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Month: March 2015

Apply Now for Music Generation Audio Engineering/Music Production Scholarship

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Music Generation New LogoMusic Generation and Nimbus School of Recording Arts are running a fantastic Audio Engineering/Music Production Scholarship opportunity for budding sound engineers to study at the world class, state-of-the-art Nimbus School of Recording Arts in Vancouver, Canada.

Started by renowned record producers Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, KISS, Peter Gabriel) and Garth Richardson (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against The Machine, Rise Against, Biffy Clyro), Nimbus School of Recording Arts passes on the same training, skills and discipline to a new generation of media professionals as that which Bob and Garth have learned throughout their careers.

The scholarship, valued at approx. €33,000,  will provide 12 months’ free tuition plus accommodation/living costs for a student on one of a range of cutting-edge music industry programmes.

Nimbus helps students turn their passion for music into a career through offering small class-sizes, mentorship from industry experts, and hands-on training in real studios which are open 24/7. The Music Generation scholarship holder will, upon successful completion of his/her course of study, earn the professionally-recognised and highly respected Nimbus School of Recording Arts Diploma.

Full details on the application process can be found at the Music Generation website here.

Interested applicants should act fast as the deadline is this Monday, 30th March at 5pm.

New Music from Electro-pop Artists “R”

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R Bubble Gum GeishaIrish electro-pop artists R release their new single Bubble Gum Geisha through Salt & Shake Records on 17th April 2015

The track is taken from their forthcoming debut album and is the first release from R since their debut single ‘Change’ caused such a buzz in late 2013. ‘Change‘ spent six weeks on the BBC 6Music playlist, received spot play support from BBC Radio 1 and 2 and reached No 1 on the Amazing Radio Chart.

R’s creative core is the work of brothers Pierre and Marc O’Reilly and Konstantine Pope, all respected musicians in their own right. Marc’s solo project has seen him embark on a live tour across Europe, including a performance at Glastonbury, while he also provided vocals on 3 tracks for MOBO award-winning act Karios 4tet’s last album, which received 4 star reviews from Mojo, The Independent and The Guardian. Pierre, meanwhile, is a composer for motion pictures and has worked on a full host of films, including collaborating with Academy Award-nominated director, Nicky Phelan and BAFTA nominated Director, Eamonn O’Neill whilst third member, producer Konstantine Pope, has made a name for himself both as a screen composer and electronic music producer. His screen work has appeared on BBC, ITV, NBC Universal, SYFY, and Glory World Series amongst many others and his commercial releases have charted on Beatport and received substantial radio play.

 

Bubble Gum Geisha is now streaming on Soundcloud here .

You can follow R on Facebook and Twitter.

CMC’s Salon Series to Highlight New Irish Music

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CMCThe Contemporary Music Centre continues its Spring 2015 Salon Series with an exciting programme at the Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, 6pm, Tuesday, 28 April 2015. Éamonn Cagney, Niwel Tsumbu and Martin Tourish, a trio of musicians who perform regularly together invite Roger Doyle to accompany them in this new music salon programme. They will perform Water journey by Éamonn Cagney; Kind of Sean Nós by Niwel Tsumbu and The Lodge by Martin Tourish.

The Contemporary Music Centre’s Salon Series aims to encourage newcomers and enthusiasts alike to engage with the music of Irish composers. Each performance takes place in an informal atmosphere with dialogue encouraged between composers, performers and audience.

Éamonn Cagney is a percussionist and composer.  Water Journey, based on Gaelic slipjig and West African 9-8 rhythms, is opened with a solo percussion piece by Éamonn, followed by an ensemble piece with Niwel Tsumbu, Martin Tourish and Roger Doyle. It is inspired by Éamonn’s ancestral folklore of sea voyages and night time maritime atmosphere.

Niwel Tsumbu is a guitarist, vocalist, performer and composer. His composition, currently entitled Kind of Sean Nós takes it’s inspiration from the singing of Iarla Ó Lionáird and Congolese church music from Niwel’s maternal ancestry. The piece explores the fluidity and adaptability of these musical forms in the context of Ireland today.

Martin Tourish is a piano accordionist and performer – composer. His piece The Lodge is inspired by new emerging dance music forms in the traditional Irish idiom. It evokes the tradition while integrating African hand drum rhythms and exploring the concept of Irish improvised music, that is improvisation in the traditional idiom.

Admission is free for the Salon series but booking is strongly recommended. To book please contact the National Concert Hall on tel: 01 417 0000  www.nch.ie.

 

Indie Arena Seeking New Music

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Indie Arena StudioIndie Arena is a weekly radio show highlighting new and classic independent music. The show broadcasts weekly from Cork’s Room 101 Radio on Tuesday evenings from 8-10pm. Presenter Antonia K Moore is currently seeking submissions from artists.

If you would like to have your music considered for inclusion on the show, drop an email with links to your press kit and an MP3 to Antonia at indiearenaradio@nullgmail.com.

You can check out Indie Arena on Twitter and Facebook.

One Horse Pony release ‘Starting Blues’ single

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OHPOne Horse Pony is a hard driving acoustic blues band based in Cork and features musicians from Ireland, France and Poland.

Their unique line-up of guitars, harmonica, double-bass, bodhran and low whistle inspires their fresh take on the blues, while their original material and energetic live performances have won them fans all over the world and made them staples on the Irish and European festival circuit.

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“Architects” by White Chalk featured on Sky Sports

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whitechalkWhite Chalk have had their track, “Architects”, selected by Sky Sports for use in their coverage of the Premiership. The song was chosen for a special montage featuring top Premiership teams Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton and Manchester United on Sunday 15th March.

The song was used again during last Sunday’s big game Manchester United vs Liverpool, with an audience of over 2.7 million people watching the game in the UK and an estimated worldwide audience of over 14 million.

The band have been busy over the last few months touring Germany, Austria and Switzerland supporting Rea Garvey on his European arena tour and have just returned from the UK after supporting one of Ireland’s biggest bands Kodaline.

White Chalk have a number of dates booked for this year, including performances in the UK and Germany. Their new single “Back To The Start” is play listed on 2fm and most regional radio stations around the country.


UPCOMING GIGS:

25th April                               Stables Mullingar

30th April – 4th May             UK Tour Dates

30th May                                 Headline Academy 2 Dublin

20th June                                Backstage Theatre Longford

27th June – 8th July             Germany Tour Dates

24th July                                 Headline Rooskey Festival

August/September            Summer festivals to be announced

Enda Reilly at St. Finian’s Church this Saturday

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Enda ReillyEnda Reilly continues his series of performances at St Finian’s Church on Adelaide Road this Saturday, 28th March, with support from Aisling Kavanagh. Enda’s set will include a mix of songs from “Amhráin i nGaeilge”, poetry songs, climate change songs and some of Enda’s other co-writes and compositions.

Enda is a singer, guitarist and songwriter from Dublin whose current projects include New Songs In Irish, his Climate Change Songs Workshops and Arise and Go! a collaboration with poet Stephen James Smith. Enda is a former winner of the IMRO Christie Hennessy Song Competition, Comórtas Amhráin Rónán Beo @3 and has represented Ireland with songs in minority language song competitions. He has played concerts with John Spillane, Kila, Liam O Maonlai and Rónán O Snodaigh amongst others.

Aisling Kavanagh has been playing and writing her own material for the last eight years. Following a succesful trip to Nashville in 2010 where she wrote with some of the city’s songwriting stalwarts including Tom Kimmel (Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt) and Sally Barris (Trisha Yearwood), Aisling released her EP “Tracks for Home” (Produced by Brendan Doherty) in 2011 to a very positive critical response.

Enda and Aisling have been friends and collaborators for several years and co-wrote “Do Mhuirnín Ó”, featured in Enda’s new album “Amhráin Nua i nGaeilge”, as part of their successful partnership. “Do Mhuirnín Ó” was a finalist in the the Sean McCarthy Ballad Competition and Aisling also tasted success as a runner up in the renowned Glinsk Song Contest. In addition Aisling’s songs have featured in an Irish short film production titled “Tome Feenes”. Aisling currently lives in Scotland and is working on new material. She was delighted to be asked by Enda to play her first gig on home soil in over three years.

Enda Reilly with support from Aisling Kavanagh

8pm 28th March in St. Finian’s Church, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2. 

Tickets €10 if you book online at www.endareilly.com/gigs/ or €12 at the door. (Tickets bought online will be held at the door.) 

www.endareilly.com

 

Every Up And Coming Indie Band Needs A Fighting Chance

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In conjunction with the Daily Mail and Windmill Lane Dublin, Studio Hub is giving six Irish Indie Bands a FIGHTINGwindmill lane CHANCE with a free full recording and production session in prestigious Windmill Lane Studio 1. Winners are chosen by selection, entries close 27th March. This is a huge opportunity for an Indie band, prize includes,

  1. A fully mastered recording which you own 100%
  2. A full profile of the band on the Daily Mail plus digital platforms.
  3. Free Daily Mail advertising for your next gig.
  4. Up to 15 people can join you for VIP access to the session. Green Room, Live Room, Control Room plus refreshments. All entry details can be found here:  http://www.dublinstudiohub.com/fighting-chance

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