Paul Brennan is a Canadian musician. A

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mer, Brennan has been a member of Big Electric Cat, the Animal Slaves,

Odds Odds provide a measure of the likelihood of a particular outcome. They are calculated as the ratio of the number of events that produce that outcome to the number that do not. Odds are commonly used in gambling and statistics. Odds also have ...

and Big Sugar. He has also contributed as a guest musician on albums by

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, Taste of Joy, Julie Ann Bertram and

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. He is currently playing with

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and Ellis Meek and performing locally in Toronto.

Career

Brennan was a founding member of the Vancouver band Odds in 1987; the same musicians also performed cover tunes locally under the name Dawn Patrol. Odds recorded their first album, ''Neapolitan'', in 1991; a single from the album, "Love is the Subject", appeared on local radio charts. In 1992 the band toured as the backup band for American rock singer

Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician. Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money", and " Roland the Headless Tho ...

. By 1994, Brennan had left the odds, although he continued to perform in Dawn Patrol. He contributed percussion to

's 1995 album ''Dragonfly''. Brennan moved to Toronto and joined the band Big Sugar in 1996. He was the drummer for their album

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, which was nominated for a Juno Award in 1997. The band toured in western Canada in support of the album. In 1997 Brennan drummed on Meryn Cadell's album ''Blocks 6''. Brennan performed with

Luke Doucet Luke Doucet (born June 9, 1973) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has written and performed as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock band Veal and the folk rock band Whitehorse. In 2006 and 2011, Doucet was nominated f ...

as part of the NXNE festival in Toronto in 2002. He was the drummer for Doucet's 2004 album ''Outlaws'' In 2018 Brennan continues to perform locally in Toronto with the band The Two Fours and hosts an open mic at the Relish Bar and Grill."Relish celebrates 8 years of adding flavour to music scene Sundays"
''Toronto Moon'', 4 March 2018

References

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