Rachel Austin is proud to announce the Irish release of her new EP, ‘Age Of Love’, a beautifully crafted collection of heartfelt songs, recorded in the old DeLorean Car Factory in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. The EP is available to purchase now from all good online stores and through
www.rachelaustinmusic.com.
The film shows a behind the scenes recording process in the DeLorean Car Factory of The Age Of Love EP.
Louth, Mayo and Sligo Vocational Education Committees each invite applications for the position of Co-ordinator, Music Generation ( X 3 posts).
A Co-ordinator will be appointed by each VEC and will be responsible for managing an extensive music education programme on behalf of Music Education Partnerships in each of the three counties – Louth, Mayo and Sligo.
All three counties have recently been selected for participation in Music Generation – Ireland's National Music Education Programme which is funded by U2 and The Ireland Funds. Music Generation aims to help children and young people to access vocal and instrumental tuition in their local area.
Fixed Term Contract (Duration: 3 yrs). €40,000 – Fixed Term Salary. Appropriate music qualification essential.
For further information and an Application Form for each position, please contact relevant VEC:
Jody Trehy will be live at Bewley’s Café Theatre this Thursday at 8pm. Jody will be joined on the night by his band and guest singers Amy Creighton and Michael Grennell.
Having gigged as a singer-songwriter throughout Ireland and the UK, Jody has also written for stage and has received praise for his shows “How I Failed to Become a Popstar”, “Eejit of Love” and wrote songs for the comedy “MacBecks”.
Jody’s two self-produced EPs have been well received, and he has most recently released a full length album, “Promise”.
DATE: Thursday, 23rd June
ARTIST: Jody Trehy with band plus guest singers Amy Creighton and Michael Grennell
VENUE: Bewley's Cafe Theatre, Grafton St, Dublin
DOORS: 8pm
ADM: €12
Dirty Epics are back with vengeance and a pulsating new single, “Enthralled” which is the first track taken from their forthcoming 2nd studio album due out this autumn.
The band – SJ Wai, Alan Delaney, Darren McCoy and Richie Power have been grinding away in the recording studio whist continuing to perform their own brand of high energy, new wave, pop rock sounds all over Ireland, the UK, Europe and the US.
With support slots to The Hoosiers, LadyHawke and Brandon Flowers under their belts and numerous music placements, on the Starz Entertainment Network in the US, feature films and tv series including E4s SKINS – SJ and the lads are looking forward to getting back on the road full time with their brand new sounds.
Limerick-based band, Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters, have just released their debut album, “The Devil in Music”. With two EP’s under their belts, the album is the culmination of months locked away behind closed doors perfecting every last second of their armada of songs.
Taking elements of their punk rock roots from their first self-titled EP, and mixing them with the haunting quirky and weird of their "Congress of Oddities" EP, "The Devil in Music" is a mature and diverse album which is set to mystify and satisfy.
The album’s first single release came in the form of the highly praised “Thread the Needle”.
You can catch Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters live throughout the summer at the following venues:
June 17th – De Barras, Clonakilty
June 22nd – Whelans, Dublin
June 23rd – Roisin Dubh, Galway
June 30th – Sweeney Mongrels, Dublin
July 2nd – The Stables, Mullingar
July 24th – Knockanstockan Festival, Wicklow
July 31st – Indiependence Festival, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
Aug 10th – Dublin Castle, Camden, London
Aug 20th – Billy Byrnes, Kilkenny
"Tender to the Touch" ep – Out Now on 22 Recordings; Available through iTunes
Following on from their recent triumphant gig in London's legendary venue Ronnie Scott's (attended by Morrissey & Chrissie Hynde), the music & visual concept artists known as ELEVENS, named after the Finglas Dublin 11 postcode from which they hail, return following their sold-out performance in Dublin's Project Arts Centre back in April. Performing in the intimate atmosphere of the Odessa Club, seating is limited so book early!
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.
Preview – Video performances from the Project Arts Centre, April 23rd (for upcoming DVD Release)
Taken from The No. 1 charted Irish Album: ‘The further adventures of….”
+ **FREE GIG** The Saw Doctors will play a free concert in the Dublin Civic Offices (near Templebar) on Sunday June 19th as part of Mayo Alive Festival. On stage at 5PM.
It’s 2011 and here is a band withstanding the odds of the current music age, who still know how to recreate the tunes that put them among the most loved bands of the past two decades. ‘Be Yourself’ is the their third single taken from the latest studio album titled The Further Adventures of..… Their new single’s chorus enthusiastically proclaims the line “you’ve got to be yourself you can’t be anyone else”, Co writer Eímhín Cradock explains: “You can achieve all the heights that life brings; money; power; high social standing; etc. but if you've achieved it by emulating another person you've got nothing you can call your own. Racing through life looking for kudos from other people, without being true to your own code, is a lonely unfulfilling road. In a world of spin and half truths, Be Yourself is a song about being honest and being truthful”.
In the first week of The Further Adventures of…. album being released, it knocked off mercury winners The XX and Villagers from the No.1 position on the Indie Charts by coming straight in at No. 1! (and they also came in at a No. 7 position on the mainstream charts and maintained a Top 10 position for over 6 weeks). It has been a vast list of Chart success on numerous songs over the years such as well known favourites: “N17”, a cover of SUGABABES “About You Now”, (note that The Sugababes' original version of About You Now stalled at No. 2 in the Irish Chart while The Saw Doctors reached No. 1!) and more recently the Christmas 2010 No. 1 acapella version of their hit song ‘Red Cortina’ plus many more, that have helped The Saw Doctors maintain their defiant musical stance on the scene. The new single will only reinstat! e that.
The current lineup features: Leo Moran (vocals, guitar), Davy Carton (vocals, guitar), Kevin Duffy (keyboards), Anthony Thistlethwaite (bass guitar, saxophone), and new drummer and co writer Eímhín Cradock (drums + vocals). Join the band as they embark on their Irish and international tour in the coming weeks and months.
Upcoming Gigs include:
The Saw Doctors – Irish Shows 2011
Sun June 19 Dublin Civic Offices – Free Concert
Sun June 26 Enniscorthy, Wexford Strawberry Festival – Free Concert
Fri July 8 Dublin, Punchestown Oxegen – Vodafone Stage
Thurs July 21 Co. Dublin Leopardstown Racecourse
Sun Aug 21 Longford Drumlish Festival
Sat Sep 3 Waterford Harvest Festival
Sat Sep 17 Co. Limerick Glenroe Harvest Festival
Sat Sep 24 Cork Savoy
Sat Nov 12 Dublin Academy
Seminar Details: (2 Day Seminar) Date: Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July 2011 Location: IMRO, Copyright House, Pembroke Row, Dublin 2
Times:
Monday 11th July : 18:30 – 21:00
Tuesday 12th July : 18:30 – 21:00
Songwriters wishing to reserve a place at this seminar should send an email to membership@nullimro.ie to book a place. (limited availability) (no admission charge).
An element of this seminar will feature a demo listening session. A number of tracks will be selected during the course of the seminar to be critiqued by Ralph. If you would like to have a track of yours considered please bring along a copy of the song in CD format, making sure to clearly mark your name and the name of the track on the CD cover and a please include a typed or clearly written copy of the song lyrics.
Participants will also be given the opportunity to re-work their songs and present them again on the second day of the seminar.
Ralph Murphy Biography:
Canadian songwriter Ralph Murphy has achieved near-legendary status in Nashville through his career as a performer, producer, songwriter, publisher, and most recently, Vice President, International and Domestic Membership, ASCAP.
He had his first UK Number One in 1965 with ‘Call My Name’ recorded by James Royal. Other hits followed with acts like Vanity Fair and The Brotherhood of Man.
In 1969 Ralph moved to New York as Director of Production for Belwin/Mills Publishing, where he produced demos for Broadway musicals and started two successful record labels. Among the many acts he produced during that time were legendary Canadian Rockers April Wine, for whom he produced two gold albums. He had a country hit in 1972 by Jeanie C. Riley ‘Good Enough To Be Your Wife’. With Roger Cook, he formed the Picalic Group and Pic-A-Lic Music Publishing and has had more than twenty Number One records and was publisher for Song of The Year, ‘Talking In Your Sleep’ by Crystal Gayle. Pic-A-Lic became one of the most successful independent publishers in Nashville and was eventually sold to EMI.
In 2006 Ralph had success in the UK charts with ‘21st Century Christmas’ (co-written by Paul Brady), a Number Two for Cliff Richard. He is also an instructor for the respected Nashville Songwriters Association International Song Camps.
Irish rock trio Kopek have received an amazing review from gamer site, Next Gen Tactics. The band has been making a huge impression on US audiences recently during a busy touring schedule in the states.
Next Gen Tactics are huge Kopek fans and have personally reached out and requested to use Kopek’s various songs on their sites, sites which have 500,000 subscribers and 600,000 views a day across their network. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jakr1CP4nnA
After creating waves across Europe, in 2005 Kopek won the title of Best Live Act at the Global Battle of the Bands (www.gbob.com), earning them $100,000 and a world tour. In 2009 Dublin based record company Religion Music entered the picture and signed the band to a large multi-album deal. With guidance, help and production from Glenn Herlihy and mastermind mixer Tom Lord-Alge, their debut album, “White Collar Lies” was born.
The latest single from “White Collar Lies”, “Love is Dead”, has just been released in the US.
CISAC, International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, has announced the appointment of Mr. Olivier Hinnewinkel as its new Director General. With 229 members – authors’ societies from 121 countries, including IMRO – CISAC is an international NGO representing about 3 million creators and publishers of artistic works in all genres including music, drama, literature, audio-visual and the visual arts.
Mr. Hinnewinkel was appointed by the CISAC Board of Directors following the 3rd successful edition of its Worldwide Copyright Summit held in Brussels this week. Born in 1964 and a graduate of the IMD business school in Lausanne, Mr. Hinnewinkel brings extensive experience in international management. For the past five years prior to joining CISAC, Olivier Hinnewinkel was CEO and Managing Director of Eurovision Asia-Pacific. Eurovision is the premier distributor of sports and news content for the world's top broadcast and media platforms. In his various positions with Eurovision Mr. Hinnewinkel has worked on three continents: US, Europe and Asia. He originally joined the organisation in 1996, holding positions of Director of Marketing, Head of Corporate Management and Head of Eurovision Americas.
Kenth Muldin, Chairman of CISAC’s Board of Directors, said, “I'm very pleased to welcome Olivier Hinnewinkel as the Confederation’s new Director General. He has the international experience and personal skills to lead CISAC into the future. The Board is looking forward to working with Olivier on the future strategy for collective management and copyright issues relevant for all CISAC’s members.”
Chaired by Robin Gibb, singer and songwriter of the Bee Gees, and visual artist Hervé Di Rosa, CISAC aims to increase both the recognition and protection of creators’ rights worldwide. In a globalised and digital world, CISAC’s main missions are to reinforce the international network of authors’ societies, to be the spokesperson for creators and their societies in all international debates and to reassert authors’ inalienable right to live by their creative work.
