Braden was born on September 10th, 1977 in Philadelphia. He grew up in New Jersey, moved to Seattle, Washington when he was 12, and it was there that he developed a passion for music. Surrounded by the Seattle music scene of the early nineties, Braden starting listening to the music of Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden, and others. Eventually he sold most his possessions to buy an electric guitar - the rest is history. A spot in the highschool jazz band his senior year introduced him to the world of jazz, and a short stint at the local community college brought on the study of classical guitar. After attending the University of North Texas for one year, Braden decided it was time to move to New York City. He was given a substantial scholarship to attend New School University’s prestigious Jazz and Contemporary Music program, and graduated in the spring of 2003 with honors. After graduation, Braden easily made the transition from student to professional musician, and is continuing to aspire for new heights.

Braden frequently plays gigs all over the five boroughs of New York City in addition to New Jersey, Long Island, and up-state New York. Braden has performed with bands/musicians such as Dem Brooklyn Bums, The Kelsey Jillette Trio, Carl Thompson, Myron Waldon, Harry Whitaker, Jonny Hirsch, Charlie Lagond, Nevereven, Double Down, the Oort Cloud Collective, and many others. Braden has also had the opportunity to open for George G's Jump Jive and Wailers, Royal Crown Revue (famous for being featured on the Jim Carey movie "The Mask"), Bela Fleck, and many others. He also is featured on recordings by swing sensation Double Down, Dem Brooklyn Bums, Kelsey Gillette, The Oort Cloud Collective, Tor Stenbakken, the BCC Jazz Orchestra, and others. Braden played classical guitar on the short film "Lechon" by Carlos V. Gutierrez; the film was the winner of the 1st Annual Latino Filmmaker Competition for HBO and was featured in the 2004 New York International Latino Film Festival.

As a teacher, Braden has been teaching since he was 16, starting with family and friends, then moving on to professional situations. Braden currently has his own studio of guitar and bass students based out of Brooklyn, and is a faculty guitar instructor at the Berkeley Carroll School in Brooklyn. Previous teaching credits include King’s Music in Brooklyn, Plateau Music Center in Issaquah, WA, Wingspan Arts, New School University, and at Bellevue Community College in Bellevue, WA.

Braden is available for gigs, recordings, etc... as a freelance musician, and as a private instructor in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. Feel free to contact him at 917 518-6489, or email at braden@bradenpalmer.com