Month: June 2017

CC Brez has just shared the video for his latest new single ‘When It Falls’.

2016 saw a busy year touring for CC supporting the release of his debut album ‘The Nightfall’. The album garnered some great reviews and some stand out gigs of 2016 included performances at the Electric Arena stage at the Electric picnic, Longitude, Sea Sessions and Indiependance. In October 2016, after a support slot with Brian Deady at the Cork Jazz Festival, CC decided to take some time out from gigging to write his next move. The new single, ‘When It Falls’ was recorded in March 2017 with producer Philip Magee (Kodaline, The Script, The Academic), sees a slightly darker side to his personality. Instrumentally and lyrically channeling his influence from Bobby Womack, the track explores themes of nightmares and loneliness wrapped up in the ever present pop structure. The single is self released on CC’s label FAT BURRITO.

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Date: Monday 3rd July
Time: 1.00pm – 4:00pm
Location: IMRO, Copyright House, Pembroke Row, Dublin 2, D02 HW59
Bookings: (FREE event – Booking essential) events@nullimro.ie

This seminar will cover the role of traditional music media – in print, online and broadcast – in building industry profile for new talent, and getting music to a more mainstream audience…

• The music press and music in the press – in print and online.• Current trends in music radio and TV.
• Engaging journalists, editors, heads of music and DJs.
• The traditional music marketing and PR campaign.
• A new approach to music marketing and PR.
• Better press releases and music photography.

This seminar is led by Chris Cooke, MD and Business Editor of CMU. Chris has written about the music business daily for nearly fifteen years, and is a leading expert on the sector, often commenting on it for other media, most notably the BBC.

He also has hands-on experience working on music and marketing projects involving artists, labels, brands and media. An experienced trainer, Chris brings insider insights, practical experience and legal training to his teaching.

CMU Insights provides training to hundreds of music industry professionals each year via our own seminar and masterclass programmes, in-house training for music companies like Sony Music, ie:music and ATC Management, and sessions for members of industry organisations like BPI and IMRO.

Dublin based band “Scoops” team up with Konmak x Marty on the remix of their single “Stuck on You” and already with no radio play the single is the 5th most Shazamed Irish single and Top 20 on the Shazam chart.

“Scoops” are fresh off a busy few months of touring around Europe with both headline and support slots in great countries such as Denmark, Sweden, Germany and the UK. This is of course on top of finding the time to do their own 7 date tour of their home country of Ireland, further more to this they have been playing shows in many of Ireland’s third level universities (NUI Maynooth, UCD, UCC) and Institutes of Technologies (WIT, CIT, AIT ) this year as well supporting some of Ireland’s biggest acts including Walking on Cars, Hudson Taylor, Hermitage Green, The Academic and more. Yet there are no signs of the lads in “Scoops” wanting to slow down as they take off to Denmark in November for a number of dates and promotional activities following on from their successful summer of playing the main summer festivals in Denmark, this being the country outside of Ireland where the band have arguably had the most success and have played in front of crowds of up to 1000 a night.

Following the Danish tour, they begin their UK & Irish tour supporting Keywest throughout November and December of 2015 in which they will perform multiple sold out shows in both London and Dublin, as well as further dates up and down the UK and Ireland. Their debut EP was released to the charts in November going straight in at Number 2 in the iTunes Album charts right behind Adele, 2016 is set to be “Scoops” year both in Ireland and internationally and with the lads attitude to working hard and the guidance they have from people within the industry who is to say there is anything stopping them!

Scoops team up with Konmak and Marty Guilfoyle who have had tracks supported by the biggest DJs in the world (Joe Stone, Mike Williams, Don Diablo, Timmy Trumpet, Dannic,Tigerlily, AK9, John Gibbons, Bakermat, Jewelz & Sparks & more) all of whom played Konmak and Marty’s tracks in their sets. As well as producing and playing , Marty has a mixshow on Spin 1038 and Spin South West called House Party. Every week the freshest tracks from the biggest names are sent in and a mix is combined of the best and most relevant to the Spin audience. Both shows attract thousands of live listeners and further listeners online on Soundcloud.

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Clonmel Busking Festival 2017 launches at Hotel Minella on Thursday, 10th August at 7.30pm, with the premier of a short film ‘William Crotty – The Highway Man’, along with a graphic novel by artist Eamon Cowan.

There will be  a ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ performance in aid of Crumlin Children’s Hospital with many more dance acts on the night by AOK-Dance (Ballet, Lyrical & Contemporary Ballet) , Synergy Dance Club (Hip Hop), Kool School (Gymnastics) and more. There will also be musical acts performing on the night.  All are welcome.

Friday 11^thkicks off with busking on the streets and under the Main Guard. Also from 12pm till 3pm at Western Studio (St Luke’s Hospital) Western Rd,  there will be art, music,  food and a tour around Western Studio.

Saturday 12th August features the Busking Competition, held on the streets of Clonmel with a first prize of €1,000. Sunday, 13th August Family Fun Day Extravaganza will feature live music, Pop up Medieval Village, FREE IW Wrestling, Water Balling, Bouncy Castles, and much more. Over 120 gigs will be performing in pubs across Clonmel. Admission is free to all music gigs with donations welcome. Join the music trail of Rock, Indie, Country, Traditional and much, much more.

Those who wish to compete can register here: https://www.clonmelbuskingfestival.com/festival-registration

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“Che Horgan” a Cork songwriter, has independently released his debut album “When The Rivers Rise Again”.

Horgan, whose songs have previously graced releases by The Wall St Thieves and The Rivets, has refined his own engaging sound and style to produce a collection of nine songs of wide ranging stylistic and lyrical ambitions and an essential listen for lovers of good music. The songs are imbued with the influences of such luminaries as ELO, Lennon/McCartney, Harry Nillson and Clifford T Ward, but the highly individual approach which runs through track after track transcends any influence to reveal a uniquely personal vision and sound.

Images of rivers and sea permeate the album as Horgan navigates the unchartered waters of new and old relationships. There is also a vein of mortality recocurring, with lyrics like “give me rain to wash away the pain of life” and “there’s no hope for you, if you got no hope at all“.

The album was recorded over a 12 month period by producer Christian Best at Monique Studios throughout 2016/2017. The opening track “Give Me Wind I’ll Give You Miles” was inspired by legendary sailor Bernard Moitessier and his yacht “Joshua”. With backing provided by musicians of the calibre of guitarist, Alan Comerford (O Emperor), trumpeter, Dylan Howe and the drumming of Christian Best, the album, ably abetted by a competent crew, whose clear water harmonies and open air melodies bring the listener on a journey not unlike the voyages celebrated in the lyrics. The track “If You Got No Hope At All’ is the standout song but in truth, it’s difficult to pick highlights from an album that needs to be enjoyed at a single sitting like a balmy sail into the sunset.

Mia from Dublin and Toni from Glasgow are SIIGHTS! Both being accomplished musicians and songwriters respectively; they met by chance in summer 2016 in a house studio hidden away in LA writing tracks for other artists. The girls worked so great together that SIIGHTS was born. SIIGHTS will release their new single “Nobody Like U” on Friday, 23rd June 2017 on iTunes and Spotify.

Meet SIIGHTS:
• Mia, just came off a 2-year world tour playing/singing with none other than our own HOZIER.
• She is a multi-instrumentalist who plays drums/bass/guitar/keys/ sings vocals and worked as a producer for international artists such as U.S artist Cobi.
• Toni wrote in 2015, two singles (one being the title track) for UK DJ JackEyeJones debut album, which debuted #2 in the UK iTunes, chart week of its release!
• She once had an acoustic performance video go viral, racking up almost 1 million views overnight.

The Irish Times picked SIIGHTS as “Ones to Watch for 2017”, who are we to argue. Their fresh music sound will be setting radio alight with the single “Nobody Like U” which showcases the girls’ exceptional talents, the perfect summer 2017 anthem! Turn the volume up and get ready to follow these girls to the top…

Find SIIGHTS online:
https://www.siightsofficial.com // https://www.facebook.com/siights/ // https://www.instagram.com/siights/ // https://twitter.com/siightsofficial // https://soundcloud.com/siightsofficial

Dublin Studio Hub announces that it has expanded into music publishing following the signing of partnership deal with leading independent music publishers 23rd Precinct Music and Notting Hill Music.

With access to top level industry pitches Dublin Studio Hub are on the hunt for experienced writers capable of writing songs to an international standard.

If you are interested in joining their team of great song writers send a sample of your work to info@nulldublinstudiohub.com

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Jerry Fish, producer, songwriter and showman extraordinaire, returns with a new single “Blue” on June 30, 2017. Moved by the passing of his friend and band-mate, Martin Murphy in January of this year, the drummer with whom he first rose to fame in An Emotional Fish. “The lyrics of the song have always touched me, and stand out as true now as they did the day I wrote them. “Blue” is a tribute to Martin, the band, and the music we made together” Jerry always seeking to innovate, reimagines “Blue” with a beautiful new string arrangement by pianist Cian Boylan and also features a mesmerising vocal contribution from May Kay (Fight Like Apes) and now co-presenter of the TV Series Other Voices.

Jerry Fish is one of Ireland’s most enigmatic and entertaining performers, a ringmaster of exceptional renown, curator of the circus that is his very own stage; “The Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow” at the country’s biggest music and contemporary arts festival The Electric Picnic. A Glastonbury regular Jerry describes the Music / Arts festival as “the last bastion of community”.  It is for this “community” Jerry will perform a reflection of his own life stories growing up in a London-Irish milieu on the banks of the Thames entitled “Misery Hill – The Songs & Tall Tales of Jerry Fish – Part One” at this year’s Dublin Fringe Festival.

Throughout the 1990’s Jerry Fish was the creative force of the alternative rock band An Emotional Fish. Since then Jerry has changed his skin many times and is recognised as a constantly evolving artist who has always favoured innovation over orthodoxy. Now in a mood that could be styled reflective revolution, Jerry with “Blue” is recapturing some of his beloved music that is no longer available to fans of The Fish.

“Blue” is scheduled for release on Friday June 30th 2017 | www.jerry-fish.com

Tour Dates:

Thu June 15 – The Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow Live at Leopardstown
Fri June 30 – The Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow –  Ballymaloe Malt & Music Festival
Sat Aug 19 – Jerry Fish – Groove Festival, Kilruddery House, Bray, Co. Wicklow

It started when Crash Ensemble commissioned Icelandic composer and Bedroom Community founder Valgeir Sigurðsson to write a work for them for an upcoming concert on Nordic composers. The result was the eerily evocative ‘Ghosts’ and a relationship was born and grown.

This, alongside the cultural links founded by The Iceland Ireland Project is just one small example of many about how these two islands have become closer and closer in terms of a musical and cultural communication and dialogue.

This relationship has grown since that initial commission, with the group recording an album of works for the label in Dublin which will be released on 23rd June. In addition to this, the ensemble joined the rest of Bedroom Community’s roster for their 10 year anniversary concert at Harpa, Reykjavík in November 2016 as part of the Iceland Airwaves festival.

In recent times, Crash Ensemble founder Donnacha Dennehy has spent time working from Bedroom Community’s Greenhouse studio, writing and recording a new album for violist Nadia Sirota.

Crash Ensemble have commissioned videos for Ghosts by Irish filmmakers Oonagh Kearney, Laura Sheehan and Jack Phelan.

Crash Ensemble has already cemented its place at the center of Irish contemporary music in the early 21st century. ‘Ghosts’ simply confirms the band’s importance. The playing is confident and incisive – as it would have to be to negotiate these four works, each of which provides both rhythmic and textural challenges. Nico Muhly’s “Drones, Variations, Ornaments” unfolds gradually, accumulating restless energy until it sails along on the kinetic rhythms of American post-minimalism. A striking coda reveals the chamber orchestra lurking beneath the brash new music ensemble.

Valgeir Sigurdsson also offers two ways of looking at the ensemble. The title track, Ghosts, features a dark, moody texture that reflects Sigurdsson’s interest in electroacoustic sounds. Past Tundra is such a marvel of steady, pulsing, but cleverly syncopated rhythm that it may be easy to miss the poignant harmonies that characterize most of the work until its buoyant finale.

Ghosts Track listing
1. Drones, Variations, Ornaments – Nico Muhly
2. Ghosts – Valgeir Sigurðsson
3. Past Tundra – Valgeir Sigurðsson
4. As An Nós – Donnacha Dennehy

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