Christian Rønn
Also known asGanga
Born (1969-05-23) 23 May 1969
OriginDenmark
Genreselectronic, freeform, industrial rock, ambient drone, Filmmusic
Occupation(s)Composer, Performer, music producer, Songwriter,
Instrument(s)keys, electronics, guitars
Years active1998–present
LabelsEscho, Flinc Music, Wormland White, Kid Recordings
Websitewww.christianronn.dk, www.soundcloud.com/flincmusic,www.ganga.dk

Christian Rønn (born 23 May 1969 in Denmark) is a Danish musician and composer of electronic music, industrial rock, ambient drone, free form, film music and experimental music in general.[1] As a soloist and in collaborations, Rønn has worked and played with a number of artists. F.ex. Peter Peter, Ikue Mori, Rhyse Chatham, Peter Peter, Ingrid Chavez, Karsten Vogel and many others.[2]

Since 1998, he has scored more than 24 feature films and documentaries,[1] and performed live scores to silent films like Metropolis and The Battleship Potemkin, the latter with Peter Peter (Peter Schneidermann). These were well received by the Danish press.,[3][4] and the new scores were performed 5 times in all on the Danish music festival Roskilde Festival. As a solo-artist, he has released "Time Charged Maneuvers", "Broken Air" (Insula Records, Flinc Music) and "Chordis et Machina" (Resipiscent Records, Nische, Tonometer), the latter with Ikue Mori. [5]

His less experimental electronic music is primarily written under his moniker Ganga with tracks featured in more than 200 compilations worldwide.[6] As "Ganga", he has released 7 CD albums, 4 EPs and 3 12" LPs. Other notable projects are Prox with Jørgen Teller, Blind Mans Band with Claus Poulsen and Panser with Peter Schneiderman.

Discography

(On Insula Records) as Christian Rønn

  • 2015: Time Charged Maneuvers (LP)
  • 2016: Broken Air (LP)[5]

( Insula Jazz)

  • 2016: Blind Mans band (Christian Rønn, Claus Poulsen, Kevin Angboly) (Tape)
  • 2017: Reveal (Claus Poulsen, Christian Rønn, Jenny Gräf) (Tape)[5]

(Escho Records)

As Panser (Christian Rønn & Peter Peter)
  • 2012: The Body & The Work a Sacred Unity (LP)(DIG)

( Flinc Music )

As Prox (Jørgen Teller and Christian Rønn)
  • 2008: Evil Babies (DIG)
  • 2010: On Off (DIG)
  • 2014: Life of X (LP)(DIG)
As Ganga
  • 2006: I Dream About Trees (CD)(DIG)
  • 2009: More Light Please (DIG)
  • 2009: Don't Wake Me Up (CD)(DIG)
  • 2010: Gaia (CD)(DIG)
  • 2011: Circle (CD)(DIG)
  • 2012: Forget Gravity (LP)(CD)(DIG)
  • 2015: Reptile Routine (DIG)
As Petrol (Christian Rønn, Helle Chirholm and Steen Kyed)
  • 2008: Petrol (EP)(DIG)

( Wormland White)

  • 2013: Wondrous Machine (CD)(DIG)

Film scores

(selective)

  • 2000: State of Bliss
  • 2002: Allahs børn
  • 2003: Efterskoleliv - 300 dage på Samsø
  • 2004: Hingitaq - de fordrevne
  • 2005: Metropolis
  • 2006: Battleship Potemkin
  • 2007: Bronenosetj Potemkin (original in 1925)
  • 2008: Så himmelsk anderledes
  • 2011: Fortællingen om Rosa
  • 2016: Xenia - en vognmands bekendelser

References

  1. 1 2 "Danish Film Institute website: Filmography of Christian Rønn". Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  2. ↑ "CV". Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  3. ↑ AF Søren Vinterberg. "Panserkrydseren Potemkin - Punket panserkrydser er værd at gense" (in Danish). iBYEN.dk. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  4. ↑ Politiken: Punket panserkrydser er værd at gense
  5. 1 2 3 "Christian Rønn". Discogs.
  6. ↑ Discogs Ganga page
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