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Of the numerous striking qualities
Brett Dennen has displayed during his ascendance onto
the national music scene, it is perhaps simply his
own authenticity that accounts for his remarkable rise
in popularity and acclaim. With
his long red hair, headband and guitar held high on his
stocky frame, he may seem like an unlikely front-man
for 2008, but the 28 year-old singer/songwriter/musician
is the rare performer that radiates confidence and ease
in his own skin, a quality that has earned him an increasingly
devoted fan-base. And in tandem with constant
touring, word-of-mouth buzz, high profile media attention
and a successful album, So Much More, Dennen’s
has arrived as a significant new artist to watch.
Raised
in Oakdale, California, near the Bay Area, Dennen found
inspiration to start playing guitar, in of all places,
summer camp. Dennen recollects, “I
went to this summer camp and all of my favorite counselors
were the ones that played acoustic guitar around the
fire at the end of the day and night. I idolized
those counselors.” Dennen experimented through
high school and college with different styles, informed
by his love of acoustic based music, jam bands and harder
rock like Pearl Jam and Rage Against The Machine. After
a short period of playing in bands, Dennen soon realized
that writing his own music was where his passion lay. Upon
graduation, he began playing in coffee shops and bars
by himself on the west coast, just hoping to be heard. He
started writing and recording in his home studio, and
the result was his first, self-titled album, which was
released in 2004 on the Flagship label.
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