Ainz “Brainz” Prasad

Ainz “Brainz” Prasad popularly known as Brainz, Brainz Dimilo, and Brainz Music is a film composer, music producer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame by producing popular music in Save The Last Dance (2001), Hardball (2001), Bringing Down The House (2003), and Django Unchained (2013).
Brainz has worked on numerous projects and with several prolific artists including Jamie Foxx, RickRoss, French Montana, P! NK, Quentin Tarantino, BabyFace, Snoop, Krayzie Bone, Miley Cyrus, MasterP, Common, Beanie Man, and others. He has also been associated with leading industry giants such as Netflix, FOX Network, BET, and ESPN 30 for 30.
Brainz is well known for offering professional and personal development programs to musicians. He has made over 10millon record sales that are available on all the music platforms including Spotify, YouTube Music, and Soundcloud.
==Early life and education==
Brainz was born in Edmonton, Alberta.
In 1995, Brainz enrolled in the Institute of Communication Arts to pursue a sound engineer and binaural hearing course. During his time there, he also learned to design recording studio spaces.
==Career==
Brainz started his career soon after he graduated from college by signing a deal with Kenny “BabyFace” Edmonds. Having had a successful first project on his hands, Brainz’s career took a stride and in a short period of time, he became a multi-platinum music producer.
Since his debut in the industry, Brainz has produced music for FOX Network, BET, and ESPN 30 for 30. and more. He has also contributed to multiple Hollywood films such as Save The Last Dance, Django, The Amazing Spider-Man, Hard Ball, Pootie Tang, Beerfest, and others. 
In 2010, Brainz entered in a signed partnership with BMG music Publishing under which he has composed music for Jamie Foxx, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, P! NK, Miley Cyrus, French Montana, PitBull, and several other prolific artists.
Throughout his career, he has also produced for several commercial campaigns including Verizon, Mercedes Benz, Steph Curry Under Armor, and Bombay Sapphire. 
In 2018 Brainz became the music producer for the 2018 BET Awards. In 2020, Brainz entered in a signed partnership with BMG music Publishing.
As of 2021, Brainz is the music composer on a Netflix tv series titled "Dad Stop Embarrassing Me", the film composer on "Groove Tales" animation feature film.
==Discography==
S.No.	Title 	Role 	Year
1 	2gether (TV Movie) 	Composer 	2000
2 	P!Nk: You Make Me Sick (Short Video) 	Composer 	2000
3 	Save the Last Dance (Movie) 	Writer, Composer	2001
4 	Hardball (Movie) 	Writer, Composer	2001
5 	Josie and the Pussycats 	Composer 	2001
6 	Pootie Tang 	Composer 	2001
7 	Pluto Nash 	Writer 	2002
8 	Love Don't Cost a Thing 	Composer 	2003
9 	Bringing Down the House 	Writer 	2003
10 	College Hill (TV Series) 	Composer 	2004
11 	Havoc 	Composer 	2005
12 	Cribs (TV Series) 	Composer 	2005
13 	The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) 	Composer 	2005
14 	Beerfest 	Composer 	2006
15 	College Hill Atlanta (TV Series) 	Composer 	2008
16 	Black Poker Stars Invitational (TV Series) 	Composer 	2008
17 	First In (TV Series documentary) 	Composer, Writer	2009
18 	In the Flow with Affion Crockett (TV Series)	Composer 	2011
19 	Django Unchained 	Composer 	2012
20 	Oprah Prime (TV Series) 	Composer 	2012
21 	A Dynamic Duo: Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx	Composer 	2013
22 	...And She Was My Eve (Video short) 	Composer 	2013
23 	BET Awards 2018 (TV Special) 	Music Supervisor	2018
24 	Torn: Dark Bullets (Album) 	Composer 	2020
25 	Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! (TV Series) 	Composer 	2021
26 	All-Star Weekend 	Music Editor 	post -production
==Awards==
Braniz is the recipient of the American Music Award for the soundtrack of the year (Save The Last Dance). Brainz and his production partners over at HMG acquired a publishing catalog that earned them five Grammys in 2018. Unpredictable (Jamie Foxx) 2x Platinum, Can’t Take Me Home (P!NK) 2x Platinum, Save The Last Dance (Sound Track) 2x Platinum, Blue Carpet Treatment (Snoop Dogg), Thug Mentality (Krayzie Bone) 2x Platinum, Josie& The Pussy Cats (Soundtrack) Gold.
==References==
==External links==
* Official Website
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* Brainz on TikTok
Category:Jamaican composers
Category:Jamaican record producers
Category:Jamaican songwriters
Category:Entrepreneurs
Category:People from Edmonton, Alberta