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Christian Ronn

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Also known as
  
Ganga

Years active
  
1998–present

Role
  
Composer

Origin
  
Denmark

Name
  
Christian Ronn

Born
  
23 May 1969 (age 54) (
1969-05-23
)

Genres
  
electronic, freeform, industrial rock, ambient drone, Filmmusic

Occupation(s)
  
Composer, Performer, music producer, Songwriter,

Instruments
  
keys, electronics, guitars

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Christian Ronn (born May 23, 1969 in Denmark) is a Danish musician and composer of electronic music, industrial rock, ambient drone, free form performance, film music and experimental musical projects beyond trad. genre description. Under the moniker Ganga, Ronn has worked with a number of artists. F.ex. Ingrid Chavez, David McAlmont, Dawn Joseph, Scheherazade Stone, Vanessa Daou, (Once in a While), Nikolaj Grandjean, Helle Chirholm, Annemarie Zimakoff, Claire Ross-Brown (Complexity) and Christos Stylianou. (Be With You) & (The Game)

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Since 1998, his musical scores have appeared on more than 24 feature films and documentaries. His downtempo electronic music is primarily written under his moniker Ganga with tracks featured in more than 150 compilations worldwide. As "Ganga", he has released 5 CD albums, 4 EPs and 3 12" LPs. He also works in other musical projects like Petrol with Helle Chirholm and Steen Kyed, as Prox with Jorgen Teller, and in Panser with Peter Schneiderman (Peter Peter) .

Christian Ronns experimental music is primarily to be found on the Prox albums "Evil Babies", "On Off" and the latest vinyl "Life of X" where also the freeform performer and composer Lotte Anker and Skak Snitker contributes.

As part of the project "Film og musik live", Christian Ronn has performed live scores to silent films like Metropolis and The Battleship Potemkin, the latter with the Danish guitarist Peter Peter (Peter Schneidermann). These were well received by the Danish press. The new scores were performed 5 times in all on the Danish music festival Roskilde Festival. He also presented a sound installation on Bornholm Art Museum

Discography

(On Escho Record Label)

As Panser
  • 2012: The Body & The Work a Sacred Unnity
  • (all on Flinc Music label)

    As Ganga
  • 2006: I Dream About Trees
  • 2009: More Light Please
  • 2009: Don't Wake Me Up
  • 2010: Gaia
  • 2011: Circle
  • 2013: Wondrous Machine
  • As Petrol (Christian Ronn, Helle Chirholm and Steen Kyed)
  • 2008: Petrol (EP)
  • As Prox (Jorgen Teller and Christian Ronn)
  • 2008: Evil Babies
  • 2010: On Off
  • 2014: Life of X
  • Film scores

    (selective)

  • 2000: State of Bliss
  • 2002: Allahs born
  • 2003: Efterskoleliv - 300 dage pa Samso
  • 2004: Hingitaq - de fordrevne
  • 2007: Bronenosetj Potemkin (original in 1925)
  • 2008: Sa himmelsk anderledes
  • 2011: Fortaellingen om Rosa
  • References

    Christian Ronn Wikipedia


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