Branan’s artistic path has been lit by sonic encounters with the sacred and powered by a sense that music can change the world.
Branan fell in love with Classical Raga music over 30 years ago, while a music student in Canberra and later studied sarod with Pandit Ashok Roy in Sydney. A meandering musical search led him to the dhrupad genre and he began his apprenticeship with Padmashri Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha in 2002, making several extended study trips to India since then.
He is a avid researcher of the sacred music traditions of the Indian sub-continent, and has a repertoire of devotional song, including Kabir and Gurbani kirtan. His work aims to reconnect Classical Raga music with its roots in sacred music and holotropic experience.
Branan is committed to passing on the dhrupad tradition and has taught students around the world, both in person and online.
He has performed in Australia, India, Europe and the USA and received an Ian Potter Cultural Trust grant in 2012 to study at the Dhrupad Sansthan.
He currently lives in Fremantle, Western Australia.