Ian Brennan

Ian Brennan is a Grammy-winning producer (Tinariwen) who has produced three other Grammy-nominated albums and published eight books while all the while teaching violence prevention around the world since 1993 at places like UC Berkeley, the Betty Ford Center, and the National Accademia of Science (Rome). His latest book is Missing Music: voices from where the dirt roads end.

Talks

Ian Brennan and Gaelynn Lea Talk the Americans with Disabilities Act, 35 Years Later

By Ian Brennan | July 22, 2025

By Ian Brennan | July 22, 2025

Ian Brennan and Gaelynn Lea Talk the Americans with Disabilities Act, 35 Years Later

Plus, Gaelyn’s Music From Macbeth, her forthcoming memoir, and more.

Ian Brennan and Dame Evelyn Glennie Feel the Music

By Ian Brennan | May 10, 2024

By Ian Brennan | May 10, 2024

Ian Brennan and Dame Evelyn Glennie Feel the Music

The collaborators talk the physicality of sound and the creation of Another Noise.

Ian Brennan and Corin Tucker Make Sense of Themselves Through Music

By Ian Brennan | October 26, 2021

By Ian Brennan | October 26, 2021

Ian Brennan and Corin Tucker Make Sense of Themselves Through Music

The friends and collaborators catch up about the power and practicality of art.

Introducing: “White African Power”

By Ian Brennan | November 20, 2017

By Ian Brennan | November 20, 2017

Introducing: “White African Power”

The Tanzania Albinism Collective are raising their voices for the first time.