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Chris Brann (born March 25, 1972) is an American electronic music producer and remixer. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Brann is known for his work under the monikers Wamdue Project and Ananda Project. Chris Brann teamed up with DJ Deep C (Chris Clark) and Udoh (Chris Udoh) in 1994. The trio started producing tracks together under the name Wamdue Kids, releasing house music EPs on Kelli Hand Detroit label Acacia Records, starting with the "Wamdue Kids #1" 12 inch in 1995. 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 Adisson and Terrance Downs, in particular, have been regular contributors to many of Brann's tracks. While still affiliated with Clark and Udoh, Brann started producing tracks on his own, using a variety of names, the most prolific of which are Wamdue Project, Ananda Project and P'Taah. Brann has mentioned he finds house music too easy to create, 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, as well as topping the charts in the United Kingdom, and peaking within the top ten of the charts in countries including Denmark, France and Germany in 1999. A follow-up Wamdue Project single, "Where Do We Go", hit number nine on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1998. One more single ("You're The Reason") achieved success in Germany and the United Kingdom, in lower chart regions (No. 55) and (No. 39). A 2000 re-release of "King of My Castle", with new remixes, hit the top spot the following year. Wamdue Project appeared on the initial nominations list for 'Best British Newcomer', at the 2000 Brit Awards, before embarrassed organisers were forced to withdraw the nomination on account of Brann's American nationality. Chris Brann 1997 Deep Fall 2001 No Room For Form - Volume 01 Wamdue Project 1996 Resource Toolbook Volume One 1998 Program Yourself 1999 Best Of 1999 Compendium Ananda Project 2000 Release 2001 Re-Release 2003 Morning Light 2005 Relight 2007 Fire Flower 2008 Night Blossom 2011 Truth (Japan Only Release)* 2013 Beautiful Searching Wamdue Kids All are collaborations with Deep C and Chris Udoh 1996 These Branching Moments 1996 Wamdue Works P'Taah 1999 Compressed Light 2001 De'compressed 2003 Staring At The Sun 2011 Perfumed Silence Chris Brann 1995 "Detroit vs. Atlanta" 1997 "Smuthullet EP" 1999 "No Room For Form" 2001 "So In Love EP" 2003 "No Room For Form EP" 2004 "Journey To The Centre" 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 Adisson 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" ft. Jonathan Mendelsohn 2007 "Washes Over You", with Heather Johnson 2008 "King Of My Castle (2008 Mixes)" 2010 "Paths", with Jessica Tonder 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 (Remixes)", 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 "Fireworks/Universal Love", with Terrance Downs and Kai Martin 2007 "Let Love Fly", with Heather Johnson 2007 "Free Me/Space And Time", with Heidi Levo 2007 "Stalk You" 2008 "Where The Music Takes You/Stay As You Are", with Kai Martin P'Taah 1999 "Compressed Light EP" 2000 "No One, No How, Never" 2000 "Remixes" 2002 "Staring At The Sun", with Sylvia Gordon 2003 "Become Who You Are/Nobody Knows" 2003 "The Oldest Story", with Terrance Downs 2011 "Perfumed Silence" Wamdue Kids All are collaborations with Deep C and Chris Udoh 1995 "Higher EP" 1995 "Disaster EP" 1995 "I Will EP" 1995 "Deep Dreams EP" 1995 "This Is What I Live For" 1996 "Memory EP" 1996 "Memory and Forgetting" 1996 "Ohm" 1996 "Panic EP" 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 2017 "Conflagration" Other aliases 2000 "Psychic Driving", as Feral 2000 "Mars Is A Giant Flat For Rent", as P'tang 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 List of number-one dance hits (United States) List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart "Chris Brann". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 22, 2019. "Acacia Records". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 22, 2019. "P'taah - P'taah (aka Chris Brann of Wamdue Productions) is on a mission to experiment with Latin rhythms, future jazz and freaked out club beats". Ubiquityrecords.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2019. Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 417. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8. "Epitonic.com". Epitonic.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Brit Awards - The Nominees In Full | News. Nme.com (2000-02-01). Retrieved on 2012-04-29. "Brits rules create contentious list". 2006-01-12. Retrieved 2024-09-06. "収録曲リスト｜Synchronica - シンクロニカ". Bandainamco-am.co.jp. Retrieved 23 August 2020. Chris Brann discography at Discogs Chris Brann on Myspace Ananda Project on Myspace Wamdue Project on Myspace Chris Brann 2013 Audio Interview at Soulinterviews.com - "Elastic Soul Music for the Future"