MUSE-SICK: a music manifesto in fifty-nine notes BookMuse Sick: a music manifesto in fifty nine notes is a book by Grammy winning music producer Ian Brennan that serves as a guide on how mass production and commercialization have corrupted the arts. Brennan, in a series of 59 concise points and action plans, argues that corporate media has led to a lack of diversity in the music industry. The book's narrative is shaped by Brennan's field recording experiences in places like Comoros, Kosovo, and Rwanda,