Dameon aranda biography

Aranda is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Explore Dameon Aranda's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews.
Dameon Aranda is known for The Hills (2006) and Whyyawannabringmedown (2009).

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Aranda is a band from Oklahoma City signed to Wind-up Records. The duo of brothers Dameon (vocals/guitar) and Gabe Aranda (vocals/keyboard) has worked with some of the industry’s finest talent including the Grammy-nominated production team of Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello on their first self-titled national release.

2009 saw Aranda’s single, “Still in the Dark,” break into the top 30 on the Active Rock chart.

That same year, American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson hand-picked two Aranda songs to cover on her album, All I Ever Wanted — including the high-energy in-your-face song of rebellion, “Whyyawannabringmedown” and, “All I Ever Wanted,” which became the title track for Clarkson’s album. Also, in 2009, Aranda’s “Whyyawannabringmedown” was selected by the WWE as the theme song for the pay-per-view event, The Bash.

Clarkson’s covers reinforced to the band that their music has an audience if given the proper chance. Aranda released a deluxe edition of their 2008 self-titled debut album, which included live tracks and a radio mix of “Whyyawannabringmedown,” along with a DVD of

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SPIRIT OF ROCK

Hailing from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA, the Alternative-Rock outfit Aranda was formed around the brothers Gabe Aranda on lead vocals and Dameon Aranda on guitar + bass.
From the very beginning, music was an important part of the way the two related to each other. As little brothers often do, Gabe always wanted to be a part of what Dameon was doing and since Dameon was into music, naturally Gabe was too.
They formed their first band when they were in middle school, eventually forming Aranda near the end of high school. They played out several times a week all around Oklahoma, while also holding down full time jobs.
Years later, after constant practice honed them into a polished band and they had created a small army of fans in Oklahoma, their friend Sam Watters, formerly of the multi-platinum R&B group Color Me Badd, got them in front of Tommy Mottola of Sony, who signed them on the spot. After two years of work on the album, Sony went through personnel changes and canceled the deal. Though the process didn't end with a completed album, the brothers

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Aranda (band)

American rock band

Aranda is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The band is composed of Dameon and Gabe Aranda. Their latest album Recollections Of A Painted Year was released on July 29, 2022 through The Fuel Music.

History

Self-titled debut album (2001–2010)

Dameon and Gabe Aranda have been creating music since an early age. The band became Aranda in 2001 and signed to Epic Records after years of playing locally in Oklahoma City with various groups under various names such as "Image" and "Freewill" in the 1990s. After recording an album for Epic they were let go from the label following a massive structural overhaul. Original drummer Armando Lopez left the band in 2003 to join No Justice. Mike Walker joined the band to record "The 405 Sessions" in 2004 and became a permanent member when the band signed to Astonish Records in 2006. The band's first full-length record, Aranda, was released on April 22, 2008.^[1] The first single, "Still in the Dark", peaked at No. 31 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.^&