The Anix is a former American

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band and currently a solo electronic project run by Los Angeles-based music producer Brandon Smith who was originally the band's frontman.

History

Formation and release of "An Illusion of Time" and "Play.Dance.Repeat" (2001–2007)

The Anix was formed in 2001 by Brandon Smith, Bryan Lareau and Oscar Gutierrez. The band made various albums along the first two years of their existence (A Division of You, Digital Rock etc.) but they didn't receive much recognition. The band released their debut album, titled "An Illusion of Time" in 2004. The band's first label released album was "Play, Dance, Repeat" released in April 2005. The band then underwent multiple lineup changes before entering the studio in 2006 to record their next album.

Gaining recognition with "Demolition City" and release of "Sleepwalker" and "Ephemeral" (2008–2017)

The Anix's first critically acclaimed album was "Demolition City". The album was released in 2008 under Chamberlain records. A review was published about the album on Billboard Magazine's vol.120 no.22 issue. It praised the band's style of using 80's music as an inspiration. The band played live shows in Illinois and Chicago with artist's Cromwell, Comasoft. In 2009 the band first played in overseas. Along with

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, the band played various live shows in Germany. The band then signed with Cleopatra Records and released their next album - "Sleepwalker". Released in 2011, the album received praise in the gaming community. The song "Warning Signs" was included in the soundtrack of Mass Effect: Paragon Lost. Smith said that the band is often inspired by film adaptations of graphic novels, like ''

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''. They embarked on a North American tour with Cromwell in 2012. The band additionally played a few shows in 2013 and 2015. The band's next album "Ephemeral" was released in 2017. The album contained elements from

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and

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music; a first for the band. Unlike after the release of its predecessor, the band didn't promote the album by going on tour.

Turning into a solo project and subsequent releases (2018–present)

After the release of "Ephemeral" the band turned into a solo project with Brandon remaining the sole band member. He signed with electronic music label FiXT and released his debut single "Fight the Future". His sixth album, titled "Shadow_Movement", was released on 18 October 2018. After releasing various singles Brandon released his seventh studio album "Hologram" on 10 October 2019. He released his eighth studio album, "Graphite", on 26 June 2020. The ''Revenge'' LP, with 15 tracks, was released January 14, 2022. It includes guest appearances by Julien K, InHuman, and Amir Derakh (Julien K, Rough Cutt). On July 15, 2022, Demolition City was remastered and released. The album contains all the previous songs (including "The Lowdown of a Fool", which was released under the name "Double Zero") and previously unreleased demos and songs. On June 2, 2023, The Anix released its tenth studio album "Nightvision". On February 22, 2024, The Anix released a new single called ''CRAWL'' featuring Amir Derakh of Julien-K as a part of his upcoming tenth studio album "Voltage". On April 15 and May 28, "Gravity" and "Shadow" were released as the second and third single of The Anix's upcoming album.

Members

Current members * Brandon Smith – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, programming (2001–present) Former members * Oscar Gutierrez – drums (2001–2005) * Bryan Lareau – guitar, bass, backing vocals (2001–2006) * Chris Yarber – bass, synthesizer, backing vocals (2004–2008) * Nik Lawhorn – guitar (2004–2008) * Logan Smith – drums (studio and live: 2005–2018, live only: 2022, 2025) * Greg Nabours – synthesizer, backing vocals (2008–2011) * Chris Dinger – guitar, backing vocals (studio and live: 2009–2018, live only: 2022) * Nikolas Musolino – guitar (2013–2017)

Discography

Studio albums

Remix albums

# Change (Remixes) (2003) # Dangerous (Remixes) (2005)

Compilation albums

# Rare And Unreleased (2009) # Glass (Deconstructed) (2012) # Black Space (Deconstructed) (2019)

Others

Singles

As featured artist

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Covers

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* Cry Little Sister by Gerard McMahon feat.

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* Army of Me by

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* Don't Stop by

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Music videos

References

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