Ian Brennan (music producer)

Ian Brennan
Brennan recording in Cambodia in 2015
Brennan recording in Cambodia in 2015
Background information
Born (1966-06-15) June 15, 1966 (age 58)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • author
  • lecturer
Years active1987–present
LabelsToy Gun Murder,
Glitterbeat, Six Degrees Records, Independent Records Ltd (IRL), Anti-, Sub Pop
SpouseMarilena Umuhoza Delli
Websiteianbrennan.com

Ian Brennan (/aɪˈən/; born June 15, 1966)[2] is an American music producer.[3]

Of the albums he has produced, Tinariwen's Tassili (2011) won a Grammy Award for Best World Music Album[4] and Zomba Prison Project (2015) was nominated;[5] and Ramblin' Jack Elliott's I Stand Alone (2006)[6] and Peter Case's Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John (2007)[7] were nominated for Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album.[8]

Brennan has authored seven books, two on anger, Anger Antidotes (2011) and Hate-less (2014); a novella, Sister Maple Syrup Eyes (2015); and four on music, How Music Dies [or Lives] (2016), Silenced by Sound (2019), Muse-Sick (2021), and Missing Music: voices from where the dirt roads end (2024). Brennan travels in search of countries and languages whose music is under-represented internationally, making field recordings of musicians and producing albums of their work. He started out making nine albums of his own music, and hosting benefits, making live recordings and releasing compilation albums of local bands in San Francisco.[9]

  1. ^ "Malawi Mouse Boys: Hunting Mice And Singing In Harmony". Npr.org. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ian Brennan: Oakland, 15/06/1966". Aracne editrice. Accessed November 6, 2017
  3. ^ "Ian Brennan On Dealing with Anger", Today FM, Sunday Best with Neil Delamere, August 30, 2015. Accessed October 24, 2017
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference grammy-54-2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference zomba-grammy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Variety Staff (December 7, 2006). "49th annual Grammy nominations list — part 2". Variety. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference npr-2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Bungey, John (July 21, 2014). "The Good Ones: from Rwanda to the world". Thetimes.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Battle of the Bands". Sfgate.com. May 26, 2000.