Matt Brennan (academic) explained

Matt Brennan (born 1979) is an author, musician, and academic whose work focuses on popular music and society. He is Professor of Popular Music at the University of Glasgow.[1]

Career and publications

Brennan's research has garnered significant press coverage, particularly his work on the cost of recorded music[2] [3] and the value of the live music sector.[4] [5]

His first monograph, When Genres Collide, was named as one of music website Pitchfork's "Favourite Music Books of 2017" and earned an Honorable Mention in the Association of American Publishers’ PROSE Awards for best "Music and Performing Arts" book.[6] [7] His second monograph, Kick It: A Social History of the Drum Kit, was named as one of the 'Best Music Books of 2020' by the Financial Times.[8]

Brennan has authored, co-authored, and co-edited several books listed below:

Music

Brennan currently records and performs music under the name Citizen Bravo.[14] His first album as Citizen Bravo,[14] Build A Thing Of Beauty, was released by Chemikal Underground in 2019.[15] His sophomore album, a large scale collaborative work Return To Y'Hup: The World Of Ivor Cutler,[16] was released in 2020 and received 4-star reviews in MOJO, Uncut, and The Observer.[17]

Prior to his work as Citizen Bravo, Brennan was a founding member of the indie pop group Zoey Van Goey (2006-2012), which released two well received albums - The Cage Was Unlocked All Along[18] [19] in 2009 and Propeller Versus Wings[20] [21] in 2011 - on the Scottish record label Chemikal Underground.[22] He also performed onscreen and on the soundtrack for the film God Help The Girl, which won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.[23] [24] [25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr Matt Brennan. www.gla.ac.uk. en. 2017-08-27.
  2. Web site: BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters, Music without compromise, Why CDs may be more eco-friendly than streaming. BBC. en-GB. 2019-07-07.
  3. Web site: Is Streaming Music Dangerous to the Environment? One Researcher Is Sounding the Alarm. Blistein. Jon. 2019-05-23. Rolling Stone. en-US. 2019-07-07.
  4. News: How big is live music really?. 10 March 2017. BBC News. 2017-08-29.
  5. News: When did you last hear live music? Stand up and be counted. Willson. Flora. 7 March 2017. The Guardian. 2017-08-29.
  6. Web site: Pitchfork’s 16 Favorite Music Books of 2017 Pitchfork. pitchfork.com. en. 2017-11-24.
  7. News: 2018 Award Winners - PROSE Awards. PROSE Awards. 2018-02-09. en-US.
  8. News: Hunter-Tilney. Ludovic. 2020-11-21. Best books of 2020: Pop music. Financial Times. 2021-12-31.
  9. Book: Kick It: A Social History of the Drum Kit. 2020-02-11. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-068387-0. Oxford, New York.
  10. Web site: The History of Live Music in Britain, Volume II, 1968-1984: From Hyde Park to the Hacienda, 1st Edition (Hardback) - Routledge. Routledge.com. en. 2019-07-07.
  11. Web site: When Genres Collide: Down Beat, Rolling Stone, and the Struggle between Jazz and Rock. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2017-08-29.
  12. Web site: The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Music Education. Routledge Publishing. 2017-08-29.
  13. Web site: The History of Live Music in Britain, Volume 1: 1950-1967, From Dance Hall to the 100 Club. Routledge Publishing. 2017-08-29.
  14. Web site: HOME. www.citizenbravo.com.
  15. Web site: Citizen Bravo – Build A Thing Of Beauty. en-US. 2019-03-21.
  16. Web site: Chemikal Underground Records - Shop - Citizen Bravo // Ivor Cutler. shop.chemikal.co.uk.
  17. News: Spencer. Neil. Citizen Bravo, Raymond MacDonald and Friends: Return to Y’Hup: The World of Ivor Cutler review – charming tribute to a national treasure. 2020-01-18. The Observer. 2020-02-18. en-GB. 0029-7712.
  18. News: Zoey Van Goey - The Cage Was Unlocked All Along. 2009-10-29. The List. 2017-10-16. en-GB.
  19. News: Zoey Van Goey - The Cage Was Unlocked All Along The Skinny. 2017-08-27. en.
  20. Web site: Zoey Van Goey Album Discography AllMusic. AllMusic. 2017-08-27.
  21. News: Zoey Van Goey – Propeller Versus Wings The Skinny. 2017-10-16. en.
  22. Web site: Sunny side on the top - Zoey Van Goey interview. www.scotsman.com. en. 2017-09-07.
  23. News: God Help The Girl Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album credits. All Music. 2017-08-29. en-US.
  24. News: Stuart Murdoch on God Help the Girl. Dunn. Jamie. 4 August 2014. The Skinny. 2017-08-29.
  25. News: ‘Whiplash’ Owns the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Awards Netting Two Top Prizes. Smith. Nigel. 25 January 2014. Indiewire. 2017-08-29.

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