Chris Brånn | Silence (Change Request Dreamix)

For this Dreamix, I updated a lesser-known production of the Atlanta native’s off his 2011 self-released album of the same time.

“Silence” was released in 2011 on CBE Music, but didn’t get a full release until a Japanese version of it—Octave Lab ‎(OTLCD 1810)—appeared in 2012, renamed as “Unspoken”. 

Beginning his production career in 1994, Brann teamed up with Chris Clarke and Chris Udoh to form the production ensemble Wamdue Kids. 

The Wamdue Kids began releasing house music EPs on Kelli Hand Detroit label Acacia Records, while also releasing tracks under the names Wam Kidz and Wambonix.

The trio remained together until 2000—while still affiliated with Clarke and Udoh—when Brann branched out to start producing tracks on his own, exploring other genres. 

Using a variety of names—mainly, Wamdue Project, Ananda Project, and P'Taah—Brann went through a period of incredibly prolific output from 1996-2006, racking up credits on over 600 productions. 

I added an entirely new rhythm section, extended certain sections to add additional orchestrations, and re-arranged the entire song. 

Enjoy!

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Chris Brånn | Silence (Change Request Dreamix)

Andrew Emil // Change Request 

A preeminent artist of Chicago's 3rd wave, Andrew Emil is one of house music’s most staunch stalwarts. A concert-trained percussionist since age 11, he earned a chair in his native Kansas City Symphony before eventually moving to Chicago. 

As a traditional musician, Andrew Emil has worked as a keyboardist, arranger, and an orchestrator on recording sessions and productions, cutting his teeth at the former Chicago Trax Recording Studios. 

Credited on over 200+ recordings, his composition and studio productions have ranged from concert works and sound design to film scoring stages and hundreds of releases of electronic music productions. 

After a life in live music performance, from orchestra percussion sections to punk rock ensembles, he crafted a reputation for House Music productions in Chicago under his own name, as well as Broadway & Wilson, and Uptown Tones. 

One of the earlier innovators of the “Jackin House” genre under the Broadway & Wilson moniker with Jeff Bloom, Andrew is never content to stay in one place or style of musical thought for very long. 

He is the only recording artist to do production work simultaneously for Derrick Carter’s Classic Music Company, Mark Farina’s Great Lakes Audio, Gene Farris’ Farris Wheel Recordings, and four-time GRAMMY nominee Steve “Silk” Hurley’s S&S Records.

A string of double-digit singles for prominent labels, including remixes for artists such as Common, Kanye West, Little Louie Vega, Jamie Principle, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Iz & Diz, Fast Eddie, Shalamar, Roland Clark, David Morales, Colette, Amp Fiddler, JT Donaldson, and Gene Farris, to name a few. 

2012 saw the emergence of his epithet, Change Request, with the Change Theory EP on four play music. This new persona allowed the freedom to explore hybrids of mid-tempo live instrument focused jazz-dance-fusion. 

Following this release was “After All” on Seasons Recordings, with another single thereafter featuring house music icon, Chez Damier, “I Wanna Go Back”, including a remarkable rework from Glenn Underground, on Glenview Records. 

The ever-growing collection of songs and musical dialogue eventually led to the conceptual album series from Change Request. Each full-length effort containing a completely separate story and scored via its own unique incidental subtext. 

Emil created AstraVox Music with the award-winning Los Angeles-based composer, Mr. Nathaniel, as a home for his increasing catalog of incidental dramatic musical compositions. 

www.andrewemil.com