Chicago house producer DANNN, real name Daniel Brookman, has died.

Resident Advisor reported the news after receiving confirmation of his death from his family. As of yet, a cause of death has not been disclosed publicly.

Brookman released his last album, ‘The Slightest Dreadful Electricity’, on July 31, but his career began over a decade ago – he released his official debut, ‘Interludes’, in 2013. Throughout his career, he worked with sounds from house, R&B, and new jack swing, and become more experimental in recent years. In 2022, he worked with fellow Chicago musician Ariel Zetina on her album ‘Cyclorama’.

He handled all of his own album artwork, and was involved with the venue Hidden Dog, a big part of the Chicago underground scene – he welcomed the likes of Kelela, FKA twigs and Hudson Mohawke to the space.

The label Trax Couture, which worked with Brookman a number of times, released a statement on August 2. It said: “Way too soon, can barely process it. It’s been the greatest honour to have seen your undeniable talent released into this world…Your music will be cherished and live on forever!”

Zetina paid tribute too, writing on X (formerly Twitter): “RIP DANNN, one of the Cyclorama collaborators, production genius, and if you were at this Kelela show in Pilsen in 2014 where she was freestyling over the sickest unreleased cut4me remixes – what a moment in time. They don’t make a lot of ppl like Dan, listen to his discography.”

Steve N. Hoffman, who has worked at Resident Advisor and Night Logistics in Chicago, said on Facebook: “On a sombre note, Chicago lost a real one this week. I myself, and many others share fond and profound memories of cutting teeth with Daniel Brookman in the 2014-18 era of the city’s DIY club scene. Those times were deeply pivotal and irreplaceable and so was DANNN himself. Fly high.”

See also  Savannah Chrisley Taking Ex-Fiancé Nic Kerdiles' Death 'Hour by Hour'

You can listen to ‘The Slightest Dreadful Electricity’ here, too.

 



Source