SONG OF THE DAY

“Sydney (I’ll Come Running)” by Brett Dennen (Loverboy, 2011). Written by Brett Dennen.

WHERE I HEARD IT

Radio Woodstock, B-!

INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)

– Brett Dennen (born October 28, 1979) is a folk/pop singer and songwriter from Northern California.

– In 2004, Dennen released his self-titled first album, Brett Dennen.

– His second album, So Much More, included the singles “Ain’t No Reason”, “She’s Mine” and “Darlin’ Do Not Fear”.

– Dennen 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”. In 2010, Dennen’s song “Darlin’ Do Not Fear” was featured on the soundtrack for the TV show Parenthood.

– He 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 been used in the iPod/iPhone app TapTap Revenge.

– Brett has headlined every major city in the United States, Europe and Australia and has been hand-picked by a “who’s who” of his contemporaries including John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Dave Matthews and O.A.R. to support tours.

– 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 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”.

– 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.

– Dennen is working on getting signed to Downtown Records through a partnership with Dualtone.

– In 2008, Dennen, along with Jason Mraz, contributed the song “Long Road to Forgiveness” to the Survival International charity album Songs for Survival.

– In late October, Hope for the Hopeless, Dennen’s third album, was released on the Downtown/Dualtone partnership.

– His fourth album, Loverboy, was released on April 12, 2011.

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