Author: Breffni Banks

Garageland are proud to announce an all ages event which will happen every Saturday from Aug 2nd 2014 in Andrew’s Lane Theatre Dublin.

Andy’s Warehouse is a brand new concept which is designed to create a space for young creative musicians, as well as providing a fun hangout for people to go to on a Saturday afternoon.

Designed by Dermot Lambert, Director of The Irish Youth Music Awards and CEO of Garageland, Ireland’s biggest supporter of unsigned Irish music, Andy’s Warehouse is named after Andy Warhol’s explosively creative gathering joint in New York in the 1970’s.

Apart from original live bands, there will also be busking stages, a special Andy’s iPhone Club (playing tracks from young Irish bands and musicians), Super Mario Cart Tournaments, onsite T-Shirt Printing, Second Hand CD and Vinyl stalls, Hot Dog Stands, a ‘Painting Wall’,  hair colouring and a whole pile of other stuff.

Andy’s Warehouse kicks off on Saturday 2nd August at 1.30pm and stays open until 7pm

Bands confirmed to play over the coming weeks include The Dark Lanes, Jet Set Radio, Sleepy Dreamers, Myth, Publicity, The Klares, Crossfire, The Rain, No Strangers, with many more to confirm

Admission €6…Andrew’s Lane Theatre Dublin

Any bands or artists who wish to play Andy’s Warehouse should contact info@nullgarageland.ie

Garageland supports and is supported by IMRO, IRMA, RAAP, Hot Press Magazine

Rising Star is a new, primetime interactive and innovative singing talent show from ITV – the difference being that viewers at home are the judges and vote in real-time during the performances, via an app.

This means that the public has total control over who progresses through each stage of the competition and who is ultimately crowned as the Rising Star.

Last night in Dublin, IMRO and ASCAP presented an award to Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer in recognition of the ongoing success of their film compositions in the USA in 2013.

The award was presented at a Music In Film & TV Seminar at IMRO HQ hosted by 2FM’s Paddy McKenna. Gavin and Maurice were joined on the panel by Darren Hendley and Todd Brabec.  The panel covered all aspects from composing fees, royalty payments to commissioning budgets and contract management. Jim Sheridan was also in attendance.

“We are honoured to work with such a fine society as IMRO. Their members have culturally deep and broad catalogue and in giving this award we recognise the success of Gavin and Maurice and the importance their art has in the US” Paul Williams, President and Chairman, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)

“Film and TV composition is an area that continues grow in importance globally for Irish music creators.  Gavin and Maurice have created some of the most inspiring, moving and memorable soundtracks in Irish film and TV across the last decade that have gone on to touch audiences around the world.  Tonight this Award celebrates their creativity and talent.” Keith Donald, Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) Chairman.