Matt Brennan (academic)

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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]

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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]

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References

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  2. ↑ "BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters, Music without compromise, Why CDs may be more eco-friendly than streaming". BBC. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Blistein, Jon (23 May 2019). "Is Streaming Music Dangerous to the Environment? One Researcher Is Sounding the Alarm". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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  5. ↑ Willson, Flora (7 March 2017). "When did you last hear live music? Stand up and be counted". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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  14. 1 2 "HOME". www.citizenbravo.com.
  15. ↑ "Citizen Bravo – Build A Thing Of Beauty" . Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "Chemikal Underground Records - Shop - Citizen Bravo // Ivor Cutler". shop.chemikal.co.uk.
  17. ↑ Spencer, Neil (18 January 2020). "Citizen Bravo, Raymond MacDonald and Friends: Return to Y'Hup: The World of Ivor Cutler review – charming tribute to a national treasure". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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