Who is Brett Dennen? To be honest, I couldn't tell you. Staying up late one night, I saw this clip on television and instantly thought it was amazing. Simple chord progression and a very intimate performance is what makes the music that much better. Acoustic sets are hardly seen anymore, but his music is acoustic by nature, which makes me question why I've never heard of him before.

However, I do know why I haven't heard of Brett Dennen before. He isn't marketable. You won't find him on magazine covers, or in advertisements for proactive. But then, what does that really say about the music industry?  Music definitely has mass appeal but it seems we associate music and marketability more than we think. For example, think back to the last time you were watching TV. Commercials use jingles in order to make their product more memorable. The candy Kit-Kat uses such a jingle and in turn there are very few people I know of who could not recite it's lyrics. Money makes the world go around and I'm no one to argue over the fact, it's just refreshing to find a musician who strays from the "I'm trying to sell you something" attitude. It's strange to think of his music as innocent, but Dennen is untainted by all the negative aspects of the music industry.

Alejandro