The Anix


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

History

Early years (2000–2007)

The Anix was formed in 2000 between brothers Brandon Smith, Logan Smith and their long time friend Chris Dinger. The band made various albums along the years but they didn't receive much recognition. The band released their debut studio album, titled "An Illusion of Time" in 2004. The band's first label released album was "Play, Dance, Repeat" released in April 2005.

Gaining recognition and release of "Sleepwalker" (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 Apoptygma Berzerk, 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. Smith said that the band is often inspired by film adaptations of graphic novels, like The Dark Knight and Sin City.
The band's next album "Ephemeral" was released in 2017. The album contained elements from techno and dance music; a first for the band.

Turning into a solo project (2018–present)

After the release of "Ephemeral" the band turned into a solo project with Brandon being the only member. He signed with electronic music label FiXT and released his debut single "Fight the future". His 6th album, titled "Shadow_Movement", was released on 18 October 2018.
After releasing various singles Brandon released his 7th studio album "Hologram" on 10 October 2019.
The 8th studio album "GRAPHITE" has been released in 2020.

Discography

Studio album

  1. An Illusion of Time
  2. Play, Dance, Repeat
  3. Demolition City
  4. Sleepwalker
  5. Ephemeral
  6. Shadow_Movement
  7. Hologram
  8. Graphite

    Remix album

  9. Change
  10. Dangerous

    Compilation album

  11. Rare And Unreleased
  12. Glass
  13. Black Space

    Others

  14. A Division of You
  15. Digital Rock
  16. Double Zero
  17. Shadow_Movement
  18. Order / Disorder

    Singles