Chris Brann

Chris Brann is an American electronic music producer and remixer. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Brann is better known under the monikers "Wamdue Project" and "Ananda Project".

Career

Chris Brann started producing music in 1995, teaming up with DJ Deep C (Chis Clarke) and Udoh (Chris Udoh). The trio started producing tracks together under the name Wamdue Kids, releasing a house music EP on Detroit label Acacia Records. The trio remained together until 2000, releasing tracks under the names Wam Kidz and Wambonix. Since then, Brann has worked alone as a producer, employing vocalists and instrumentalists according to his needs. Vocalists Gaelle Addison and Terrance Downs in particular have been regular contributors to many of Brann's tracks.

While still affiliated with Clarke and Udoh, Brann started producing tracks on his own, using a variety of names, the most prolific of which were Wamdue Project, The Ananda Project and P'Taah. Brann has mentioned he finds house music too easy to create [1], and has experimented creating music with influences from many subgenres of electronic music, such as deep house, downtempo, techno and drum and bass.

Chris Brann is better known for the hit "King Of My Castle", released in 1997 under the name Wamdue Project. Originally produced by Brann as a downtempo piece, it achieved worldwide fame thanks to a remix by Roy Malone in house form. "King Of My Castle" sold two million copies worldwide and is reportedly the best-selling single ever for the Strictly Rhythm label [2], as well as becoming a #1 in the UK Singles Chart and a #3 in Germany in 1999. A follow-up Wamdue Project single, "Where Do We Go", hit #9 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1998. One more single ("You're the reason") achieved success in Germany in lower chartregions (# 55). A 2000 re-release of "King Of My Castle", with new remixes, hit #1 the following year.

Discography

Albums

• 1996 Wamdue Works, as Wamdue Kids, with Deep C and Chris Udoh, Executive Producer Kelli Hand on K7/Acacia Records
• 1996 These Branching Moments, as Wamdue Kids, with Deep C and Chris Udoh
• 1996 Resource Toolbook Volume One, as Wamdue Project
• 1997 Deep Fall, as Chris Brann
• 1998 Program Yourself, as Wamdue Project
• 1999 Compressed Light, as P'Taah
• 1999 Best Of, as Wamdue Project
• 1999 Compendium, as Wamdue Project
• 2000 Release, as Ananda Project
• 2001 No Room For Form - Volume 01, as Chris Brann
• 2001 De'compressed, as P'Taah
• 2001 Re-Release, as Ananda Project
• 2003 Staring At The Sun, as P'Taah
• 2003 Morning Light, as Ananda Project
• 2005 Relight, as Ananda Project
• 2007 Fire Flower as Ananda Project

Singles

Chris Brann

• 1995 "Detroit vs. Atlanta" on Acacia Records
• 1996 "Studies in Form EP" on Sensuist Records
• 1997 "Smuthullet EP" on Guidance Recordings
• 1999 "No Room For Form"
• 2001 "So In Love EP" on Bombay Records
• 2006 "Keep It Deep" on KID Records

Wamdue Project

• 1996 "Breakdown/In Love With You"
• 1996 "Get High On The Music"
• 1996 "The Deep EP"
• 1997 "King Of My Castle", with Gaelle Addison
• 1998 "Program Yourself EP"
• 1998 "Where Do We Go"
• 1998 "You're The Reason", with Victoria Frigerio
• 2000 "King Of My Castle (2000 Remixes)", with Gaelle Addison
• 2004 "Home Planet"
• 2006 "Forgiveness"

The Ananda Project

• 1998 "Cascades Of Colour EP", with Gaelle Addison
• 1999 "Cascades Of Colour", with Gaelle Addison
• 1999 "Straight Magic"
• 2000 "Cascades Of Colour 2000", with Gaelle Addison
• 2000 "Glory Glory", with Terrance Downs
• 2001 "Bahia/Expand Your Mind"
• 2001 "Falling For You", with Terrance Downs
• 2002 "Breaking Down"
• 2002 "Justice, Mercy"
• 2003 "I Hear You Dreaming", with Heather Johnson and Terrance Downs
• 2003 "Can You Find The Heart", with Nicola Hitchcock
• 2004 "Big Boat/Cascades Of Colour", with Terrance Downs and Gaelle Adisson
• 2004 "ICU"
• 2004 "Kiss Kiss Kiss", with Heather Johnson and Terrance Downs
• 2004 "Rain Down/Breaking Down", with Heather Johnson
• 2005 "Shouldn't Have Left Me", with Terrance Shelton
• 2006 "Secrets", with Marta Gazman
• 2006 "Suite Dreams", with Lydia Rhodes
• 2007 "Into the Sunrise", with Terrance Downs
• 2007 "Universal Love", with Kai Martin
• 2007 "Let Love Fly", with Heather Johnson
• 2007 "Fireworks", with Terrance Downs
• 2007 "Free Me", with Heidi Levo

P'Taah

• 1999 "Compressed Light EP"
• 2000 "Remixes"
• 2002 "Staring At The Sun", with Sylvia Gordon
• 2003 "Become Who You Are/Nobody Knows"
• 2003 "The Oldest Story", with Terrance Downs

Wamdue Kids

All are collaborations with Deep C and Chris Udoh

• 1995 "Higher" EP on Acacia Records
• 1995 "Disaster" EP on Acacia Records
• 1995 "I Will" EP on Acacia Records
• 1995 "Deep Dreams EP" on Acacia Records
• 1995 "This Is What I Live For"
• 1996 "Memory" EP on Acacia Records / K7! Records
• 1996 "Memory and Forgetting" on Sounds /Communiqué
• 1996 "Ohm"
• 1996 "Panic" EP on Acacia Records
• 1996 "The Digital Rawhide EP"

Wambonix

All are collaborations with Deep C and Chris Udoh

• 1997 "Wambonix EP"
• 1997 "When You're Alone"
• 1999 "Deep Down"

Wam Kidz

All are collaborations with Deep C and Chris Udoh

• 1997 "In Love Again"
• 1999 "CB's Groove"
• 2000 "Maria"

Other aliases

• 2000 "Psychic Driving", as Feral
• 2000 "Past And Future", as Santal
• 2001 "Be With You", as Santal, with Titus Marshall
• 2002 "Delilah (Be Strong 4 Me)", as Delilah, with Heather Johnson
• 2002 "1-2-3 Miami", as Jackass & Mule, with Tommie Sunshine
• 2003 "Be Strong 4 Me 2003", as Delilah, with Heather Johnson

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References

• Chris Brann discography at Discogs
• Chris Brann on Myspace
• Ananda Project on Myspace
• Wamdue Project on Myspace
• P'Taah on Ubiquity Records
• Chris Brann on Epitonic