Chris Brann (born March 25, 1972) is an American

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producer and

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er. He was born in

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. Brann is known for his work under the monikers Wamdue Project and Ananda Project.

Career

Chris Brann's 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

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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

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and

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. Chris Brann is better known for the hit "

King of My Castle "King of My Castle" is a song by American electronic music producer Chris Brann under his Wamdue Project alias, with vocals by Gaelle Adisson. It was originally released in 1997 as a downtempo song but became a worldwide club hit in 1999 when it ...

", 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

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in house form. "King of My Castle" sold two million copies worldwide and is reportedly the best-selling single ever for the

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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

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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.

Discography

Albums

;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'' *2013 ''Beautiful Searching'' ;Wamdue Kids : ''All are collaborations with Deep C and

Chris Udoh Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, and Christine. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name * Chris Abani (born 1966), Nigerian autho ...

'' *1996 ''These Branching Moments'' *1996 ''Wamdue Works'' ;P'Taah *1999 ''Compressed Light'' *2001 ''De'compressed'' *2003 ''Staring At The Sun'' *2011 ''Perfumed Silence''

Singles

;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 "

", with Gaelle Adisson *1998 "Program Yourself EP" *1998 "Where Do We Go" *1998 "You're The Reason", with

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*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

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and Terrance Downs *2003 "Can You Find The Heart", with

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*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

'' *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

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*2003 "Be Strong 4 Me 2003", as Delilah, with Heather Johnson

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