Matt Brennan (academic)

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

Career and Publications

Brennan's research, particularly his work on the value of the live music sector, has garnered significant press coverage.[2][3][4][5][6]

His first monograph, When Genres Collide: Down Beat, Rolling Stone, and the Struggle Between Jazz and Rock, 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.[7][8]

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

Music

Brennan has performed as a musician from the 2000s onward. He 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[12][13] in 2009 and Propeller Versus Wings[14][15] in 2011 - on the Scottish record label Chemikal Underground.[16] 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.[17][18][19]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr Matt Brennan". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  2. ↑ "How big is live music really?". BBC News. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  3. ↑ Willson, Flora (7 March 2017). "When did you last hear live music? Stand up and be counted". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  4. ↑ "Threat to live music from increase in rateable values". The Times. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  5. ↑ Gumble, Daniel (11 January 2017). "University of Edinburgh to conduct UK's first ever live music census". Music Week. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  6. ↑ "Edinburgh's noise restrictions 'handbrake' on live music scene". BBC News. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  7. ↑ "Pitchfork's 16 Favorite Music Books of 2017 | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  8. ↑ "2018 Award Winners - PROSE Awards". PROSE Awards. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  9. ↑ "When Genres Collide: Down Beat, Rolling Stone, and the Struggle between Jazz and Rock". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  10. ↑ "The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Music Education". Routledge Publishing. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  11. ↑ "The History of Live Music in Britain, Volume 1: 1950-1967, From Dance Hall to the 100 Club". Routledge Publishing. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  12. ↑ "Zoey Van Goey - The Cage Was Unlocked All Along". The List. 2009-10-29. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  13. ↑ "Zoey Van Goey - The Cage Was Unlocked All Along | The Skinny". Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  14. ↑ "Zoey Van Goey | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  15. ↑ "Zoey Van Goey – Propeller Versus Wings | The Skinny". Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  16. ↑ "Sunny side on the top - Zoey Van Goey interview". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  17. ↑ "God Help The Girl Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album credits". All Music. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  18. ↑ Dunn, Jamie (4 August 2014). "Stuart Murdoch on God Help the Girl". The Skinny. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  19. ↑ Smith, Nigel (25 January 2014). "'Whiplash' Owns the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Awards Netting Two Top Prizes". Indiewire. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
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