Velvet Einstein recently sat down with Grammy-winning producer, Ian Brennan, to discuss Ian’s most recent book Missing Music: Voices From Where the Dirt Roads End, recording Our Ancestors Swam to Shore, the importance of capturing unique voices around the world, and the dangers of the streaming world.
Tune in on Tuesday, October 8th at 1pm to hear their conversation.
Ian Brennan has produced three Grammy-nominated albums and published seven books while also teaching violence prevention around the world since 1993 for organizations such as the Smithsonian and the National Accademia of Science (Rome).
Brennan released his first album in 1987 and in the past decade has produced over forty records by international artists from five continents, which have resulted in the first widely released original music albums from nations such as Rwanda, Malawi, Kosovo, South Sudan, Romania, Comoros, and Vietnam.
He has worked with artists as diverse as Fugazi, country legend Merle Haggard, Sleater-Kinney, and Green Day. His work has appeared in the New York Times, PBS television, and in an Emmy-winning segment of 60 Minutes.
