Month: October 2011

Smalltown America ‘Best Small Record Label’ Nominees in AIM UK Music Awards 2011
Smalltown America Records are delighted at their inclusion on the shortlist for 2011’s Association Of Independent Music Awards. The Northern Irish Label has been nominated in the ‘Best Small Label’ category and will join artist nominees such as Adele, Arctic Monkeys, Bjork and Bon Iver at this year’s ceremony.
Charlene Hegarty – Label Manager | Andrew Ferris – MD (Photo Credit – Carrie Davenport)

With Special Guest Jape
 

New single “Sugar High” – 25th November

Date: Wednesday 19th Oct
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue: IMRO, Copyright House, Pembroke Row, Dublin 2

The interview will be conducted by Phil Udell, Editor of State.ie

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Those looking to reserve a place at this seminar should send an email to membership@nullimro.ie
(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 Debbie. 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.
 

Debbie Rose Biography

An active publisher and advocate of songwriters rights for over 20 years, Debbie Rose is Vice President of Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. Shapiro Bernstein in one of Americas oldest independent publishing companies whose catalogue contains some of the world most enduring standards including In The Mood, The Way You Look Tonight and Ring Of Fire. Aside from the vast collections of classics, Shapiro also represents many contemporary songwriters penning hits like “I Gotta Feeling” sung by the Black Eyed Peas and the works of David Guetta. At Shapiro Bernstein, Debbie oversees all aspects of the company including; creative, royalty, copyright, licensing, business affairs and international. Prior to joining Shapiro Bernstein, Debbie was a music supervisor, independent publisher and spent many years as Director of Member Relations at ASCAP. She currently sits on a committee at MCPS/PRS and is a longtime Board of Director of the Association of Independent Music Publishers in New York.

The Kanyu Tree: debut album enters chart at #4; announce People Street tour

With their debut album ‘People Street’ entering the Irish charts at #4 last Friday, and on the back of a sold-out hometown headline show at the Roisin Dubh, The Kanyu Tree have announced details of their first headline Irish tour.

The 12-date People Street tour begins on October 26 in Galway, and culminates in two headline shows in Dublin and Galway at the end of the year. Further dates will be added to the tour in the coming weeks.

The Kanyu Tree are brothers Daniel, Shane and Oisin Cluskey from Galway. Their debut album, ‘People Street’, is out now. Produced by the band and Ali Shaheed Muhammed                    (A Tribe Called Quest) and mixed by Chris Potter (The Verve, Keane), the album features previous singles ‘Radio’ and ‘Shelf Life’, and new single ‘Slow’.

A Laser Tom remix of ‘Slow’ can be downloaded for free from the band’s website:  www.thekanyutree.com

People Street Tour:

26.10: Fall Ball, Radisson, Galway

10.11: Bourke’s Bar, Limerick

11.11: Cyprus Avenue, Cork

12.11: Acoustic Room, Killarney

17.11: Sky and the Ground, Wexford

18.11: Billy Byrnes, Killkenny

23.11: Spirit Store, Dundalk

25.11: Venue Theatre, Ratoath

26.11: McHughs, Belfast

01.12: Ruby Rooms, TF Royal, Castlebar

15.12: The Roisin Dubh, Galway

21.12: Whelan’s, Dublin

As the X Factor contestants once again flaunt their talents on our TV screens, youths from across Ireland will display their own x factor in the first ever Youthreach Music Awards. The event will take place on the 26th October in RUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre Tallaght as young adults from across the country will converge on the capital to battle it out for the most prestigious musical prize within youthreach.

Meteor Announced as Title Sponsor of
The Choice Music Prize – Irish Album of the Year

Introducing “Meteor Choice Music Prize Presents…An Evening with Snow Patrol”, the first in a series of exclusive music events.
 

Today Meteor announced a three year title sponsorship deal of the Meteor Choice Music Prize – Irish Album of the Year, with Broadcast Management & Events. After a long successful association with music, the operator’s latest sponsorship focuses on home grown bands and artists that are making their mark within the industry.

The winning act will receive a cheque for €10,000 courtesy of the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA), as well as a specially commissioned award by Recorded Artists and Performers (RAAP). HMV are the retail partners for the project while Culture Ireland will fund the attendance of key overseas delegates at the event.

The Choice Music Prize was established to highlight and promote the work of Irish musicians. It is unique in that the judging process focuses simply and solely on the music, as opposed to sales or airplay. The Meteor Choice Music Prize, Irish Album of the Year will be selected by well known music industry experts, with the winner receiving €10,000. The short list of nominees will be announced on 11th of January 2012.

The winning album will be selected at the Meteor Choice Music Prize live event in The Olympia, Dublin on Thursday 8th March 2012. The event will be broadcast live in a special Paul McLoone Show on Today FM with exclusive behind the scenes content and highlights of the gig through the operator’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/meteor.

Meteor and Choice Music Prize also today announced a series of exclusive events to celebrate the best of Irish music. The first will take place on 1st November when Meteor Choice Music Prize Presents…. an evening with Snow Patrol in the Button Factory, Dublin.
 
Tickets to this exclusive gig can only be won via Meteor’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/meteor, its twitter profile, @meteor_mobile and through Meteor’s Goodie Bag customer loyalty programme www.meteorgoodiebag.ie. Snow Patrol will play tracks from their new album along with fond favourites from their back catalogue of worldwide hits.
 
Commenting on the sponsorship, John Anslow, Meteor’s Head of Brand & Advertising said, “Meteor and music is a combination that works for our brand and resonates with our customers. After ten successful years with over one million euro raised for charity from the Meteor Ireland Music Awards, we are now delighted to move our focus to the grass roots Irish music landscape, celebrating the wealth of home grown talent within the country.
 
“Our association with Choice Music Prize will bring us even closer to music and better still our customers will get the opportunity to win tickets to our exclusive series of gigs, kicking things off with Snow Patrol. Music brings people together in the best way possible, and as your social network, this sponsorship is a perfect fit for Meteor”.
 
David Reid, the founder and organiser of the Choice Music Prize commented, “Meteor’s welcome involvement as title sponsor of the Choice Music Prize will enable the project to continue to highlight, showcase and promote the best of Irish music both domestically and abroad. We are excited at the prospect of expanding the project further and celebrating a new wave of Irish Artists over the coming years.”
 
The 7th annual prize will once again celebrate and acknowledge the best in Irish recorded music. The prize has become one of the highlights of the Irish musical calendar since its inception in 2005 and is awarded to the Irish Album of the Year, as chosen from a shortlist of ten releases by a panel of eleven Irish media professionals.
 
The Meteor Choice Music Prize websitehas published a comprehensive list of Irish albums released in 2011. It already represents the biggest number of releases in a year since the inception of the award. This list can be viewed and updated by logging onto www.choicemusicprize.com.

The recipients of the Choice Music Prize thus far are as follows:
2010: Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History (Kitsune)
2009: Adrian Crowley – Season of the Sparks (Chemikal Underground)
2008: Jape – Ritual (V2/Cooperative Music)
2007: Super Extra Bonus Party – Super Extra Bonus Party(Alphabet Set)
2006: The Divine Comedy – Victory for the Comic Muse (Parlophone)
2005: Julie Feeney – 13 Songs (Julie Feeney)

Irish Times music journalist and critic Tony Clayton-Lea is the chairman of the judging panel.  The project's organiser is David Reid of Broadcast Management & Events.

Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters from Limerick City, Ireland, announce a string of Autumn tour dates and release their brand new single 'Strip The City' taken from the critically acclaimed debut album 'The Devil In Music'. Embarking on a national tour in their home country, they also travel across the pond to Toronto's Indie Week International Showcase Festival 2011.

James Vincent McMorrow has been announced as the recipient of a 2012 European Border Breakers Award (EBBA), which celebrates top new talents in European popular music.

The awards recognise artists who have succeeded in reaching out to audiences beyond their home country with their first international release. James debut album, “Early in the Morning”, was released in February 2010 to widespread critical acclaim.

James will be presented with his award at a televised ceremony hosted by Jools Holland at Eurosonic Noorderslag in Gronongen, Netherlands on 11th January 2012.

The ceremony – including performances by most of the winning acts – will be broadcast by Dutch National Television (NOS/NTR) and will also receive European coverage through TV channels and radio stations.

One of the winners will also receive a 'Public Choice Award'. From 1 November until December 31 the public can vote for their favourite artist on www.ebba-awards.eu. By voting, they could win a trip to the award ceremony.

Former winners of the 'EBBA Awards include Adele, The Baseballs, Carla Bruni, KT Tunstall, Tokio Hotel, The Ting Tings, Lykke Li, The Scripts, Milow, Katie Melua, Mumford and Sons and Caro Emerald.

The full list of winners of the 2012 EBBA awards is as follows:
• Elektro Guzzi (Austria)
• Selah Sue (Belgium)
• Agnes Obel (Denmark)
• Ben l'Oncle Soul (France)
• Boy (Germany)
• James Vincent McMorrow (Ireland)
• Afrojack (Netherlands)
• Alexandra Stan (Romania)
• Swedish House Mafia (Sweden)
• Anna Calvi (UK)

www.jamesvmcmorrow.com

Irelands finest exports,The Walls, are proud to announce the release of their new EP 'Bird in a Cage', the EP is available now and the band will be playing a Belfast and Derry show in October to mark the release.

Christie Hennessy Song Competition
Live Final
Saturday 15th October – 9pm
The Brandon Hotel, Tralee, Co. Kerry