The FitzaFrenic, Ireland’s most exciting unsigned band, will launch their debut EP, modestly entitled “Self Indulgent Tacky Sh**e”, on Thursday 7th of April 2011 in the Button Factory, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Featuring four exceptionally catchy new tracks, the EP is available now to download for FREE.
One of Ireland’s most promising musical talents, the FitzaFrenic have earned support spots with the likes of Republic of Loose, the Blizzards, Aslan and the Coronas, and have wowed crowds at sold out shows in top venues such as Whelans, the Village, Crawdaddy and the Button Factory, where they performed alongside international DJ Alex Guadino. The FitzaFrenic have even notched up an impromptu gig with the Commitments’ legend Phelim Gormley! Thom McDonnell, music producer at Windmill Lane has said: “The FitzaFrenic have the best of both worlds. Fun, catchy, danceable songs yet with fantastic musicianship to back it up.” With distinctive raspy vocals, driving saxophone melodies and an extremely unique and funkadelic feel to their music, this Dublin-based four-piece band have produced one of the most original sounds ever to come out of Ireland.
Since forming in 2008, the FitzaFrenic have clocked up a rake of supporters, including Olympic boxer Kenny Egan, as well as fellow Clondalkin man Brian Ormond and his model fiancé Pippa O’Connor. In 2010, they appeared live on TG4’s Pop 4, 98FM and Spin 103.8. What makes the FitzaFrenic so unique is their raw musical talent: all four members are accomplished multi-instrumentalists and this is reflected in every track on their debut EP. Having spent the last three and a half years gigging, song writing and recording in the studio, the FitzaFrenic are now ready to share their highly anticipated debut EP with the world! Seven Days and Heroes in Hiding will play support on the night. Special guests to be announced. Tickets €7 including booking fee available from www.tickets.ie. Doors from 7.30pm. For download details check out www.facebook.com/thefitzafrenic.
This course has been developed by the Griffith College Law School in consultation with top music industry lawyers. Its aims to provide a detailed introduction to the theory and application of intellectual property law in Ireland.
This unique course delivers a comprehensive overview of the use of music in all media. Case studies and role-play are used to explain Division of Rights, Clearances, Synchronisation and Master Use Licenses, Library Music/Blanket Licenses, specially commissioned music – Composers' Agreements, Recording Contracts, Collecting Agencies, Royalties, deal negotiation with performers, publishers and record companies. There will be a detailed analysis of the rights implications of web broadcasting and sourcing music via the Internet.
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Dublin four piece The Shoos caused quite a stir with the release of their single “Distance” in May 2010. The single achieved widespread airplay and the band impressed with live sessions at many radio stations nationwide including Today FM’s Ray D’Arcy Show.
On hearing the Today FM live session, attention was drawn by their now manager who introduced the band to major label Universal Music Ireland. “Distance” reached the #1 spot on the physical singles sales chart and in quick succession The Shoos inked a major deal with Universal Music.
Since then, they have been recording in LA with producer Warren Huart (The Fray) and while there, headlined a show at the legendary Viper Room in Hollywood. The have toured with One Republic and will celebrate the launch of their debut with live shows around the country. Details as follows:
April 8th – Tower records 5.30pm
April 8th – Whelans Headline Show
April 12th – Ruby Sessions
April 14th – HMV Grafton 6pm
Aprl 15th – RDS Leinster Ulster Game (20,000 half time performance)
The Shoos will release their debut mini-album “Rescue Room” on the 8th April 2011. “Rescue Room” will feature 7 self-penned singles including lead track “Long Way Down”.
ELEVENS is a four piece musical and visual concept created by Martin McCann – Vocals (SACK) and Tony Barrett – Guitar (BRILLIANT TREES). With the addition of Mark Healy on extra guitar (THE JOSEPHS/SUBTONICS/JERRY FISH & THE MUDBUG CLUB) and the photographic projections of Aidan Kelly (CANDY COLLECTIVE), both mediums are married for an unforgettable live experience.
Acoustic guitar based and with the additional colour of Omnichord, Melodica and Toy Bells amongst other gadgetry, these songs of love lost and found, are aided by Kelly’s urban landscapes incorporating interactive tell tale snap shots of everyday life. A 3-track release and download is scheduled for April 22nd, 2011 on 22 Recordings.
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April 1st, 2011 – BARRETSTOWN INSPIRATIONS 2011 -The Olympia Theatre, Dublin
The 3rd Inspirations Gig in aid of Barretstown takes place on Friday April 1st at The Olympia. The night will feature a host of acts performing songs by their musical heroes and some of their own material. Confirmed performers so far include Elevens, Glen Hansard, The Stunning, Delerentos, O Emperor , Dirty Epics and Ryan Sheridan, Declan O'Rourke, Mik Pyro(Republic of Loose), & more.
April 23rd – Project Arts Centre, 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin
Debut Dublin performance and ep Launch.
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For Information / Interview requests / Promotional CDs:
Stevo Berube / Berube Communications info(at)berubecommunications.com or +353 (0)87 244 2695
Contact for ELEVENS – 3elevens(at)gmail.com
Grammy nominated songwriter Joe Echo will play a special headline show at Whelan’s, Dublin on Thursday 28th April where he will perform music from the new hit movie Killing Bono alongside songs from his forthcoming debut album.
Tickets for Dublin are priced €11.80 inclusive of booking fee are on sale this Friday at 9am from Ticketmaster outlets nationwide and online at www.ticketmaster.ie.
Opening in cinemas across Ireland and the UK this Friday Killing Bono, starring Ben Barnes (Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Dorian Grey), Robert Sheehan (Misfits, Love/Hate, Season of the Witch) and the late Pete Postlethwaite (Usual Suspects, In The Name of the Father, Inception), is based on Neil McCormick’s memoirs of his years at school with Bono and U2 and his rather less successful rival band as they went through the 1970’s. Described as an “Irish music-based comedy”, the movie is written by Ian Le Frenais and Dick Clement the screenwriters of “The Commitments” and “Almost Famous” and is directed by Nick Hamm (The Hole).
The movie features eight unique new arrangements written by Joe Echo, which have been performed and recorded with Ben Barnes and Robert Sheehan alongside an exclusive previously unreleased track by The Hype, U2’s previous incarnation, and a classic from Ireland’s biggest band.
Along with the production of the Killing Bono soundtrack he has been putting the final touches to his debut album which will be released later this year. Since the success of 2009’s Grammy nominated Madonna hit Celebration, which he co-wrote, its been all up hill for Joe Echo supporting acts like Paolo Nutini, The Script and James Morrison as well as festivals like OXEGEN, Electric Picnic and on the same bill as Sir Paul McCartney at last summers Hyde Park Calling concert in London.
Tickets for Joe Echo live at Whelan’s on April 28th and Spring and Airbrake, Belfast on Friday 29th are on sale this Friday at 9am.
The Contemporary Music Centre presents its annual student New Music Marathon in Derry
The Contemporary Music Centre presents its annual marathon of new music by student composers and performers at the University of Ulster, Magee campus, Derry, 11.30am – 6.00pm, Friday 15 April 2011. The marathon takes place in the Great Hall at Magee Campus and the Foyle Arts Building, home of the School of Creative Arts, and will be followed by a reception for all participants.
Numerous concerts of new music take place throughout the day, programmed by Brian Bridges, composer and Lecturer in Music and Creative Technologies, and Adam Melvin, composer and Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music. Following on from the success of the additional workshop element introduced in 2010, a workshop will take place again this year, programmed by Adam Melvin. Christopher Austin, a conductor and arranger who has worked on a range of orchestral projects for film and television in addition to his work as a contemporary music specialist, has been invited to discuss professional practice and will provide some invaluable practical advice and dos and don’ts for dealing with performing groups/orchestras.
Composition and performance students from the University of Ulster, Magee (Derry), University of Limerick (UL), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), NUI Maynooth and Queen’s University Belfast are once again participating. New this year, the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) and the Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) are sending representatives.
The concert programmes for the day will be an eclectic mix of new instrumental, electroacoustic/acousmatic, mixed-media and live electronic pieces. The Contemporary Music Centre will document the marathon throughout the day with video coverage and a special video podcast will be on the Centre’s web site www.cmc.ie after the event.
‘The Contemporary Music Centre has been organizing the annual student new music marathon since 2006 and it is now firmly established as an important day in the calendar of composition and performance students not only for the performance opportunity that it offers but also for the opportunity for students from all around the Island of Ireland to meet and discuss their work. We are delighted this year with the addition of the DIT, RIAM and DKIT, this is a very exciting development for the marathon’ says Karen Hennessy, Promotion Manager, The Contemporary Music Centre.
The Contemporary Music Centre is Ireland's national archive and resource centre for new music, supporting the work of composers throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland. The Centre is supported by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
The Contemporary Music Centre would like to acknowledge the support of the School of Creative Arts, University of Ulster for hosting this year’s marathon. Admission to all concerts during the day is free.
For more information and details of the concert programmes please contact Karen Hennessy, Promotion Manager, The Contemporary Music Centre, 19 Fishamble Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 8. Tel. 01 673 1922, email: khennessy@nullcmc.ie web site www.cmc.ie.
'I Know Were Gonna Be Just Fine' is the brand new single taken from the forthcoming album.
Currently Grainne is finishing tracks for her second album, as a follow up to her stunning debut album Out of the Dark which was released to warm reception which included her being asked to appear for three days at Glastonbury 2008 Festival. Alongside appearing at many of Ireland's leading festivals Grainne was also approached by the BBC to record a track, ‘Get Here’, for their T.V. promotion campaign in George Martin's Air Studio in London. She also was asked to take part in R.T.E’s highly acclaimed Other Voices music programme. Also Grainne has appeared alongside Paul Brady for the re opening of the newly refurbished Ulster Hall and also at the renowned Celtic Connections Festival in Scotland and has just returned from an extensive tour of Norway and she will be returning to the North Poles again this year. Her wonderful mix of blues rock and soul in her original material and her treatment of a few carefully selected standards charged with true emotion and feeling can win over any audience and leave you begging for more.
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TUNING-UP FOR LOVE:LIVE MUSIC, IRELAND’S NATIONAL MUSIC DAY, FRIDAY 8TH APRIL
MUSIC NETWORK IN ASSOCIATION WITH RTÉ LYRIC FM ARE GEARING UP FOR IRELAND’S NATIONAL MUSIC DAY, TAKING PLACE ON FRIDAY 8TH APRIL 2011
love:live music 2011, Ireland’s National Music Day, takes place on Friday 8th April and is co-ordinated by Music Network in association with RTÉ lyric FM and supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport. For the second year running, there will be lots of free live music events in cities and towns across the land as well as two flagship events in Dublin and Limerick, with live broadcasts from these and other events throughout the day on RTÉ lyric fm. With events taking place everywhere from arts centres to libraries to workplaces, everyone is encouraged to get involved to celebrate live music performance of all kinds! To find out about events in your area, or to register your own event, visit www.lovelivemusic.ie or call 01 671 9429.
To celebrate the day Music Network is presenting two headline concerts. The first is at the Belltable in Limerick from 2.30pm. Renowned international artist Camille O’Sullivan will entertain us with her own unique blend of rock and theatre with a nod to German Weimar Kabaret. She will be joined by Gato Azul (Francesco Turrisi, accordion & percussion, Robbis Harris, bodhran, Michael Coady, double bass, Lucas Gonzales, guitar) performing a blend of jazz and world music and the talented sisters, the Cashell Duo (Sophie Cashell, piano and Anna Cashell, violin) performing works by Debussy, John Cage and Lili Boulanger. This concert takes place at Belltable, 69 O’Connell St., Limerick from 2.30-4.00pm on Friday 8th April and will be broadcast live on RTÉ lyric fm’s The John Kelly Ensemble.
The second headline concert is at the Sugar Club in Dublin from 8.30pm, with singer/songwriter Mick Flannery, "a songwriting force to be reckoned with” (The Irish Times). The unique Dublin Guitar Quartet, will play contemporary works by composers such as Philip Glass and exciting new group, The Listeners, led by multi-instrumentalist Emer Mayock, will be representing the best of the traditional music scene. Finally, award-winning pianist Michael McHale completes the line-up in spectacular style, playing Beethoven and Rachmaninov. This concert takes place at the Sugar Club, 8 Lower Leeson Street, D.2 from 8.30pm-10.30pm on Friday 8th April. For those that can’t make it, the concert can be heard live on RTÉ lyric fm’s The Blue of the Night.
Both concerts in Limerick and Dublin are free but ticketed. Call 01 671 9429 or email admin@nullmusicnetwork.ie to book your place at either of these events.
The response to this year’s love:live music from performers across the country has been fantastic and with over ninety live music events already lined up in villages, towns and cities across the country, more events are being registered every day. There is an electric mix of events, from barbershop choirs in Sligo to rap and rock in the youth centre in Finglas; In Cavan, the African Caribbean Forum are having a celebration of diverse musical cultures; there will be solo recitals from the likes of Annette Cleary in Greystones and Redmond O’Toole in Meath as well as large ensembles like the Singing Flash Mob in Laois; traditional music will be plentiful with performances at the Coleman Traditional Music Centre in Gurteen and the Skerries Trad Music Weekend amongst others; there’s no shortage of jazz and rock concerts in Sligo with live jazz at the Osta Café, guitarist and singer Ricky McDowell with his band, and acoustic guitar band Tucan with their eclectic rock influenced style; last but not least the contemporary music sector has pulled out all the stops with a performance by CoMA Limerick at the Hunt Museum in Limerick and several performances happening at the Contemporary Music Centre in Dublin.
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Mick Flannery; Dublin Guitar Quartet (Brian Bolger, Pat Brunnock, David Creevy and Tomas O’Durcain); The Listeners (Emer Mayock flute/whistles/fiddle, Donal Siggins mandocello/guitar, Steve Larkin fiddle and Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola, voice); Michael McHale (piano)
celebrate love:live music, Ireland’s national music day
Date: Friday 8 April 2011
Venue: The Sugar Club, 8 Lower Leeson Street, D.2
Time: 8.30 – 10.30pm
Free event but ticketed. Call 01 671 9429 or email admin@nullmusicnetwork.ie
Promoted by Music Network and RTÉ lyric fm
Camille O’Sullivan; Gato Azul (Francesco Turrisi, accordion & percussion, Robbie Harris, bodhran, Michael Coady, double bass, Lucas Gonzales, guitar); Cashell Duo (Sophie Cashel, piano and Anna Cashell, violin) celebrate love:live music, Ireland’s national music day
Date: Friday 8 April 2011
Venue: Belltable, 69 O’Connell St., LIMERICK
Time: 2.30 – 4pm
Free event but ticketed. Call 01 671 9429 or email admin@nullmusicnetwork.ie
Promoted by Music Network and RTÉ lyric fm
The 2011 Sligo New Music Festival will be ian Wilson’s 8th as director and the very special guests will be two outstanding australian musicians – electric guitarist and soundscape artist extraordinaire Oren Ambarchi and one of the world’s leading recorder players, Genevieve Lacey .
Oren and genevieve will each perform an exciting solo concert and the festival’s highlight will be a collaborative performance featuring both artists playing together in public for the first time. The festival will also present the world première of Ian Wilson’s new collaborative improvisatory work with saxophonist Cathal roche and the RTE Vanbrugh Quartet.
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