O8e0HFj3MV<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Helen Pugh (@Brockyhockey) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Derry #EMF pic.twitter.com\/remkK0h6Ot<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boffy (@BoffyWTFC) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Such sad news, Derry from EMF has died \ud83d\udc94<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SprostonCharlatan (@mrs_harket) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The news of Brownson\u2019s passing comes as the band revealed recently that they were wrapping up work on a new 14-song album earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/emf-announce-death-of-keyboardist-derry-brownson-fly-high-brother-derry-3962711&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/emf@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News EMF announce death of keyboardist Derry Brownson: \u201cFly high brother Derry\u201d Among those sharing tributes is Ash frontman Tim Wheeler who told the band: \u201cSo sorry for your loss, rest in peace Derry, sending love\u201d By Liberty Dunworth 14th August 2026 EMF: Ian Dench, Derry Brownson, Mark De Cloedt (back), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2094698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2094698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094698\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2094698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2094698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2094698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}