| Brett Dennen | |
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Brett Dennen live in concert |
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 28, 1979 |
| Origin | Oakdale, California, United States |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Downtown (2004-present), Dualtone (2005-present) |
| Website | http://www.brettdennen.net/ |
Brett Dennen (born October 28, 1979[1][2][3][4]) is a folk/pop singer and songwriter from Northern California.
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Brett Dennen attended UC Santa Cruz from 2000–2004, where he was a student at Kresge College.
In 2004, Dennen released his self-titled first album, Brett Dennen. His second album, So Much More, includes the singles "Ain't No Reason", "She's Mine" and "Darlin' Do Not Fear". Dennen also contributed a cover of "Private Life" to the 2006 tribute album Drink To Bones That Turn To Dust: A Toast To Oingo Boingo. Dennen's music has been featured in several television shows, including Roadtrip Nation on PBS, Grey's Anatomy, the House episode "Family", The Unit episode "Freefall", and the Scrubs episode "My No Good Reason". He also appeared shoeless on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 8, 2008, Late Night with Conan O'Brien on February 9, 2009, The Ellen DeGeneres Show on April 21, 2009, The Late Show with David Letterman on October 9, 2009, and was the back-up guest on Last Call with Carson Daly on December 22, 2009. In addition to television series, Dennen has also sold to national advertising campaigns for companies such as Hilton Hotels. His single- "Heaven" has also been used in the iPod/iPhone app TapTap Revenge. On June 1, 2011 Dennen's single, "Sydney (I'll Come Running)," was used in a promotional video for the new search and photo service from Twitter.[5]
Brett has supported tours with artists such as Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Dave Matthews and O.A.R..
Dennen has been a part of The Mosaic Project, a San Francisco Bay Area-based nonprofit organization, since its inception. The Mosaic Project works towards a peaceful future by uniting young children of diverse backgrounds, providing them with essential skills to thrive in an increasingly diverse society, and empowering them to strive for peace. As The Mosaic Project's Resident Rock Star, Dennen created an original musical curriculum for the program, which they released as an album called Children's Songs for Peace and a Better World, in 2003. It won a Children's Music Web 2004 Award [1] and a Parent's Choice 2004 Approved Award.
Dennen was named by Rolling Stone magazine as an “Artist to Watch” and, in 2008, Entertainment Weekly called him one of its eight "Guys on the Rise".[6] He has attended festivals such as the Rothbury Music Festival in Michigan, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Lyons Folk Festival, and the Mile High Music Festival in Colorado.[7]
Dennen is working on getting signed to Downtown Records through a partnership with Dualtone.[8]
In 2008, Dennen, along with Jason Mraz, contributed the song "Long Road to Forgiveness" to the Survival International charity album Songs for Survival. Earlier in the fall, Dennen toured Australia with Pete Murray. In late October, Hope for the Hopeless, Dennen's third album, was released on the Downtown/Dualtone partnership. The song "Ain't Gonna Lose You" was featured on Grey's Anatomy and topped the iTunes folk charts. The record reached number 6 in the digital charts, and was followed by a successful mini-tour.[9]
In January 2009, Dennen embarked on a 3-month vacation across the US, with friends Erin McCarley and Angus & Julia Stone.[7] Dennen also announced plans to backpack through the UK and Europe, including a visit to the Hoxton Bar & Kitchen in London on the 7th May.[10] In 2009, Brett's song "Ain't Going to Lose You" was also used in the closing sequence of an Ugly Betty episode. Brett also played a major songwriting role in the July 14th solo debut release of the Crosby Loggins album "Time To Move", which also features John Mayer.[11]
On August 1, 2009, Dennen attended the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. On the Waterside Stage he performed the following songs to a small crowd: "When You Feel It," "Who Do You Think," "Wrong About Me," "Ain't No Reason," "Darlin' Do Not Fear,'" "Heaven," "I Ain't Gonna Lose You," and "She's Mine."[12]
His fourth album, Loverboy, was released on April 12, 2011.
In September 2011, Dennen started using the question/answer site Formspring in order to get closer to his fans, and communicates with his fans frequently [13]
In 2009, Dennen's song "She's Mine" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie According to Greta; in 2010, Dennen's song "Darlin' Do Not Fear" was featured on the soundtrack for the TV show Parenthood.
Dennen's song "Ain't No Reason" was featured in the episode "Family" from House as well as in the episode "My No Good Reason" from Scrubs. It was also featured in season two of The Unit during the episode entitled "Freefall".
Singles
Studio albums
Live albums and EPs
Other contributions
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