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FEATURING X | ‘More Than You Can Chew’ single released 16 April

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“More Than You Can Chew carries a vague cryptic message that we’re still trying to figure out.” – Dara Farrelly, Featuring Xfeaturing x

Launching their musical career in 2013 at just 16 years of age, Dara, Niamh, Jenny, Sarah and Eleanor has received critical acclaim with the release of their debut three-track EP (2013) and their impressive twist on Rea Garvey’s single Wild Love (2014) accompanied by their nostalgic music video which paid homage to Robert Palmer’s ‘Addicted to Love’.

The audio crafting quintet are now set to release new material throughout the year showcasing the band’s updated sound. More Than You Can Chew is taken from their forthcoming EP due for release this summer 2015. The official video for the new single will showcase footage of their forthcoming documentary which follows the quartet from the rehearsal room, to the studio and then the stage.

Lead singer Niamh Sharkey, explains the bands slight change in direction; “Launching ourselves at a young age and with a variety of influences; we feel it has taken us so long to find a style that suits us. We have been endlessly writing new tunes and find it’s getting easier to write as we get older and experience life. We have a lot of new material to release this year. More Than You Can Chew represents our fresh sound and feel this song holds the new vibe we’re going for. We plan to release two EP’s this year, and excited to hear the feedback!”

Drummer, Jenny McKeown adds; “The best thing about More Than You Can Chew is although an upbeat song, one you can dance to, if you listen to the lyrics you will hear it’s in fact a sad song. Although we feel it’s best not to reveal the true meaning of the song, as it allows people to relate to it individually and connect with the song themselves, isn’t that what music should be about? We also have a cool video in final stages of production and we can’t wait to share it. It’ll be randomly posted one day, that’s how we roll”

Now all 19 years and about to complete their first year at University, where the girls study a range of subjects from Film in IADT, Law and Languages in DCU to Sports, Exercise and Enterprise in DKIT; Featuring X have been quietly working on a number of projects for 2015 including a full documentary release this June.

The documentary follows Featuring X from their rehearsal room, to touring with The Strypes in December and capturing the E.Ps’ recording process. It also allows music lovers to “get to know” the girls that form Featuring X while following the full production journey from team meetings, rehearsals, photo and video shoots to their private lives. It also visits the topic of why Featuring X decided to opt out of their UK record deal.

After a busy yet successful 2014; with the release of their Wild Love single, being selected out of 800 bands for the Guinness Amplify outdoor advertising campaign across Leinster, playing a number of gigs and festivals across the country; also supporting Swedish rockers Thundermother, and Cavan rockers The Strypes the girls continue to learn grow and have fun with their musical career.

UPCOMING DATES:

1-3 MAY                 VANTASTIVAL                                        BELLURGAN PARK, DUNDALK

8-9 MAY                 CANALAPHONIC FESTIVAL                  RATHMINES/PORTOBELLO, DUBLIN

28 May                   WHELANS (upstairs)                            WEXFORD ST, DUBLIN

29 MAY                  KFEST MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL     KILLORGAN, CO. KERRY

31 MAY                  FIRESIDE SESSIONS FESTIVAL              CARRANSTON LODGE, DULEEK

06 JUN                    CRANE LANE THEATRE                         PHOENIX STREET, CORK

 

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Short Film Submissions Sought For Kerry Film Festival 2015

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Kerry Film Festival, which takes place from 21st to 25th October, is now inviting entries for its short film competition filmin categories such as Best Narrative, Best Documentary, Best Animated Film, and Best Original Score.

KFF has previously featured successful shorts such as the Oscar® short-listed “Head over Heels” in 2012 and the 2014 Oscar® winner “Mr Hublot”.

Emerging filmmakers are at the core of the Kerry Film Festival programme, with the short film competition geared towards showcasing their work and bringing it to a wider audience both at home and throughout a growing network of partner festivals across the globe.

The festival is delighted once again to include the category for Best Original Score. Film music is a critical part of the storytelling and is often the most memorable element of a film, so important an element in fact that there will be a number of satellite activities focusing on film scores at this year’s festival.

Filmmakers will have the chance for their work to be seen by a prestigious panel of adjudicators which has in recent years included leading lights such as Richard Baneham who is an Academy Award and BAFTA winning Animator, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Screenwriter Mark Bomback, Directors Lenny Abrahamson and Paul Greengrass, and Producer Finola Dwyer.

KFF works to promote the best in filmmaking, endorsing the short film as a significant film genre and assigning the short equal status to the feature. As credit for its efforts in this regard, Kerry Film Festival is listed as the Best Short Film Festival in Ireland and one of the top in the world by ifilmfestapp.com.

With an early bird deadline of 25th May and a final closing date for submissions to the 2015 competition on 25th July, there’s plenty of time to send your film. Check out www.kerryfilmfestival.com for full details on how to submit your entry.

A TG4 EXCLUSIVE! | Ireland is set to participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the first time

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For the first time ever, Ireland will be participating in the Junior Eurovisionjunior eurovision Song Contest.

The Junior Eurovision song contest is a 2-hour spectacular show, broadcast live in November 2015 from a major European city.

In a TV entertainment series this autumn, TG4 will be selecting a singer or group of singers with an original Irish language song to represent Ireland on the big stage in Europe.

The competition is open to all young people resident in Ireland who are aged between 10-15 on the day of the show.

Auditions will be held at key venues throughout Ireland. TG4 are now looking for applicants who wish to be selected to audition!

To Apply, Go To: www.tg4.ie/junioreurovision

 

 

Inflyte Exclusive Offer For IMRO Members/Associates

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Inflyte is a mobile-first promo platform for record labels to securely push watermarked digital promos to industry inflytetastemakers mobile devices. Inflyte combines push-notification technology and Dropbox integration to provide an unrivalled user-experience for both labels and tastemakers, designed to increase engagement and deliver superior campaign performance.

Label managers access rich analytics and data through an online dashboard that create efficiencies at every step of the promo process while reducing administrative overhead. Launched in October 2014, Inflyte’s streamlined approach to digital promo delivery has seen the company quickly establish itself as the main service provider for hundreds of leading UK and European labels including Defected, Cocoon, Get Physical.

As an exclusive offer run in partnership with IMRO, Inflyte are offering record labels 25% off their monthly subscriptions for the first 3 months.

Connect via www.inflyteapp.com and quote IMRO15 to secure your discount!

IMRO Songwriting Seminar With Award Winning Singer/Songwriter Krista Detor

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Krista Detor | Award-winning singer/songwriter, is described as ‘An artist of rare ability with a deep poetic gift..’ by thekrista AllMusic Guide, and ‘One of the great talents of the last years,’ by Dutch National Radio. As a returning guest lecturer at Stanford University, Krista works with students in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric. Her album, Chocolate Paper Suites, is required reading for the course, The ‘isms of Modernism. She tours extensively around the globe, conducting songwriting workshops and performing with well-known artists such as Suzanne Vega, The Neville Brothers & Louden Wainwright. Krista also partners with international writers and musicians to marry the studies of literature, world culture, and music. One noted collaboration was The Darwin Songhouse, a project in which songwriters sequestered in Shrewsbury, England to write songs celebrating the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth. Along with Carrie Newcomer, Krista collaborated with three fellow Indiana artists to create the CD and stage show, Wilderness Plots – the stories of Scott Russel Sanders set to music, resulting in an Emmy-Nominated PBS Special and recognition by both houses of the Indiana Legislature for Contributions to the Arts.

www.KristaDetor.com

 

Date: Saturday 11th April

Location: Crane Lane Theatre, Phoenix St. Cork

Time: 1:00pm to 3:00pm.

To reserve a place at this event send an email to keith.johnson@nullimro.ie

Limited Availability | No Admission Charge | Booking Essential

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

New Irish Composer Takes Flight

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Úna Keane releases stunning new contemporary classical piece for piano: “The Flight of the Heron”una keane

Irish composer Úna Keane releases her new piano composition “The Flight of the Heron” on Friday 20th March 2015 on iTunes. Recorded live at The National Concert Hall, and featuring an innovative music video directed by Mark Henderson, “The Flight of The Heron” draws inspiration from elements of the natural world, cinema and literature, as with much of Keane’s work.

“I suppose you could label my music ‘contemporary classical with a twist’,” says Keane. “I like to use a mix of clean, pristine piano as well as a more deconstructed, minimalist approach. It’s really about telling a story, and keeping it simple.”

The works of Arvo Pärt, Dario Marianelli and Ludovico Einaudi have played an important role in the development of Keane’s musical ideas, and she believes it is time for a contemporary Irish composer to reach the global stage with the digital generation. Although her primary focus is now on composition, Keane has also delved into singing and songwriting, releasing her debut album ‘Trees’ in late 2010, to critical acclaim (HotPress **** The Irish Times ***). However, Keane has found her passion in writing and orchestrating instrumental work.

She is currently studying Film Scoring and Orchestration with the Berklee College of Music in Boston. “I’ve always had a fascination with film, and especially with how a musical score can shape a storyline or character, and how this in turn affects the viewer from an emotional point of view. It’s such a great collaboration”.

Keane releases an EP of instrumental work this summer, with an album to follow in 2016.

 

“Gather Up the Devils” | New Release By Steve Lynch

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“Gather Up the Devils” is a synth­ heavy slice of darkness by Steve Lynch, featuring the vocals of Masha.gather up the devils

The song is the closing track for the cult horror film “L​et Us Prey”.​ The “L​et Us Prey”​ score has received widespread acclaim, including the award of “Best Music” at the Toronto After Dark Festival.

“The score of this film is perfect, especially with its very riveting motif of a consistent beat that puts the audience in a state of trance and excitement of the situation to follow” (Q​uip Mag)​

“Composer Steve Lynch delivers a menacing electronic score that excels at creating atmosphere and elevating tension” (C​inematically Enigmatic)​

“T​he exciting action, bloody executions, and suspenseful shoot­outs are made freakishly tense due to a phenomenal score by Steve Lynch. It channels the very best of the famous John Carpenter­esque electronic style and O’Malley combines it with the crisp cinematography of Piers McGrail in order to create a nightmarish atmosphere and mood.” (​ThyCriticMan.com)

SLIGO JAZZ PROJECT CELEBRATES 10 YEARS

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Sligo Jazz Project has been inundated with bookings for its 10th Anniversary summer school event, 21-26 July 2015. sligo jazz 2015The international summer school and festival, held in beautiful Yeats Country in the northwest of Ireland, has grown into one of the most unique and best value events of its kind in the world, with participants flocking from all parts of the globe each year to spend a week with some of the finest jazz players on the planet.

The stellar 15-strong 2015 faculty includes Grammy winning US saxophone legend Ernie Watts, vocalist Liane Carroll and this year’s guest of honour, US recording legend Chuck Rainey (Steely Dan/ Aretha Franklin etc). For the first time in its ten year history SJP hosts a Band-in-Residence, The Impossible Gentlemen, a wonderful quartet of UK and US musicians: Steve Rodby, bass, Gwilym Simcock, piano, Mike Walker guitar and Adam Nussbaum, drums, who will give ensemble workshops as well as individual masterclasses.

The long list of previous musicians who have inspired and educated in Sligo is impressive, including Rufus Reid, Jean Toussaint, Norma Winstone, Alan Broadbent, Kenny Werner, Ian Shaw, Alan Barnes, John Taylor, Ulf Wakenius, Anita Wardell, Cleveland Watkiss, Paul Wertico and Paul Clarvis.

Along with the summer school programme, all participants gain admission to every concert in a truly world-class jazz festival. The line up includes all the above summer school faculty members plus festival opener, world music star Dhafer Youssef , Dublin City Jazz Orchestra and many more.

SJP artistic director Eddie Lee describes an action packed week that requires some stamina from participants: “Our workshops take place from 10am-4pm each day, with twice daily jam sessions at 6 and 10pm till late and an 8pm festival concert each evening too, so it’s pretty full-on, but the camaraderie that is built throughout the week between participants and the teaching faculty of musicians is really special. The week culminates in a Sunday afternoon concert by all participants, we expect between 80 and 100 onboard so I advise early booking. Early bird rates apply to bookings paid for before the end of May”.

Fees are from €330 for the six day programme. A limited amount of subsidized quality accommodation is also available. For the full faculty and booking information, see sligojazz.ie

Sligo Jazz Project is Supported by IMRO

Donal Lunny, Sharon Shannon & Cartoon Saloon to close Kilkenny Tradfest

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A feast of world-class music, dance and workshops descended on Kilkenny over the weekend for the third annual Kilkenny Tradfest with the likes of Leonard Barry, Sweeney’s Men, Seo Linn, Lisa Hannigan & Dylan Haskin’s ‘Soundings’, all performing in venues and unique spaces across the city. mary black 3

Tonight (Monday), a host of free events take place across the city along with a double headline show in Set Theatre with Donal Lunny & Paddy Glackin, Pauline Scanlon & Notify. 

St Patrick’s Day welcomes Mary Black in Langton’s and a free concert in Kilkenny Castle (outdoor) with Sharon Shannon and Steve Cooney. 

At the heart of these St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, is the annual parade, funded by Kilkenny County Council, taking place on Tuesday 17th at 1pm. Local community groups and organisations, as well as clubs, schools and businesses will take part in the parade, in what is always a fantastic event full of celebration and entertainment. 

This year for the first time the Tri-city High School marching band from Kilkenny Minnesota will visit their twinned city. The grand marshall’s for the Parade are none other than Tomm Moore and Paul Young from Oscar award nominated Cartoon Saloon’s Song of the Sea. 

For more information and booking, please log onto www.kilkennytradfest.com 

 TICKETS: 

 All tickets available from kilkennytradfest.com 

 

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